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Teacher Leadership: A School-Wide Collaborative Approach Enhancing Student Achievement

This workshop explores teacher leadership and its impact on student achievement through collaboration. Learn best practices and strategies from a case study and interactive activities. Implement what you learn in your school to enhance student success.

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Teacher Leadership: A School-Wide Collaborative Approach Enhancing Student Achievement

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  1. Teacher Leadership: A School-Wide Collaborative Approach Enhancing Student Achievement • Dana Boyd - dboyd@yisd.net • Kristen Navarro - knavarro@yisd.net

  2. Norms • Turn cell phones on vibrate. • Please bring conversations to a close when we signal with a “High-Five”.

  3. Expectations from this workshop • What do you want to leave with?

  4. Case Study • Chapter in a book on Teacher Leadership

  5. Case Study • Chapter in a book on Teacher Leadership • Jigsaw with your group members

  6. Case Study • Chapter in a book on Teacher Leadership • Jigsaw with your group members • When finished reading please discuss at your table

  7. Everyone has a chance to be a leader at something.

  8. Princeton • Met with various educators from around the nation.

  9. Princeton • Met with various educators from around the nation. • Discussed issues with Teacher Leadership

  10. Princeton • Met with various educators from around the nation. • Discussed issues with Teacher Leadership • See your handouts for Teacher Leadership Standards that were created.

  11. Princeton • Met with various educators from around the nation. • Discussed issues with Teacher Leadership • See your handouts for Teacher Leadership Standards that were created. • We wanted to bring back what we learned in Princeton and implement it in our school.

  12. Clique Vs. Team • Teachers do not work together - No Collaboration

  13. Clique Vs. Team • Teachers do not work together - No Collaboration • Administration is always brought into problems

  14. What about in your school? • Write about a situation you have gone through with teachers on your campus.

  15. What about in your school? • Write about a situation you have gone through with teachers on your campus. • What was the end result?

  16. What about in your school? • Write about a situation you have gone through with teachers on your campus. • What was the end result? • Did administration solve the problem or did the team come to a decision?

  17. Team Leader • 1 teacher per grade level

  18. Team Leader • 1 teacher per grade level • Book Study - Difficult Conversations by, Stone, Patton, & Heen

  19. Team Leader • 1 teacher per grade level • Book Study - Difficult Conversations by, Stone, Patton, & Heen • Monthly meetings

  20. Team Leader • Build trust

  21. Team Leader • Build trust • Be able to talk to each other

  22. Team Leader • Build trust • Be able to talk to each other • Teacher Observations

  23. Team Leader • Build trust • Be able to talk to each other • Teacher Observations • Lead meetings

  24. Team Leader • Build trust • Be able to talk to each other • Teacher Observations • Lead meetings • Lead discussion on group disagreements or issues

  25. What about in your school? • From each of your grade levels who would be a good team leader at your campus? Why?

  26. What about in your school? • From each of your grade levels who would be a good team leader at your campus? Why? • What characteristics do you feel make this person a team leader?

  27. Subject Expert • Teachers would choose the subject area that they can ensure student success. “This is the best subject I teach.”

  28. Subject Expert • Teachers would choose the subject area that they can ensure student success. “This is the best subject I teach.” • Design weekly lesson plans based on objectives and state expectations.

  29. Subject Expert • Teachers would choose the subject area that they can ensure student success. “This is the best subject I teach.” • Design weekly lesson plans based on objectives and state expectations. • Responsible to present the plan to the grade level weekly.

  30. What about in your school? • Looking at the group mentioned previously, how would you group them as subject experts in the best interest of student success? • Example: Mrs. Brown is an expert in...

  31. Grade Level Chair • A position for those hesitant to be a leader

  32. Grade Level Chair • A position for those hesitant to be a leader • Allows everyone a chance to take a leadership position

  33. Grade Level Chair • A position for those hesitant to be a leader • Allows everyone a chance to take a leadership position • Responsibilities include turning in paperwork for team and reminding timelines.

  34. Walk and Talk • Walk around the room and share a few things you have heard so far.

  35. Walk and Talk • Walk around the room and share a few things you have heard so far. • What is going on in your mind right now?

  36. Walk and Talk • Walk around the room and share a few things you have learned about so far. • What is going on in your mind right now? • Can you see this happening at your school?

  37. Thoughts at this point... Share out as a group

  38. Teacher Observations • Focusing on the teaching not the teacher

  39. Teacher Observations • Focusing on the teaching not the teacher • Every second Wednesday of the month during each teacher’s conference period

  40. Teacher Observations • Teachers observing other teachers looking for best practices.

  41. Teacher Observations • Teachers observing other teachers looking for best practices. • Teachers then bring best practices back to their own classroom to enhance students success.

  42. Teacher Observations • Teachers observing other teachers looking for best practices. • Teachers then bring best practices back to their own classroom to enhance students success. • Teachers would answer questions about the lesson they observed. (See sample in packet)

  43. Professional DevelopmentTeachers Training Teachers • Early Release

  44. Professional DevelopmentTeachers Training Teachers • Early Release • Assigned topics

  45. Professional DevelopmentTeachers Training Teachers • Early Release • Assigned topics • Teacher choices

  46. Professional DevelopmentTeachers Training Teachers • Technology Cadre

  47. Professional DevelopmentTeachers Training Teachers • Technology Cadre • 1-2 teachers per grade level

  48. Professional DevelopmentTeachers Training Teachers • Technology Cadre • 1-2 teachers per grade level • Troubleshoot technology issues

  49. Professional DevelopmentTeachers Training Teachers • Technology Cadre • 1-2 teachers per grade level • Troubleshoot technology issues • Help our Campus Technology Teacher with issues throughout the school

  50. Professional DevelopmentTeachers Training Teachers • Technology Cadre • 1-2 teachers per grade level • Troubleshoot technology issues • Help our Campus Technology Teacher with issues throughout the school • Training

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