Teacher Leadership Joseph Murphy Frank W Mayborn Chair

Teacher Leadership Joseph Murphy Frank W. Mayborn Chair & Associate Dean for Special Projects Vanderbilt University's Peabody College 210 B Payne Hall, Box 414 230 Appleton Place Nashville, TN 37023 -5721 615 -322 -8038 Joseph. f. murphy@Vanderbilt. edu

l What are the forces supporting teacher leadership? l What is the “theory in action” (engine)? l What are the pathways to bring teacher leadership to life? l What are the barriers to present teacher leadership from taking root? l What are the key ingredients to make it work? l What is the view of leadership for the principal in this reform idea? l How do you prepare teachers to assume the role of teacher leader?

Supporting Forces 1. Changing Views of Schooling for Highly Productive Schools ¡ Critique of Existing Forms ¡ New Understandings of Productive School 2. Changing Views of Leadership in New School Organizations ¡ Changing Role of Formal Leaders

Supporting Forces 2. Changing Views of Leadership in New School Organizations (Cont. ) ¡ Distributed Views of Leadership 3. School Improvement Designs that Privilege Professionalism

Pathways to Teacher Leadership Role-Based Strategies Broadening Administrative Structures and Roles Community-Based Strategies Domains Teacher Career Strategies Shared Leadership Communities of Practice Architecture structural/hierarchical/institutional organic/communal/cultural View of Leadership individually based organizational property/ professional phenomenon Focus management/administrative instruction and learning Foundation administrative prerogative community product Influence Base legitimacy/control expertise/social capital Scope targeted work/limited distributed/generalized Nature of Work activities performed by those in formal roles work as ingrained in teacher role of all

Pathways to Teacher Leadership Role-Based Strategies Domains Teacher Career Strategies Broadening Administrative Structures and Roles Community-Based Strategies Shared Leadership Communities of Practice Accountability to administrators (bureaucratic) to colleagues (professional) Nature formal/competitive informal/ingrained/cooperative Dynamic planned emergent Expression from the point, organizational from a web of relationships Duration limited on-going Relationships thin/separation from peers deep/collaborative Impact unknown minimal

Organizational & Cultural Barriers l Organizational Structure ¡ introduction ¡ dynamics of hierarchy l Culture ¡ introduction ¡ norms about teaching & learning ¡ norms about the nature of work

Organizational & Cultural Barriers l Culture (cont. ) ¡ norm of autonomy ¡ norms of privacy & non-interference ¡ norm of egalitarianism ¡ norm of civility ¡ norm of conservatism & aversion to risk taking

Organizational & Cultural Barriers l Culture (cont. ) ¡ norm of legitimacy ¡ norm of the divide between teaching & administration ¡ norm of managerial prerogative ¡ norm of followership ¡ norm of compliance

Supporting Elements l Values and Expectations l Structures l Professional Development l Resources l Incentives and Recognition l Role Clarity

Promoting Teacher Leadership from the Principal’s Office l Developing Relationships in Support of Teacher Leadership l Recasting Leadership l Building Strong Relationships with Teachers l Rethinking Conceptions of Power l Fashioning Supportive Organizational Structures l Working to Promote Teacher Leadership l Promoting Professional Development

Teacher Leadership Curriculum l. A. Developing an understanding of the whole school 1. Understanding how schools work 2. Understanding professional responsibilities of leaders 3. Developing a deeper understanding of leadership l. B. Working productively with others 4. Developing more effective interpersonal skills 5. Learning to coach/mentor others 6. Facilitating productive collaboration

Teacher Leadership Curriculum C. Deepening the instructional capacity of colleagues ¡ 7. Designing and implementing high-quality professional development ¡ 8. Recognizing, assessing, and supporting quality instructional practices with colleagues ¡ 9. Program evaluation on teacher leaders D. Leading school improvement ¡ 10. Developing and sustaining professional learning communities ¡ 11. Leading change ¡ 12. Teacher leader research ¡ 13. Teacher leadership research ¡ 14. Promoting equitable schools for youngsters and families