Teacher Leader Development
Arizona TeacherSolutions Team
In 2011, in partnership with the Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ), the Arizona K12 Center launched the Arizona TeacherSolutions® Team. Through this endeavor, we gathered together 20 solutions-focused teacher leaders from across the state, willing to push themselves to think outside of what is and begin looking towards what could be.
Since then, the Arizona TeacherSolutions Team has worked together to seek solutions to some of the most pressing problems and issues facing Arizona’s schools. While exploring leadership strategies and adult learning theory, Arizona TeacherSolutions Team members enhance their leadership capacity while also building the framework for our annual Teacher Leadership Institute. Leadership development and learning is rooted in the National Education Association's Teacher Leadership Competencies. The 2022-2023 team learned about the tenets of positive psychology and emotional resilience to strengthen our leadership skills and capacity.
Arizona TeacherSolutions Team applicants must:
- have a commitment to curiosity and continuous improvement in one's own classroom, school, and community.
- understand the impact of teacher leadership as a way to create change in the classroom and school communities.
- have a personal desire to collaborate, participate, and learn alongside other teacher leaders from across Arizona.
- be available to participate in all team activities and expectations within the program (program calendars will be provided upon invitation to participate in the program).
- include a resume or vita showing continuous improvement efforts, collaboration, and teacher leader development.
- provide a letter of recommendation from both a colleague and administrator speaking to continuous improvement efforts, collaboration, and/or teacher leader development.
Arizona TeacherSolutions Team members commit to:
- participate in monthly meetings [most online; in-person at the Arizona K12 Center (accommodations provided if traveling more than 50 miles to/from the Arizona K12 Center].
- participate in a virtual book study.
- complete an inquiry project focused on a problem of practice or growth as a leader.
- seek out opportunities to share new learning with your school or district staff.
- attend, plan, and facilitate breakout sessions at three, consecutive Teacher Leadership Institutes.
- engage and collaborate with fellow team members as a way to grow and develop your leadership capacity.
- engage in social media spaces around content related to team responsibilities.
- respond to emails and ongoing communication in a timely manner.
- meet deadlines for projects and information requests.
- represent the mission of Arizona K12 Center.
The application is open now for the 2024-2025 Arizona TeacherSolutions Team. The application (see information at right) and references are due by April 14, 2024.
Interested in being a member of our Arizona TeacherSolutions® Team?
The Arizona TeacherSolutions Team is comprised of teacher leaders throughout Arizona. As we navigate the future of teaching and learning in Arizona, we are always seeking educators who desire to advance their leadership skills through unique opportunities. Discover the leader inside you and apply to be part of our team.
Apply today to be a member of our Arizona TeacherSolutions Team.
Please find the 2024-2025 Arizona TeacherSolutions Team application below. Applicants will be notified of results in May 2024, and the new cohort begins its three-year term in July 2024.
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The Arizona TeacherSolutions Team
The Arizona TeacherSolutions Team
Statewide teacher leaders make up Arizona’s TeacherSolutions Team. Together, they represent the diversity of our state and the contexts in which we all work. These individuals lead by example while seeking solutions to some of the most complex problems facing our schools.