Teach to Lead Initiative

Expanding Opportunities for Teachers to Lead Without Leaving the Classroom

Teach to Lead^® envisions a world where teachers are valued as experts in instruction and are leaders in informing, developing, and implementing education policy and practice to steer systematic improvements to benefit student learning.

Launched in March 2014, Teach to Lead has been teacher-designed and lead from the inception. The initiative, led by the U.S. Department of Education, Teach Plus, and ASCD, aims to advance student outcomes by expanding opportunities for teacher leadership, particularly those that allow teachers to stay in the classroom.

The initiative seeks to 

• Increase pathways and opportunities for teachers to exercise leadership.
• Elevate teacher voice to inform and develop policy and practice.
• Expand existing efforts and create models to steer systemic improvements to benefit student learning.

To create systemic and sustained change, Teach to Lead involves stakeholders at every level of education and is informed and driven by teacher voice. To date, more than 180 supporting organizations have joined the Teach to Lead initiative.

• See the overview (PDF)
• http://teachtolead.org
• www.facebook.com/teachtolead
• www.twitter.com/teachtolead

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