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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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Key takeaway....notes ....

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Teachers who lead inside and outside of the classroom can help improve educational practice.

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Question: How can I adapt some of the characteristics of the other leadership groups for self growth?

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I like the first quote by Marilyn Katzenmeyer and Gayle Moller. Teachers lead within and beyond the classroom. I need to work on leading beyond the classroom. I stay focused on my classroom, but I need to look at the beyond.

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

action oriented

collaboration

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How can I know when is the best time to use the different models of leadership?

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I really like quote that talks about promoting and participating in teacher collaboration with school improvement. To me, we are all on the same team and all working toward the same goal. I think that sometimes that gets lost and we really start to just focus on ourselves instead of the students. We need to make our school the best we can for the students in it to be successful.

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Teachers who are leaders lead within and beyond the classroom to improve educational practice.

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

**Reflective

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Question

How can I be better at really putting my thoughts/ideas into action in a way that is beneficial to everyone?

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I love the quote from Lambert which says "Teachers leaders are those whose dreams of making a difference have either been kept alive or reawakened by engaging with colleagues..."I find this speaks to me in that I am always inspired by others when they are looking to me and with me for answers to a common problem.

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Question ~

How can I determine which leadership model to change to when the one I'm using isn't working?

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key takeaway from the reading: Teachers who are leaders identify with and contribute to a community of teacher learners and leaders, and influence others toward improved educational practice

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a lingering question around teacher leadership - How can I help another teacher in an area where I am not confident myself?

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How do I encourage someone who doesn't want to be a part of a collaborative team? They are loners and would rather do their own thing.

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Teachers work in a professional environment and they are always working on ways to improve their craft.

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How does teacher leadership impact student learning?

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I loved Linda Lambert's statement, "Teacher leaders are those whose dreams of making a difference have either been kept alive or have been reawakened by engaging with colleagues..."

It is so easy to lose that dream sometimes when you have a very difficult student, your test scores aren't where you want them, or your kiddos come is so low, you question how you can even get started. However when you are able to talk about that with your team, they can help you find a way to meet that student that's giving you trouble, ideas and strategies to try in your classroom to reach your kiddos. Collaboration and adaptiveness are big components in meeting your kids and growing as a teacher and/or leader.

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Key takeaways:

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

Phrase: mutual learning

Word: **reawakened

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Teacher leaders are those whose dreams of making a difference...

..focused on improving their craft.....

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Teachers who are leaders lead within and beyond the classroom.

*Beyond the classroom got me!

"Dreams of making a difference"

*If I can just reach that one kid...

Relationships (It's all about building positive relationships)

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Teachers who lead participate. Participate is an active verb meaning that they take part in or have a part with others. This means they aren't doing all of the work. They are part of the team.

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Takeaways

I like the quote by Marilyn K. Teacher leaders lead within and beyond the classroom. We contribute to the overall school community to improve our craft and the craft of others.

Phrase: Community of teacher learners

Word: Influence

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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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The teacher-leader is one who is committed to improved educational practices that lead to greater student outcomes by collaborating and sharing expertise in a mutual atmosphere of support and accountability.

Key words:

Support

Accountability

Collaboration

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Question:

What are some ideas for finding time to meet with a leadership team without taking away from teaching time?

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What is the best leadership approach that I personally should take in my work environment?

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How can I encourage someone to become part of the team when they want to do their own thing? How can I mentor someone that already knows the answers?

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How can I be reflective in my learning to help others?

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How do you influence other teachers to want to buy in to improving your school culture?

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Key takeaway: "Teachers who are leaders lead within and beyond the classroom" I want to work on leading beyond the classroom to encourage and support fellow teachers.

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As a leader how do you get a group to move past a culture of low expectations in a content area that is not tested to get to where the tested areas say they cannot "do it" without you?

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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”

I love this! I need to be a better leader beyond the classroom by stepping out of my comfort zone.

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Key takeaway...

Accept responsibility for student learning! Being an expert in my craft does not just include my standards/curriculum. It also means that I must create a positive culture for learning inside and outside of my classroom while developing meaningful relationships with students, colleagues, and administrators. The latter can have just as much of an effect on student learning as standards/curriculum.

"making a difference"

"engaging"

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Key Takeaway:

"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” This made me think about how we are constantly refining ourselves. It is so important it is to do your best today, think about what went right and what went wrong, and then take the steps to do better tomorrow. You may have done a great job today, but there is always room for growth!

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Lambert's quote was exactly why I want to be a teacher leader! I have been able to be part of a collaborative, engaging team and it makes all the difference. I want that for every teacher so they are able to be their best self, and hone their craft for the good of students.

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Sentence: "Teachers who are leaders lead within and beyond the classroom.....". I loved the beginning of this quote by Marilyn Katzenmeyer and Gayle Moller.

Phrase: those who dream of making a difference

Word: influence

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How do you create a culture that encourages complete teacher buy in to improving students engagement and school improvement?

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Question:

How do you help an adult who seems to have a fixed mindset instead of a growth mindset when it comes to best practices?

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Question:

What is the best way to address conflict within leadership teams when it arises?

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Question: How can I become more confident in different leadership models and know when to use the right ones a the right time?

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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."

Sources of expertise and information.

contribute

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If we are weak in a particular characteristic of a leader, how do we grow?

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I feel like the first two quotes are what I live by. I know for my geometry classes. We have to figure out how to be more successful on the ATLAS Test. We started remediation in the second semester and we did see improvement but still want more growth.

My question is, how can we incorporate these leadership models in the classroom and help our students and ourselves have a better understanding of each other as leaders?

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What are some tips on building a positive school culture?

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Key Takeaway: Assumptions shape our basic understanding, however when you dive into these eight models you can see that all styles can be beneficial to a school and each have components that a necessary for the success of a school or district mission. I love the idea of "humanistic and collaborative" as when we realize that we all bring unique ideas to the table and through collaboration powerful changes can be implemented.

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Question: How do you remove the negative stigma from stepping into a leadership role and avoid damaging the relationships built with other teachers who might view this change as a negative?

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"They accept responsibility for student learning and have a strong sense of self."

Leaders lead within and beyond the classroom.

Improvement

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How do you get those who are "stuck in their ways" and resistant to change to jump on board? I guess to put it bluntly how do you work with those who either 1. teach as a "job" without the heart for students or 2. They are so burnt out and jaded that they do not see the potential in all students.

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Key takeaway- if you can’t lead with the understanding that you might need to change also, then you cannot successfully help teachers improve themselves.

Word: Improve(ment). This word appears in all three quotes. 1st refers to influencing improvement in teaching practices in others. 2nd states that these teacher leaders reflect on and improve their own craft. 3rd mentions school improvement as a whole combination of classrooms and individuals.

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Key take-away: Learning, for both the educator and the student, does not stop at the classroom door.

It goes "beyond the classroom."

It is experienced by and with the "community."

Go Scrap!

(There is no orange, so I am using my favorite color...)

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Leadership is not about holding a title but working together to grow and make a difference.

My question is: How can I support teachers without feeling like I'm adding to their workload?

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Linda Lambert used the word "connects'. That stood out because leadership can connect many missing links to a chain (school). Then when they are all connected it makes for a strong chain (school) that has many functions such as: improved educational practices, leading beyond the classroom, collaboration with school improvement, engagement, etc.

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Key Takeaway: "Teachers who are leading within and beyond the classroom" Take ownership is leading beyond the classroom. Evolving into an educator who is supportive of peers, students, and school growth.

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Question: How can you influence other teachers to pull together and become involved inside and outside of the classroom?

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Question: How do you get involved after deciding best practices? What's the follow up?

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Takeaway:

"They are reflective inquisitive, focused on improving their craft, and action oriented..."

"promote and participate"

"contribute"

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Teachers who are leaders lead within and beyond the classroom!

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Dreams can be kept alive or reawakened.

your craft

community

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Question: How do leaders connect with others to reach desirable outcomes and improve school culture?

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Question: How do leaders connect with others to reach desirable outcomes and improve school culture?

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Question: How to efficiently manage such responsibilities among other duties?

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"Teacher leaders are those who dream about making a difference"

This is definitely my goal! Not only for my students, but helping other teachers as well.

word: influence / reflective

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My key takeaway was that what we are doing in the classroom when effective can be given and passed onto other teachers because at the end of the day the more collaboration and conversations that we have with successful teachers and practices are what leads our students to be successful.

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Key takeaway: Leadership in teaching is about influencing others for the better- whether it be other teachers, students, or the school culture

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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.”

– Lambert (2003, p.33)

This reinforces the idea that teacher leadership is not about titles, but about being deeply committed to continuous growth, reflection, and ownership of student success—all of which contribute to meaningful, shared leadership within a school.

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How do you support teachers who do not feel like they need the support although data says something different?

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Key takeaway: anyone can be a leader if they are "doer." A phrase that sticks with me on the leadership models is the Home Depot slogan "how doers get things done."

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Question: How can teachers avoid burn out/feeling as if we are doing two jobs when taking on a leadership role?

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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."

Teaching is a community activity. I keep my own wheel going by remembering to connect in a give and take with our teaching community. Sometimes we get so bogged down and locked inside our own classrooms (literally- too many working lunches!) and we lose our passion and drive. I thrive on staying connected with others and the community.

word: forge

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How do we strike a balance between being a relationship builder and an executor?

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Question

How do you keep a small team forward focused when one member is reluctant and set in their ways (eg. focused on looming retirement)? Is inspiring/guiding the rest of the team enough to buoy the one? Is it good enough to say "Well, we've got most of 'em!"?

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Leadership can look so many different ways and a good leader to one person may not meet another's needs. We need to recognize if we decide to lead we have to be open to adapting our leadership style if what we are doing isn't working.

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Why, in the teaching profession do we feel like we can't talk to our leadership without "being in trouble".

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How can I contribute to a more positive culture of learning?

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Teachers who work collaboratively can make motivate students and make the school culture better.

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How do I overcome not feeling like a leader?