QUIZ

1. Research for 5 various literature you can find from online on 'Teacher
Leadership'. (5p)

1) The Influence of Teacher Leaders in Education Policy Development by Louis

L. Warren (2015).
- This paper which was written by Warren (2015) provide a view on teacher
leader’s role in creating policy. Since teacher leaders are associated with
so many activities such as professional development and formal and
informal leadership roles, Warren find the need to legitimize teacher
leader’s role in influencing policy development at school. Warren utilized
variety of scholars’ viewpoint including the definition of teacher leader and
importance of teacher leader’s involvement in policy making in order to
prove the point that there are many roles that teacher leader play in
influencing educational policy progress. As the result, Warren proved how
significant are teacher leader in affecting educational policy making by
reason of their roles and traits in improving school programs.
- Literature Reference:

Warren, L. L. (2015, November 5). The Influence of Teacher Leaders in

Education Policy Development. CiteSeerX.
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?
doi=10.1.1.1046.8731&rep=rep1&type=pdf

2) Utilizing Teacher Leadership as a Catalyst for Change in Schools by

Raymond J. Ankrum (2016).
- Noticing the fact that school leaders are always in search of teacher
leader who are capable and willing to go extra miles for school
improvement, Ankrum (2016) centered this paper on searching ways to
leverage relationships between school leaders and teacher leaders in
attempt to obtain maximum output from school staff. By using survey as
 the writer’s methodology, the outcome shows how sharing beliefs in
responsibility, leadership and accountability among the school community
could be used as a catalyst for change in the school community.
- Literature Reference:

Ankrum, R. J. (2016, March 30). Utilizing Teacher Leadership as a Catalyst for

Change in Schools. Institute of Education Sciences (ERIC).
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1127536.pdf

3) The Factors Affecting Teacher Leadership in Malaysian Primary Schools by

Hamidah Yusof, Lechumy Vyapuri, Abdul Norasibah, Mahaliza Mansor, Mohd
Asri and Mohd Asri Mohd Noor (2017)
- By utilizing questionnaire as the methodology in collecting data, this study
desires to identify teachers’ level of leadership and the factor that affect
their leadership. The writers found that the level of leadership among
teachers’ in Malaysian primary school is moderate and the school culture,
teachers’ attitude and personality were the factors affecting teacher
leadership. Therefore, as a conclusion to this article the writers propose
teachers to get provided with leadership and competency courses to
enhance teachers’ leadership skills in the school.
- Literature Reference:

Yusof, H., Vyapuri, L., Norasibah, A., Mansor, M., Asri, M., & Mohd Noor,
M. A. (2017, July). The Factors Affecting Teacher Leadership in
Malaysian Primary Schools. ResearchGate.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319503517_The_Factors
_Affecting_Teacher_Leadership_in_Malaysian_Primary_Schools
4) Leadership Effectiveness of Pre-service Teachers in Relation to Their Attitude
Towards Teacher Leadership by Sabeena P.S. and N. Muthaiah (2019).
- The writers believe that many teachers are capable of becoming leader
among their peers as teachers have the ability to lead in variety of ways
and providing leadership training can do much of a help in helping
teachers to understand teacher leaders’ roles and responsibilities. For a
better result, the writers suggest to provide teachers’ in pre-service
program effective leaderships training. According to their study that was
conducted on 160 pre-service teachers pursuing Bachelor in Education,
the pre-service teachers’ attitude to teacher leadership is indeed a good
predictor to their leadership effectiveness. Thus, exist the need in
consolidating leadership training during teachers’ pre service training.
- Literature Refrence:

Sabeena, P. S., & Muthaiah, N. (2019). LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS

OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS IN RELATION TO THEIR
ATTITUDE TOWARDS TEACHER LEADERSHIP. Academia.
https://www.academia.edu/43651021/LEADERSHIP_EFFECTIVEN
ESS_OF_PRE_SERVICE_TEACHERS_IN_RELATION_TO_THEI
R_ATTITUDE_TOWARDS_TEACHER_LEADERSHIP

5) Revisiting Teacher Leadership: Perceptions of Teachers and Principals by

Suzanne Harrison and Ginny Birky (2011).
- In this paper, the writers intended to explore principals and teachers’
perceptions towards teacher leadership by selecting 51 teachers and 12
principals from Oregon as their study participant. The outcome can be
classified into four themes which as collaboration, interpersonal
relationships, managing the work, and teaching and learning. As in
collaboration, teacher leaders are said to engage actively in a
collaborative environment with administrators and colleagues. In terms of
interpersonal relationships, maintaining honesty, trustworthiness, being a
good listener, honesty, caring and serving are related to teacher leaders
 while enhancing mission, focusing on school’s vision, developing plans
and chairing committee are frequently mentioned in managing work-
related tasks. Teacher leaders are seen to execute the planning,
implementation and evaluation of instructional practices and student
outcomes in the teaching and learning context.
- Literature Reference:

Harrison, S., & Birky, G. (2011, September). 5)Revisiting Teacher

Leadership: Perceptions of Teachers and Principals. PDXScholar.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?
article=1055&context=nwjte
2. List 5 leadership qualities of a 'Teacher Leader' and briefly explain each. (10p)
 There are several qualities that teacher leader has which indicate a noteworthy
difference between them and normal teachers. Below are the qualities of teacher
leader obtained from Nathan Bond’s the Power of Teacher Leaders book.
1) Openness.
- In order to collect source to enhance education, teacher leaders are
eager to explore variety of options open-mindedly, creatively and
flexibly (Kappa Delta Pi, 2015).
2) Vision.
- Teacher leaders diligently delve for opportunities to solve problems
or develop the school instead of waiting for everything to get done
and this characteristic of them foster inspiration beyond the school
(Kappa Delta Pi, 2015). This quality is vital in teacher leaders as it
work not only as their direction, but for the whole team members as
well.
3) Risk Taking.
- This very characteristic will drive teacher leaders to go extra miles
for the sake of students’ learning and any failure along the way
won’t stop them (Kappa Delta Pi, 2015) because failure is best
teacher indeed.
4) Teamwork.
- Teacher leaders realize the importance in strengthening their bond
with variety of stakeholders such as colleagues, families and
administrators. Thus, they grind their way to the stakeholder’s heart
to achieve positive relationships that allow healthy communication
and collaboration to occur effectively (Kappa Delta Pi, 2015).
5) Leadership.
- For the sake of others’ empowerment, teacher leaders will motivate
and inspire them (Kappa Delta Pi, 2015) through offering support
service or professional development opportunities for continuous
development.
 Reference:

Kappa Delta Pi. (2015, February 21). 7 Qualities of a Teacher Leader. KDP Blog.

https://blog.kdp.org/2015/02/21/7-qualities-of-a-teacher-leader/

Lathan, J. (2020, September 3). 10 Traits of Successful School Leaders.

University of San Diego. https://onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/effective-

educational-leadership/
3. Find one infographic from online on roles of teacher leader in coaching and
justify whether or not you agree or disagree by providing concrete citations to
support your point. (5p)
Below is the infographic regarding teacher leader’s roles that I found online from
U.S. Department of Education (n.d.). Overall, there are eight roles listed in the
infographic and I agree with each one of them.
I agree with the teacher leader roles stated in this infographic after finding other
source stating the same teacher leader roles as in the infographic. Moreover, I
compared each role to the Teacher Leader Model Principles to determine
whether the roles contain the principles required for a teacher leader.
The source related to teacher leaders’ roles is from ASCD (2007). The
website features an article written by Cindy Harrison and Joellen Killion, Ten
Roles for Teacher Leaders. Five out of ten roles of teacher leader from the article
were stated in the infographic.
1) Mentor/Coach.
According to ASCD (2007), teacher leaders who serves as a mentor
becomes a role model or coach especially to new teachers in terms of
guiding and advising about curriculum for example. This is indeed true
as it aligns with the 3rd and 4th Domain in Teacher Leader Model
Standards which are promoting professional learning for continuous
improvement and facilitating improvements in instruction and student
learning.
2) Leadership Team Member, Department Chair and Policy Leader.
These three roles stated in the infographic represent School Leader in
Harrison and Killion’s Teacher Leaders’ Role. A school leader for
instance serves in a committee that aims for school development,
reinforce school initiatives or represent school among stakeholders
(ASCD, 2007). Being a leadership team member, department chair
and policy leader simply means the teacher leader are a part of the
school leader. Besides, this role reflects the whole Teacher Leader
Model Standards except for the 2nd domain.
3) Curriculum Specialist.
A curriculum specialist teacher leader understands very well about
curriculum components, content standard and the use of curriculum in
planning instruction and assessment to ensure the implementation of
curriculum is consistent in a school. Thus, they guide teachers to follow
standards, adopted curriculum and develop shared assessment
 (ASCD, 2007). This role complements Domain 1, 3, 4 and 5 in Teacher
Leader Model Standards.
4) Instructional Specialist.
As stated by ASCD (2007), an instructional specialist encourages
colleagues to make use of teaching strategies that are productive such
as recommending differentiated instruction or lesson planning together
with other teachers. After examining multiples research-based
classroom strategies, the teacher leader will suggest colleagues which
instructional strategies seems to suit best for the school. The 2 nd and
4th Domain in Teacher Leader Model Standards are demonstrated in
this role.
5) Lead Teacher.
A list of teacher leader role made by E.T. Development (n.d.) for
districts guidance in adopting teacher leader includes Lead Teacher in
the list. The role of Lead Teacher is distinguished as someone who
helps new teacher, leads teacher team and co-taught class (E.T.
Development, n.d.). This role is almost the same as Mentor/Coach
except a Lead Teacher is in charge of teams.
6) Advocate for Change.
A teacher leader who advocates for change will always be committed
in seeking what’s the best that can be done and analyze student
learning through asking questions (ASCD, 2007). This role
encompasses the 5th, 6th and 7th Domain in Teacher Leader Model
Standards indeed.

 References:

ASCD. (2007). Ten Roles for Teacher Leaders - Educational Leadership.

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-

leadership/sept07/vol65/num01/Ten-Roles-for-Teacher-Leaders.aspx
E.T. Development. (n.d.). Defining Teacher-Leader Roles. Oppurtunity Culture.

Retrieved September 19, 2020, from

https://www.opportunityculture.org/teacher-led-professional-

learning/defining-teacher-leader-roles/

U.S. Department of Education. (n.d.). National Spotlight: Teacher Leadership

Changing School Systems | Progress: Teachers, Leaders and Students

Transforming Education. Progress: Teachers, Leaders and Students

Transforming Education. Retrieved September 19, 2020, from

https://sites.ed.gov/progress/2015/08/national-spotlight-teacher-

leadership-changing-school-systems/