TY - BOOK AU - Portner,Hal AU - Collins,William E. TI - Leader of leaders: the handbook for principals on the cultivation, support, and impact of teacher-leaders SN - 9780132736411 AV - LB2831.9.P678.L433 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey PB - Pearson KW - School principals KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - School management and organization KW - Educational leadership N1 - Includes bibliographies and index; SECTION I. THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION --; Becoming a more powerful leader through shared leadership --; A bountiful garden --; A leader of leaders --; SECTION II. THE TEACHER AS LEADER --; Who are teacher-leaders? --; Where and how teachers-leaders lead --; Learning to lead --; SECTION III. THE LEADER OF LEADER CULTURE --; Shaping school culture: We don't know what we don't know --; School climate and culture --; Building sustainability --; APPENDICES --; Appendix A: Suggested reading for those interested in additional study about high-performance work systems --; Appendix B: Commission on effective teachers and teaching --; Appendix C: Teacher leadership exploratory consortium --; Appendix D: Model standards for teacher leadership; 1 N2 - Here is the ideal handbook for current and aspiring elementary and secondary educators and leaders, teacher-leaders, and school leaders. In it, the authors have provided a wealth of ready-to-use information and suggestions on the roles of principals as leaders of leaders; the roles of teacher-leaders as they lead; the culture in which teacher-leaders emerge, develop, and are supported; and the function of building principals as catalysts for and champions of this supportive, constructive environment. Who are teacher-leaders, how does one become a teacher-leader, and what works to overcome the barriers along the way? How do educators share leadership and build collective efficacy? How does one make that teacher-leader paradigm shift? What do teacher-leaders need to learn about standards, development programs, and sustainability, and how do they go about learning it? These questions and many more are answered in this practical book ER -