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The Seven Domains of Teacher Leadership
Leadership, Educator Wellness | K-12
The term teacher leadership can be defined as “the set of skills demonstrated by teachers who continue to teach students but also have an influence that extends beyond their own classrooms to others within their own school and elsewhere” (Danielson, 2006, para. 1). As you journey through the process of becoming a teacher leader for your school community, you will be guided through the seven domains of teacher leadership. These domains are designed to develop teacher leaders who will be challenged to reflect continuously upon leadership skills; coaching and mentoring; analysis of assessment and data to impact instruction; strategies for closing the achievement gap through instructional best practices; the need to address equity and diversity in schools; and collaborative efforts to include colleagues, parents, and the community in comprehensive efforts for school improvement.
Through each domain, you will become integrally involved in ongoing reflective practice as teacher leaders in your classrooms, schools, and communities. Reflective teacher leaders use the world of practice, knowledge of pedagogy, knowledge of the learner, and knowledge of content to personally evaluate their effectiveness. This continuous process provides teacher leaders with a basis for self-evaluation that results in leadership development for school improvement.
By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped to make a meaningful impact on your school’s improvement efforts and create a more equitable learning environment for your students.
Connections to Practice
This course provides the following classroom connections:
- Tools to help you facilitate conversations with teams of teachers to deepen instructional practice
- Protocols to support facilitation of the analysis of a range of data, including classroom observations, student work samples, and student assessment data
- Guidance for choosing a topic, conducting research, collecting data, and curating your personalized professional development experience
- Ability to create collaborative professional learning communities that focus on student learning and school improvement
- Designing powerful professional development opportunities and support services that focus on analyzing instruction and student learning so that educators will have positive repercussions for students
- Knowledge about how to compile data to drive continuous improvement in order to promote equitable and culturally responsive opportunities for all students
Course Objectives
In this course, participants will:
- Assess their own competencies as teacher leaders, reflecting on areas of strength on which they can build and areas for growth.
- Collaborate with education stakeholders, including parents, teachers, administrators, and the community, to improve student learning and achievement.
- Analyze data to make pedagogical and content-based decisions that inform teaching, learning, leading, and achievement in the 21st century.
- Incorporate the seven domains of teacher leadership to stimulate dialogue about knowledge, skills, and competencies in their school, district, and profession.
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- Train your staff in as little as eight hours or delve deeper into complex topics in our longer courses.
- Replace in-person PD days with 100% online, self-paced training teachers can complete virtually.
- Get PD tailored to your school's unique needs with our customizable content and flexible solutions.
- Offer higher education rigor and quality designed to give your teachers targeted, relevant training they can apply immediately.
- Increase buy-in and morale by providing teacher choice while maintaining school/district oversight and strategic alignment.
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We intentionally plan and build our course offerings to solve real problems in education. We regularly update our existing catalog and develop new courses based on schools’ needs, trends in K–12 education, and continual feedback from educators. Depending on your needs, you can train your staff in as little as eight hours with our short courses, or delve into complex topics in our longer ones.
Our course writers are content experts with extensive subject matter credentials and classroom experience. They work closely with our development team to build an experience that is relevant, highly practical, and aligned with industry standards. Courses are not just filled with innovative techniques, but also illustrate how to apply these tools in practice. With each course, teachers develop tangible products such as lesson plans or assessments that they can use immediately in their classrooms.
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