Awakening the Sleeping Giant : Leadership Development for Teachers

By Marilyn H. Katzenmeyer, Gayle V. Moller, Gayle Moller

Book Overview

Focuses on how teachers can develop and improve their leadership skills. As parents, communities, the media, and schools clamor for school reform, there is increasing recognition that teachers must take a leading role if significant change is truly to occur. Addressing this need, the authors present step-by-step methods for teachers striving to gain influence in leadership roles, including: * A definition of teacher leadership and examples of teachers in leadership roles * A framework on how to approach the development of teacher leaders * Suggestions for creating a friendly school environment and support systems for teacher leaders * Tips at the end of each chapter directed to teachers, principals, superintendents, and district staff * Self-assessment instruments: the Readiness for Teacher Leadership Survey and the Philosophy of Education Inventory (the latter developed by Lorraine Zinn)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803964757
• ISBN13: 9780803964754
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"