EDLD 6750 - The Work of Teacher Leaders

This course is designed to provide a hands-on experience in which K-12 certified teachers develop the leadership dispositions and practices teacher leaders use to help their schools develop a culture of professionalism and professional learning. The course focuses on teachers becoming leaders in their schools for continuous improvement through teacher teaming, professional development, evaluation, mentoring, and coaching. Students enrolled in this course will develop and apply strategies of team leadership and facilitation, personal and collegial performance assessment, professional practice demonstration and documentation, peer observation and feedback; reciprocal critique; professional growth plan (PGP) development, peer mentoring, peer coaching, and performance portfolio review. Additionally, students will examine principles and models of performance evaluation and develop strategies to work effectively with performance evaluation instruments and models available to them in the schools they serve.

Credits: 3 hours

Notes: Open to Graduate students only.