Meaningful Teacher Leadership: Reflection, Refinement, and Student Achievement

"When we lift up our teachers, we lift up our students." -Christina DeMara, Author

Our schools are full of hardworking teachers who have accepted the challenging role of "teacher leader." This research-based handbook is a creative way to build, sustain, and expand teacher leaders on any college or school campus.

Meaningful Teacher Leadership encourages self-reflection to encourage refinement and increase student achievement. This book was developed for lead teachers, coaches, strategists, grade-level leaders, department and content leaders, teacher mentors and for post-secondary teacher programs.

Meaningful Teacher Leadership is designed to be a resource not only for teacher leaders but also for college students and administrators who want to support the development of student achievement.

Meaningful Teacher Leadership is:

- Creative, engaging, and thought-provoking.

- An organized way to hold yourself or others accountable.

- A ready-to-go tool for meetings, classes, or book studies

Meaningful Teacher Leadership entails:

- Leadership skill reflections and case studies.

- Weekly celebrations.

- Meaningful goal-setting.

- Teacher leadership self-reflection.

Meaningful Teacher Reflection:

KNOW: What do I know about Leadership?

FLOW: What is flowing smoothly? What are the things that are going well in the leadership aspect of my life?

GLOW: How do I stand out?

TOW: What am I towing that may be slowing me down from reaching my full leadership potential?

SHOW: What do I show others? How do others perceive me?

BOW & ARROW: What am I ready to launch forward?

GROW: How am I growing as a leader? What am I doing to improve my

leadership skills?

LOW: What is an area of weakness I need to work on?

SNOW: What is cold in my leadership life that requires attention?

SOW: What am I working on? Remember, you reap what you sow

BOWL: What is in my bowl? What leadership resources do I have?

ROW: What am I rowing towards? Am I going in the right direction?

MOW: What is mowing me down and stopping me from moving to the next level of leadership greatness?

OWE: Who do I owe for mentoring me? What am I taking away from my mentors.