Teacher Leadership

by Hilty, Eleanor Blair

• ISBN13: 9781433112928
• ISBN10: 1433112922
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-25
• Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc

Summary

Teacher Leadership: The "New" Foundations of Teacher Education, A Reader is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in classes for initial and advanced teacher licensure. Teacher leadership is a key thread in most current state standards for teacher licensure and is emerging as a key component of revisioned teacher licensure programs. Although there are numerous books on the topic, there is no reader or anthology that reflects a sampling of the literature on teacher leadership over the past decade. This book talks about teacher leadership within the context of teacher's work and the progress and development of the teaching profession. It is organized by major topic, with each section concluding with questions to guide reflection and further consideration of key ideas. Additional references and web site links are also included.

Author Biography

Eleanor Blair Hilty is Associate Professor at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina. She has a PhD from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and teaches graduate foundations of education courses to students in both the United States and Jamaica. Her research and writing focus on the many different dimensions of teachers' work. She currently resides in Cashiers, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xvii
Teacher Leadership Defined
Understanding Teacher Leadership	p. 3
Teacher Leader	p. 22
What Does Leadership Capacity Really Mean?	p. 34
On the Frontier of School Reform with Trailblazers, Pioneers, and Settlers	p. 37
Teacher Leaders and School Culture
Teacher Leadership vs. School Management: Flatten the Hierarchies	p. 43
How Leaders Influence the Culture of Schools	p. 49
Growing Teacher Leaders in a Culture of Excellence	p. 53
Heroes, Teams, and Teachers: A Study of Leadership for Change	p. 61
Leadership for Student Learning: Redefining the Teacher as Leader	p. 85
Teachers, Learners, Leaders	p. 104
Teacher Leadership: Alive and Thriving at the Elementary Level	p. 109
Teacher Leadership in High Schools: How Principals Encourage It, How Teachers Practice It	p. 115
Teachers Talk About Teaming and Leadership in Their Work	p. 129
A Pedagogy of Collective Action and Reflection: Preparing Teachers for Collective School Leadership	p. 145
Professional Learning Communities: A Bandwagon, an Idea Worth Considering or Our Best Hope for High Levels of Learning?
Teacher Leadership Continuum: How Principals Develop and Support Teacher Leaders	p. 165
Turning Good Teachers into Great Leaders	p. 175
The Search for Teacher Leaders	p. 181
Inch by Inch, Row by Row: Growing Capacity for Teacher Leadership	p. 188
Educating School Leaders for Social Justice	p. 195
Overcoming the Obstacles to Leadership	p. 211
Preparing Teachers for Leadership Roles in the 21st Century	p. 221
Teachers as Leaders: Collaborative Leadership for Learning Communities	p. 229
A Model of Power as Social Relationships: Teacher Leaders Describe the Phenomena of Effective Agency in Practice	p. 239
Exploring New Approaches to Teacher Leadership for School Improvement	p. 265
Conclusion: ôLeading Against the Grainö: Redefining Teacher Leadership in the 21st Century	p. 283
Suggested Resources and References for Further Study	p. 289
Contributors	p. 293
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