Open AccessUtilizing Teacher Leadership as a Catalyst for Change in Schools
Author(s) -
Raymond J. Ankrum
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of educational issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2377-2263
DOI - 10.5296/jei.v2i1.9154
Subject(s) - leverage (statistics) , accountability , teacher leadership , shared leadership , school district , educational leadership , pedagogy , public relations , political science , leadership style , psychology , computer science , law , machine learning
School leaders are constantly trying to find alternative ways to leverage and explore teacher leadership potential in their school building(s). Teachers leaders that are willing to go above and beyond their general duties. Teacher leaders are the type of educators that fall under the motif of potentially taking on additive responsibilities that will help to improve the school community. This paper looks at ways to leverage relationships between teacher leaders and school leaders in order to get maximum output from school staff. By infusing shared leadership in the school community, responsibility and accountability becomes a shared belief, that can be utilized as a catalyst for change in the school community.