1st Edition
Becoming STEM Teacher Leaders Stories and Strategies from Early-Career Secondary Teachers
Foreword: Early-Career Teacher Leaders as Cartographers Engaged in Becoming
Todd Campbell
Chapter 1: Learning from Teacher Leadership Stories
Roseanne Rostock
Chapter 2: Working for Change in Complex Systems
How Do You Change the System?
Zenas Lee
Exploring Anti-Racist Science Curriculum
Tim Berto
A Journey of Letting Go
Rohan Prakash
Semi-Successful Changes
Connor Bohlken
Creating an Environment for Change
Shannon Morey
Leading Through Complexity
Rosiane Lesperance and Roseanne Rostock
Chapter 3: Navigating Power as a Teacher Leader
Resisting the Middleman Trap
Brian Moshofsky
Leading From the Outside
Isabella Marill
We Walk in Together
Hallie Trauger
The Slow Burn
Brenda Minjares
We Are on the Same Team
Sophie State
Relationships to Power
Jessica Watts and Jodie A. Galosy
Chapter 4: Finding the Courage to Advocate
A Space Where We Belong
Syeda Raza
Let’s Talk about Money: An Unfinished Story of Advocating for Compensation
Mandi Dean
Forced Bravery and Vulnerability
Diana Bonilla
Sparking Change: Equity Initiatives in a Liberal Arts Charter School
Ian Caldwell and Katie Carmer
Taking Up Space
Thach Do
Advocacy and Courage
Jeffrey J. Rozelle and Jodie A. Galosy
Chapter 5: Fostering Trust to Fuel Collaboration
It Takes a Village, So Help the Village
Amy Wang
Creating Community
Emily Blumberg
Building Relationships as an Instructional Coach
Claire Olio
Disrupting and Reimagining Mentorship
Hai Tran
Transforming Culture through Vulnerable Acts of Everyday Leadership
Shelley Kunasek
Trust Among Teachers
Joyce Lin and Gina Wilson
Chapter 6: Essentials for STEM Teacher Leadership Development
Roseanne Rostock
Appendix: Using the Activity System Framework to Support Teacher Leadership Development
Biography
Roseanne Rostock, EdD, is Senior Program Officer at the Knowles Teacher Initiative.
Jodie A. Galosy, PhD, is Research Project Manager and an evaluator at the Knowles Teacher Initiative.
Rosiane Lesperance, PhD, is Program Officer for Teacher Development at the Knowles Teacher Initiative.
Joyce Lin, EdD, is Senior Program Officer for the Teaching Fellows Program at the Knowles Teacher Initiative.
Jeffrey J. Rozelle, PhD, is President and CEO of the Knowles Teacher Initiative.
Jessica Watts, EdD, a Knowles Senior Fellow, is an education consultant with expertise in secondary mathematics and science.
Gina Wilson, PhD, is Program Officer for Teacher Development at the Knowles Teacher Initiative.
“For anyone who has wondered about early career teachers as teacher leaders, this is your book. Through the different stories, you can see how teachers in their first years are purposeful, unintentional, inevitable, successful, or struggling teacher leaders. Their personal accounts will move the field to redefine teacher leadership.”
—Julie A. Luft, Athletic Association Professor of Science Education and Distinguished Research Professor, University of Georgia, USA
“How powerful to hear teacher leaders discuss the choices they’ve made to make a difference beyond their classrooms, and the challenges they’ve faced while attempting to do so! Administrators will find that this invaluable collection of cases inspires and informs their efforts to create conditions for teachers to lead so that all students can thrive.”
—Jill Harrison Berg, author of Leading in Sync: Teacher Leaders and Principals Working Together for Student Learning
“This rich collection of early-career teacher stories captures the complexity of teaching and the emergence of leadership. Its clear thematic framing and practical strategies make it an invaluable resource for teachers, teacher educators, and others seeking to support and understand teacher leadership development.”
—Arthur Eisenkraft, Distinguished Professor of Science Education, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
This exciting, inviting volume blends firsthand wisdom of early-career teachers making a difference in their schools and communities with vital insight into timely, high-leverage leadership strategies. A must-read for educators wanting to better understand the power and complexity of teaching here and now!”
—Kirstin Milks, Biology Teacher and Teacher Leader, Bloomington High School South, IN, and co-author of Place-Based Science Teaching: Connecting Students to Curriculum, Community, and Caring for Our Planet
