Levin Barbara B. - Every teacher a leader: developing the needed dispositions, knowledge, and skills for teacher leadership

Developing the Needed Dispositions, Knowledge, and Skills for Teacher Leadership

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Levin, Barbara B., author. | Schrum, Lynne, author.

Title: Every teacher a leader : developing the needed dispositions, knowledge, and skills for teacher leadership / Barbara B. Levin, Lynne Schrum.

Description: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, a Sage Company, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016000259 | ISBN 978-1-5063-2643-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Educational leadershipUnited States. | Teacher participation in administrationUnited States | Teachers Professional relationshipsUnited States. | School management and organizationUnited States.

Classification: LCC LB2805 .L39198 2016 | DDC 371.2dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016000259

This book is printed on acid-free paper.

This preface includes the rationale and purpose for this book, highlights the major themes emphasized throughout, and describes the audiences for whom this book was written. It sets the stage for the concept of teacher leadership, which is so important today, and explains why teacher leaders need to learn and develop the dispositions, knowledge, and skills emphasized in this new book on teacher leadership. It also explains how this book is organized, describes the special features in the book, and details the contents of two online guides for this bookone for teacher leaders and one for school and district leaders.

According to the research literature, ongoing, high-quality professional development (PD) is a key for developing and sustaining teacher leaders (Copeland & Gray, 2002; Crawford, Roberts, & Hickmann, 2010; Jackson, Burrus, Barrett, & Roberts, 2010), so this book provides the content needed to support professional learning focused on teacher leadership. York-Barr and Duke (2004) found that teacher leaders grow in their understanding of instructional, professional, and organizational practice as they lead. To support every teacher in becoming an effective leader, the content in this book is useful for both prospective and current teacher leaders, whether they have formal or informal roles and responsibilities as teacher leaders.