Teacher Leaders of the Essential Elements of Instruction

This teacher leadership program is designed to extend teachers' influence beyond their own classrooms to their teaching teams, schools, and the entire district. The training program is developed around a rigorous three-year commitment to the consistent and appropriate application of the essential elements of instruction in every classroom in the San Marcos Unified School District. In addition to expanding their own levels of expertise, teacher leaders will serve as peer mentors and coaches. Teacher leaders will present model lessons, facilitate classroom observations, plan and deliver staff development, and create a library of video taped instructional vignettes to be used as training tools for district professional development.