Training Teacher Leaders in a PLC at Work(r): A Guide to Cultivating Shared Leadership (Develop teacher leaders with ten essential skills.)

Teacher leaders play an integral role in the success of the professional learning community (PLC) process, which cannot be executed successfully without leadership skills. Learn ten key leadership skills to help develop teacher leaders, enabling them to impart PLC knowledge in a way that influences their collaborative teams to advance student achievement and contribute to lifelong learning. This book helps K-12 principals and teacher leaders: Learn ten essential teacher leadership skills and how to develop them Use case scenarios and other activities to develop and strengthen leadership skills Understand shared or collaborative leadership and its importance to a successful PLC Examine what might be holding teacher leaders back from fulfilling their potential Draw on chapter-ending reflections and next steps to help move forward Contents: Introduction Part 1 Chapter 1: Why Principals Need Teacher Leaders Chapter 2: Overcoming Barriers to Teacher Leadership Chapter 3: How to Select Teacher Leaders Part 2 Chapter 4: Developing Self-Confidence Skills Chapter 5: Developing Courage Skills Chapter 6: Developing Conflict Resolution Skills Chapter 7: Developing Lifelong Learning Skills Chapter 8: Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills Chapter 9: Developing Change Leadership Skills Chapter 10: Developing Innovation Skills Chapter 11: Developing Decision-Making Skills Chapter 12: Developing Problem-Solving Skills Chapter 13: Developing Communication Skills Epilogue References and Resources Index