Explore the Internet Assignment by Fiona https://padlet.com/FionaLM23/7f2bdqd8n770fm01 en-us 2022-07-12 22:18:27 UTC 2022-08-04 19:05:17 UTC hello@padlet.com What Is Teacher Leadership? FionaLM23 https://padlet.com/FionaLM23/7f2bdqd8n770fm01/wish/2242105288 This article defines teacher leaders as, "professionals who carry through with this process to lead change in their schools for the benefit of all students" (para. 1). This article discusses the importance of taking on the challenges that come with colleagues, students and parents to improve their skills and become an effective leader. 

There are six leader traits which include, experts, exceptional communicators, change agents, inspirational leaders, trustworthy colleagues and explorers. Teacher leaders exhibit all of these traits through their everyday interactions with students, colleagues and parents. 

Teacher leaders get excited about change and want to cultivate change. According to this article, teacher leaders do not only care about their students, but the students their colleagues work with and in all schools.

This author defines teacher leadership toward the end of the article as, "a set of roles bundled with the motivation to inspire educational change and move beyond the status quo in collaborative ways. Teacher leaders lead alongside others, not from the front. They have their feet firmly planted in the classroom and their eyes on what is possible for all" (para. 25). 

This article reiterates the importance that every teacher needs to understand that there is a pathway to teacher leadership and they need to be willing to work on becoming a teacher leader in order to help ensure change is always "meaningful and relevant" (para. 28). ]]> 2022-07-12 22:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/FionaLM23/7f2bdqd8n770fm01/wish/2242105288 Teacher Leadership Institute FionaLM23 https://padlet.com/FionaLM23/7f2bdqd8n770fm01/wish/2242107864 The Teacher Leadership Institute is "a comprehensive effort to recruit, prepare, activate, and support the next generation of teachers to lead a transformed teaching profession. Increasingly, teachers are seeking new opportunities to advance their careers and the profession by taking on new leadership roles. Teachers will play more consequential roles in shaping the policies and practices that govern teaching and learning" (para. 1). 

This institute is a year long cohort that includes, rigorous competency-based curriculum, applied experience through a self-selected capstone project, deep local and national community collaboration, extensive coaching and support and evidence0based portfolio and micro-credentials documenting growth in leadership competencies. 

The first term focuses on all eight of these competencies. The second term focuses on one of the three pathways which are instructional, policy or association. Then the teacher will choose one of the competencies to study and one additional competency to study that primarily focuses on diversity, equity and cultural competence. 

This entire program is carefully crafter to help teachers become leaders and focus on specific competencies they need to in order to become a solid leader in their classroom.
 

]]> 2022-07-12 22:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/FionaLM23/7f2bdqd8n770fm01/wish/2242107864 National Education Association (NEA) FionaLM23 https://padlet.com/FionaLM23/7f2bdqd8n770fm01/wish/2242111072 This association's mission is to "champion justice and excellence in public education" (para. 1). The association's primary focus is to "provide educators with essential tools and concepts to ensure all children have an equal chance at receiving a quality education (para. 1.) This association was founded in 1857 and is one of the oldest teacher leadership associations. 

This association is huge and offers a lot of resources for teacher leadership. This association does not only focus on teacher leadership but has many other resources available for teachers and how to help students and succeed in the classroom. 

This association has conferences, trainings and opportunities to advocate for justice. This website has so many ways teachers can participate to create excellence in public education. In addition to leadership in the classroom this page offers teachers other ways to be leaders outside of the classroom. For example, the association has a "take action" section on the website where you can participate in different ways of advocating. One way of advocating on the website is emailing congress to continue flexibility for free school meals. ]]> 2022-07-12 22:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/FionaLM23/7f2bdqd8n770fm01/wish/2242111072 Education Leadership: Organizations, Associations, and Ways to Get Involved FionaLM23 https://padlet.com/FionaLM23/7f2bdqd8n770fm01/wish/2242113768 This article states that teachers shape the future in the classroom through, "the development of leadership skills and knowledge to ultimately create innovative policies and forge improvements in established strategies" (para. 1). 

This article talks about how each year there are new sets of difficulties and obstacles for teachers to face. This is why it is important for teachers to get involved in leadership organizations. This article provides teachers with how to get involved in these leadership organizations as well as engage with those apart of these groups. 

This article states that those who get involved in educational leadership, "can stand out as trusted voices among their peers and guide their colleagues in specialized aspects of education, such as curriculum design and instruction. They can also serve as mentors for new teachers or as learning facilitators who provide strategies to identify and address insufficiencies in student learning. They may also be able to use their leadership knowledge to inspire changes in policies and operational motifs to improve the teacher and student experience" (para. 6). 

Educational leadership organizations and associations for teachers include, the national education association, the association of American educators, the American federation of teachers, the Association of leadership educators and the Association of international education administrators. 

Educational leadership organizations and associations for students include, the American council on education, the career education colleges and universities, the council for advancement and support of education, the council for exceptional children and the American association for school administrators. ]]> 2022-07-12 22:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/FionaLM23/7f2bdqd8n770fm01/wish/2242113768 What does it mean to be a teacher leader? FionaLM23 https://padlet.com/FionaLM23/7f2bdqd8n770fm01/wish/2242115500 This article states that when you google the term teacher leader you find it defined as, "educators who teach, but who also take on additional roles outside the classroom with the goal of improving school’s performance. While this is an accurate description, Dr. Jacobs says teacher leaders are characterized by their ability to lead others in every role they hold at their school" (para. 4). 

The article also discusses the ideas that teacher leaders can be influencers because other teachers are watching what they are doing and they can model good practices. The article also brings up that sometimes when teacher peers discuss what is going on in the school or information coming from a principal it resonates more rather than when directly coming from the principle. 

Becoming a teacher leader is not only about learning how to lead students but leading colleagues and adults. Learning how to communicate effectively is a big skill that is needed as a teacher leader to work alongside other teachers and colleagues. 

The biggest point in this article is that teachers do not need to be administrators in order to be leaders in their school or make a difference. ]]> 2022-07-12 23:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/FionaLM23/7f2bdqd8n770fm01/wish/2242115500