Teacher Leadership : Improving Teaching and Learning from Inside the Classroom

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ISBN: 9781412949040 | 1412949041
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Copyright: 6/1/2007

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Wilmore integrates school reform research with strategies for increasing classroom leadership capacity and offers a global perspective on classroom teachers' participation as leaders of students and schools.

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xiv
About the Author	p. xvii
Introduction to Teacher Leadership	p. 1
Teacher Leadership	p. 2
The Socratic Method	p. 4
It's Up to You	p. 7
A Vision for Teacher Leadership	p. 9
Critical Issue: Teacher Leadership	p. 9
Philosophical Framework	p. 10
The Learning Community	p. 11
Development and Articulation of Vision	p. 13
Implementation and Stewardship of Vision	p. 17
Problem-Based Learning	p. 18
The Learning Community: Dropouts and Cold, Hard Cash	p. 18
Think About It	p. 19
Development and Articulation of Vision: You've Gotta Have a Plan	p. 19
Think About It	p. 20
Implementation and Stewardship of the Vision: Vision or Chaos?	p. 20
Think About It	p. 21
Conclusions	p. 21
It's Up to You	p. 22
A teacher leader can enhance systematic school improvement by...	p. 23
Core Values and Moral Code: Ethics and Integrity for All Time	p. 25
Critical Issue: The Professional Educator's Core Values and Moral Code	p. 25
Philosophical Framework	p. 26
Ethics: The Established Core Values and Moral Code	p. 27
Integrity: Identifying Your Personal Core Values and Moral Code	p. 28
Fairness: Extending Your Core Values and Moral Code	p. 28
Professional Demeanor: Your Core Values and Moral Code for the Future	p. 29
Problem-Based Learning	p. 29
Ethics: Does This Guy Have Ethical or Mental Problems?	p. 29
Think About It	p. 30
Integrity: Put Me In, Coach!	p. 31
Think About It	p. 32
Fairness: Walking the Line	p. 32
Think About It	p. 33
Professional Demeanor: Why's Everybody Always Picking on Me?	p. 34
Think About It	p. 35
Conclusions	p. 35
It's Up to You	p. 36
A teacher leader can enhance systematic school improvement by...	p. 37
Classroom Culture and Climate: It Can Make You or Break You	p. 39
Critical Issue: Classroom Culture and Climate	p. 39
Philosophical Framework	p. 41
An Ethos of Learning Expectations, Appreciation, and Success	p. 41
Mutual Trust and Respect	p. 43
Innovation	p. 44
Problem-Based Learning	p. 45
An Ethos of Learning Expectations, Appreciation, and Success: What Was I Thinking When I Said I Would...?	p. 45
Think About It	p. 46
Mutual Trust and Respect: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, What You Say Is What You Are	p. 46
Think About It	p. 47
Innovation: If We Build It, They Will Come	p. 48
Think About It	p. 49
Conclusions	p. 49
It's Up to You	p. 50
A teacher leader can enhance systematic school improvement by...	p. 50
Curriculum and Instruction for Today's Classrooms: Not for the Faint of Heart	p. 53
Critical Issue: Curriculum and Instruction	p. 53
Philosophical Framework	p. 55
Engaging and Relevant Curriculum	p. 55
Developmentally Appropriate Instructional Strategies	p. 57
Ongoing Systematic Assessment	p. 58
Problem-Based Learning	p. 59
Engaging and Relevant Curriculum: United We Stand	p. 59
Think About It	p. 60
Developmentally Appropriate Instructional Strategies: Never, Ever, Ever Again!	p. 60
Think About It	p. 61
Ongoing and Systematic Assessment: But He Can't Read!	p. 61
Think About It	p. 62
Conclusions	p. 62
It's Up to You	p. 63
A teacher leader can enhance systematic school improvement by...	p. 64
Equity for All Learners: Yesterday's Classroom Is Not Coming Back	p. 65
Critical Issue: Diversity and Multiculturalism	p. 65
Philosophical Framework	p. 66
Identifying and Respecting the Common Ground	p. 67
Accepting and Appreciating Learning and Societal Differences	p. 68
Working Together to Reach the Vision	p. 69
Problem-Based Learning	p. 70
Identifying and Respecting the Common Ground: Choir, Band, Theater, Art, or Football?	p. 70
Think About It	p. 71
Accepting and Appreciating Learning and Societal Differences: "I Don't Want My Kid Reading This!"	p. 71
Think About It	p. 72
Working Together to Reach the Vision: Together We Build	p. 73
Think About It	p. 73
Conclusions	p. 74
It's Up to You	p. 74
A teacher leader can enhance systematic school improvement by...	p. 75
Effective Communication in Today's Schools and Society: It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It	p. 77
Critical Issue: Communication	p. 77
Philosophical Framework	p. 78
Active Listening Before Speaking	p. 79
The Wonderful Power of Language	p. 80
The Public's Basic Right to Know	p. 81
Problem-Based Learning	p. 82
Active Listening Before Speaking: Growing Pains	p. 82
Think About It	p. 83
The Wonderful Power of Language: To Communicate or Not to Communicate?	p. 83
Think About It	p. 84
The Public's Basic Right to Know: Show Choir or No Choir?	p. 84
Think About It	p. 85
Conclusions	p. 86
It's Up to You	p. 86
A teacher leader can enhance systematic school improvement by...	p. 87
Teacher Enhancement: If You're Standing Still, You're Moving Backwards	p. 89
Critical Issue: Teacher Professional Enhancement and Development	p. 89
Philosophical Framework	p. 90
Looking to Your Future Through In-Depth Personal Assessment	p. 91
Steps in the Elaine Wilmore "How Can I Make It Better?" Model	p. 93
The Intrinsic Need for Quiet, Reflection, and Recreation	p. 95
The Role of Continuous Enhancement Through Reading, Research, and Professional Associations	p. 98
Problem-Based Learning	p. 100
Looking to Your Future Through In-Depth Personal Assessment: Taking Time to Think About It	p. 100
Think About It	p. 101
The Intrinsic Need for Quiet and Recreation: I've Just Got to Get Out of Here	p. 101
Think About It	p. 102
The Role of Continuous Enhancement Through Reading, Research, and Professional Associations: Bring It On!	p. 103
Think About It	p. 104
Conclusions	p. 104
It's Up to You	p. 105
A teacher leader can enhance systematic school improvement by...	p. 105
Bringing It All Together	p. 107
It's Up to You	p. 111
Recommended Reading to Enhance Teacher Leadership	p. 113
References	p. 121
Index	p. 123
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