Click Below to Apply for the 2018-2020 Teacher Leadership Cohort!


​Year 1

"I used to think that leadership was a project or a duty. In Educational Leadership, I  learned skills, techniques and information that I will take with me into my professional life and personal. I am a fuller person because of this experience."
                                                                                                                                              -- Current Program Participant

Educational Leadership 

Recognize individual strengths & the personal/shared values that inform decision-making & infuse teaching practice & school culture. Develop the capacity to build & manage effective collaborative teams & facilitate meaningful change.
 
 This course draws from the Center for Educational Leadership’s Framework for Instructional Leadership & from the leadership frameworks developed by the Center for Courage & Renewal . 

Instructional Leadership 

Learn & practice strategies for analyzing instruction, engaging in peer-to-peer observations, examining student work collaboratively & facilitating a growth-oriented professional teaching culture. Understand the role of student engagement in successful academic outcomes and strategies for aligning instruction with the current literature on student engagement.
 
This course draws from Six Essential Practices (SOAR™) for implementing CCSS developed by UC Davis’s REEd Center.  

Year 2

Data Leadership 

Understand & articulate problems of practice that can be meaningfully addressed by the strategic use of data. Identify relevant site-specific data that can inform a deeper understanding of complex educational challenges. Practice the collection, analysis and reporting of relevant data to address challenges in participants’ own educational context to facilitate meaningful professional growth.  
 
This course draws from current Design Thinking literature & emphasizes the complimentary role of quantitative & qualitative data in understanding complex educational challenges. 

Capstone Project

Develop a capstone project to address a complex problem of practice or educational challenge in the teacher leader’s educational context. Practice designing adult learning experiences & facilitating group dynamics. Collaboratively develop a pathway for applying skills and expertise in participant’s own education context with an school/district administrator.
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This course draws from the Center for Educational Leadership’s Framework for Instructional Leadership.

"I now think that I am a fierce leader with direction and purpose!"                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                      -- Current Program Participant

"I never feel like this program is something more that I have to do. It's something that I get to do!"                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                   -- Current Program Participant

Click Below to Apply for the 2018-2020 Teacher Leadership Cohort!