K12TeacherLeadership

A Resource for Understanding, Growing and Empowering Teacher Leadership.
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Interestingly, when teacher leaders are interviewed, they often indicate their preference to solely be a teacher. What does this tell us? Effective teacher leaders are less about titles and more about educating students, and advocating for the profession. #K12TL #NCE2023

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Teacher leaders are not only advocates for the teaching profession, but also their students. You can often find teacher leaders in the principal’s office asking for resources, as well as, at the district office or in front of Boards of Education. #K12TL #edchat #NCE2023

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Gallup research suggests that employee engagement is greatly improved when employees are empowered. As schools across the nation continue to experience severe teacher shortages, TLeadership is a strategy that can lead to improved teacher recruitment/retention. #K12TL #edchat

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Selecting teachers to become leaders in schools often happens organically. Teachers naturally gravitate to teacher leaders who answer questions, lead discussions, mentor, and is looked to by administrators. #K12TL #edchat #Satchat #SatchatUK

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Teacher leaders are often pushed to the sidelines. Sadly, most school leaders don’t understand TLship while there are also a few who fear shared leadership in schools. The EdLeaders who see the potential of TLs unleash unlimited transformative energy in schools. #K12TL #Sunchat

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Teacher leaders when used correctly and strategically, create the conditions within schools that allow school transformation to occur. Teacher leadership is not a transactional leadership component, but instead a transformational leadership component! #K12TL #Satchat #satchatuk

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When done correctly, teacher leadership is an extension of the school administration and the teacher/staff of the building. Teacher leaders form critical partnerships with school administrators and teachers and staff, so that they always have the pulse of the building. #K12TL

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Teacher leadership doesn’t have to be fancy to be effective. In fact, research studies show, simplicity is best. When teacher leadership is complicated - it is counterproductive! #K12TL #edchat #Satchat #SatchatUK

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Teacher leaders are rarely seen through the correct lens. Those times when teacher leaders are correctly utilized and empowered is when schools make gains and students succeed! They are often described as invisible magicians who work behind the scenes. #K12TL #edchat #teachers

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Teacher leadership isn’t a destination but a journey. Teacher leaders, to be effective, must be willing to grow and learn, to meet the needs of the school. The notion that teacher leadership is static is not based on practice or research. Growth is a requirement! #K12TL #edchat

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Teacher leadership is often made complicated, due to a lack of understanding of what it truly is. Principals will overthink teacher leadership, assign things that are not relevant to leadership, fear empowerment,or completely dismiss teacher leadership’s power. #K12TL #edchat

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Teacher leadership is often the missing link to school transformation. Most principals tackle school improvement/ transformation w/o ever considering the importance of teacher leadership in the equation. As such, improvement/transformation is short-lived! #K12TL #edchat #SatChat

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Teacher leadership is a component that is found in top-rated schools across the world. Though teacher leadership is often invisible, there are teachers who are leading the school behind the scenes. Their influence & leadership are present daily. #K12TL #SatChat #edchat #SatChatUK

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Teacher leadership in schools is as diverse as today’s student body. Teacher leaders are diverse in every category including subject expert, experience, size of school, geographic location, & career goals/aspirations. Make time to get to know TLs in K12! #K12TL #edchat #satchat

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When Principals invest in teacher leaders, they make a down payment to achieve a high performing culture based on collaboration, caring, collegiately, and concrete goals. Money well spent for the long-term! Right now, schools need a lot of down payments, quickly! #K12TL #edchat

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When teachers are empowered to become leaders in schools, magic happens for students. There is a strong correlation between #teacherleadership and increases in student achievement, attendance, and engagement, along with improved social and emotional health! #K12TL #edchat #K12

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Depending on school, culture, and administration, #teacherleadership recruitment is often less formal and more individualized and personal. A focus on characteristics and skills needed drive the recruitment process - elevating teachers to leaders in schools! #K12TL #edchat #K12

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In your school, do teacher leaders:?
- Help colleagues work collaboratively
- Serve as team leaders#
- Use experience, knowledge & emerging tech to promote collaborative professional learning
- Have a positive impact on students and their colleagues

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Research continues to show the roadblocks/detours teacher leaders face each day. Principal support, understanding, and willingness are the three major hurdles teacher leadership face in schools today. Teacher leadership cannot grow in schools w/o principal support! #K12TL #Edchat

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Teacher leadership may begin as transactional in schools, but will remain limited in its impact, if it is not provided the space/support by principals to be transformative. #TLeadership is not automatically transformative - it requires the space/support to be! #SatChat #EdChat