What is Specialty Teacher

This chapter discusses the vital role that teacherpreneurs can have as agents of reform in the education system. Researchers have been discussing the need for a movement toward teacher leadership in schools for decades, but a real shift in this direction is still in its infancy. The need for change has become more urgent due to the increasing diversity, digital literacy demands, and at-risk populations in the nation's schools. Teacherpreneurs are a logical choice for leading the educational reform necessary to respond to the needs of 21st-century learners. This chapter discusses why they are suited to lead educational reform, presents practical ways to select suitable candidates for teacherpreneur initiatives, examines the explicit roles teacherpreneurs can fill to help drive meaningful change, and presents specific ways that schools can empower teacherpreneurs to shape change.