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Lieberman (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching) and Miller (educational leadership, U. of Southern Maine) examine social changes that have led to the current angst, stress, and confusion in teaching, in learning, and in schools, and how teacher leaders can make a difference in transforming schools. The text includes case studies of innovative programs and stories of individual teachers who are successfully facing the challenges of education in the 21st century. Suitable for both new and experienced teachers. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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In Teacher Leadership, Lieberman and Miller discuss current changes in the teacher's role, and make sense of the research on teacher leadership. They offer case studies of innovative programs - such as the National Writing Project - that provide teachers with opportunities to lead within a professional community. In addition, they tell stories of individual teachers - from Maine to California - who are able to lead in a variety of contexts. Teacher Leadership offers a new standard of teaching and community that recognizes all teachers as leaders. It shows how to develop learning communities that include rather than exclude, create knowledge rather than merely apply it, and that offer challenge and support to both new and experienced teachers. This book is a volume in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education - a series designed to meet the demand for new ideas and insights about leadership in schools.
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