1. Teacher Leadership
Sarah Yost and Melissa shearon

2. What is teacher leadership?

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

4. 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

5. 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?

6. 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
Face-to-Face— conferences, fellowships, putting yourself out there

7. Action Plan

8. 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?

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

10. What is teacher leadership?