Jan Burgess spent 24 years in school administration, as an elementary and middle school principal, following eight years as a teacher and counselor. Her work with teachers and teacher leaders over those years framed her understanding of shared leadership, what it takes to create a culture to sustain learning, and how teaching practices impact learning. Jan has experienced firsthand the synergy that develops in vibrant learning environments for students and what it takes to make learning irresistible.

What brings Leading the Parade! credibility is that the author, Jan Burgess, a highly successful elementary and middle school principal, brought this leadership to her life’s work. The book provides the theory that supports and recognizes the day to day reality of teachers as leaders; cites research to support that theory; puts the reader in the position of a teacher leader by asking questions that arise in the typical world of work in a school; and offers answers that are collaborative and practical. Leading the Parade!Teachers Connecting People, Purpose, and Practice, isa book for administrators, instructional coaches and teacher leaders who want to maximize student learning by recognizing, directing, and supporting teacher leaders, whose efforts tying people, purpose and practice together makes all the difference.

• Foreword—Jack BerckemeyerPrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter One: PerspectiveChapter Two: PurposeChapter Three: People– Relationships & TrustChapter Four: Processes & Structures Chapter Five: At the Center of PracticeChapter Six: A Brief Word about TechnologyChapter Seven: Teacher Leaders as Agents of ChangeTools and Activities ListReferencesIndexAbout the Author