What's a Teacher Leader's Expiration Date?

31 TLNForum 2007 What's a Teacher Leader's Expiration Date? This TLN Forum conversation got going when a member posed two questions: 1. Can teachers fully develop as leaders, learning the skills necessary for working with adults and seeing education from a broader perspective if they remain in the classroom for their whole careers? 2.  Can teachers who step into leadership roles really hold onto a legitimate understanding of what it means to be a classroom teacher? Do your skills drift over time further and further away from accomplishment? TLN Forum (2007). What's a teacher leader's expiration date? Teacher leaders network conversations.