| Description |
1 online resource (137 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Chapter 1 -- Teachers as Leaders -- Who are Teacher-Leaders? -- REACH Model for Teacher-Leaders -- Risk-Taking and Teacher Leadership -- Effectiveness and Teacher Leadership -- Autonomy and Teacher Leadership -- Collegiality and Teacher Leadership -- Honor and Teacher Leadership -- Strategies for Increasing Teacher Leadership Potential -- Setting Goals -- Managing Conflict -- Looking Back/REACHing Forward -- Chapter 2 -- Teacher-Leaders and Change -- The Change Process -- Change for Teacher-Leaders -- School System Change -- Strategies for Teacher-Leaders as Change Agents -- Force Field Analysis -- Change and Control -- Change and Stress -- Stress-Reducing Exercises -- Looking Back/REACHing Forward -- Chapter 3 -- Teacher-Leaders Improving Student Achievement -- Teachers as Learning Leaders -- Communication with Students -- Participation Structures -- Listening Skills -- Classroom Dialogue -- Communication with Families -- Strategies for Focusing on Student Achievement -- Case in Point: When is it Time to Quit? -- Parent and Teacher Expectations: A Matter of Balance -- Looking Back/REACHing Forward -- Chapter 4 -- Teacher-Leaders Extending Their Own Learning -- Teacher-Leader as a Professional -- Reflective Practice and Inquiry -- The Self-Directed Development Model -- Self-Directed Development Process -- Action Research -- Action Research Process -- Classroom-Based Development Models -- Mentoring -- Peer Coaching -- Professional Teaching Portfolio -- Communicating Leadership -- Obstacles to Continued Learning for Teacher-Leaders -- Teacher-Leaders and Time -- Teacher-Leaders and Working Conditions -- Teacher-Leaders and Isolation -- Strategies for Teacher-Leaders' Lifelong Learning -- Critical Inquiry Map -- Catching a Creativity Wave -- Looking Back/REACHing Forward |
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Chapter 5 -- Teacher-Leaders Collaborating for School Improvement -- The School Improvement Model -- Teachers as Situational Leaders -- Situational Leadership and Relationships -- Situational Leading for Professional Development -- Communication with Colleagues -- Barriers to Collaborative Relationships -- Using Collaborative Communication -- Strategies for Leadership Collaboration -- Situational Leadership Planning Strategy -- Team Building through Thinking: Card Storming -- Looking Back/REACHing Forward -- Chapter 6 -- Teacher-Leaders Supporting Shared Vision and Values -- Defining Shared Vision and Values -- Sustaining and Connecting Teacher-Leaders -- Professional Organizations -- Professional Publications -- Electronic Resources -- Teacher Exhibits -- Communicating Vision -- Strategies to Use When Connecting with Other Teacher-Leaders -- Herrrrre's Johnny! -- Looking Back/REACHing Forward -- Resources -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
This practical handbook shows you how to expand your leadership skills with strategies for improving student achievement, extending your learning, and collaborating for school improvement |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Teachers -- United States.
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Teacher participation in administration -- United States
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Educational leadership -- United States
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Educational leadership
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Teacher participation in administration
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Teachers
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781412937085 |
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1412937086 |
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