Amber Maggard and I have been conducting an empathy instructional study this semester. We hope to have some findings from our fall semester research by the end of December. We plan to replicate the study with a larger class in the spring semester.

The purpose of leadership is the improvement of instructional practice and performance, regardless of the role (Elmore, 2000).

Do you agree with this statement? What are the implications of this statement for shared leadership?

In this article, 10 roles of teacher leaders are shared….what are your ideas about the critical roles of teacher leaders?
http://www.csun.edu/~krowlands/Content/SED610/Leadership/harrison%20and%20killion%20ten%20roles%20for%20teacher%20leaders.pdf

It is so good to see you in the PDAS holler, Ann. I also noticed that you are signed up for our Lee County PDAS orientation. It will be wonderful to see you there.

Spread the word. The Action Research Summit is scheduled for April 12 at Pikeville Expo Center. This earlier date was chosen to avoid conflicts with state testing.