Open AccessInnovative Practices That Promote Teacher Leader Identity and Development of Teacher Leadership in Professional Development Schools
Author(s) -
Louis L. Warren
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international research in higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2380-9205
pISSN - 2380-9183
DOI - 10.5430/irhe.v2n4p9
Subject(s) - general partnership , professional development , identity (music) , teacher leadership , pedagogy , leadership development , sociology , process (computing) , educational leadership , political science , public relations , engineering ethics , engineering , computer science , physics , acoustics , law , operating system
Professional development schools (PDS) are innovative institutions formed through partnerships between teacher education programs and K–12 schools. This partnership contains many innovative practices of how teachers develop leadership skills over time. Development by its very nature is a process of change that unfolds over time and driven by a culture of inquiry. This chapter will provide some insights of how PDS innovative practices help teachers to become leaders within the profession.