Listen Now: NIET CEO Dr. Barnett on New Book Unleashing Teacher Leadership in Educational Podcast

What are the key competencies of a teacher leader? How do teacher leaders improve instruction and support student success? Why does teacher leadership improve retention? 

National Institute for Excellence in Teaching’s CEO Dr. Joshua Barnett answered these questions and more in a dynamic and thought-provoking discussion with host Ross Romano on The Authority Podcast, covering the content and tools found in Barnett’s latest book, Unleashing Teacher Leadership: A Toolkit for Ensuring Effective Instruction in Every Classroom.

The Authority Podcast shares insights and strategies from leaders and practitioners in the field of education. In Barnett’s episode, the conversation explores what makes teacher leadership roles impactful, how district and school leaders can structure and support teacher leadership roles, and how to support teachers in taking on leadership roles. 

“The most impactful strategies for supporting teacher effectiveness are collaborative professional learning and individual coaching. Teacher leaders are the best way to build instructional capacity in a school and district,” said Dr. Barnett. “Not surprisingly, support from teacher leaders also increases the retention of effective teachers.”

In the one-hour discussion, Barnett and Romano cover topics including:

• What are the problems teacher leadership is designed to solve?
• What are the attributes of effective teacher leaders?
• How to utilize formal vs. informal teacher leadership roles?
• How to most effectively support teacher leaders?
• How do teacher leaders impact school leaders, teachers, and students?
• What changes will we see in education with teacher leadership in place?

Listeners can find episodes of The Authority Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, and more.