Dunlap, Karen; Hansen-Thomas, Holly

Abstract: What makes the difference between a good teacher and a great one? Knowing one's content is important, but having strong leadership skills can tip the scales from mediocrity to excellence. The best time to begin practicing being a teacher leader is during the preservice years. By practicing leadership skills, one can begin to view oneself not only as a teacher, but also as a leader with the capacity to guide and direct others. This article highlights a collaborative preservice teacher leadership experience between three teacher certification candidates who were enrolled in their final semester of student teaching and three of their professors (the authors and one of their colleagues). The preservice teacher participants were chosen based on perceptions of potential leadership attributes, with students representing three of the programs within Texas Woman's University (TWU) College of Education (general education, special education, and bilingual education/English as a Second Language). The preservice teachers collaborated with their three professors to create and lead a panel presentation for high school students interested in education careers during a breakout session at the Future Educators Association[R] (FEA) 2010 national conference in San Antonio, Texas. Creating this presentation gave the preservice teachers the chance to learn leadership skills that, in turn, gave them the confidence, tools, and encouragement to serve as teacher leaders.

总结：了解一个老师的内容是很重要的，但有很强的领导能力可以打翻标度从平庸到卓越。最好的时候开始练习当老师的领导者是指在职多年。通过练习领导技巧，就可以开始查看自己不仅是老师，但也可以是引导和指挥他人的领导者。本文重点介绍了3个教师资格认证的候选人谁被纳入学生教学和三个教授的他们最后一学期之间的合作职前教师的领导经验。基于潜在领导力的看法都选择了职前教师参加属性。职前教师合作。作为老师的领导者，创建这个演示给职前教师提供机会学习领导技能，反过来，给了他们信心，工具和鼓励，。

来源：Educational Horizons, v90 n1 p21-24 Oct-Nov 2011. 4 pp