Cultivate and Activate: Building Teacher Capacity for Instructional Leadership (Develop Teacher Leadership to Guide Decisions That Improve Student Lea (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781958590539)

Schools need more leadership than administrators alone can provide. Cultivate and Activate shows how to close four critical gaps that inhibit teacher leadership--authority, information, opportunity, and culture--giving teachers real ownership, a seat at the decision-making table, recognition for their contributions, and clear pathways for professional growth. These strategies strengthen collaboration, improve decision making, and build organizational capacity.

Readers will:

• Visualize the "missing middle" of teacher leadership as a core part of school operations and a legitimate form of instructional leadership
• Understand why information is a critical resource for decision making and learn how to engage those closest to the work to improve speed, quality, and ownership
• Create meaningful opportunities for teacher professional growth and career advancement without leaving the classroom
• Identify ways to honor and recognize teacher leaders--including titles, job descriptions, and compensation--even without extra funding
• Learn best practices for recurring meetings, communication, and decision making that promote transparency and ownership, not just buy-in
• Reflect on current organizational norms and use practical tools and templates to cultivate and activate teacher leadership

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Closing the Authority Gap
Chapter 2: Closing the Information Gap
Chapter 3: Closing the Opportunity Gap
Chapter 4: Closing the Culture Gap
Epilogue
Appendix
References and Resources
Index

Author: Justin Baeder,Keith Fickel
ISBN-10: 1958590533
ISBN-13: 9781958590539
Publisher: Solution Tree
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2026
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback