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How can we develop leadership options for teachers?

Vol. 38 No. 3

My path to leadership was a winding one, and it eventually took me to the central office as a director of assessment and curriculum in a medium-sized urban district. I started as a mentor, led curriculum committees, and took opportunities where I found them, eventually getting my administrator’s license over the course of several years of night classes. Our district is now fully recognizing the importance of supporting teacher leaders, and we are looking ahead to intentionally crafting leadership options, both to strengthen career pathway options for educators and develop learning leaders in schools. I am so proud we are doing this, and I’m also eager to learn what this might look like and what we should consider along the way. We’ve been hearing from

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Tracy Crow

Each issue, we ask a learning professional to answer your professional learning questions. This month’s response comes from Tracy Crow, Learning Forward director of communications.

Learning professionals: We want to hear from you!

The “Ask” column is a way to open a dialogue with learning leaders about the issues you face daily. No topic is too broad or narrow. Whether you are struggling to establish a principal pipeline in a rural county or wondering how to find a literacy coach for your school, we’d like to discuss your concerns.

Send your questions to ask@learningforward.org. Take as many words as you need to explain your question(s) — understanding that we may edit them for length or clarity.

We look forward to hearing from you.

References

Jensen, B., Sonnemann, J., Roberts-Hull, K., & Hunter, A. (2016). Beyond PD: Teacher professional learning in high-performing systems. Washington, DC: National Center on Education and the Economy. Available at https://ncee.org/beyondpd.

Killion, J., Harrison, C., Colton, A., Bryan, C., Delehant, A., & Cooke, D. (2016). A systemic approach to elevating teacher leadership. Oxford, OH: Learning Forward. Available at www.learningforward.org/docs/default-source/pdf/a-systemic-approach-to-elevating-teacher-leadership.pdf.

Learning Forward. (2011). Standards for Professional Learning. Oxford, OH: Author.

Teacher Leadership Exploratory Consortium. (2008). Teacher Leader Model Standards. Available at www.teacherleaderstandards.org/downloads/TLS_Brochure.pdf.