Leadership+in+the+PYP

media type="custom" key="26722906"Below are the suggested questions and resources to accompany the October 22nd and 23rd, 2014 #pypchats.

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Possible Discussion Questions:

 * 1) How can we empower teachers to take on more school leadership?
 * 2) What is the primary responsibility of the PYP Coordinator? Other admin?
 * 3) To what extent does the PYP Coordinator evaluate planning, teaching, learning and assessment in the PYP classroom?
 * 4) How should leaders model great teaching practices?
 * 5) How do we encourage horizontal leadership over vertical leadership?
 * 6) What does accountability mean? In a school, who is accountable to whom?
 * 7) How important are "systems" in a school?
 * 8) In what ways do we empower students to take on leadership roles?
 * 9) What are the characteristics of an effective school leader?
 * 10) How does leadership look in a PYP school? (versus non PYP school?)
 * 11) How do you define leadership?
 * 12) What makes someone a true leader? (Absolutely nothing to do with whether they are in an admin role, I assure you!)
 * 13) How can schools create leadership opportunities for teachers?
 * 14) How can teachers create their own leadership opportunities?
 * 15) How do we promote leadership in our students?
 * 16) How does distributive leadership affect school culture? @http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/distributedleadership/?q=node/10
 * 17) How does leadership look in a PYP context?

Resources:
==== Infographic for "Profile of a Modern Teacher" by Reid Wilson aka "@wayfaringpath". Leadership looks for, values, supports, and models these attributes. ====

//Lessons from Finland: What Educators can Learn About Leadership//, MindShift, Sept. 19, 2013

//10 Roles for Teacher-Leaders//, ASCD

//The Many Faces of Leadership//, ASCD, 2007


 * Resources from America's Chat **

Comparison chart of a “Conventional leader” vs. a “Lateral leader” from Leader-Values.com
====Article and recommended books for further reading on The Keys to lateral leadership: Get Support from Others without Hierarchical Authorit y====