Growing Teacher Leaders: Cultivating, Collaborating, & Cooperating

1. Growing Teacher Leaders:Cultivating, Collaborating, & Cooperating LIASCD October 2013 Erin Gilrein, NBCT English Marguerite Izzo, ‘07 NY Teacher of the Year Jennifer Wolfe, NBCT Social Studies

3. Online Poll: Imagine a world, with no barriers, where district stakeholders are working in partnership to transform educational paradigms. What are teachers doing with you to help you impact student learning? Take This Poll on Poll Everywhere

4. What is an Teacherpreneur? Entrepreneurs “search for change, respond to it and exploit opportunities.” It is time for America to cultivate teacherpreneurs who will do the same, deepening and spreading best policies and practices for 21st-century teaching and learning. -from Teacherpreneurs

5. From Teacherpreneurs Cultivating, Collaborating, & Cooperating

6. Cultivating Teacher Leaders

7. Cultivating Waves of Teacher Leadership From Teacherpreneurs

8. Cultivate Teacher Leaders by: Creating a School Culture for Leadership • Positivity • Respect towards all stakeholders • A culture of hard work & dedication • A culture of inquiry • Openness to change -Charlotte Danielson

9. Cultivating Teacher Leaders by: • Recognizing “skills demonstrated by teachers who continue to teach students but also have an influence that extends beyond their own classrooms to others within their school and elsewhere.” -Charlotte Danielson

10. Collaborating with Teachers • Consider today’s demands: APPR, Common Core, NY Standards, PARCC

11. APPR Grows Leaders Improved Student Learning EngageNY.org 11

12. The Danielson Rubric Reinforces the Common Core Common Core Content Common Core Pedagogy 12 12 EngageNY.org

13. The NYSUT Rubric Reinforces the Common Core Common Core Content Common Core Pedagogy EngageNY.org 13

14. Collaborate for Shared responsibility for students’ literacy development The Standards insist that instruction in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language be a shared responsibility within the school. The K–5 standards include expectations for reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language applicable to a range of subjects, including but not limited to ELA. The grades 6–12 standards are divided into two sections, one for ELA and the other for history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. This division reflects the unique, time-honored place of ELA teachers in developing students’ literacy skills while at the same time recognizing that teachers in other areas must have a role in this development as well. -NYS P-12 CCLS for ELA & Literacy

15. Collaborate to Transform Teaching • Move from Individualism to Professional Communities • Move from Technical & Managed Work to Inquiry and Leadership • Move from Teaching at the Center to Learning at the Center From Lieberman & Miller, 2004

16. Fostering Cooperation “These teachers become owners and investors in the school, rather than mere tenants. They become professionals.” Roland Barth 2001

17. Fostering Cooperation Leading is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That is the only way you are going to get respect from the players. -Larry Bird

18. Do your school structures provide true leadership opportunities? Cooperating for Teacher Leadership • Consider Cultural Factors • Risk taking • Democratic norms • Teachers as professionals • Structural Factors • Mechanisms for involvement in school governance • Mechanisms for proposing ideas • Time for collaboration • Opportunities for skill acquisition

19. Have you heard these voices? How do you engage teachers professionally? How do you harness the opportunity? Cooperate to Create Opportunities • I never propose a new idea because I know it will be shot down. • Every now and then, my colleagues and I muster the courage to make a proposal to the administration; these have received some consideration. • I feel that ideas I have would be welcomed by administrators. • Teachers are actively encouraged to propose new ideas; sometimes there is even funding available to support their implementation.

20. Utilizing Highly Effective Teachers NYSED Teaching Standards and The Frame-work for Teaching

21. NYS Teaching Standards: • Knowledge of Students and Student Learning • Knowledge of Content and Instructional Planning • Instructional Practice • Learning Environment • Assessment for Student Learning • Professional Responsibilities and Collaboration • Professional Growth

22. Research Shows Effective Teaching Is Measurable The difference between an effective and ineffective teacher can approach 11 months of learning for a student in one year For example, on the SAT9 assessment, • Students with the top 25% of teachers learned 5 months more of content than in an average classroom while-- • Students with the bottom 25% of teachers learned nearly 6 months less of content than in an average classroom • For a total of nearly 11 months difference in learning in a single year Months of Learning Gained (Lost) Compared to an Average Teacher +5 months +4.8 months +2.9 months +1.4 months Average Teacher -1.4 months -2.7 months -3.2 months State ELA Test -5.8 months State Math Test Balanced Assessment of Mathematics SAT9/Open-Ended Reading Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Measures of Effective Teaching Project EngageNY.org

23. Teacherpreneurs lead in many capacities inside and outside the classroom. Though they are exceptional teachers, they are not the exception. B Berry Science 2013;340:309-310 Published by AAAS

24. We must develop effective professionals in every classroom to dramatically increase student achievement • Developand support teachers • Help educators understand your impact on students • Support teachers to achieve dramatic gains in student achievement • Foster environment of continual growth for all students and educators • Identify and retain our most effective teachers • Celebrate and learn from your successes • Reward teachers • Retain our most effective teachers in classrooms EngageNY.org

25. Culitvate, Collaborate, & Cooperate What does teacher leadership look like in your school? | Poll Everywhere Brainstorm an action plan for Teacher Leadership that is viable within your school culture. • Create a 6 month, 1 year, and 5 year plan

27. References • Berry, Byrd, & Wieder. Teacherpreneurs. 2013. • Danielson. Enhancing Professional Practice. • EngageNY.org • NYSED.gov

28. Helpful Resources EngageNY Teaching and Learning Resource Website: http://engageny.org Approved Teacher Practice Rubrics: http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/practicerubrics/ Approved Survey Tools: http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/approved-surveys/home.html State Growth Measures for webinars, guides to interpreting growth scores, technical report, FAQs, and sample reports:http://www.engageny.org/resource/resources-about-state-growth-measures Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) Guidance, Road Map, NYSED SLO Template, and Introductory Webinars: http://engageny.org/resource/student-learning-objectives/ Approved Student Assessments for use by School Districts and BOCES in Teacher Evaluations: http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/assessments/ Common Core Toolkit for information about the Common Core State Standards, FAQs, myths vs. facts, and more:http://www.engageny.org/resource/common-core-toolkit Common Core Shifts for resources describing the six instructional shifts needed to effectively implement the Common Core: http://www.engageny.org/resource/common-core-shifts/ Common Core Curriculum for curriculum modules and units in P-12 ELA and math that can be adopted or adapted locally: http://www.engageny.org/common-core-curriculum Common Core Video Series for 15 videos explaining the Common Core in depth and sharing how to implement them in your classrooms: http://www.engageny.org/resource/common-core-video-series/ NYSED Questions: Email educatoreval@mail.nysed.gov EngageNY.org 28