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Click on the plus icon from in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

On the pop-up, add your name, then record a key takeaway from the reading, then click publish

On a second pop-up, add your name, then record a lingering question around teacher leadership.

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"Leaders lead within and beyond the classroom" "Community of teacher learners and leaders" "Teacher leaders are those whose dreams of making a difference"

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Teacher Leaders are….reflective inquisitive, focused on improving their craft, and action oriented

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Teachers who are leaders lead within and beyond the classroom.

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My question right now would be what does research show to be the most effective leadership model.

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Teachers who are leaders do so in and out of the classroom, because they have a dream of collaborating successfully to reach student achievement.

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1. Teacher leaders lead within and beyond the classroom. They are focused and improve their craft.

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In regards to the PLC process, has there been a leadership model deemed the most effective?

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How can you properly delegate within a leadership team that DOES NOT contain someone within each of the four leadership based categories?

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My question would be is there one leadership model that is better than the other?

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Key takeaway: "Teacher leaders are those whose dreams of making a difference have either been kept alive or have been reawakened by engaging with colleagues or working withing a professional culture."

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1. ?- What leadership practices are most effective for both team/school culture and student achievement?

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When all teachers play a role in the school's improvement planning and discipline policies, we see higher student achievement. Basically, when teachers' voices are heard and get to contribute to the way school operates, then there's buy-in. That leads to improved student scores.

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How do you deal with a teacher who doesn't care about data? I guess I'm saying teachers who aren't on board.

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"Teacher leaders are those whose dreams of making a difference have either been kept alive or have been reawakened by engaging with colleagues or withing within a professional culture." As teacher leaders, we can influence, encourage, and revitalize our colleagues who are discouraged and bogged down.

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"Teachers who are leaders...identify with and contribute to a community of teacher learners and leaders..."

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Key Takeaway: "Teacher leaders are reflective inquisitive, focused on improving their craft, and action oriented; they accept responsibility for student learning and have a strong sense of self."

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In a large school, can there be sub-leadership models below the main leadership model of the school? (example: can a collaborative team follow a leadership model that's not adopted by the school leadership?)

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Teachers who are leaders influence others toward improved educational practice.

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Questions: How do you pick which model to use based off of strengths and weaknesses from you team?

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Takeaway-

“Teachers who are leaders lead within and

beyond the classroom..."

All school leaders are not admin. Teachers can be a great resource!

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"Teachers who are leaders lead within and beyond the classroom..."

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Question: Which leadership models is least effective when trying to increase student achievement and attendance?

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Question: What leadership model is most effective for teacher and student engagement?

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Lingering question: As a third grade teacher who has struggled to voice my ideas to the team (mostly because they've been shut down before and I have taken it to heart), how can I lead effectively when our current leaders lead with authority and more of the "leaders lead, followers follow" method? My question is how do I lead myself and others who want to be heard and contribute to the team? How can I lead our team to take on more of a collaborative approach?

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Teacher leaders lead within and beyond the classroom.

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Question: What are some good sources to learn more about the leadership models and how/when they are effective?

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Question-

Is it possible to begin using one leadership style then change to another style based on the group of people you are leading?

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Question: What do teacher leaders do if the other teachers shut down or don't want to take any advice?

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They are reflective inquisitive, focused on improving their craft, and action oriented; they accept responsibility for student learning and have a strong sense of self

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QUESTION: How does one approach/lead someone on a team who is disengaged/resistant?

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I wonder how often building leadership considers VARYING strengths of individuals to build their leadership teams. I fear that oftentimes leadership teams are built with some missing leadership models and filled with either friends of the leader, or those willing to volunteer for every committee. It is thus important that leadership teams are comprised of all the different models to ensure the most effective team,

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"Teacher leaders are those whose dreams of making a difference have either been kept alive or have been reawakened by engaging with colleagues or working within a professional culture." "They accept responsibility for student learning." One word particularly significant is "reflective."

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Teacher leaders should promote and participate in teacher collaboration around problems of practice and school improvement.

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Lingering Question:

What leadership style would the leader from the first video choose as her style and why?

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Question: What do teacher leaders do in the case where others do not want to change what they are doing, because they have done it one way for years, and they don't like change?

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Teachers who are leaders lead within and beyond the classroom making a difference by positioning themselves as sources on teaching and learning.

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Question: What is the most effective leadership model of those listed on page 6?

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"Teacher leaders are those whose dreams of making a difference have either been kept alive or have been reawakened by engaging with colleagues or working within a professional culture."

I experienced this when we first began doing PLC work. As I was unpacking the standards, I saw new ways to think about the standards I had been teaching for years.

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My question is about how to grow and improve on areas that we have identified as personal weaknesses. Are there specific resources available that address how to improve on each of the characteristics we've discussed?

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Teachers who are leaders lead within and beyond the classroom, identify with and contribute to a community of teacher learners and leaders, and influence other toward improved educational practice.

lead, identify, influence.....those 3 words sum up what we do everyday as educators inside and outside of our classrooms. Whether it is in the classroom, in our CTMs, at home, at church..............

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Key Takeaway: Lead teachers "dream of making a difference" and "influence others toward improved educational practice"

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Teacher Leaders are those whose dreams of making a difference.

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"Teacher Leaders are those whose dreams of making a difference have either been kept alive or have been reawakened by engaging with colleagues or working within a professional culture."

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A key takeaway for me each of the quotes focused on how the leaders want to create a difference within the area of influencing other teachers to move forward.

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Lingering Question.....

What if any is the most effective model?

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Teacher leaders are those whose dreams of making a difference have either been kept alive or have been reawakened by engaging with colleagues or working within a professional culture.

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As someone who identifies with being the role of Building Relationships in the leader strengths, how do I begin to build up my confidence to speak up more to gain more of the executive and strategic thinking elements? What would that first step be?

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Lingering Question: What is the best way to approach a teacher that is set in their ways and refuses to try new things to improve student growth? (Relationship building people help me out!)

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Lingering question...

Is there any data showing the effectiveness of each leadership model?

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"Teacher leaders are those whose dreams of making a difference have either been kept alive or have been reawakened by engaging with colleagues or working within a professional culture." They accept responsibility for student learning & for self.

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A lingering question is how do you influence the teachers around you that are stuck in the traditional way of things or burnt out on all the changes, meetings, and trainings to attend before they can focus on their confidence to empower the students.

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As a less experienced teacher than many in my building (6 years in AR and 7.5 total in public schools), my question is one I grapple with frequently in my Collaborative Team. How do I honor my colleagues with 20+ years of experience, yet gently push them to stay focused on the data-driven methods to support students?

As new teachers enter the field, I find that many feel like the veteran teachers are jaded or hard to work with... It's a rough balance in my building.

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Lingering Question:

I feel like I'm a combination of Building Relationships & Executing. I know it takes many minds and ideas to be successful but a building must also have a main leader to initiate actions. I would like advice on becoming more confident around my more experienced peers.

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Effective teachers lead by example, through collaboration, and with a focus on student success, equity, and continuous improvement. Whether they hold a formal title or not, their leadership creates a ripple effect that strengthens schools and empowers others.

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"Teachers who are leaders..." This beginning of the sentence really spoke to me because I misread it the first time as "teachers are leaders". I pondered. Not all teachers are leaders. As a personal reflection, I had to think about two things: 1) Am I leader or just a teacher? 2) What leadership skills do I possess that would qualify me to be a leader?

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How can teacher leaders influence meaningful change in schools without formal authority or administrative power?

How can teacher leaders balance leadership responsibilities with full-time teaching demands without burnout?

What supports do schools need to provide to truly empower and sustain teacher leadership?

How can teacher leaders ensure that their leadership is inclusive and equitable for all students and colleagues?

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"Teachers who are leaders lead within and beyond the classroom..."

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Teacher leaders roles expand beyond their classroom. They are making impacts by leading in their buildings, as well as, their community to improve culture, climate, and academics. They serve as broker, participant, mediator, and learner.

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Lingering question: Especially to my executing type leaders How do you communicate with other adults who are either the ones that make collaboration hard (usually because of their attitude) or have the "highway or my way" mentality?

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Question- When looking at the different leadership models, I feel like there are bits and pieces from each one that could be put together. Is there a specific leadership model that has more success over the others?

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A key takeaway from the reading is that teachers who are leaders influence both inside and outside the classroom. Leadership isn't limited to just formal roles-it's reflected in how teachers mentor peers, shape the school culture, and advocate for a change. This highlights that every teacher has the capacity to lead by contributing to a shared vision and making a meaningful impacts beyond their own classrooms.

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A lot of novice teachers try to implement strategies based on theories that they have learned in their respective programs. As a teacher leader what are some strategies that we can use to help them tweak what they have learned in order to make the strategies more adaptive to their classrooms without taking away from what they have learned?

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Lingering question: As an executive leader how do you allow others to assist (shared leadership approach) when many times they procrastinate or avoid the task altogether leaving it on to you to fill in the missing pieces?

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Key takeaway: Teachers leaders should aspire each day to meet their students/mentees where they are and then encourage & empower them to go farther.

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Lingering question: Feedback is a very import part of leadership but can turn negative quickly. What are some was that I as a teacher leader can be held accountable in a constructive manner that gives voice those who may feel voiceless?

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"Teachers who are leaders lead within and beyond the classroom, identify with and contribute to a community of teacher learners and leaders, and influence others toward improved educational practice."

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Teacher leaders are reflective inquisitive, focused on improving their craft, and action oriented; they

accept responsibility for student learning and have a strong sense of self”

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Teachers who have the desire to lead do so inside the classroom and outside because they want to reach each and every student for success and they know they need the collaboration of their colleagues for achievement across the board.

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Teacher Leaders are those whose dreams of making a difference have either been kept alive or have been reawakened by engaging with colleagues" - I am hoping to be reawakened by this group and this training!!

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Teacher leaders are those who dream of making a difference. I loved this!

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Since I relate to building relationships how do you get those who do not want to participate or have shut down bring them back around?

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How can I foster collaboration among my peers who may not be as willing or acceptable to change or ideas?

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Can allowing students to create their vision in the classroom and their guidelines be more beneficial than teacher vision/rules?