Principals and Teachers: Partners in Leadership
Post submitted by Whole Child Blogger Carole Hayward
In a session at ASCD’s Fall Conference in October, Phyllis Pajardo, human resources assistant superintendent, and Brandon Wolfe, principal, both from Fairfax County, Va., asked participants to think deeply about leadership and what it means to be an effective leader, as well as to honestly assess their own leadership skills.
Pajardo asked participants to define in their own words, “teacher leadership,” “building capacity,” and “partnership,” and to also consider how much time their schools currently invest in teacher professional development.
Pajardo discussed the ways the job of the teacher has expanded and changed over the years to include acting as leaders of school improvement, facilitators of professional learning, facilitators of student transitions across
In a session at ASCD’s Fall Conference in October, Phyllis Pajardo, human resources assistant superintendent, and Brandon Wolfe, principal, both from Fairfax County, Va., asked participants to think deeply about leadership and what it means to be an effective leader, as well as to honestly assess their own leadership skills.
Pajardo asked participants to define in their own words, “teacher leadership,” “building capacity,” and “partnership,” and to also consider how much time their schools currently invest in teacher professional development.
Pajardo discussed the ways the job of the teacher has expanded and changed over the years to include acting as leaders of school improvement, facilitators of professional learning, facilitators of student transitions across