Name: Nikki Shann V.

Casas Course&year: BEEd- III

Date: February 9, 2021 Day 6, 7 & 8
Course Title: Educ 321

1. Attributes of Teacher Leader in the Philippines

A. Reflect:
a. Are teacher leaders important? Why? Or why not?
Yes, teacher leader is important as a teacher’s role is to lead as an
example in the way they act, speak and behave. They lead their students
through challenging and rigorous learning. Teacher leadership plays big
role in improving student’s performances as they should manifests
continuous engagement, shows commitment and open to new knowledge
and different views and have strong focus on growth.

b. Who are the teachers that you consider as leader?

The teachers that I consider as leader are those teachers who exhibit
leadership qualities and have management function. These teachers who
are not just facilitating learning but also have administrative functions.
They also have the characteristics of collaboration, passion, engagement,
sharing of best practices, taking action and role modeling. For me, I
consider teacher leaders those principals, directors, and other school
heads.

c. What do you consider as their remarkable characteristics or traits

that make them teacher leader?
I consider the following as their remarkable characteristics or traits that
can make them teacher leader are the collaboration, planner, engager,
driven, focus, encourager, and have the empowerment.

d. As a future teacher, how will you make yourself a leader in your own
right?
As a future teacher, I will make myself a leader in my own right by learning
and developing myself an efficient and effective teacher leader. This
means I must learn that a good leader can greatly impact the success of
student’s learning. To be an effective leader, I must understand my own
motivations, strength and weaknesses. As a great leader, I should connect
 with the class by facilitating open communication, encouraging students
growth and development and set goals to achieve.

B. Interview

Teacher I ( Mybeth C. Mendoza)

1. Who do you consider as teacher leaders?

2. What qualities do you think teacher leaders should possess?

Teacher II (Ivy Rose Bandilla)

1. Who do you consider as teacher leaders?

2. What qualities do you think teacher leaders should possess?

Teacher III ()

1. Who do you consider as teacher leaders?

 2. What qualities do you think teacher leaders should possess?

a. Compare your findings with the definitions give on Teacher

leadership. What can you conclude? Write your own definition of
teacher leadership.

2 . Teacher Leader ship and Educational reforms

A. Reflect
a. Do you think that teachers can maximize student’s learning? If yes,
why? If not. Why not?

Yes, I think teachers can maximize student’s learning. It is because teachers

are the implementer of the curriculum and so they are knowledgeable to align
all the resources they need to ensure the achievement of student’s learning in
the existing practices. The teacher has the capacity to use all the resources
by be creative to facilitate learning. They should be flexible to conform to all
the changes to work forward the achievement of student’s learninig.

b. How can teachers maximize student’s learning?

Teachers can maximize students learning by learning to be flexible,

innovative and creative to choose strategies and use resources in teaching.
Teacher should have leadership practices to promote student’s learning.
These are setting directions which teacher should give the sense of direction
and purpose that they must cope up with the schools shared vision. There’s
 also the developing people which entails the teachers the need of the
development. They must work hard to make sure student will learn in the
process because a teacher is capable. Third, is the redesigning the
organization. Teacher leaders are in the position to determine the structure
that would best benefit the students. Through building a culture of
collaboration, teachers and the administrators will be able to work well in
order to design the curriculum in order to students maximize the students
learning.

c. How can teacher best adopt innovative practices in teaching?

Teacher can best adopt innovative practices in teaching by welcoming any
form if innovation in teaching. He or she must show an openness to learn,
willingness to take risks and eagerness to tryout the new reforms being
introduced. They must be willing to experience the benefits of trying new
approach or methodology being introduced and in the same time share these
experiences with others. Thus, it give others the opportunity to learn from the
experience and at the same time, a motivation to try the innovations
themselves.

d. Does the current educational system provide enough support to

encourage innovative practices to take place? Why? Or why not?

Yes, the current educational system provides enough support to encourage

innovative practice to take place. It is because they provide seminars and
giving teachers professional development programs that will enhance their
skills and that is relevant in the present time. This will provide the teachers a
venue of new experiences and see the benefits of using the innovation in the
classroom. With this teacher leaders will see the value having a supportive
environment. It will not only provide professional guidance but also emotional
support.

B. Interview a teacher and ask the following questions?

a. What innovative practices have you tried this year?
The innovative practice I have tried this year, knows how to use all the
internet platforms and media to facilitate learning because of the pandemic.
The pandemic have taught me and encourage me to maximize teaching by
engaging to learn to use the media online for distant learning and continue to
facilitate learning.
 b. What prompted to try it?

The pandemic brought such problems that it affects all the sectors in the
world including the education sector. This brought the education to distant
learning and by this, I must learn to engage and learn to use all the online and
internet media to still continue teaching. This will help the students to still in
the road to studying instead just providing modules.

c. Will you influence others to try this innovative practice? Why? Or why
not?
Yes, I will influence others to try this innovative practice. it is because it is the
new normal in the society and everyone is using technology to continue the
life that has been affected by pandemic.

d. If you want others to try this innovative practice, how are you going to
influence others to adopt this practice?
I will influence others to adopt this practice because there is a need to adopt
to new normal especially in education that face to face class is impossible. It
is now a need to learn the technological advancements in teaching and
delivering lessons to students. This is simply by showing them the easy ways
to facilitate learning.

C. Ask your fellow student in education the following questions:

a. What can you say about the reforms that are happening in education
now?
What Chris Flores says about the reform that is happening in the education
right now is that it is good because it is coping up with the global system
which students able to enhance skills and be globally competitive. The
reforms in education is maximizing the student’s learning and capabilities
through the new curriculum and added subjects which will basically develop
and can be used in future purposes.

b. How do these reforms impact you as a student

As a student, these reforms impact me by making me a student equipped for
future employment and further study, both home and abroad. These reforms
give me opportunities to compete globally by enhancing my skills and
knowledge ant to cope up with their requirements for future employment. This
will provide me better experience, acquiring knowledge and enhancing my
skills and abilities.
 c. As a future teacher, what are the steps that you are going to take ensure
that you will contribute much to the development of your students?
As a future teacher, the steps that I am going to take to ensure that I will
contribute much development of my students, are making myself educated,
capable of teaching students by gaining more skills, broaden my experience,
acquiring new knowledge and develop proficiency to become affective and
efficient teacher.

3. Challenge of Teacher Leaders

A. Reflect

a. Do you think that the challenges mentioned in the study of Johnson

and Donaldson in 2017, and Oracion in 2015 are still prevalent in schools?
Why?

Yes, True teacher leadership connects teachers and principals in their shared
mission: improving learning for students. We know that the most important
factor in a child’s education is the teacher; when we invite and include expert
teachers in improving the learning environment throughout the school, we
aren’t removing our best teachers from the classrooms to become
administrators. Instead, we are extending their reach. In this issue
of Professional Practices for the 21 st  Century Leader, I explore the idea of
shared leadership embedded in Professional Standards for Education
Leaders (PSEL) Standard 7: Professional Community for Teachers and Staff.

b. Can you think of other challenges that teacher leader face?

With additional responsibilities and little extra time, teachers are often
forced to make sacrifices that compromise their ability to be effective in
both roles. A lack of support and encouragement from school
administrators and teaching colleagues often poses the biggest obstacles
for teacher leaders
 c. How can schools better address the challenges?
Transforming schools system with high technology-enabled automation
tools to support the academic and administrative processes will make it
easy to achieve their goals. To succeed in everyday tasks of schools,
there is an emerging demand to modernize public education system with
cloud, mobile and digital technologies to improve operational efficiency
and manage the institution effectively.

B . Interview a teacher leader. Ask him/her the following questions:

a. What prompted you to assume a leadership role?

Having a mission for your team or organization is the best reason there is
for wanting to be a leader. The best leaders put most of their time and energy into
helping other people be successful, by making connections, giving feedback, and
providing the resources they need.

b. What are the challenges that you encountered?

Here are the challenges that I encountered:
 Miscommunication between my fellow teachers and clashes of ideas/
opinions.
 Inactive participation and support of parents and other stakeholders
 Lack of budget or MOOE to support the needs of the school, teachers
and learners.

c. How are you able to overcome these challenges?

I overcome these challenges by becoming a leader who is open-minded; I am
learning to be active and cooperative. Follow the advices of your superior. Have
the faith to surpass all the challenges with the help of our most high God.

4. New Developments in Education

A. Reflect

a. How do you think schools should support teachers to become leaders?

Schools should support teachers to become leaders by giving them opportunities

to experience new things for development. It is by giving them seminars and
other development programs that will help them to become proficient and
 effective teachers to leaders. For teachers to be effective leaders, they need
principals to support them; place them in leadership positions that match their skills,
talents, and personality traits; and give them opportunities for professional development
so that they can increase their efficacy.

b. Do you that the present educational system supports the development of

teachers leaders? If yes, why? If no, why not?

Yes, for me, the present educational system supports the development of
teachers leaders. It is because there are new reforms in the education system
where it enhances the curriculum. Which means teacher are also need to
enhance, level up their abilities and skills to fit in the requirements of new
education system. There’s a lot of seminars, building programs for better
development of teachers leaders.

B. Interview a school administrator and ask the following questions:

a. Does the school have programs that will empower teachers to become
leaders? If yes, what are these programs? If none, why not?

Yes, the school does have programs that will empower teachers to become
leaders such as INSET ( Inservice Training), PPSTA, Yearly RPMS and opportunities
for promotion.

b . What can administrators do to encourage teachers to take on leadership

roles?

Administrators can encourage teachers to take on leadership roles is to

support professional learning communities so that leaders can network
supporting charismatic environments where leaders are both energized and
inspired to share what works and what doesn’t, will not only reinforce a culture of
collaboration but will also expand your leader’s impact. Share the load and avoid
burn out-creating ample and varied leadership opportunities, appropriately
matching leaders to tasks, and sharing the load distributes responsibilities in
manageable, collaborative doses.
5. Paving the way for teachers to become leaders

A. Reflect

a. How can schools in the Philippines develop teachers to become teacher

leaders?

Schools in the Philippines can develop teachers to become teacher leaders

through the leadership development program. The leadership program for Filipino teachers
is part of Australia’s broader support to government reform. The initiative falls under the human
resource development and institutional strengthening program administered through the
Philippines-Australia Human Resource and Organizational Development Facility.

REFERENCE:https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/the-good-
news/2012/07/22/830110/teacher-leaders-improve-quality-teaching

b. Do you think it is possible for schools in the Philippines to have a

leadership plan? Why? Why not?

Yes, I think it is possible for schools in the Philippines to have a leadership

plan. It is because having a leadership plan in different schools is important.
School leaders, particularly principals, have a key role to play in setting
direction and creating a positive school culture including the
proactive school mindset, and supporting and enhancing staff motivation and
commitment needed to foster improvement and promote success
for schools in challenging circumstances.

B . Interview a school administrator. Ask them to share with you their teacher
leadership program?

C . Based on your interview, what do you think is the impact of teacher leadership
in the country’s educational reforms?
6. Transitioning into Teacher Leaders

A. Reflection

As a future teacher, do you think that you will be able to accept leadership
responsibilities? Why ? why not?

As a future teacher, I think I can able to accept leadership abilities. In the first
hand, the teacher’s main role is to lead the students to achieve goals of acquiring
learning. Basically, I am trained to become a leader to be professional, efficient,
and effective teacher. As a future leader is to lead students to path of success,
setting directions and pave them the way to aim the goal for student’s learning.
Leadership starts in the small group. I am motivated and guided by the mission
and vision to achieving the goals to become future educator.

B. Interview a teacher leader. Ask them about their journey towards teacher
leadership. What phase or stage are they at this point in time? Explain your
answer.