The Importance Of Teacher Leadership

Register to read the introduction… Moreover, these schools foster a high level of trust between teachers, principals, and the community. Teachers believe there are competent and effective, embracing opportunities for leadership (Ryan, 1999).Clear communication with the teacher leaders is vital component to the success of teacher leadership in a school i.e. principal expectations for the role of teacher leader. The success of “those at the front of the line depends on the support of those behind them “Resource and time are repeadtly cited as barriers to teacher leadership(Harris ,2003).Teachers laced in leadership roles should be those for whom student learning is the first and last priority (Feiler 2000).Collogues can provide the greatest challenge to the teacher leadership through active resistance to decision made ,initiatives advocated, or simply to the teacher leaders themselves (Barth 2001).In this case, without the principal’s support the concept of teacher leadership will likely fail in that …show more content…
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