tutor's net

As teacher leaders take on new responsibilities and roles, there should also be investments in their growth. Teacher preparation programs should teach recruits to work collaboratively, assume differentiated roles, and research and implement best practices. Teacher leaders are not born; they are made. Universities and non-profits must create new approaches to recruiting and cultivating the teacher leaders needed for 21st century schools. Teacher leadership curriculum should focus on adult learning and organizational change as well as peer review, assessments reforms, virtual networking, and how best to spread new pedagogical strategies. Principal preparation programs should also be redesigned to support the creation of school cultures that encourage teacher-administrator collaboration.