Every Teacher a Leader: Developing the Needed Dispositions, Knowledge, and Skills for Teacher Leadership

This handbook for teachers and administrators outlines specific visions, goals, and skills for becoming a leader. The book opens with discussion of roles, leadership styles, and ways to reward leaders, then discusses specific knowledge and skills needed, with special focus on interpersonal skills and communication skills for conducting meetings, resolving resolution, risk taking, collaboration, and relationship building. Grant writing and use of technology are also addressed. Appendices offer tips on conducting action research, plus surveys for assessing school culture and readiness for change. The accessible two-color layout offers many summary charts, margin notes, bullet points, activities, and voices of real teachers. The companion web site provides two companion guides: one for current or future teacher leaders, and one for administrators who are mentoring teacher leaders. These online guides include all the activities described in the book chapters, along with additional activities, reflection and discussion questions, supplemental readings, scenarios, and copies of various self-assessments found throughout the book. The book can be used in college and university courses. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Discover the secrets of successful teacher leadership!Whether you’re a teacher who’s ready to take on new roles or an administrator looking to develop strong leaders, this content-driven handbook is here to help you make distributed school leadership a reality. Inside you’ll find specific how-tos for the essential skills teacher leaders need most: running meetings, teaching colleagues, providing feedback, conducting needs assessments, delivering effective professional development, resolving conflicts, employing technology, and more. The book features:Well-tested content and activities Reflective writing prompts Scenarios for discussion Self-evaluations Two companion guides: one for teachers, and one for administrators