Includes bibliographical references.

Why leadership development for teachers and why now? -- Improving leadership through understanding the four levels of leadership -- Expanding leadership capacity -- Leadership as it applies to specific areas in education: librarians, coaches, special education teachers, counselors, extracurricular activity supervisors, and students -- Leadership theory and practice -- The potential for improved leadership by teachers to achieve systemic change in preK-12 education -- Ten steps teachers can take to improve their leadership capacity and their schools -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Additional leadership development exercises for the teacher -- Appendix B: Defining the brands of leadership -- Appendix C: Defining a future leadership research agenda : focusing on teachers and their impact on student performance and student outcomes.