Resumen en inglés

The field of English language teaching increasingly recognizes the importance of teacher leadership development to meet the demands of dynamic and diverse learning environments. This paper presents a personal leadership statement focused on adaptive leadership as a fundamental strategy for responding to change, fostering collaboration, and promoting reflective teaching practices. This paper offers an original response that articulates our current understanding of leadership, particularly from an adaptive leadership perspective. It explores core assumptions, the role of collaborative learning, empowerment strategies, and future implications for educational practice. The proposed leadership plan reflects our beliefs about shared responsibility, continuous growth, and inclusive instruction, particularly in foreign language contexts. This personal leadership statement marks the beginning of our journey toward building professional communities and setting meaningful goals as future teacher leaders.