What does it look like when a teacher is involved in Professional Learning Communities? The Center for Teaching Quality, a national nonprofit based in NC, believes in the idea of “teacherpreneurs”. Teachers should lead the way and be given a schedule that allows time to mentor, collaborate, and discuss policy, as well as teaching. With experience, your interests will shift or new opportunities may present themselves. As you take on new roles, you should continue to increase your skills, knowledge and connections to increase your effectiveness. Notice this process is not linear. Teachers are not expected to focus on all areas at one time. Teacher leaders do not move in a linear path, and leadership development is not dependent on completion of one level at a time. As you study this set of competencies, you will see natural connections to the NC Teacher Evaluation Tool as well as the NBPTS Five Core Propositions. These competencies reflect what is already happening in classrooms and schools and encourage the iterative process that teacher leaders use to achieve their potential.
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