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Developing Leadership Capacity in PDS Master Teachers

Somer Lewis

Amy Garrett Dikkers

Lynn Sikma

Katie Fink

Teacher Leadership in Professional Development Schools

ISBN: 978-1-78743-404-2, eISBN: 978-1-78743-403-5

Publication date: 6 April 2018

Abstract

Grounded in the principles of constructivist leadership, the Master Teacher Program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington began as a three-year initiative to highlight and strengthen the extraordinary work and leadership potential of teachers in a multi-district professional development system. Currently in its fifth year, the program has evolved to include an array of collaborative opportunities impacting not only our partnership teachers, but also college faculty, professional development school beginning teachers, and the students they serve. This chapter shares the experiences of program participants and a multitude of ways in which each has engaged in practices meant to enhance and promote teacher leadership in our partnership.

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Acknowledgments

The Master Teacher Program in the Watson College of Education at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, was initiated by former PDS Director Dr. Donyell Roseboro in 2012–2013. Dr. Roseboro supported the initial cohort during the program’s first two years of implementation. Because of her vision, the program continues to extend the reach of its initial impact and further the mission of our PDS.

Citation

Lewis, S., Dikkers, A.G., Sikma, L. and Fink, K. (2018), "Developing Leadership Capacity in PDS Master Teachers", Hunzicker, J. (Ed.) Teacher Leadership in Professional Development Schools, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 255-268. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78743-403-520181019

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Emerald Publishing Limited