Cambridge School Public educators, Michele Lippens (Special Educator at the Peabody School) and Karla Anderson (Teacher at the Kennedy-Longfellow School), were accepted into the Teacher Leadership Initiative (TLI) program for 2014-2015. The partners in the Teacher Leadership Initiative, comprised of the National Education Association, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and the Center for Teaching Quality, not only understand the need for teacher leadership at every school site and district in the country: they envision a powerful new model for teacher leadership that stretches beyond previously held beliefs about the collective power of educators.
"TLI is a product of the organizations’ shared vision of teacher-leadership advancing the profession. The long-term goals of the TLI are:
- define the foundational competencies of teacher leadership; and
- develop relevant experiences and supports to help teachers cultivate those competencies; and
- activate teachers to be leaders for their profession as a result of their participation in this process.
One hundred and fifty educators representing Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Mississippi were chosen for the 2014 pilot year." Participants will engage with an interactive curriculum designed and facilitated by other expert teachers. Once teacher leaders have been prepared, TLI will mobilize their leadership to help advance student learning, strengthen the teaching profession, and provide vision and direction to the Association. In addition, the partners will develop systems to support their on-going professional growth.
Source: National Educational Association