Veteran teacher Crissy Hall shares principles and beliefs that guide her work as an impactful teacher leader in an urban school. She speaks with credibility, efficacy, as one who continues to walk the walk in the profession.  

How might every learner benefit from working with a skilled teacher leader/coach? Amanda Williamson's story of how a teacher leader/coach invested in her early in her career reveals how she approaches opportunities in the profession today.

How does providing teacher leadership opportunities help to keep teachers in the profession? Heath Hogan’s experiences in helping teachers see a wide perspective in the profession show us some broad horizons for how to strengthen teacher leadership. 

Where do teacher leaders come from? April’s story of relentless growth and taking full advantage of opportunities gives us some insight into that question.

How do teacher leaders contribute to school improvement? Principal Jody Foster leverages teacher leaders on the building leadership team to provide representation and advocacy to move the needle on school improvement. 

One tenacious teacher leader + a sense of urgency + skilled intervention =  impact for students. Melissa Morgan, instructional coach, shares about a time she influenced other adults to join her in serving struggling students. 

Bite-sized professional development focused on continuous school improvement. Each series is focused around a topic. The first series is Teacher Leaders. Guests have 3 uninterrupted minutes to share their thinking. It is followed up by a question to push the audience's thinking. Focused on supporting Kansas Educators in continuous school improvement. A series from the Kansas Learning Network. A contract funded by the Kansas State Department of Education and administered by Southwest Plains Regional Service Center. For additional resources visit https://www.ksdetasn.org/kln.