Teachers As Leaders

A Training Program for

Collegial Leadership

How to get started. . .

• Brainstorming activity

• Divide in to groups

• Question:

What training topics do you believe teacher leaders need to be effective?

• Share information from each group

• Compile list

Who was invited to the Brainstorming Session?

• Administrators– Principals

– Assistant Principals

• Coordinators• Teachers

– Department Heads

– Team Leaders

Compilation of Lists

• Condensed• Refined• Discussed• Consensus Reached

• Reviewed• Decisions about

delivery method

When would we conduct the class?

• Every other month

• During the regular school day

• Alternate counties for meeting space

• Hours: 8:30-4:00

Topics

• Dynamics of the teacher leader

• Departmental Management/Professional Development

• Skills

• Instructional Improvement

• Communication

• Evaluation

Dynamics of the Teacher Leader

• Knowledge of research on effective schools/practices

• Clear understanding of role within the mission and beliefs of the school and school system

• Understanding change and the change processes

• Ability to see the BIG picture

Resources for Session One

• Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement by Mike Schmoker

• Effective Department and Team Leaders: A Practical Guide by Rodney J. LaBrecque

• Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, M.D.[

Departmental Goal setting reflecting the system and school

goals

Roles of the Department

Head

Administrative Leadership

Instructional Leadership

Institutional Leadership

Departmental Leadership

Professional Leadership

DEPARTMENTAL LEADERSHIP

assign responsibilities

work to keep open

communication

remain a good listener

encourage participation

be consistent

be sympatheticbe stable

suggest and encourage

participation in

professional societies and committees

monitor workload

recruit, hire and train new

staff

develop long range plans

build and maintain morale

be flexible

understand needs to be met

organize social events

create group space

emphasize departmental

focus

manage and reduce conflict

invent opportunities for recognition and encouragement

must be able to keep

support

develop

work towards

focus department on

clarify

must be able to

fosterbe aware of

be a

use appropriate

Institutional Leadership

confidentiality

higher administration

teamwork

policy clarification

and adherence

school mission

personal interests

use time well

two way communication

shared resources

Manager and

leader

Leadership styles

bring in

promote

stimulate and support

procure

represent department atprovide

foster

suggest and encourage

emphasize

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outside speakers

continued education

faculty interests

journals and

books

national and

regional meetings

career advice

good teaching

participation in professional societies and communities

developmental supervision

Professional Leadership

Review “Don’s Case”

Departmental ManagementProfessional Development

• Organizing– Time– Others

• Delegating

• Effective Staff Development– Design– Implementation

Resources for Session Two

• LifeTime Organizer System

• Guest Speaker - Lynn Seay

Skills

• Budgeting- How to create a budget

• How To Run An Effective Meeting

• Interviewing

Resources for Session 3

• Systematic approach to budgeting based on Schmoker/School Improvement Plan

• Effective Department and Team Leaders: A Practical Guide by Rodney J. LaBrecque

• Human Resources Director– Judy Byrd, Fayette County

Effective Meetings

• Chapter 8- How To Run Effective Meetings: Don’t Waste Their Time– Jigsaw Chapter

• Mike Schmoker’s- Time Effective Meetings

Interviewing• Job Description/Job Vacancy

• Profile of the Ideal Teacher

• Paper Screening Score Sheet

• Screening Interview - Guidelines and Questions

• Selected Power Questions

• Sample Questions to Identify Effective Teachers

Instructional Improvement

• Coaching

• Observation Skills

• Working with the marginal teacher

• Working with teachers at different levels

• New teacher support: do’s and don’ts

Resources for Session Four

• Guest Speaker from Northwest GA. RESA/Consultant– Phyllis Payne

Communication and Evaluation

• Collaborative Team Building

• People Skills– How to deal with difficult people– Liaison- Effect between teachers and

administrators– Listening

• Reflecting

• Next Steps

Resources for Session Five

• Effective Department and Team Leaders: A Practical Guide by Rodney J. LaBrecque– Chapter 3 & 4

• The FISH Video

Key Components for Success

• Pool Resources (use department heads expertise)

• Job embedded

• On-going

• Evaluative feedback after each session

• Listen and be flexible

• Give them what they need

“We have found that when teacher leaders join together to inquire about their work, they promote

quality and professionalism, develop structures for learning,

and prompt changes in their programs and practice.” Betty Achinstein

NTC Program Director