Expanding roles for teachers Throw around the phrase "teacher leadership" in a room of education professionals, and you'll likely get a lot of enthusiastic nodding. It's hard to argue with the idea of teachers taking on leadership roles to improve their profession. For more than a generation, education leaders have advocated for policies at federal, state, and district levels to support the spread of teacher leadership. And yet, teacher leadership has not taken hold in either a strategic or systemic way. Five goals for teacher leadership Effective teacher leadership improves teaching and learning outcomes and gives teachers voice in policy making at all levels.
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