Watson School of Education Teacher Leadership Alliance

Watson School of Education

Teacher Leadership Alliance

Purpose…To collaborate with a core of distinguished teacher leaders to design and facilitate educational initiatives leading to school and instructional improvement.

Watson School of Education

Teacher Leadership Alliance

Watson School of Education

Teacher Leadership Alliance

“Leaders for change get involved as learners in real situations. They craft their own theories of change, constantly testing them against new situations.”

~Michael Fullan

Watson School of Education

Teacher Leadership Alliance

“The emotionally intelligent leader also helps teachers, students, parents and others create an environment of support, one in which people see problems not as weaknesses but as issues to be solved.”

~Michael Fullan

Watson School of Education

Teacher Leadership Alliance

“The education leader of the 21st century, paradoxically, will find greater peace of mind by looking for answers close at hand and by reaching out, knowing that there is no clear solution.”

~Michael Fullan

Watson School of Education

Teacher Leadership Alliance

Brainstorming…

•How do teacher leaders address educational issues and serve as collective resources for school and instructional improvement?

Watson School of Education

Teacher Leadership Alliance

Brainstorming…

•What circumstances and conditions promote the use of teacher leaders as resources for school and instructional improvement?

Watson School of Education

Teacher Leadership Alliance

Brainstorming…

•What consequences for school and instructional improvement follow from effective use of teacher leaders in schools, districts and state?

Watson School of Education

Teacher Leadership Alliance

The Future of the Teacher Leadership Alliance…

Watson School of Education

Teacher Leadership Alliance

“Life is a path you beat while you walk it.” ~ Poet Antonio Machado

“It is the walking that beats the path. It is not the path that beats

the walk.” ~ Michael Fullan