Strengthening teacher efficacy is crucial for educational success and can be bolstered through various leadership resources. Resilience involves adjusting to changes and thriving under challenging conditions.
References
Ministry of Education. (2015). Ideas into action, bulletin #8, Winter 2015/16, for school ... Ideas into Action. Retrieved March 1, 2022, from https://www.education-leadership-ontario.ca/application/files/5215/5647/2872/8._Exploring_the_Psychological_PLR.pdf
Shirley M Hord; Stephanie A Hirsh. The Principal’s Role in Supporting Learning Communities. Educational Leadership 2009, 66 (5), 22–.
Promoting Teacher Efficacy
Collective Efficacy:
a group’s beliefs in members’
combined capacity to organize and carry out the courses of action
needed to produce desired results and can impact:
their susceptibility to the discouragement that can overcome
people taking on tough problems
their staying power when collective efforts either do not produce
quick results or meet powerful resistance
how much effort they put into their group enterprise
how well they use their resources
the futures they seek to achieve through combined action
Show teachers the research - research shows that learning in a social context is deeper than an independent context, let teachers know - stimulate and manage change
Teach discussion and decision-making skills, especially if teaching and learning communities are new in your school - stimulate and manage change
• stimulating and effectively managing change under complex
circumstances
• showing initiative and perseverance in bringing about meaningful change
Resilience
• recovering from, or adjusting to change or misfortune
• thriving in challenging circumstances
Self-efficacy
• believing in our own ability to perform a task or achieve a goal
• taking responsible risks, expending substantial effort, and
persisting in the face of initial failure
Optimism
• habitually expecting positive results from our efforts
• recognizing where we have, and do not have opportunities for
direct influence and control, and
• taking positive risks
