The Power of Teacher Leaders: Their Roles, Influence, and Impact

by Nathan Bond (Editor)

Co-published with Kappa Delta Pi, The Power of Teacher Leaders provides a comprehensive resource for understanding the ways that teacher leaders foster positive change in their schools. Distinct from school administrators, teacher leaders are professionals who remain in the classroom and use their specialized knowledge and skills to improve student achievement, influence others, and build organizational capacity.

Written by leading educational researchers, each chapter of The Power of Teacher Leaders describes a different way that teachers are leading. Moving beyond the question of why teacher leaders are important and how such work is implemented, the contributing scholars to this collection offer a critical examination of the field by presenting original research, case studies, and programs in practice. Topics covered include how teachers become leaders, their wide-ranging leadership roles, and the effects of teacher leadership on student academic success and school communities. A cohesive edited collection, this book demonstrates how teacher leaders play an increasingly active role in the improvement of student learning, teacher professional development, and school climate.

282 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book has plenty of information along with data, stats, surveys, and references at the end of each chapter. The book offers many reacher leader roles: mentoring, special ed, curriculum, national board certification, accreditation, and professional development. However, I found it slow-going, and I think it's because there is so much text on each page with a small font. I had to keep telling myself to read, to not give up, to make note of salient points. If each chapter were a separate article to read, I think I would have found it easier to read.