Leadership Tools for Teacher Leaders
International schools worldwide have adopted an organizational model which often includes grade level team leaders/year group leaders, heads of department and PLC leaders. These leaders are critical to student learning and continuous improvement, yet we often fail to provide specific, practical training for the job to be well done. This unique learning experience is designed to help teacher leaders in international school settings become more skilled at facilitating this impactful work.
What you are going to learn
Learning Outcomes
In this course you will learn how to:
- Clearly identify what is and is not your role
- Identify the essential skills of effective teams and the stages of team development
- (Re)structure team meetings into collaborative sessions focused on improving student learning
- Lead the process of setting student learning goals
- Choose efficient decision making strategies to use in collaborative sessions
- Recognize the stages of change and use strategies to support teams in the change process
What's My Commitment online?
This course has four learning modules. Modules become available every two weeks during the course. You will have two weeks to complete all learning tasks before the next module drops. In order to earn your Certificate of Completion for this course and count this course towards your Certificate of International School Teacher Leadership you will need to:
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Complete all learning tasks including quizzes and "stop and reflect" opportunities
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Engage in one job embedded learning task, per learning module, and share a reflection of your learning
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Participate in discussion posts to share ideas and experiences with your international school course colleagues
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Share your learning from one of the curated Go Deep resources from each learning module
What's My Commitment in person?
You Are a Leader!
Increase your leadership skills and focus on student learning. You are on your way to earning your certificate of international school teacher leadership! The strategies and tools from this course are designed to help you effectively lead your team while improving student learning.