Teacher Leadership

Synopsis

ECE362 aims to promote the teacher-as-leader perspective, encouraging students to constantly review and reflect on their own practices as well as collaborate with others to keep improving and learning. Strengthening teachers’ intellectual humility and personal leadership promotes their growth as thinkers. This can help preschools become more responsive to social and learning needs, as well as to innovate and change in the best interests of young children and families.

Level: 3
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY JAN

Topics

Teacher leadership and school culture
Reflexivity and self-awareness
Collaborating with others towards a common goal
Communities of Practice and Professional Learning Communities
How teacher leadership is demonstrated in: School-wide programmes, Teaching and learning, Communications and collaborations
Case analysis and case writing to develop teachers as leaders
Habits of mind and heart
Communicating effectively for change
Managing and organising self
Learning from the literature
Teacher self-assessment and growth
Teacher leadership that engenders change and reform

Learning Outcome

Examine teacher leadership and its relevance in the local context
Discuss the importance of teacher leadership in responsive and innovative EC practice
Assess the barriers to developing teacher leadership and generate possible solutions
Develop cases to facilitate the development of teacher leadership in the work setting
Use case discussions with colleagues
Formulate strategies to promote continual learning for oneself
Propose ways to share and communicate learning from this course to teachers

Part-time Programmes

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Teacher Leadership