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Roles and
Tasks:
- Classroom facilitator
Mentor
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Curriculum Specialist
- Assist in curriculum design
Create professional development opportunities
Provide resources needed for curriculum
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Instructional Specialist
- Supply information on:
best practices, lesson
plans, and units.
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Administration
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As a barrier
- Authority feels challenged
Will not share authority
Refuses to empower TL
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As a supporter
- Helps create positive school culture
Provides time for professional development, mentoring
Supports TL
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Barriers
- Accountability
Hierarchial nature of leadership
Negative School Culture
No support from peers
Time
Too many other responsibilities
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Supporters
- Positive school culture
Receptive Peers
Supportive administrators
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Outcomes
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Increases
- Communication
School performance
Student achievement
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School wide:
- Positive culture
Positive environment
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Teachers:
- Teachers want to learn more
More collaboration
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Goal
- Increased student learning and achievement
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Change
- Encourages
Facilitates
Promotes
Visionary
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Relationships
- With:
Administrators
Community
Teachers
Students
- Types:
Communicating
Encouraging
Influential
Motivating
Supportive
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Qualities and
Characteristics
- Expert:
Assessment Design
Curriculum Planning
Data Analysis
Content Area
Instructional Delivery
Student Success
- Change Agent
Collaborator
Communicator
Confident
Empowering
Open-minded
Optimistic
Well Respected by Peers
Whole School Outlook
- In the classroom:
Adaptive
Collaborative
Models
Subject area expert