Summary of all Curriculum Modules

Teacher Leaders are educators who use their expertise to improve student learning by working outside the classroom in formal and informal ways to augment the professional skills of colleagues, to strengthen the culture of the school, and to improve the quality of instruction.

For the last ten years, DASL has been working to develop a cohesive leadership system for Delaware through a grant from The Wallace Foundation. One of the key findings from a decade of work is the important role of teacher leaders in working with principals to improve student achievement. DASL collaborated with leaders from Kentucky, Ohio, Kansas, Alabama, and Delaware to develop a national curriculum for training teacher leaders. DASL is offering professional development based on this national curriculum.

Each course listed below contains 3 modules that DASL can use to help further develop your teacher leaders. DASL will meet with district and charter school representatives to customize the professional development based on school success plans.

Teacher Leader Curriculum

INTRODUCTION

A. DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE WHOLE SCHOOL
1. Understanding How Schools Work
2. Understanding Professional Responsibilities of Leaders
3. Developing a Deeper Understanding of Leadership

B. WORKING PRODUCTIVELY WITH OTHERS
4. Developing More Effective Interpersonal Skills
5. Learning to Coach/Mentor Others
6. Facilitating Productive Collaboration

C. DEEPENING THE INSTRUCTIONAL CAPACITY OF COLLEAGUES
7. Designing and Implementing High-quality Professional Development
8. Recognizing, Assessing, and Supporting Quality Instructional Practices with Colleagues
9. Program Evaluation on Teacher Leaders

D. LEADING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
10. Developing and Sustaining Professional Learning Communities
11. Leading Change
12. Teacher Leader Research I
13. Teacher Leadership Research II
14. Promoting Equitable Schools for Youngsters and Families