In the article by Hunzicker, J.

(2017), From Teacher to Teacher Leader: A Conceptual

Model, conducted a study about the going from transitioning into a Teacher Leader. The
participants were teachers. The findings were as follows: The transition from teacher to teacher
leader is slow and gradual, being more of a slow transformation rather than an entire process.
This, combined with the personale experience and attitude of the teacher, shape their style as
they become a teacher leader The authors suggested that teachers are more likely to grow as
leaders if they are willing to take risks. Discussion.

Why We Need to Rethink Teacher Leadership by Ashley Lamb-Sinclair (2017)

conducted a study about How 1 teacher can make a difference in the School or entire
educational system setting. The participants were/the setting was Teacher Leaders who
are willing to be brave and work. The findings were that successful Teacher Leaders do
not often ask for directions, but rather for forgiveness as they try bold new strategies to
test the outcomes of what helps a student learn. This leads to adventurous students and
classroom settings, allowing students to also take risks as part of their educational
journey. The authors suggested that teachers like this aren’t guided by the thought of
promotions, but rather by the desire to improve their teaching skills.

In Teacher Leadership is Linked to Higher Student Test Scores in New Study, Madeline
Will (2017) conducted a study about how the leadership that a teacher leader shows
helps the development of student’s decision-making skills. The participants were/the
setting was the classrooms of various Teacher Leaders, and analyzed the test scores of
students across these schools. The findings were that students who had strong teacher
leaders developed more complex and nuanced decision making skills, which translated
into proper test-taking strategies. The authors suggested that while this is an interesting
find, the two ideas might not be directly related, but perhaps indirectly related.

These articles suggest that the student’s skills and development has a relationship with
a teacher’s ability to be a student leader, whether there is a direct or indirect
relationship. The article by Hunzicker suggests that the process of becoming a teacher
leader is gradual and heavily affected by the teaching style and environment, while the
other 2 articles by Lamb-Sinclair and Will suggest that the teachers leadership abilities
shape the students abilities to think critically and broadly, whether in an academic sense
of more general sense. While the topics are general different, I appreciate how they all
seem to acknowledge that the journey of the teacher leader also shapes the ways in
which a student develops.

Hunzicker, J. (2017). From Teacher to Teacher Leader: A Conceptual Model.

International Journal of Teacher Leadership, 8(2).
Lamb-Sinclair, Ashley. "Why we need to rethink teacher leadership." Education Week
TEACHER (2019).

Will, M. (2017). Teacher leadership is linked to higher student test scores in new study.
In Education Week.