1. Learning and Leading for Transformative Technology Integration
Teacher Leadership
Learning and Leading for Transformative Technology Integration

2. What are Teacher Leaders?
Teacher leaders are those “who possess K-12 teaching responsibilities with students but who also engage in leadership activities outside their classrooms.”
Engaging in activity in policy decision making
Supporting other teachers’ professional learning
Improving student learning
Seeking whole-school improvement

3. What are Teacher Leaders?
Teacher leadership involves addressing, “challenges identified by teachers, not assigned to teachers.”
What’s the difference?

4. What are some characteristics of teacher leaders?
Flexible thinkers who move beyond business-as-usual
Self-disciplined and open to ambiguity
Experts in their knowledge domain
Intrinsically motivated
Have agency—the ability to make professional judgments around problems of practice
Work to support their communities (local, professional, and student)

5. Benefits and Challenges of Engaging in Teacher Leadership Practices
Benefits include
Better relationships with colleagues
Confidence and empowerment
Continued growth as an educator
Greater responsibility
The ability to shape the educational landscape

6. Benefits and Challenges of Engaging in Teacher Leadership Practices
Challenges include
Increased stressed around dual roles—teacher and leader
Lack of time
Feeling dumped on
Potential friction with other teachers
Resistant colleagues

7. How do teacher leaders leverage technology?
Conferences and meetings organized online...e.g., EdCamps
Both face-to-face and virtual
Can be organized around topics, subject areas, or grade levels
Advertised via social platforms like Facebook and Twitter
Not restricted to a single school or district

8. How do teacher leaders leverage technology?
Networking with other education professionals online...
Facebook Groups
Twitter
Blogs: and and
Reddit:

9. Online Teacher Identity
Check your School’s Acceptable Use Policy
Data Privacy
Digital Citizenship
Communicate online how you would in person
Be positive
Be respectful
Don’t post when you are angry!
Online Teacher-Student Connections
Connect with all...or none.
Connect for educational purposes ONLY

10. Why should educators embrace technology? Two Views
Yes:
No:
Who is right!?