Training Teacher-Leaders

The Learning Forward Academy is a two-and-a-half-year program designed to empower teacher leaders to improve their instructional practice and become professional learning subject-matter experts so they can lead change in others. It includes in-person learning days, annual conferences, and ongoing virtual collaboration with academy participants.

Through a two-year fellowship, Leading Educators partners with schools and districts to maximize the leadership development of early- to middle-career teachers to bolster the talent pipeline, increase student achievement, and develop the skills and sustainability of teachers on their teams. 

Designed exclusively for KIPP teachers in leadership roles, the KIPP Teacher Leader Program is designed to help teacher leaders hone their instructional skills while learning new strategies to bring out the best in their colleagues. Participants in the one-year program focus on developing the leadership competencies and behaviors of the KIPP School Leadership Competency Model. 

The Center for Teacher Leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University offers two-day conferences designed to give teacher leaders the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that they will need to work effectively with adults. It also offers workshops on communication skills, team building, and time management, as well as role-specific training focused on instructional mentoring, observing and conferencing, and data-driven coaching.