Leadership Teacher fosters the following collaborative outcomes:

For Teachers

• Identify real-world applications and concepts to enrich existing curriculum
• Engage in dialogue about specific needs and challenges faced by schools and businesses
• Explore educational issues in a team-focused environment
• Share educational "best practices" in various areas
• Participate in an online community linking educators and the business community
• Establish communication and networking channels to strengthen curriculum flow from K-12

For School Districts

• Establish networking and collaborative opportunities with teachers in other school districts
• Challenge participants to identify and strengthen leadership skills
• Build business partnerships
• Expose teachers to cutting-edge practices in the business world, enabling them to better prepare students for the real world
• Provide teachers with access to an online community linking educators and the business community
• Create leadership opportunities for participants as they disseminate program outcomes

For Business Participants

• Establish networking and collaborative opportunities with local schools
• Provide advice and insight about business needs
• Engage in positive and fruitful interchange with educators
• Communicate important skills for graduates to be competitive in the business world
• Increase visibility of career opportunities
• Gain satisfaction in helping to guide the development of our future workforce

For Sponsors

• Associate with a recognized leader in educational innovation
• Support a program that proactively recognizes the need to establish relevancy between what is learned in the classroom and what is happening in the real world
• Support the collaborative efforts of teachers, school districts and businesses
• Help develop emerging teacher leaders
• Support an interactive Web site linking educators and business leaders
• Expand real-world, real-time information and resources for educators