I teach preschool students with developmental delays in a Title I school in Glendale, Arizona. I am a National Board Certified Teacher (ENS-ECYA) and an Arizona Hope Street Group Teacher Fellow Alumni. I earned my doctorate in Educational Leadership and Innovation at ASU. My research explored how early career special education teachers collaborated with peers to increase their team leadership skills working with paraeducators in their individual classrooms.
I believe all teachers are leaders in their classrooms and possess the skills to be leaders within their schools, districts, communities, and greater context. I am passionate about National Board Certification, mentoring early career teachers, improving teacher retention, and collaborating with a network of courageous teacher leaders who passionately advocate for students.
I believe that real-life stories from our schools should inform the policies that affect students, teachers, and their communities. I blog at Stories From School AZ, and I coordinate a blogging collaborative for teacher leaders called Lead from -IN- the Classroom. You can also find me chatting on Twitter @JLedTeach. I welcome opportunities to engage in dialogue with other educators, whether or not we agree! Conversation increases critical consciousness for us all.
I believe all teachers are leaders in their classrooms and possess the skills to be leaders within their schools, districts, communities, and greater context. I am passionate about National Board Certification, mentoring early career teachers, improving teacher retention, and collaborating with a network of courageous teacher leaders who passionately advocate for students.
I believe that real-life stories from our schools should inform the policies that affect students, teachers, and their communities. I blog at Stories From School AZ, and I coordinate a blogging collaborative for teacher leaders called Lead from -IN- the Classroom. You can also find me chatting on Twitter @JLedTeach. I welcome opportunities to engage in dialogue with other educators, whether or not we agree! Conversation increases critical consciousness for us all.
