Unleashing Teacher Leadership: How Formal Teacher Leader Roles Can Improve Instruction

While national organizations and state policymakers have placed greater attention on teacher leadership over the past decade, educators on the whole are not provided with the authority, support or tools to dramatically affect instructional skill and student performance. This report discusses the movement to expand teacher leadership opportunities in the U.S. and NIET's lessons learned for designing, supporting and leveraging formal teacher leadership for student success.