Teacher leadership builds confidence. After one year of leading their peers, 86% of teacher leaders felt confident in their role as a teacher leader.
Source: The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning (2017). TPN Teacher Leader Survey.
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Two-Way Learning
TPN teacher leaders value learning alongside peers, exchanging ideas and strategies in a safe environment. They found these collaborative sessions increased confidence – both for teachers and for the teacher leader - and reduced isolative practices at...
Leading Adult Learning
TPN teacher leaders improved their own effectiveness and confidence as leaders and facilitators of adult learning and focused on how best to meet the needs and learning styles of the individual teachers they supported. Source: The Center for the...
Teacher Leader as Lead Learner
Being a TPN teacher leader increased participants’ understanding of rigor and data-based decision making. TPN teacher leaders also report being better informed about how to positively impact student learning. Source: The Center for the Future of...
The Role of Reflection
To help teachers become more habitual in thinking deeply about their own practice, TPN teacher leaders incorporate reflective questions throughout each learning cycle. 95% of TPN teacher leaders report that reflective activities effectively support their...
Putting Student Work to Work
93% of TPN teacher leaders report that collectively looking at student work is an effective strategy in supporting their teachers’ professional learning. Source: The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning (2018). Read Our Other...
Why Teachers Lead
Why teachers lead. When TPN teacher leaders were asked what motivates them to lead, 100% reported they do so to improve student learning and student achievement. Source: The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning (2018). Read Our Other...
Reflective Practice in Action
To help teachers become more habitual in thinking deeply about their own practice, TPN teacher leaders incorporate reflective questions throughout each learning cycle. Source: The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning (2017) TPN Teacher Leader...
Teacher-led Learning Cycles
Research has shown that teacher leaders are better prepared to lead when armed with tools or a structure, such as a learning cycle, to guide how they lead professional learning for their peers. Source: The Center for the Future of Teaching and...
Putting a Lens on Teacher Practice
Putting a lens on teacher practice. Video-based peer coaching offers teachers the rare opportunity to view and reflect on classroom teaching and engage in evidence-based discussions that lead to improved practice. Source: The Center for the Future...
Effective leaders, effective teachers
Effective leaders, effective teachers. 91% of reporting TPN teacher leaders are confident in their ability to effectively teach college and career ready standards and 91% of teachers who worked with these TPN teacher leaders report having gained valuable...
