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Teacher Leadership. Joseph Murphy Frank W. Mayborn Chair & Associate Dean for Special Projects Vanderbilt University's Peabody College 210B Payne Hall, Box 414 230 Appleton Place Nashville, TN 37023-5721 615-322-8038 Joseph.f.murphy@Vanderbilt.edu.
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Teacher Leadership Joseph Murphy Frank W. Mayborn Chair & Associate Dean for Special Projects Vanderbilt University's Peabody College 210B Payne Hall, Box 414 230 Appleton Place Nashville, TN 37023-5721 615-322-8038 Joseph.f.murphy@Vanderbilt.edu
What are the forces supporting teacher leadership? • What is the “theory in action” (engine)? • What are the pathways to bring teacher leadership to life? • What are the barriers to present teacher leadership from taking root? • What are the key ingredients to make it work? • What is the view of leadership for the principal in this reform idea? • How do you prepare teachers to assume the role of teacher leader?
Supporting Forces • Changing Views of Schooling for Highly Productive Schools • Critique of Existing Forms • New Understandings of Productive School • Changing Views of Leadership in New School Organizations • Changing Role of Formal Leaders
Supporting Forces • Changing Views of Leadership in New School Organizations (Cont.) • Distributed Views of Leadership • School Improvement Designs that Privilege Professionalism
Organizational & Cultural Barriers • Organizational Structure • introduction • dynamics of hierarchy • Culture • introduction • norms about teaching & learning • norms about the nature of work
Organizational & Cultural Barriers • 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 • Culture (cont.) • norm of legitimacy • norm of the divide between teaching & administration • norm of managerial prerogative • norm of followership • norm of compliance
Supporting Elements • Values and Expectations • Structures • Professional Development • Resources • Incentives and Recognition • Role Clarity
Promoting Teacher Leadership from the Principal’s Office • Developing Relationships in Support of Teacher Leadership • Recasting Leadership • Building Strong Relationships with Teachers • Rethinking Conceptions of Power • Fashioning Supportive Organizational Structures • Working to Promote Teacher Leadership • Promoting Professional Development
Teacher Leadership Curriculum • 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 • 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