Teacher Leadership Academy

Have teachers in new leadership or coaching positions? The Teacher Leadership Academy provides concentrated, high-quality professional learning for established teachers searching for the knowledge and tools to be more effective coaches and team leaders.

Why

Teacher leaders play a vital role as districts work to ensure equity and access for all students to meet the rigorous expectations of the California content standards. The San Diego County Office of Education is committed to providing professional learning that meets the needs of our essential teacher leaders.

What and How

This multiple-day, intensive Teacher Leadership Academy is a great fit for teachers on special assignment, content coaches, and grade-level and team leads of all content areas grades K-12.

The Teacher Leadership Academy is designed with your schedule in mind. Begin the academy in August with two full day sessions devoted to building your capacity as a coach and teacher leader. Days three and four will bring the school team from learning to doing in the school context with two days of on-site learning application. Dates, location, and content of the on-site practicums will be determined by the school team. 

What Teachers Say About the Academy

• "I appreciated the emphasis on building on the teacher’s strengths during the coaching process. I think it eases the relationship between coach and teacher by starting with the understanding that they are doing something right, now let’s go from there." 
• "I am now more aware of the structure of a coaching session, and I have new strategies that I can use when coaching teachers at my school. Most importantly, I was able to catch myself “giving solutions” instead of guiding teachers in a reflective process in order to develop their own." 
• "This program helped me reflect on how I provide feedback to colleagues and peers as it pertains to their goals without pushing my own agenda."

Please contact Cherissa Beck if you would like to offer the Teacher Leadership Academy for your school or district.

	Days 1 - 2	Days 3 - 4
Focus	Building My Capacity as a Coach and Teacher Leader	Four Hour On-Site Practicum sites and groups to be determined
Overview	Learn approaches and access tools that will help you strengthen your leadership voice and develop a partnership approach to student-centered coaching.	Practice using approaches, strategies, and tools introduced in the institute within your context.
Dates/Times	TBD	TBD by the school team
Registration	TBD

Outcomes

• Promote equitable practices so that all students have access to rigorous learning opportunities.
• Develop expert noticing and use an instructional framework as a tool to build a common understanding of high-quality teaching and learning.
• Apply practices to specific content areas that center on student learning.
• Integrate instructional knowledge into practice within the context of a particular school or district.
• Develop a leadership voice in alignment with your school’s values and mission.

Main Contacts

Cherissa Kreider-Beck
Coordinator, Language Arts

Jennifer Currie Upham
Coordinator, Language Arts