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Boston shifts learning into high gear

By Learning Forward
Categories: Teacher leadership
June 2011
Vol. 32 No. 3
 Throughout the past two decades, Boston Public Schools has seen strong, steady improvement, recently demonstrated through student gains on NAEP’s Trial Urban District Assessment in math and recognized through the award of the 2006 Broad Prize for Urban Education. Boston Superintendent Carol Johnson notes, “Today, Boston Public Schools offers the best education possible for some of our students. We have the capacity to offer the best education possible for all of our students.”  Teacher leaders have played an important role in Boston’s improvement. As team leaders, mentors, and members of instructional leadership teams, for example, teacher leaders have helped to strengthen teaching by leading collaborative teams, supporting colleagues’ professional learning, and facilitating data-driven decision making. The Boston Teacher Leadership Certificate capitalizes on the expertise of Boston’s

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Authors

Jill Harrison Berg, Lesley Ryan Miller, and Phomdaen Souvanna

Jill Harrison Berg (jberg@bpe.org) is director of the Boston Teacher Leadership Resource Center. Lesley Ryan Miller (lryan2@boston.k12.ma.us) is director of teacher development & advancement at Boston Public Schools. Phomdaen Souvanna is a research associate at the Boston Teacher Leadership Resource Center. 

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