ENGD30H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Distributed Leadership, Professional Learning Community, Advantageous
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No one definition of teacher leadership and there is range. Moving into formal roles will be helpful and informal roles oo can happen in and out of the classroom - union vs. principal. There needs to be formal teacher leadership recognition. Some worry that it will loose the benefit of non hirachal. Tllp - give teachers an opportunity to grow and expand and support professional learning of other ppl like parents, teachers, etc. Equity and student leadership/learning is lacking in the discourse. Findings from two decades of scholarship - reading one. These various reasons cluster into four related categories: benefits of employee participation; expertise about teaching and learning; acknowledgment, opportunities, and rewards for accomplished teachers; and benefits to students. Teacher leadership facilitates principled action to achieve whole-school success. It applies the distinctive power of teaching to shape meaning for children, youth and adults. And it contributes to long-term, enhanced quality of community life. (p. xvii) definition.
