Teacher Leadership for Systemic Reform

这项研究的目的是解决以下研究问题：教师领导力如何按照USIS的配置，帮助发展和维持规模上的SMT教育改革？这项计划中的研究将检验关于USI网站教师领导力工作性质的以下假设：教师领导力，当旨在支持其他课堂教师的学习时，是帮助学区适应科学、数学和技术教育改革的强大战略。提出了两级抽样策略-有目的地对USI网站进行抽样，并有目的地对每个网站内的教师领导者进行抽样。该方法通过与大约七个USI站点合作，包括收集和分析USI文件、调查、现场观察和焦点小组讨论，以及与选定的教师领导、校长和地区办事处工作人员的访谈。

The purpose of the proposed study is to address the following research question: How does teacher leadership work, as configured in USIs, help to develop and sustain SMT education reform on scale? The planned research will test the following hypothesis about the nature of teacher leadership work in USI sites:Teacher leadership, when geared toward supporting the learning of other classroom teachers, is a powerful strategy for helping districts get to scale with science, mathematics, and technology education reform.A two-tiered sampling strategy is proposed-a purposeful sampling of USI sites and a purposeful sampling of teacher leaders within each site. Working with approximately seven USI sites, the methodology includes collection and analysis of USI documents, surveys, on-site observations and focus group discussions, and interviews with selected teacher leaders, principals, and districts office staff.