Or. Admin. R. 584-420-0040 - Teacher Leader: Program Standards
(1) Candidates in Teacher Leader programs
will be prepared to meet the following (7) domains of Teacher Leader knowledge
and skills. The completion of the program does not qualify a teacher for the
Teacher Leader license. The teacher must qualify for the license under the
educational leadership requirements of the Teacher Leader License as provided
in OAR 584-210-0050.
(2) Domain 1:
Understanding Adults as Learners to Support Professional Learning Communities:
The teacher leader understands how adults acquire and apply knowledge and uses
this information to promote a culture of shared accountability for school
outcomes that maximizes teacher effectiveness, promotes collaboration, enlists
colleagues to be part of a leadership team, and drives continuous improvement
in instruction and student learning.
(3) Domain 2: Accessing and Using Research to
Improve Practice and Student Learning: The teacher leader understands how
research creates new knowledge, informs policies and practices and improves
teaching and learning. The teacher leader models and facilitates the use of
systematic inquiry as a critical component of teachers' ongoing learning and
development.
(4) Domain 3:
Promoting Professional Learning for Continuous Improvement: The teacher leader
understands the constantly evolving nature of teaching and learning,
established and emerging technologies, and the school community. The teacher
leader uses this knowledge to promote, design, and facilitate job-embedded
professional learning aligned with school improvement goals.
(5) Domain 4: Facilitating Improvements in
Instruction and Student Learning: The teacher leader demonstrates a deep
understanding of the teaching and learning processes and uses this knowledge to
advance the professional skills of colleagues by being a continuous learner,
modeling reflective practice based on student results, and working
collaboratively with colleagues to ensure instructional practices are aligned
to a shared vision, mission, and goals.
(6) Domain 5: Using Assessments and Data for
School and District Improvement: The teacher leader is knowledgeable about
current research on assessment methods, designing and/or selecting effective
formative and summative assessment practices and use of assessment data to make
informed decisions that improve student learning; and uses this knowledge to
promote appropriate strategies that support continuous and sustainable
organizational improvement.
(7)
Domain 6: Improving Outreach and Collaboration with Families and Community: The
teacher leader understands that families, cultures, and communities have a
significant impact on educational processes and student achievement and uses
this knowledge to promote frequent and more effective outreach with families,
community members, business and community leaders and other stakeholders in the
education system.
(8) Domain 7:
Advocating for Student Learning and the Profession. The teacher leader
understands how educational policy is made at the local, state, and national
level as well as the roles of school leaders, boards of education, legislators,
and other stakeholders in formulating those policies; and uses this knowledge
to advocate for student needs and for practices that support effective teaching
and increase student learning and to serve as an individual of influence and
respect within the school, community and profession.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 342
Stats. Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430; 342.455-342.495 & 342.553
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