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Olson, Lynn – Learning Forward, 2018
This report explores the premise that there's nothing more powerful than great teachers skillfully using great instructional materials to motivate and engage students in their learning. Three real-world examples illustrate how schools and school systems are working to support teachers to skillfully use high-quality, standards-aligned curricula, by…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Cooperative Learning, Faculty Development, Public Schools
New Leaders, 2018
In their plans to carry out the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states universally recognize what New Leaders has long known: "leadership changes everything." In fact, every single state has committed to directing some portion of its federal funding into investments in leadership--from teacher leaders to principals and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Leadership
Reform Support Network, 2015
On April 10, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee, the Reform Support Network brought together leaders from State education agencies planning to make educator compensation a key component of their equitable access plans. The convening featured presentations by the Tennessee Department of Education and district leaders who explained how the State has…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Compensation (Remuneration), Teacher Effectiveness, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Hohenbrink, JoAnn; Stauffer, Marlissa; Zigler, Ted; Uhlenhake, Angela – Journal of Staff Development, 2011
The move toward teacher leadership is one answer to the dilemma of school leadership. The task of school leadership has become too complex and demanding for one person. Nurturing teacher leaders helps districts strengthen school leadership, aids in teacher retention, and sustains school reform. This need for more teacher involvement in leadership…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Teacher Leadership, Consortia, Leadership Training
Jackson, Stephen; Remer, Casey – Hunt Institute, 2014
Teachers have the greatest school-based effect on the achievement of any child in their classrooms, but highly effective principals can positively affect the achievement of every student in their schools. The difference between a highly effective principal and an average one is equal to two-to-seven months of extra learning per year for each child…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Effectiveness, Educational Improvement
Olson, Lynn – Education Week, 2007
This article discusses the step taken by various states to create endorsements to licensing systems that would formally recognize teachers who have taken on leadership roles outside their own classrooms. Louisiana is one of a handful of states that have created or are considering adding endorsements to their state licensing systems. Illinois also…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Teacher Certification, Principals, Teacher Leadership