Building Awareness of Teacher Leadership Why Teacher Leadership

Building Awareness of Teacher Leadership

Why Teacher Leadership?

Teacher Leaders’ Unique Expertise? Accomplished teachers should expand their influence beyond their classrooms to influence to colleagues and policy leaders. Experts about curriculum and instruction. Closest to students to implement changes. Can make improvements with support and collaborative opportunities.

Teacher Leaders=Retention Move through a Lattice not a Ladder and Out. New Roles and Responsibilities Accomplished Teachers Remain in the Classroom Impact Colleagues to Remain in the Classroom

Shared Leadership Principal role is “Impossible. ” Teacher Leaders Offer much-needed assistance. Cultivates untapped resources for improvement. Common goals for improved student achievement.

What Does It Mean?

What is Teacher Leadership “Teacher leadership is the process by which teachers, individually or collectively, influence their colleagues, principals, and other members of the school community to improve teaching and learning practices with the aim of increased student learning and achievement” (York-Barr, Duke, 2004 in the 2009 Teacher Leader Model Standards)

What is a Teacher Leader? Highly effective educator trained as a leader who influences others to improve practice to improve student learning. Fosters collaborative culture. Accesses and uses research. Facilitates improvement in instruction. Promotes use of assessment data to inform decisions. Outreaches to families and community. Shapes policy and advocates for student learning and the profession.

Teacher Leader Model Standards

Seven Domains of Teacher Leader Model Standards Domain I: Fostering a Collaborative Culture to Support Educator Development and student learning Domain II: Accessing and Using Research to Improve Practice and Student Outcomes Domain III: Promoting Professional Learning for Continuous Improvement Domain IV: Facilitating Improvements in Instruction and Student Learning Domain V: Using Assessments and Data for Systemic Improvement Domain VI: Improving Outreach and Collaboration with Families and Community Domain VII: Advocating for Student Learning and the Profession

Illinois Teacher Leader Endorsement Programs

“The teacher leader endorsement is intended to increase the quality of leadership, as well as teaching and learning practices, and recognize the critical importance that leadership by teachers brings to the overall school improvement mission of the school and its personnel. ” The Illinois Administrative Code 23 Part 25. 30 and 32 can be found at http: //www. isbe. net/rules/archive/pdfs/25 ark. pdf

20 Illinois Universities and Colleges Approved. Differing number of hours, credits, and degree programs.

Illinois Teacher Leadership Network (ITLN) since May 2015

ILLINOIS TEACHER LEADERSHIP Network OVERALL GOAL: To build a culture of teacher leadership in Illinois. MISSION: Increasing success for all students through teacher leadership in instruction, professional collaboration, policy, and advocacy. WE ARE COMMITTED TO: Ø Changing the culture so that everyone understands, recognizes and promotes teachers as leaders. Ø Promoting best practices in the development and utilization of teacher leaders. Ø Finding the resources to provide the training and support to teacher leaders and administrators as they develop cultures of differentiated leadership. Ø Providing opportunities for teacher leaders to become collaborative partners with multiple stakeholders in moving school communities forward. Ø Improving practices in teacher leadership through a culture of continuous improvement. www. nnstoy. org/state/Illinois

Six Priority Actions Define the role of ITLN. Come to consensus on a teacher leadership definition and vision. Explore and implement a framework for teacher leadership. Build awareness of teacher leadership in Illinois. Communicate with and educate policy makers about teacher leadership. Identify Illinois districts with teacher leadership components in all areas of the state.

ILSTOY Website Resources www. nnstoy. org/state/illinois Goal, Mission, Commitments Document Teacher Leadership Endorsement Programs and Contact Information. Online Networks for Teacher Leaders Documents and Resources Illinois Teacher Leadership FAQ Document and Powerpoint

P 20 Council Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Committee

Focus of Work Subcommittee of the P-20 Council. Mission= Advise the Governor on recommendations for the preparation, recruitment, certification, selection, evaluation, support, development, and retention of highly effective and diverse teachers and leaders. Leaders = Erika Hunt and Audrey Soglin with Pam Reilly

Accomplishments Teacher Leadership Surveys Review of Alignment of Illinois Teacher Leadership Endorsement programs to national and state standards for teacher leadership. Bi-monthly meetings and webinars. Visit to the Iowa Department of Education and the Cedar Falls School District

Organized a visit from the United States Department of Education Teacher Ambassador Maddie Fennell to— Teacher leaders Focus group with teachers Round table discussion university faculty Presentation on Teach to Lead and Leadership

NBRC Training

ISBE CTQ Partnership

Illinois Teacher-Led Platform for Teacher Voice Partnership between Illinois State Board of Education(ISBE) and the Center for Teacher Quality (CTQ) Teacher-led and Designed Moving from 10 teachers to 30 teachers to ? ? Illinois teachers connecting with other teachers and sharing their voices for support and improvement. CTQ offers the Collaboratory platform.