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Book SynopsisTeacher leadership as a dimension of teachers' work has never been more important. This topic has emerged as a major component of both state and national standards, and as such, it is included in most contemporary teacher education programs. Three decades of research have focused on teacher leadership as an essential element of school improvement, but its relationship to the potential transformation of the teaching profession remains unexplored. This revised edition of
Teacher Leadership: The New Foundations of Teacher Education provides an overview of the scholarship being done in the field and a framework for questions and discussions regarding the sustainability of teacher leadership efforts. In this edition, each of the five sections is accompanied by an introduction and reflection questions on the various issues related to teachers acting as leaders in classrooms, schools and communities. The book opens with a completely new section that presents scholarship related to teac
Table of ContentsContents: Eleanor J. Blair: Introduction to Second Edition – Teacher Leadership and Social Justice – Nelda Cambron-McCabe/Martha M. McCarthy: Educating School Leaders for Social Justice – Paul Carr: Transforming Educational Leadership Without Social Justice? Looking at Critical Pedagogy as More Than a Critique, and a Way Toward «Democracy» – Brad W. Kose: One Principal’s Influence on Sustained, Systematic, and Differentiated Professional Development for Social Justice – Bree Picower: Learning to Teach and Teaching to Learn: Supporting the Development of New Social Justice Educators – Ann S. Allen/Kathleen Topolka-Jorissen: Teacher Leadership Continuum: How Principals Develop and Support Teacher Leaders – Lystra M. Richardson: Helping Teachers Participate Competently in School Leadership – Phillip C. Schlechty: On the Frontier of School Reform with Trailblazers, Pioneers, and Settlers – Christopher Steel/Elizabeth Craig: Reworking Industrial Models, Exploring Contemporary Ideas, and Fostering Teacher Leadership – Holly J. Thornton: Excellent Teachers Leading the Way: How to Cultivate Teacher Leadership – Pamela S. Angelle: Teachers as Leaders: Collaborative Leadership for Learning Communities – Roland S. Barth: The Time Is Ripe (Again) – Valeri R. Helterbran: Teacher Leadership: Overcoming «I Am Just a Teacher» Syndrome – Marilyn Katzenmeyer/Gayle Moller: Understanding Teacher Leadership – Linda Lambert: What Does Leadership Capacity Mean? – Ann Lieberman: Teachers, Learners, Leaders – Richard DuFour: Professional Learning Communities: A Bandwagon, an Idea Worth Considering or Our Best Hope for High Levels of Learning? – Susan Moore Johnson/Morgaen L. Donaldson: Overcoming the Obstacles to Leadership – Kent D. Peterson/Terrence E. Deal: How Leaders Influence the Culture of Schools – David Piercey: Why Don’t Teachers Collaborate? A Leadership Conundrum – Sherry Willis: Teacher Leadership: Alive and Thriving at the Elementary Level – Frederick M. Hess: Busting out of the Teacher Cage – J. Casey Hurley: Teacher Leadership: A New Foundation of Education? – Institute for Educational Leadership, Inc.: Leadership for Student Learning: Redefining the Teacher as Leader – Linda Searby/Lisa Shaddix: Growing Teacher Leaders in a Culture of Excellence – Julie A. Sherrill: Preparing Teachers for Leadership Roles in the 21st Century – Arthur E. Wise/Michael D. Usdan: The Teaching Profession at the Crossroads.
