Inspiring Teacher Leadership in the New Era of PARCC Peggy Stewart Education Consultant Link.Lead.Learn linkleadlearn.com Tonya Breland Education Consultant Teach Educators & Scholars Org., LLC TESOConsulting.com Confidential

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Description Teacher leaders promote school and student success.  Administrators cannot flourish without engaging their teacher leaders to partner with them.  As schools embrace the transition to PARCC, they must rethink teaching and learning.  Learn how to inspire teachers to lead in this new era of PARCC and improve student progress and performance. Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Agenda Overview of Teacher Leadership Why Teacher Leadership Teacher Leadership Model Standards Building Capacity for Teacher Leadership Teacher Leadership in Practice Supporting and Inspiring Teacher Leaders Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Overview Teacher Leadership What is it? Teacher Leader Model Standards Why now in the era of PARCC? Teacher Leader Model Standards Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

What is teacher leadership? Teacher leadership is the process by which teachers, individually or collectively, influence their colleagues, principals, and other members of the school community to improve teaching and learning practices with the aim of increased student learning and achievement. Teacher leadership is the process by which teachers, individually or collectively, influence their colleagues, principals, and other me Jennifer York-Barr learning practices with the aim of increased student learning and achievement” Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Teacher Leadership See teachers as innovators, researchers, champions of student learning, leaders of colleagues and policy advocates Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

What is Teacher Leadership? What You Know Needs To Get Done What Is Actually Getting Done What Is Actually Getting Done What You Know Needs To Get Done Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Teacher Leaders: Promoting School and Student Success WhWhat Is Actually Getting Done t Is Actually Getting Done Teacher Leadership! Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

How does your district/school define and promote teacher leadership? Turn & Talk How does your district/school define and promote teacher leadership? Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Why Now in This Era of PARRC? Highly effective teachers directly impact student learning Teacher leaders lead and influence change Teacher leaders support and train colleagues … Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Did you know? Teacher leadership needs to be formalized and funded because there will be 2 million new teachers in classrooms around North America in the next six years, and they need leaders in the classroom that they can look up to and learn from as they negotiate through their first years of teaching. Becky Pringle, NEA Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Did you also know? When districts fail to use high-performing teachers to support their colleagues’ growth and development, administrators and coaches remain overburdened, and teachers-as well as many students are left lacking individualized support. Rachel Curtis, Aspen Institute Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Research Principals’ satisfaction with their jobs in the public schools has decreased nine percentage points since it was last measured in 2008. In that same period, teacher satisfaction has dropped precipitously by 23 percentage points, including a five-point decrease in the last year, to the lowest level it has been in the survey in 25 years. A majority of teachers report that they feel under great stress at least several days a week, a significant increase from 1985 when this was last measured. MetLife Survey 2013 Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

More Research Teachers in the US spend 80% of their work day directly interacting with students, compared to 60% of other industrialized countries. That leaves them less time to analyze data, plan instruction, and collaborate with colleagues, all activities that research ties to improvement in instruction and student outcomes. Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Potential Barriers Culture of district does not embrace teacher leadership Trust is not established among administration and teaching team Too much top-down leadership Teachers’ expertise and professionalism are undervalued Teacher leadership opportunities are limited … Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Barriers to Promoting Teacher Leadership in Your District or School Table Talk Identify & List Barriers to Promoting Teacher Leadership in Your District or School Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Teacher Leader Model Standards www.teacherleaderstandards.org Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Teacher Leader Model Standards Purpose -the knowledge, skills and competencies that teachers need to assume leadership roles in their schools, districts, and the profession. Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Teacher Leader Model Standards Structure and Contexts Domain Seven domains that define the knowledge base needed by the teacher leader Functions Describe key actions and practices related to each domain Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Seven Domains of Teacher Leadership Domain I: Fostering a Collaborative Culture to Support Educator Development and student learning Domain II: Accessing and Using Research to Improve Practice and Student Outcomes Domain III: Promoting Professional Learning for Continuous Improvement Domain IV: Facilitating Improvements in Instruction and Student Learning Domain V: Using Assessments and Data for Systemic Improvement Domain VI: Improving Outreach and Collaboration with Families and Community Domain VII: Advocating for Student Learning and the Profession

Teacher Leader Model Standards What roles can/do teacher leaders play? What knowledge/skills do teacher leaders need? What pathways exist for teacher leaders? Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Building Capacity for Teacher Leadership Organizational structures and leadership models Selecting Teacher Leaders Building and Supporting Teacher Leaders Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Organizational Structures B. C. D. Duff, LFNJ2013 Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Distributed Leadership Model Sources: Ancona and Bresman. X-team: how to build teams that lead, innovate, and succeed. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2007 Ancona, Malone, Orlikowski, Senge, In Praise of the Incomplete Leader. Harvard Business Review, February, 2007. Learn more about Teachers Leading at: www.nnstoy.org

X Teams Sources: Ancona and Bresman. X-team: how to build teams that lead, innovate, and succeed. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2007 Ancona, Malone, Orlikowski, Senge, In Praise of the Incomplete Leader. Harvard Business Review, February, 2007. Learn more about Teachers Leading at: www.nnstoy.org

Selecting Teacher Leaders Use data to identify overall district goals Define roles/responsibilities of potential teacher leaders Develop process for selecting and training teacher leaders Develop process/system for implementing teacher leadership Anoint and Appoint (Smylie) Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Teacher Leader Model Standards Design and Application The teacher leader model standards can be used to guide the preparation of experienced teachers to assume leadership roles such as resource providers, instructional specialists, curriculum specialists, classroom supporters, learning facilitators, mentors, school team leaders, and data coaches (Harrison & Killion, 2007) Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015 Confidential

Teacher Leadership in Practice Our experiences as Teacher Leaders and Supporting Teacher Leaders Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Table Talk How will you use this information to help you work with others in building Teacher Leadership in your school/district? Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Resources - Webinar Teacher leadership with Chong-Hao Fu, Leading Educators and Ross Wiener, Aspen Institute. “Teacher Leadership Roadmap” Tuesday, January 27th, 2015 from 6-7PM EST Visit www.nnstoy.org for registration link or click on: teacherleaderwebinar Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Resources Finding a New Way Leading From the Front of the Classroom Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015

Resources TLMS Teacher Leaders: Not just a buzz phrase Breland and Stewart, January 21, 2015