Creating a Developmentally Intentional Holding Environment in Support of Teacher Leadership

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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 f I highlight how all 13 of the teachers described the assumption of greater responsibility, I discuss how a developmentally intentional holding environment was critical for the teachers not just while they were learning but also as they assumed leadership responsibilities. I discuss implications for teacher leadership preparation that is relevant as schools address the demands of social justice.

Author

• Christy O’Connor, Florham Park Board of Education