Teacher leadership in professional development schools / edited by Jana Hunzicker.

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Intro; Teacher Leadership in Professional Development Schools; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Dedication; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Professional Development Schools: An Overview and Brief History; Definition and Core Purposes of Professional Development Schools; Continuous Learning of all PDS Stakeholders; Complexities of PDS Work; A Brief History of Professional Development Schools; From Sputnik to "A Nation Prepared"; Launch of the PDS Movement; The Early Years of PDS; The Creation of PDS Standards, Structures, and Networks; Professional Development Schools Today; Conclusion.

Section I: Teacher Leadership and Student LearningChapter 3: Collaborative Leadership in Meeting the Needs of English Learners in an Urban Elementary PDS; The Lehman/Public School 291 PDS Partnership; Research-Based Teaching Practice for Ensuring Els' Academic Success; Teacher Leadership in the PDS Context; Aligning the Teacher Leader Model Standards to PDS Functions; Promoting Pre-Service Candidate Learning Through Mentoring; Helping PreService Candidates Understand the Factors that Affect ELs' Learning; Using a Gradual Release Model to Mentor Student Teachers.

Teacher Leaders Shaping the Preservice Teacher Education CurriculumTeacher Leaders as Learning Facilitators for Practicing Teachers; Professional Learning Series on Core Practices for all PDS Faculty; Professional Learning Series on the NYSESLAT for Classroom Teachers of ELs; Facilitating Teacher Learning in the Classroom; Evidence of Teacher Learning and Student Learning; Evidence of Student Learning; Classroom-based evidence of els' learning in the pds; Standardized measures of English language proficiency; Long-term effects; Conclusion; References.

Chapter 4: De-Tracking Ninth Grade Algebra: A Teacher Leadership Success StoryTheoretical Framework/Literature Review; Background; Research Methods; Findings; Instructional Leadership; Teacher Buy-in; Student Learning Outcomes; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Moving from Collaborative Teacher inquiry to Leadership: Four Stories from Project Teacher Leadership; Why Teacher Leadership? Why Collaborative Inquiry? Why Professional Development Schools?; The Project; The Context; The Process; Phase one: information meeting; Phase two: weekend workshop.

Featuring scholarly descriptions, teacher leader reflections, and thoughtful questions, this thoughtful collection will immerse readers in deep exploration of teacher leadership and student learning; definitions, structures, and cultures that promote teacher leadership; and teacher leader preparation and development.

Includes bibliographical references.

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