Daniel R. Tomal, Ph.D.is a Professor at Concordia University Chicago teaching educational leadership. He is a consultant and an author of twelve books such as Action Research for Educator, Challenging Students to Learn, Resource Management for School Administrators (with Craig Schilling), Managing Human Resource and Collective Bargaining (with Craig Schilling) and Leading School Change: Maximizing resources for school improvement (with Craig Schilling and Margaret Trybus) by Rowman & Littlefield Education, and has made guest appearance on many national radio and television shows. Craig A. Schilling, Ed.D. is an Associate Professor at Concordia University Chicago teaching education finance, law, human resources and school business management. He is author of Resource Management for School Administrators (with Dan Tomal), Managing Human Resource and Collective Bargaining (with Dan Tomal) and Leading School Change: Maximizing resources for school improvement (with Craig Schilling and Margaret Trybus) by Rowman & Littlefield Education He has served on a number of state and national associations and spoken at state, national and international conferences.Robert Wilhite, Ed.D. is a Professor and the Department Chair for Leadership at Concordia University Chicago. He teaches educational law, instructional leadership, supervisory practices, and school evaluation change processes. He is a former elementary, middle school, and high school principal, associate superintendent for curriculum and instruction, and superintendent of schools. He has most recently published articles on homeless students and adaptive leadership, “Chicago HOPES: Eliminating Educational Roadblocks for Homeless Students, “American School Board Journal, May 2011, “Applying Adaptive Leadership to Sustain K-12 District Initiatives and Challenges,” International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, Vol. 5 No. 3, 2010. He has facilitated training programs for the Midwest Principal Center and consulted with school districts across northern Illinois. He currently serves on the Illinois Licensure Board, Principal Review Panel, evaluating the design of university principal preparation programs in Illinois.

The book distills many topics covered in the courses of an educational leadership degree or certificate program into a reference guidebook. . . .In summary, the book is a reasonable reference for those new to the school administration profession.

• Foreword AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 Defining the Teacher as Leader ObjectivesInformal and Formal Teacher LeadersThe Need for Teacher LeadersShared Leadership and School ImprovementState Initiatives in Teacher LeadershipSummaryCase StudyExercises and Discussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 2 The Nature of Teacher Leaders ObjectivesTeacher Leader Pathways Teacher Leader Roles and FunctionsSuccessful Leadership FactorsA Study of Teacher Leader Core CompetenciesSummary Case StudyExercises and Discussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 3 Standards Based Teacher Leadership ObjectivesNational Leadership StandardsThe Seven Teacher Leader Model Standards SummaryCase StudyExercises and Discussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 4 Selecting, Coaching and Mentoring Objectives Interviewing and Selecting ApplicantsOrienting, Coaching, and Mentoring EmployeesUnderstanding Employment Laws when CoachingSummary Case StudyExercises and Discussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 5 Leading and Motivating ObjectivesLeading Team MembersMotivating Team Members Building Teamwork and AccountabilitySummaryCase StudyExercises and Discussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 6 Communicating, Collaborating, and Evaluating ObjectivesCommunicating with Team MembersEffective Nonverbal CommunicationEffective Verbal Communication Managing conflicts and building collaborationConducting Performance EvaluationsSummary Case StudyExercises and Discussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 7 Managing Change ObjectivesThe Need for ChangeTeacher Leaders as Change AgentsChange Skills for Teacher LeadersExecuting Change – Trends and ChallengesSummaryCase StudyExercises and Discussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 8 Managing Resources to Promote Student Learning ObjectivesResources and Student AchievementAllocating and Managing Resources Managing TechnologySummaryCase StudyExercises and Discussion QuestionsReferencesChapter 9. School Improvement and Teacher Leadership ObjectivesModels for School ImprovementCritical Issues in Promoting School ImprovementEstablishing and Obtaining AccountabilitySummaryCase StudyExercises and Discussion QuestionsReferencesEpilogue Appendix A – Teacher Leader websitesAppendix B – Teacher Leader Model StandardsAppendix C – Technology Standards for School AdministratorsAppendix D – ISLLC standardsAppendix E – ELCC standardsAppendix F – InTASC standardsAbout the AuthorsIndex