As a leader, I am a catalyst for good teaching practices, meeting the educational needs of students and promoting the education of all those around me . Leaders must be catalysts, whether they are teaching JKD or running a school. As an instructional leader, it was important that I model and demonstrate the same commitment to improving my knowledge based (4.1.3) on teaching and curriculum development. As the new accountability system – Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium – approached, our district also launched its efforts by helping teachers develop their own core curriculum using “spirals” – scope and sequence (standards-based/ aligned) and a planning tool (program mapping, weekly and daily plans) which require and promote the creativity and autonomy of teachers. With this launch, it was not only an opportunity for me to support our teachers in this process of change, but also to impact their teaching in a way that was transformational for themselves and for the students. In order to succeed, I understood the importance of supporting teachers and leveraging the resources we already have on our site. My first proof of leveraging this resource is working collaboratively with our leadership team. I was fortunate that the structure of meetings with members of the management team was well established before my arrival. However, in my observations, the emphasis was not always on education. To alleviate this problem, the leadership team was renamed the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT). Our mission was to support and improve staff teaching capacity and practices to impact student learning. Most of our teachers' teaching approach still stuck to the "script" using Houghton and Mifflin or Treasures as the middle of paper......and step-by-step feedback template. I used it regularly to not only provide ongoing feedback to teachers, but also engage them in more in-depth discussions and coaching opportunities. This is a form of professional development, element 4.3. Professional development is not a one-time event but an ongoing one. Using the step-by-step feedback model allowed me to provide differentiated support to improve teachers' instructional practices. In order to improve curriculum and teaching as an organization, it is essential to create opportunities and establish a safe and healthy learning environment by leveraging already existing resources. in the organization and engage in authentic learning through PBL or other forms of professional development. And finally, using a structure to provide teachers with ongoing feedback serves as a catalyst for authentic learning..