Uncovering Teacher Leadership
Essays and Voices From the Field

Edited by:

Richard H. Ackerman - University of Maine, USA
Sarah V. Mackenzie - University of Maine, USA

Other Titles in:
Reflective Practice | School Culture & Climate | Teacher Leadership

January 2007 | 416 pages | Corwin

Immerse yourself in exploring the heart of teacher leadership!

Practicing the art of teacher leadership requires self-reflection, creativity, and discipline. This comprehensive reader brings together the top voices in the field, encouraging teacher leaders to examine the tensions in their practice. Edited by recognized leadership experts Richard H. Ackerman, author of The Wounded Leader, and Sarah V. Mackenzie, this must-have resource contains classic essays and contemporary gems that explore teacher leadership in insightful and surprising ways.

This well-organized compendium features stories and lessons from teacher leaders that explore current issues, underlying feelings, and fresh perspectives. Within a five-part structure, each section begins with an introduction and closes with questions designed to encourage reflection and discussion. Readers will be able to use:

Stories, essays, and research findings for insight and exploration
Protocols to structure conversations about common issues
Ideas for inspiring and motivating other educators to examine and improve their practices

Revealing the inner world of teacher leaders will prompt readers to think more deeply about their own leadership.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I: Looking at Teacher Leadership

Elizabeth Wiley

1. Surprising Outcomes or Why Do They Read Macbeth?

Roland S. Barth

2. The Teacher Leader

Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller

3. What Research Says About Teacher Leadership

Frank Crowther, Stephen S. Kaagan, Margaret Ferguson, and Leonne Hann

4. Teachers as Leaders: Emergence of a New Paradigm

Marilyn Katzenmeyer and Gayle Moller

5. Honoring the Uniqueness of Teacher Leaders

Laura Reasoner Jones

6. I'm Not Like You

Questions for Reflection and Conversation

Part II: Teacher Leaders Everywhere

Nancy Flanagan

7. Teacher Professionalism: Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes

Michael Fullan

8. Leadership to the Fore

Linda Lambert, Michelle Collay, Mary E. Dietz, Karen Kent, and Anna Ershler Richert

9. Teaching as Leading

Gordan A. Donaldson, Jr.

10. What Teachers Bring to Leadership: The Distinctive Assets of Teachers Who Lead

Barbara H. White

11. Leading From the Parking Lot

Questions for Reflection and Conversation

Part III: The Heart of Teacher Leaders

Todd West

12. The Courage to Lead

Kathy Stockford

13. On the Balcony

Hank Ogilby

14. Teacher Leadership: Noble Aspiration or Myth?

Samuel Moring

15. The Golden Rule of Leadership

Terry Young

16. A Year in the Life of a Teacher Leader: Enacting Core Beliefs

Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton

17. Works Well With Others: The Nurturing of a Teacher Leader

Betsy Webb

18. The Code of Silence

Liz Murray

19. Confessions of a Teacher Leader

Deborah Vose

20. Reaching Out to Parents

Wendy Lessard

21. A Roaring Silence

William Ferriter

22. Education's Glass Ceiling

Stephanie Marshall

23. Learning in the Risk Zone

Jennifer Ribeiro

24. Hard Lessons About Leadership

Gary Chapin

25. I, Leader

Questions for Reflection and Conversation

Part IV: Keeping the Teacher in the Leader

George F. Marnik

26. Looking Within: A Principal's Thoughts About Teacher Leadership

JoAnne C. Dowd

27. Taking on Teacher Leadership: A Foray Into Netherland

Morgaen L. Donaldson

28. To Lead or Not to Lead? A Quandary for Newly Tenured Teachers

Sarah V. Mackenzie

29. The Continuum of Leadership Development: Teacher Leaders Move to Administration

Eleanor E. Drago-Severson

30. Working Together Through Learning-Oriented Leadership: Promising Practices for Supporting Teacher Leadership and Growth

Mary Ann Minard

31. Encouraging Districtwide Teacher Leadership

Questions for Reflection and Conversation

Part V: Nuturing Teacher Leaders

Linda Bowe

32. It Isn't Just a Dream

Sam M. Intrator

33. The Heart of Teaching: Making the Connection Between Teaching, Leadership, and Inner Life

Eleanor E. Drago-Severson, Jennifer Roloff Welch, and Anne E. Jones

34. Learning and Growing From Convening: A Context for Reflecting on Teacher Practice

Barnett Berry and John Norton

35. America's Teaching Profession and the Teacher Leaders Network

Deborah Bambino

36. Teacher Leaders Redefining the Status Quo Through Critical Friends Groups

Jed Frank Lippard

37. The Paradox of Teacher Leadership

Martha McFarland Williams

38. The Times They Are A-changing

Questions for Reflection and Conversation

Part VI: Conclusion

Sarah V. Mackenzie

39. (How) Can a New Vision of Teacher Leadership Be Fulfilled?

Richard H. Ackerman

40. Leading From the Back

Index

About the Editors

About the Contributors

Excellent choice for our teacher leader program

Dr Suzanne Gilmour

Education, LeMoyne Cllege

June 15, 2015

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Protocols to help translate ideas into meaningful action
Offers a blend of personal stories, essays, and research findings

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