Campbell Education Consulting, LLC 2016 VAFEPA Conference Dr. Linda M. Campbell The George Washington University, 2015 Doctoral Alumna in Education Administration and Policy Studies; The University of Maryland College Park, 2003 Masters in Education Planning, Policy, and Administration. Campbell Education Consulting, LLC President and Founder www.campbelledc.com (240) 755-9393

Teachers as Leaders Research and practice substantiates that teacher leaders are important to the success of any school and its community. Teacher Leaders (TL) already exist within schools. Their identification and development is cost effective for principals and school districts.

Purpose--“Identifying Teacher Leaders as Change Agents For Student Success”

Building Teacher Leadership Capacity Reflective Questions Are all teachers leaders? Do your teachers view themselves as leaders? Do teachers understand how to use leadership skills? Do teachers engage in adult-to-adult collaboration and problem-solving with other teachers and administrators? Do teacher leaders contribute to the academic and behavioral success of students? Are teacher leaders change agents in and outside of the classroom?

Leaders Leaders influence followers to make changes (Burns, 1978). Visionaries Change agents Purposeful (intentional) Goal setters Problem solvers Measure results Strategic planners Styles and types of leadership Characteristics/traits

2015 Doctoral Research Study Exploring the Leadership Experiences of TL’s Qualitative Interpretive Interview Research Study (Merriam, 2009) Distributed leadership practice conceptual framework (Spillane, 2006) emphasizing the interactions of teachers as: -leaders -followers -leadership situations

WHO IS A TEACHER LEADER?

Six Teacher Leader Findings from Research (Campbell, 2015)

How do School Administrators View Teacher Leaders?

Four Administrator Findings from Research (Campbell,2015)

School Leadership Teacher Leaders Principals, Directors, Etc. Vision Mission Goals/Objectives Collaboration Set Tone Communication Influencers Interpersonal skills Problem solvers Measure outputs Principals, Directors, Etc. Vision Mission Goals/Objectives Collaboration Set Tone Communication Influencers Interpersonal skills Problem solvers Measure outputs

Teacher Leader Self-Analysis Visionary? Mission/Results oriented? Growth Mindset? Initiate positive goal-oriented motivational actions? Contagious role model for students? Reflective, analytical, Introspective?

Teacher Leaders and Student Success Behavioral and Academic Success

TL Leadership Capacity Questions Q and A Are all teachers potential leaders? Do teachers view and think of themselves as leaders? Do teachers understand how to use leadership skills? Can teachers be developed as leaders? Do teachers engage in adult-to-adult collaboration and problem-solving with other teachers and administrators? Do teacher leaders contribute to the academic and behavioral success of students? Are teacher leaders change agents in and outside of the classroom?

Next Steps for Teacher Leader (TL) Development and Sustainability Institute teacher leadership training. Enhance principal/teacher leader relationships. Develop talent management programs for TL’s.

Campbell Education Consulting, LLC Dr. Linda M. Campbell The George Washington University, 2015 Doctoral Alumna in Education Administration and Policy Studies; The University of Maryland College Park, 2003 Masters in Education Policy, Planning, and Administration. Campbell Education Consulting, LLC President and Founder www.campbelledc.com (240) 755-9393