Teacher Leadership: Take the Lead in Creating Your Own Teacher Leadership

Cohort (TLC)IPD Staff - Norma Sanchez & Vernon

Gettone

What is Leadership?

What Makes a Good Leader?

or

What are “Good” Leadership Traits?

What Skills are Required of Leaders?

Using evidence and data in decision-making. Recognizing opportunities and taking the

initiative. Mobilizing people around teaching and learning. Marshalling resources from community partners

and taking action. Sharing progress and making adjustments. Sustaining the commitment of others on the

value and importance of school to build a community

Habits of mind, like optimism, enthusiasm, open-mindedness, confidence, courage, decisiveness, perseverance, creativity, flexibility, and more.

Leadership Quotes

TLC Program• Grant from NEA to support teacher leadership

& innovation in Curriculum and Instruction - $500 stipend• Applications Online• 6 Teachers selected per Region – 24 Total• Leadership Academy - July 2013 & 2014• Two days• Training on Leadership • Presentations from Cohort 1• Seeds planted…

• Leadership Project• Regional Participation

Professional CapitalBy Andy Hargreaves & Michael Fullan

Professional Capital

Human CapitalIndividual “talent” or

skills

Social CapitalCollective skills and

interactions

Decisional Capital

Making decisions in

complex situations

Cohort 1 2013-14

Cohort 22014-15

Leadership ProjectsCohort 1

Chris Miraglia – Santa Ana

• Teacher EvaluationTracey Douglas – NEA Jurupa

• TK and K Teacher VoiceTrina Brown – Beaumont • Special Education Advocacy

Stacey Ward – Palm Springs• Teacher Retention Strategies

Monica Cooper – Adelanto• Common Core Daily 5

Tina Gruen – UTLA• Small Learning Community with

Common Core (High School)Barbara Ransom – Santa Monica/Malibu• Math Lesson Study (Middle School)

Adriana Perez – Inglewood• TK-3 Common Core

Gabriela Orozco – Montebello• Common Core Café (K-5)

Ashley Cooper - Conejo Valley• Professional Capital

Region 3 Region 4

Leadership ProjectsCohort 1 Continues

Region 1Greg Adler, San Jose• Global CompetenceFlint Christensen, Oakland• Integrating the Common Core State Standards and TechnologySue Holland, Dixie• Instituting a Health Curriculum at Miller Creek Middle SchoolKen Klieman, Redwood City• Connecting Rigor and Relationships: End of the Unit Service Learning EventsAijeron Simmons, Oakland• Connect Home. School and Common CoreJulie Webb, Davis• Close Reading and the Common Core: What does it Look Like Primary Students

Region 1 MeetingsConference Calls

• Region 1 Bi-Monthly Meetings• Updates on Projects• UC Davis Reading Project• Institute for Teaching (IFT)

• Opportunities to discuss, share and build capacity• Conference Calls• Strong board and managerial support

Region 3 Meetings• Monthly Meetings• Updates on Projects• UCLA Writing Project • CTA Governmental Relations• Institute for Teaching (IFT)• Parent University – Inglewood• Communications – Messaging

• Opportunities to discuss, share, and build capacity• Strong managerial support

* Meetings attended by IPD & PCS Staff, Region 3 Manager, & Board Member

Power of Teacher Leadership

• Presenters at CTA conferences• At Bargaining Tables• Leaders in their Local Assn.• NEA Teacher Ambassadors• NEA GPS Facilitators• RA Attendees• TURN Presenters• Directors of District Prof. Dev.• Curriculum Dev Leaders• Assessment Leaders• And more…

TLC Teachers are:

How can a TLC help your Local?

• Common Core, NGSS & SBAC• LCAP & LCFF• CTA Strategic Plan• Build a Stronger Focus on Curriculum &

Instruction• Direct District Prof Dev. and Curricular

Decisions• Increase Parent Involvement• Endless possibilities…

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Basic Services

Standards

Parental Involvement

Pupil Achievement

Pupil Engagement

School Climate

Course Access

Other Pupil Outcomes

8 LCAP State Priorities

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AdvocacyOrganizing

Culture

Leadership

Social JusticeCommunity &

Coalition

Organizing the Unorganized

Structure & Governance

Transforming Our Profession

CTA Strategic Plan

What do you Need for a TLC?• Application & Selection Process• Stipend and/or Compensation• MOU with District• Clear Goals and Expectations = (e.g., setting all

meeting dates & leadership project due date)• Resources for Monthly Meetings = (e.g., food,

location, release time)• Multiple Opportunities for Presentation and

Sharing of Leadership Projects• Ongoing Support & Program Oversight• Connecting Local, CTA and NEA

The Future?

For more information contact:Norma – nsanchez@cta.orgVernon – vgettone@cta.org

Who will be your shirtless nut(s)?

Your CTA Staff (Members of CSO) Work with you:

• Around Negotiations• On Personnel Issues• Contract Issues

(Grievances)• Unfair Labor Practices• Politics (School Board

Races, Parcel Tax and Bond Measures)

• Organizing and Community Outreach

• Professional Development and Training

• Membership• And much more!