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Teacher leadership

noun

The involvement of classroom teachers in school leadership bodies, positions, and roles including the Instructional Leadership Team, department and grade level chairs, committees, instructional coaches, and other special assignments. At teacher-powered schools, all teachers take on teacher leadership roles.

About the Glossary

This glossary is a collection of terms related to teacher-powered schools — namely, terms around teachers, leadership, governance, collaboration, and teams.