Teacher Leadership Quiz

What is teacher leadership?

• A way of combining the explicit and tacit ways of knowing

• A way of understanding the connections between knowledge and practice

• A way of negotiating the tensions between privacy and a new view of community

• A way of organizing learning

Who are teacher leaders?

• Teachers who have never collaborated with their peers

• Teachers with no teaching experience

• Teachers with significant teaching experience

• Teachers who are not respected by their colleagues

What are some qualities of teacher leaders as teachers?

• Lack of respect from colleagues

• Sensitivity and receptivity to the thoughts and feelings of others

• Inability to manage workload

• Lack of enthusiasm for teaching

All of the following are barriers in developing teacher leadership EXCEPT

• Top-down management structures in schools

• Fear and uncertainty

• Being ostracized by colleagues

• Egalitarian values among teachers

What is one way to develop teacher leadership?

• Isolating teachers from each other

• Limiting opportunities for continuous professional development

• Mentoring, Observation, Peer coaching, and Mutual reflection

• Decreasing teachers' self-confidence to act as leaders