Growing Leaders Within: A Process toward Teacher Leadership
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (854 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073G9FNVH |
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| Number of Pages | : | 310 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Growing and empowering teachers to be leaders is now critical in all schools.. In response to this, the book offers school administrators a research-based, pragmatic growth process that ensures the right teachers are chosen to enter the leadership ranks at any school. The role of teacher leadership can be diminished if the wrong individuals are selected. The goal of growing teacher leaders is to grow a school culture of shared decision-making and collaborative leadership. It is through this transformation that teacher leaders help school administrators to create a laser focus on student success. Schools may have several teacher leader candidates, but it is the responsibility of the school administration to ensure that the right individuals are chosen to become part of the school&rs
He can also be found on Twitter at @MikeCoquyt.Brian Creasman, Ed.D., is currently superintendent of Fleming County Schools in Kentucky. He can also be found on Twitter at @FCSSuper.. He is the co-author of The Leader Within: Understanding and Empowering Teacher Leaders. Brian can be reached at briankcreasman@gmail. Coquyt also coordinates the curriculum and instruction graduate program. Michael Coquyt, Ed.D., is cu
(Paul Borthwick, Professor Emeritus, Nova Southeastern University)Growing Leaders Within will inspire school administrators to start identifying, recruiting and growing teacher leaders now. Coquyt and Creasman explain teacher leadership in practical and simple terms, answers the why, what and how, and provides school leaders a growth process that can be adjusted based on their school’s vision and needs. (Lu S. Coquyt and Creasman use of relevant concepts and theories, followed by explicit examples set the perimeters for school administrators embarking on the journey of growing teacher leaders. In their new book, Coquyt and Creasman offer educational leaders practical guidance for the selection and development of teacher-leaders, taking the guesswork out of the process. As a 45-year educator who has served as