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INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP

Prof. Milagro Azofeifa Prof. Sonia Albertazzi

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Introduction

This presentation is aimed at sharing and participating at a chat show titled  »A Chat Show on the Supportive System of Foreign Language Learning » as part of the fourth course in the Masters degree in TEFL in Universidad Latina de Costa Rica.

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Teacher Leaders

• If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. (John Quincy Adams)

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Who can be a teacher leader?

• An instructional coach• A department or team leader• A supervisor• A professional learning community

facilitator• …anyone who wants to directly

impact his or her school, its teachers and most importantly the students

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Teacher Leadership is aimed at:

• improving teaching and learning• allowing teachers to be change

agents • providing high-quality training to

develop passionate, effective leaders

• sharing the knowledge, experience, and insight of teachers

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Leading requires Self-Reflection

•View self-assessment and View self-assessment and reflection as priorities for reflection as priorities for improvement.improvement.•Recognize that external and Recognize that external and internal challenges result in internal challenges result in growth.growth.•Intentionally engage in activities Intentionally engage in activities aimed at challenging current aimed at challenging current beliefs and practices.beliefs and practices.

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Leading requires Self-Reflection

•Understand that change is Understand that change is inevitable. inevitable. •Recognize that chaos often Recognize that chaos often accompanies change. accompanies change. •Share understandings with Share understandings with colleaguescolleagues

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Teacher leaders can promote student success by

• acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner

• collaborating with families and community members

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Teacher leaders can promote student success by

• responding to diverse community interests and needs, and

• mobilizing community resources

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What can teacher leaders do?

• Increase student achievement – and be a voice for children

• Increase teacher effectiveness – and mentor other teachers

• Promote a positive learning environment

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Skills of a successful instructional leadership

The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

John C. Maxwell

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Every instructional leader must be able to plan effectively.

They must be able to set some goals.

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Collaboration is everything.

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I hope you never lose your sense of wonder.

Living might mean taking chances, but they’re worth taking.

I hope you dance.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV-Z1YwaOiw

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Bibliography

http://www.shsu.edu/~edu_elc/leadership/index_instructionLeadership.html

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