Framework for Teacher Leadership

November 4–5, 2009  |  Las Vegas, Nev.

In her 2006 book Teacher Leadership That Strengthens Professional Practice, Charlotte Danielson defines teacher leaders as teachers who informally and voluntarily lead activities that mobilize colleagues in efforts to increase student learning. These are teachers who are committed to their work as teachers and also are willing to lead school-based improvement efforts. Informal teacher leaders, in addition to their work as exemplary teachers of their students, provide much of the professional energy required by excellent schools to pursue a path of ongoing improvement.

This session is designed for teachers who display the characteristics of teacher leaders described by Danielson. These teachers demonstrate leadership skills and dispositions but have no ambitions to become administrators. They don’t even aspire to formal teacher leadership positions such as department chair or instructional coach. They are undeniably leaders, but they may not have yet acquired the knowledge or skills to serve in a leadership role with their colleagues. This session is designed to provide that perspective and knowledge.

As a result of attending this session, participants will:

• Understand the framework for teacher leadership.
• Identify how teacher leadership is manifested in their particular settings.
• Acquire the knowledge necessary to provide leadership in schoolwide policies and programs, teaching and learning, and communications and community relations.
• Design a project for which they assume a leadership role in their own schools.

Institute Staff: Karyn Wright, Educational Consultant, Las Vegas, Nev. Registration Fee: $349 (ASCD members), $413 (Nonmembers) Materials Fee: $21 for Teacher Leadership That Strengthens Professional Practice PDI Code: PD10GB006