Online community becomes a pathway to teacher leadership
By Cindy Gutierrez and Chris Bryan
February 2010
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Cindy Gutierrez ([email protected]) is director, Initial Professional Teacher Education, School of Education & Human Development, University of Colorado Denver.
Chris Bryan is a senior consultant with Learning Forward. She is also the professional development director for the organization One to One Women Coaching Women. Bryan draws on deep instructional experience to serve her clients and learning partners—from classroom teacher, learning specialist, mentor, and staff developer, to instructional coach and coach of coaches. Currently, she coaches school executives, school-based coaches, and other leaders of organizations.
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