A Developmental Professional Development Institute for Teacher Leaders and Principals to Lead Together

• In Event: Not Alone: Educational Leaders Uniting to Address Pressing and Emerging Challenges

Abstract

This paper presents the experience of 13 teachers and six administrators who completed a district sponsored, job embedded, developmentally intentional leadership institute (DILI) and sought to learn how, if at all, the DILI helped them learn and apply leadership skills. Utilizing 34 hours of interview data from the teachers and administrators who participated in the DILI I highlight how all 13 of the teachers described the assumption of greater responsibility experiences supported the assumption of new leadership responsibilities which positively influenced the district. I discuss implications for teacher leadership preparation that is relevant as schools address the demands of distance learning and social justice. My research concludes that an administrator supported, job-embedded, longitudinal developmental approach is critical to school leadership.

Author

• Christy O’Connor, Florham Park Board of Education
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