Confronting Myths about Teacher Leadership

Autor/inn/en	Sinha, Somnath; Hanuscin, Deborah; Rebello, Carina; Muslu, Nilay; Cheng, Ya-Wen
Titel	Confronting Myths about Teacher Leadership
Quelle	In: European Journal of Physics Education, 3 (2012) 2, S.12-21 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1309-7202
Schlagwörter	Teacher Leadership; Misconceptions; Faculty Development; Capacity Building; Leadership Training; Physics; Leadership Styles; Barriers; College Freshmen; College Science; Science Course Improvement Projects; Communities of Practice; Social Networks; Computer Mediated Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerfunktionsstelle; Missverständnis; Führungslehre; Physik; Führungsstil; Studienanfänger; Community; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Computerkonferenz
Abstract	"Leadership in Freshman Physics" is an NSF-funded professional development program designed to support 9th grade teacher leaders in the successful implementation of a "Physics First" or curriculum sequence that places physics prior to biology and chemistry. Leadership is viewed as an essential component in the initial success and long-term sustainability of such reforms. However, our own experiences working with teachers and the growing body of literature cautions that teachers may not view themselves as leaders and may hold ideas counterproductive to their development as leaders. In this article, we consider teachers' myths about leadership, and describe how we helped teachers confront these in a professional development program. In this program, each teacher designed a plan of action, based on his or her professional experiences and school environment. A web-based online learning community was established to serve as a platform of interaction and support among teachers and project staff throughout the year. We emphasize that by developing their capacity for leadership, teachers can make a difference beyond their own classrooms through empowering others. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Erciyes University. Melikgazi, Kayseri, 38039 Turkey. Tel: +90-352-207-6666; Web site: http://ejpe.erciyes.edu.tr/index.php/EJPE
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01