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Teacher Leadership :checkered_flag: - Coggle Diagram
Teacher Leadership :checkered_flag:
CLASSROOM
increased teacher knowledge and competence
Teacher commitment which results in them being experts
Care
innovative teaching
Teacher continue to teach and improve their own teaching
experimenting with new pedagogic learning
improve own teaching
centrality of the classroom is crucial to an understanding of teacher leadership
teachers have greatest influence on students academic success
TEACHER AS DESIGNATED LEADER
They set goals
Implement procedure
instruct
guide
Facilitate
Mobilize learners
motivate and inspire learners
Model behaviors
COLLABORATION
Stake holders
Curriculum leaders
Grade heads
leaders in various committees
providing curriculum development to colleagues
Developed new curriculum methods
planning jointly in the schools
establishment of grade committees
sharing of ideas
planning of extra curriculum activities
in-service training to assist other teachers
informal in-service education
informal mentoring of beginning educators
informal discussions
reflecting
peer observation
performance evaluation
DECISION MAKING
participate in task team
develop school policy
be part of staff development
be part of school development team
School policy:
home work
assembly
discipline
pupil admission
sporting code
Management function
Stock
textbooks
uniforms
Barriers to teacher leadership
principals do not want to share leadership with teachers
lack of recognition for teachers efforts, when they take on informal leadership activities
lack of time and personal values of teachers who want to make a difference in class
teachers do not receive compensation for taking leadership activities which involve more work and responsibilties
functions of teacher leader
continuously improving their own classroom teaching
organizing and leading reviews of school practice
providing curriculum development knowledge
participating in in-school decision making
giving in-service training to colleagues
participating in performance evaluation of teachers
management functions
choosing textbook and instructional leader
shaping curriculum
setting standards for pupil behavior
deciding on tracking
designing staff development programmes
setting promotion and retention policies
deciding on budgets
evaluating teacher performance
selecting new teachers
selecting new administrators
interpersonal skills
building trust and rapport with colleagues
being able to undertake organizational diagnosis through data collection
understanding and managing change process
being able to utilize resources (people, equipment) in the pursuit of common goals, managing their work.
building skills and confidence in others.
teacher leader as a professional guide
models collegiality as a mode of work
enhances teachers' self esteem
build networks of human expertise and resources
create support groups for school members
makes provisions for continuous learning
encourages others to take on leadership roles
