Covid 19 Pandemic Challenges: Teacher Leadership as an Agent of Instructional Change

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic that will strike the world in 2020 has forced school closures. Indirectly, the pandemic's impact produced management inconsistencies throughout the global education system. Based on this condition, quick help for school management and leadership is required. It is imperative that teacher leadership efforts be developed immediately to lead reforms in teaching and learning, which is critical in dealing with the issue of student dropout throughout the epidemic. Through a review of prior studies, the goal of this paper is to address the development of teacher leadership competencies as an effective agent of instructional change during the pandemic. The content analysis method was utilised to analyse this survey. According to the findings of the content analysis, even if most students have difficulty accessing the internet, effective teacher leadership skills may ensure that students accomplish good learning. A new method based on technology support from home is required to improve students' teaching and learning processes. Furthermore, close collaboration with parents or guardians to carry out their roles in dealing with problems in student learning is a crucial aspect in ensuring that the learning process occurs more efficiently. In the face of the epidemic, this study indicated that there are still numerous impediments and problems in developing teacher leadership competencies as effective agents of instructional change. As a result, additional exclusive investigations must be conducted as soon as possible. More research is needed to see the perspective of teacher leadership development as an effective agent in instructional change across the country and using different study approaches.