CED 527, Week 1

Wednesday night's class helped me to see teacher leadership through a new eye. I have attended many workshops on leaderships skills; however, I've never truly considered what sets a teacher leader apart from other leaders. As we discussed the materials, I thought about the skills that I already possess as well as those which I need to continue to develop. Throughout this process, I was thinking about the two main leaders in our school - our principal and our reading specialist. Additionally, I was considering our cohesive staff and how many of us share a common drive and willingness to problem solve and share resources and how this has worked to help us increase our test scores (9 pts last year!!!). As we go throughout this course, I'm hoping to gain greater knowledge about how to be a more effective teacher leader as my responsibilities will again be increasing this year.