Role: Curriculum Specialist

31 Joellen Killion Cynthia Harrison 2006 Role: Curriculum Specialist Teacher leaders who serve in a "curriculum specialist" role face unique challenges, say Joellen Killion and Cynthia Harrison. They're expected to increase teachers' understanding and implementation of the written curriculum, even in situations where their own expertise may be limited to one or two content areas. In this issue of the National Staff Development Council newsletter "Teachers Teaching Teachers" (February 2006), Killion and Harrison continue their exploration of the "9 Roles of the School-Based Coach." You'll also find a Four-Step Reflection Process that coaches can use to help teachers look back on lessons. Killion, J. & Harrison, C. (2006). Role: Curriculum developer. Teachers teaching teachers (Vol. 1 No. 5, Feb. 2006). Retrieved from the National Staff Development Council 12 May 2006. http://www.nsdc.org/members/t3/feb06.pdf http://www.nsdc.org/members/t3/feb06.pdf