Innovative Practices That Promote Teacher Leader Identity and Development of Teacher Leadership in Professional Development Schools

Abstract

Professional development schools (PDS) are innovative institutions formed through partnerships between teacher education programs and K–12 schools. This partnership contains many innovative practices of how teachers develop leadership skills over time. Development by its very nature is a process of change that unfolds over time and driven by a culture of inquiry. This chapter will provide some insights of how PDS innovative practices help teachers to become leaders within the profession.