dates: thursday, oct. 17 time: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm location: victor scott school aspiring for teacher...
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Dates: Thursday, Oct. 17
Time: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Victor Scott School
Aspiring for Teacher Leadership
Course Overview• Who: Any year level, interested
in Mathematics Leadership, current TL and those wishing to one day be one
• What: 1. Mathematics Content and
Pedagogy, 2. Coaching and Professional
Development
Course ExpectationsO *Attend all monthly sessionsO Set personal goals aligned with school
Smart Goals for MathematicsO Participate in class discussion and tasksO Complete assignments.O Experience being coached, and co-coachO **Provide some form of Professional
Development (may be within the group or in your school)
What is the Role of the Teacher Leader
This is what you said:O Assist teachers/staff/parentsO Provide resourcesO Provide guidanceO ModelO Help improve test resultsO Assist with learning supportO Collaboration with other teachersO Link between teachers and administrationO Non evaluativeO Ordering of resources/suppliesO Keep abreast of current research
MOED Teacher Leader Roles & Responsibilities
1.1 Collaborates with individual teachers and groups through professional learning, co-planning, co-teaching and coaching to improve teaching and learning.
1.3 Facilitates teachers’ professional learning of research based instructional strategies, including differentiated instruction to address issues of diversity
1.4 Promotes teachers’ delivery and understanding of the school curriculum through collaborative long- and short-range planning and teacher coaching.
1.6 Engages in reflective dialogue with colleagues based on observation of instruction, student work, and assessment data and helps make connections to research-based effective practices.
1.7 Supports colleagues’ individual and collective reflection and professional growth by serving in roles such as a mentor, coach, and content facilitator.
How does this differ from the Coordinator or Resource Teacher role
O Monthly meetings with an EO to find out information to give to staff.
O Provided resources to staffO May have been charged with some
forms of PDO “Go to” person for resources,
materials/ideas
Leadership vs ManagementO Leadership and management must go
hand in hand. They are not the same thing. But they are necessarily linked, and complementary. Any effort to separate the two is likely to cause more problems than it solves.
O The manager’s job is to plan, organize and coordinate. The leader’s job is to inspire and motivate.
Resource: Wall Street Journal “What is the difference between management and leadership?” http://guides.wsj.com/management/developing-a-leadership-style/what-is-the-difference-between-management-and-leadership/
Management vs Leadership
Resource: “On Becoming a Leader” - Warren Bennis
The Manager The Leader
Administers Innovates
Is a copy Is an original
Maintains Develops
Focuses on systems and structure
Focuses on people
Relies on control Inspires trust
Has a short-range view Has a long-range perspective
Asks how and when Ask what and why
Has an eye always on the bottom line
Has an eye on the horizon
Accepts the status quo Challenges it
Is the classic good soldier Is their own person
Does things right Does the right thing
Developing Leadership skills
Coaching and Professional
Development
Content and Pedagogy Knowledge
Build on content knowledgeQuality Instructional practices
Develop of a common language for the elements of good teaching (using rubric)
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