The teacher leader understands that the processes of teaching and learning are constantly evolving. The teacher leader designs and facilitates job-embedded professional development opportunities that are aligned with school improvement goals.
Functions
The teacher leader:
a) Collaborates with colleagues and school administrators to plan professional learning that is team-based, job-embedded, sustained over time, aligned with content standards, and linked to school/district improvement goals;
b) Uses information about adult learning to respond to the diverse learning needs of colleagues by identifying, promoting, and facilitating varied and differentiated professional learning;
c) Facilitates professional learning among colleagues;
d) Identifies and uses appropriate technologies to promote collaborative and differentiated professional learning;
e) Works with colleagues to collect, analyze, and disseminate data related to the quality of professional learning and its effect on teaching and student learning;
f) Advocates for sufficient preparation, time, and support for colleagues to work in teams to engage in job-embedded professional learning;
g) Provides constructive feedback to colleagues to strengthen teaching practice and improve student learning; and
h) Uses information about emerging education,
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