Empowering and Teaching Teachers as the Next Level of Leadership

Meg McClellan & Angela B. Stepancic

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Environment Controls Growth Research for best practices:

Carol Gilligan Research Text

Natural female bonding

Supportive home / school connection

The Power Pyramid Scheme

Personal Contact Leadership through Collaboration

Trust and Understanding

Trust & Understanding Respectful Conflict Resolution

Vertically Horizontally Organically

New Teacher Seminar Support and Fellowship

Mental Health and Stress Management Unexpected Merriment Room for Quirks

Personal ContactSocial Capital

“When the relationships among teachers in a school are characterized by high trust and frequent interaction” –Leana

Tangible Efforts Principal as Faculty Collegial Feedback

Intangible Necessities Tap into each teacher’s personality for

inspiration and motivation Avoid negative spirals; focus on the challenge

Purposeful

listening leads

to purposeful

action!

Leadership through Collaboration Classroom as Inter-dependent Unit

What does this look like? Disagreement produces best products

Challenge yourself - Open your ideas to scrutiny

Use your best resources: Teachers! Evening mini-classes Teacher led PD on pertinent issues Internal Mentoring

Teacher as Griot

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How can you become a griot in your own school?

How can you inspire other teachers towards this same goal?

How can the pyramid help attain this success?

References1. Grolnick, Wendy S. “Parent Styles Associated with

Children's Self-Regulation and Competence in School”. Journal of Educational Psychology. Vol 81(2). June, 1989.

2. Leana, Carrie R. “The Missing Link in School Reform”. Stanford Social Innovation Review. Fall 2011.

3. Myatt, Mike. “The Impact of Un-Learning on Leadership.” SmartBlog on Leadership.http://smartblogs.com/. Sept, 2011.

4. Shearhouse, Susan H. Conflict 101: A Manager’s Guide to Solving Problems So That Everyone Can Get Back to Work. Amacom: May, 2011.