Teacher Leadership Sarah Yost and Melissa shearon

What is teacher leadership?

Learning Targets Teachers will define teacher leadership. Teachers will identify a problem of practice and create an action plan for their teacher leadership journey.

Westport’s Framework For Success Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities Enhancement of Content Knowledge and Pedagogical Skill Receptivity to Feedback from Colleagues Service to the Profession

Close Reading: Change Agents Do all leaders have titles? Can first-year teachers be leaders? Can there be more than one leader in a school or department? Can teachers ever lead administrators?

Teacher Leadership: Our Journeys Melissa Shearon School – Johnson Traditional – intervention – asked questions Interdisciplinary Writing – Blogging Sarah Yost Hybrid role — local change agent Hope Street Group — from local to global Building a Professional Learning Network Social Media— Twitter, FaceBook and email Face-to-Face— conferences, fellowships, putting yourself out there

Action Plan

Action Plan: Work Time Are you looking to incorporate more technology in your classroom? Do you want to involve your shy students more in class discussion? Are you pondering how to utilize community partnerships to improve student success? Would you like to collaborate vertically with both elementary and high school teachers? What obstacle do you want to see torn down for students in your classroom, school or district?

Next Steps Design Thinking Protocol Measures of Success Resources on teachwestport.weebly.com Under “Mentor Corner” tab

What is teacher leadership?