Chapter 8 - Developing Teacher Leadership

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INTRODUCTION

Many in education feel that schools should be reorganized to give teachers richer opportunities to be leaders. This is according to a report by the Institute for Educational Leadership.

The April 19 report, titled "Leadership for Student Learning: Redefining the Teacher as Leader," lays out 10 ways that teachers can provide valuable leadership in schools, from helping to choose textbooks and instructional materials to weighing in on school budgets and the selection of new administrators.

For More Information Read the latest task force report from the 21st Century School Leadership Initiative, "Leadership for Student Learning: Redefining the Teacher as Leader." (Requires Adobe's Acrobat Reader.) Look at the link here http://www.iel.org/programs/21st/reports/teachlearn.pdf

Download the document and look at the Preface only to answer the question in the Response Form Below. This is found at page 7 of 36.

From your Internet Reading of the last site listed, why is this such a current hop topic of interest in the US public school system?
Here are the directions for posting the answer in WebCT.
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Log in using your WebCT ID name and password. Click on EDAL570 and then go into Main Discussion Area for Feedback. Click on Main (underlined) and then click on Compose Discussion Message and in the box compose your answer to the question.