Uncovering Teacher Leadership

Sarah V. Mackenzie is associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine. She has dealt with ethical issues in education for many years, first in her own hands-on experiences as a teacher and teacher leader and now in her role as a professor of educational leadership. Her most recent book, Uncovering Teacher Leadership: Essays and Voices From the Field (Corwin, 2007), is a compilation of writing focused on the inner lives of teacher leaders. She and Richard Ackerman published an article in the May 2006 issue of Educational Leadership titled “Uncovering Teacher Leadership.” In all of her work—as a teacher and a teacher of teachers and leaders—she has recognized the critical relationship between what teachers believe about their work and how successfully they perform that work.

"No one could read this book and not be struck by the power and importance of teacher leadership for our schools. The voices from the field don′t merely spell out the power and importance of teacher leadership—they shout it out! One can′t help but be touched by the care, commitment, concern, vulnerability, and honesty expressed by these writers."

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Looking at Teacher Leadership1. Surprising Outcomes or Why Do They Read Macbeth? - Elizabeth Wiley2. The Teacher Leader - Roland S. Barth3. What Research Says About Teacher Leadership - Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller4. Teachers as Leaders: Emergence of a New Paradigm - Frank Crowther, Stephen S. Kaagan, Margaret Ferguson, and Leonne Hann5. Honoring the Uniqueness of Teacher Leaders - Marilyn Katzenmeyer and Gayle Moller6. I′m Not Like You - Laura Reasoner JonesQuestions for Reflection and ConversationPart II: Teacher Leaders Everywhere7. Teacher Professionalism: Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes - Nancy Flanagan8. Leadership to the Fore - Michael Fullan9. Teaching as Leading - Linda Lambert, Michelle Collay, Mary E. Dietz, Karen Kent, and Anna Ershler Richert10. What Teachers Bring to Leadership: The Distinctive Assets of Teachers Who Lead - Gordan A. Donaldson, Jr.11. Leading From the Parking Lot - Barbara H. WhiteQuestions for Reflection and ConversationPart III: The Heart of Teacher Leaders12. The Courage to Lead - Todd West13. On the Balcony - Kathy Stockford14. Teacher Leadership: Noble Aspiration or Myth? - Hank Ogilby15. The Golden Rule of Leadership - Samuel Moring16. A Year in the Life of a Teacher Leader: Enacting Core Beliefs - Terry Young17. Works Well With Others: The Nurturing of a Teacher Leader - Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton18. The Code of Silence - Betsy Webb19. Confessions of a Teacher Leader - Liz Murray20. Reaching Out to Parents - Deborah Vose21. A Roaring Silence - Wendy Lessard22. Education′s Glass Ceiling - William Ferriter23. Learning in the Risk Zone - Stephanie Marshall24. Hard Lessons About Leadership - Jennifer Ribeiro25. I, Leader - Gary ChapinQuestions for Reflection and ConversationPart IV: Keeping the Teacher in the Leader26. Looking Within: A Principal′s Thoughts About Teacher Leadership - George F. Marnik27. Taking on Teacher Leadership: A Foray Into Netherland - JoAnne C. Dowd28. To Lead or Not to Lead? A Quandary for Newly Tenured Teachers - Morgaen L. Donaldson29. The Continuum of Leadership Development: Teacher Leaders Move to Administration - Sarah V. Mackenzie30. Working Together Through Learning-Oriented Leadership: Promising Practices for Supporting Teacher Leadership and Growth - Eleanor E. Drago-Severson31. Encouraging Districtwide Teacher Leadership - Mary Ann MinardQuestions for Reflection and ConversationPart V: Nuturing Teacher Leaders32. It Isn′t Just a Dream - Linda Bowe33. The Heart of Teaching: Making the Connection Between Teaching, Leadership, and Inner Life - Sam M. Intrator34. Learning and Growing From Convening: A Context for Reflecting on Teacher Practice - Eleanor E. Drago-Severson, Jennifer Roloff Welch, and Anne E. Jones35. America′s Teaching Profession and the Teacher Leaders Network - Barnett Berry and John Norton36. Teacher Leaders Redefining the Status Quo Through Critical Friends Groups - Deborah Bambino37. The Paradox of Teacher Leadership - Jed Frank Lippard38. The Times They Are A-changing - Martha McFarland WilliamsQuestions for Reflection and ConversationPart VI: Conclusion39. (How) Can a New Vision of Teacher Leadership Be Fulfilled? - Sarah V. Mackenzie40. Leading From the Back - Richard H. AckermanIndexAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors