Assignment 4: Reflection and ImprovementDue Week 10 and worth 210 points Teachers and teacher leaders should consistently be engaging in self-reflection and self-improvement. Teachers should also be l

Due Week 10 and worth 210 points

Teachers and teacher leaders should consistently be engaging in self-reflection and self-improvement. Teachers should also be looking for opportunities for improvement within their classrooms, schools, and even communities. In this assignment, you will look at certain areas of teaching and teaching leadership that will always have room for improvement.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze new forms of leadership that will support school transformation. Determine whether any of these new forms of leadership appeal to you and explain why or why not.
2. Evaluate your leadership style.
3. Propose three (3) ways that you can improve your leadership style to become more of an effective teacher leader.
4. Propose three (3) suggestions for professional development that will help to make other teachers more effective in their teaching practices.
5. Propose two (2) ways to promote accountability and establish priorities that produce effective learning.
6. Create a theory of action to sustain school transformation.
7. Predict two (2) problems that may develop based on your theory of action. Propose two (2) solutions to these foreseen problems.
8. Include at least five (5) references (no more than five (5) years old) from material outside the textbook.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze new forms of leadership that will support school transformation.
• Assess the accountability measures in place that produce effective learning.
• Create a theory of action to sustain school transformation.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in teacher leadership.
• Write clearly and concisely about teacher leadership using proper writing mechanics.