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The classic on teacher leadership, updated and enriched for the new century! As the importance for teacher leaders continues to grow, the demand for new information and new inspiration on teacher leadership grows as well. Updated research, fresh examples, and the insights of over 5,000 teacher leaders have produced a revitalized edition of this definitive work on teacher leadership, including: - Defining teacher leadership - Garnering support for teacher leadership - Developing teacher leaders - Honoring the uniqueness of teacher leaders - Building a culture that supports teacher leadership - Influencing schools through teacher leadership - Providing time for teacher leadership - Anticipating the future of teacher leadership The second edition also contains practical tips for educators at all levels, tools for self-assessment, and a new vision of the future. This significant updated edition that combines research and practical, time-tested advice in one powerful package.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• 1 What is Teacher Leadership?
• 2 Garnering Support for Teacher Leadership
• 3 Developing Teacher Leaders
• 4 Honoring the Uniqueness of Teacher Leaders
• 5 Building a Culture That Supports Teacher Leadership
• 6 Influencing Others Through Teacher Leadership
• 7 Providing Time for Teacher Leadership
• 8 Anticipating the Future of Teacher Leadership
• Resource A Dimensions of Teacher Leadership
• Resource B A Resource for Teacher Leadership
• Resource C Teacher Leadership Books, Instruments, Organizations, Training, and Contacts
• References
• Index

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Marilyn Katzenmeyeris president of Professional Development Center, Inc., and she currently engages in consultation, instructional design, and professional writing. She most recently served as a faculty administrator at the University of South Florida, where she was responsible for the development and implementation of the Executive Leaders Program, a leadership development opportunity for school-based administrators and teacher leaders who were transitioning into district-level leadership roles, and for the coordination of a Transition to Teaching project with a local school district. She was formerly executive director of the West Central Educational Leadership Network, which provided leadership training and school improvement assistance to educators throughout 13 school districts in southwest Florida. She has been a human resource development professional throughout her career, and she was the first director of the Broward County School District (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Human Resource Development Department.

Katzenmeyer worked in Ohio and Florida as a secondary school teacher. She received her doctorate in adult education from The Florida State Uni¬versity. Her research focused on effective strategies for measuring the impact of leadership training programs on the behavior of school administrators.

Gayle Mollerrecently retired as associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. She was formerly executive director of the South Florida Center for Educational Leaders. The Center served large, urban school systems in South Florida that provided staff development for school leaders. Moller worked in the Broward County Public Schools (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) for 19 years as a teacher, school administrator, and staff development administrator. She received her doctorate from Teachers College/Columbia University. Teacher leadership and professional learning communities are her research interests. Moller served on the board of trustees of the National Staff Development Council. She is a co-author, with Anita Pankake, of Lead with Me: A Principal's Guide to Teacher Leadership.