•In her interview, Moller
discusses the role of the principal in teacher leadership. What have you
observed in your experiences? Did you observe principals or other
administrators supporting teachers in leadership roles, sharing the
responsibility for providing leadership to initiatives in the school with
teachers, engaging in what we call "distributed leadership" with
teachers or other specialists? Moller also includes a list of three things she
thinks need to occur in the future to promote teacher leadership (near the end
of the interview transcript). Think about these three things and whether or not
you think they would make a difference from your perspective.
My experience is perfect for this
point in the assignment. This is my
first year of teaching and as with many first years I am sure, it has been a
little challenging. Within the first 4
months of school I had already gotten a few parental phone calls and been
summoned to the principal’s office for a meeting with a few of my students who
thought I was being an unfair teacher. The
principal backed my situation each time.
Even though it was a tough situation, the principal was able to get my
view across effectively and able to resolve the situations with no further
comments. I feel this is how principals
should be. They should support the
teachers decisions and if any questions should come up, then the principal
should handle them in a professional manor, as I have experienced. Moller’s
three points currently do not change or differ my perspective, but since this
is my first year of teaching I am sure I will alter my views in the
future.
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