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Teacherpreneurs: Innovative Teachers Who Lead But Don't Leave
We need a bold new brand of teacher leadership that will create opportunities for teachers to practice, share, and grow their knowledge and expertise. This book is about "teacherpreneurs"—highly accomplished classroom teachers who blur the lines of distinction between those who teach in schools and those who lead them. These teacherpreneurs embody the concept that teachers can teach as well as lead the transformation of teaching and learning. It’s about empowering expert teachers who can buoy the image of teaching and enforce standards among their ranks while all along making sure that their colleagues as well as education policymakers and the public know what works best for students.
The book follows a small group of teacherpreneurs in their first year. We join their journey toward becoming teacher leaders whose work is not defined by administrative fiat, but by their knowledge of students and drive to influence policies that allow them and their colleagues to teach more effectively. The authors trace the teacherpreneurs' steps—and their own—in the effort to determine what it means to define and execute the concept of "teacherpreneurism" in the face of tough demands and resistant organizational structures.
The book follows a small group of teacherpreneurs in their first year. We join their journey toward becoming teacher leaders whose work is not defined by administrative fiat, but by their knowledge of students and drive to influence policies that allow them and their colleagues to teach more effectively. The authors trace the teacherpreneurs' steps—and their own—in the effort to determine what it means to define and execute the concept of "teacherpreneurism" in the face of tough demands and resistant organizational structures.
363 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 27, 2013
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October 31, 2024
This book was very timely for me. As someone who feels a sense of belonging in the classroom but is also interested in ed policy, writing curriculum, and school reform, after reading this book, I have hope to impact on a broad scale while staying in the classroom.
This book dives into it all — how standardized testing is harmful to student learning, how teacher-led schools impact student-learning (!!!!), the Finland ed system vs American ed system, and how to create more hybrid teaching roles so that our best educators stay in the classroom. Highly recommend for any education friends
Some of my favorite quotes: “Those who can't teach well have no business setting education policy, designing curriculum, or training teachers—at least not having the predominant say in those activities.”
“In America, leading policymakers often call for more respect for teachers, yet promote policies that work against professionalizing teaching.”
This book dives into it all — how standardized testing is harmful to student learning, how teacher-led schools impact student-learning (!!!!), the Finland ed system vs American ed system, and how to create more hybrid teaching roles so that our best educators stay in the classroom. Highly recommend for any education friends
Some of my favorite quotes: “Those who can't teach well have no business setting education policy, designing curriculum, or training teachers—at least not having the predominant say in those activities.”
“In America, leading policymakers often call for more respect for teachers, yet promote policies that work against professionalizing teaching.”
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