Numerous educators employed teacher

Numerous educators employed teacher
leadership practices for years; however, theorists like Devaney (1987) and Little (1988) were
deemed as pioneers who identified specific ways in which teachers were to become leaders. The
basic tenets of their theories recognized six main principles of teacher leadership. These
principles admonished teachers to participate in development opportunities, facilitate and lead
peer review of teacher practices and curriculum development, share decision making with school
officials, and collaborate with other teacher leaders in terms of action research (Quinn et al.,
2006). All these factors were used as the bases for updated theories and models which emphasize
how teacher leadership could foster student success.