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Teacher Leaders, Classroom Champions
How to Influence, Support, and Renew School Communities
Teacher leadership is not about doing more, it’s about doing what matters most. We can’t put more hours in the school day, but those hours can be used better to achieve goals for schools. The purpose of this book is to provide information that teacher leaders can act on right now.
Benefits
- Understand how prioritizing your own self-care will better equip you to positively impact student learning and achievement.
- Discover low- and no-cost self-care ideas for teachers and administrators designed to help make meaningful, positive change.
- Explore the dangers of stress in the classroom and in an educator’s personal life, and understand how this stress affects students.
- Learn how to assess what you need, check in with yourself throughout the day, and act on what you learn.
- Utilize reflection questions to help you think through which strategies worked—and which didn’t.
- Let go of the expectations of perfection while practicing these self-care techniques and teacher wellness ideas.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: A Closer Look at Teacher Leadership
Chapter 2: A Collaborative and Connected Culture
Chapter 3: Research and Professional Learning to Meet Student Needs
Chapter 4: Renewal and Improvement of Instruction and Student Learning
Conclusion: Advocates in the Classroom
PRINTABLE REPRODUCIBLES
Chapter 1
- Chart for Rating Alignment of Teacher Leader Actions and Your Own Practice
- Next Steps for a Closer Look at Teacher Leadership
Chapter 2
- Interactive Chart of Elements of a Collaborative Meeting
- Survey of Course Preferences
- Sample Room-Preference Survey
- Lesson-Planning Chart
- Next Steps for a Collaborative and Connected Culture
Chapter 3
- Process Checklist for the Image Project
- Sample Image Project Rubric for Secondary Students that Includes Collaboration and Reflection
- Sample Process Checklist for a Fifth-Grade Science Experiment
- Sample Rubric in Progress for a Fifth-Grade Science Experiment
- Sample Self-Assessment Chart for a Fifth-Grade Science Experiment With Space for Reflection and Goal Setting
- Next Steps for Research and Professional Learning to Meet Student Needs
Chapter 4
- Template for Charting a Unit of Study
- State-of-the-Student Report
- Preference Survey
- Chart for Self-Assessment and Reflection on Collaboration
- Curriculum-Writing Guidelines
- Next Steps for Renewal and Improvement of Instruction and Student Learning
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
BOOKS
- Colburn, L., & Beggs, L. (2020). The wraparound guide: How to gather student voice, build community partnerships, and cultivate hope. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Cooper, D. (2022). Rebooting assessment: A practical guide for balancing conversations, performances, and products. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Depka, E. (2022). The authentic standards-based environment: A systematic approach to learning targets, assessment, and data. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- DuFour, R., & Fullan, M. (2013). Cultures built to last: Systemic PLCs at Work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., Many, T. W., & Mattos, M. (2016). Learning by doing: A handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work (3rd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Marzano, R. J., Warrick, P. B., Rains, C. L., & DuFour, R. (2018). Leading a High Reliability School. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Miller, J. J. (2021). The student-centered classroom: Transforming your teaching and grading practices. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Schimmer, T., Hillman, G., & Stalets, M. (2018). Standards-based learning in action: Moving from theory to practice. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
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