Robin Netherton’s Final Exam for AEL 631
1. The stated purpose of this course is the preliminary exploration of strategic leadership. This course also studies the problem solving process and the skills of a reflective praxisioner. The rational for the course is the abstract nature of leadership and more specifically strategic leadership (Johnson, 2015). This course seeks to transform a practitioners thinking and complicate that thinking. It seeks to blend art and science, the abstract and the concrete. The end goal is a mindful praxisioner that is both strategic and reflective. The learning strategies in this course range from the very abstract to the firmly practical. The research base allowed for a theoretical knowledge that was …show more content…
Johnson and Kruse use their articles on mindfulness to form an argument for how programs like PLC’s can work if mindful administrators use data to put the correct structures and technologies in place. These heuristics lead us to praxis. This same unit also characterizes the traits of successful leaders possess like perseverance and toughness, while also addressing the emotional side of leadership. Finally, in the last couple of units we examined the necessity of using data correctly in making informed decisions. Particularly, we looked at how relevant data can work together to paint a picture that can guide a strategic …show more content…
Too often schools use data that is not really significant. Berliner has a legitimate argument that averages can often be misleading (Berliner, 2001). I believe that we have to look deeper into data to paint an accurate picture of our schools and the learning process. Bernhardt in her article on Multiple Measures, argues that we must use demographics, perceptions, student learning and school processes to see the whole picture (Bernhardt, 1998). I have witnessed that data does not always lead to improvement. “When we focus only on student learning measures, we see school personnel using their time figuring out how to look better on the student learning measures. We want school personnel to use their time figuring out how to be better for all students (Berhardt,
1. The stated purpose of this course is the preliminary exploration of strategic leadership. This course also studies the problem solving process and the skills of a reflective praxisioner. The rational for the course is the abstract nature of leadership and more specifically strategic leadership (Johnson, 2015). This course seeks to transform a practitioners thinking and complicate that thinking. It seeks to blend art and science, the abstract and the concrete. The end goal is a mindful praxisioner that is both strategic and reflective. The learning strategies in this course range from the very abstract to the firmly practical. The research base allowed for a theoretical knowledge that was …show more content…
Johnson and Kruse use their articles on mindfulness to form an argument for how programs like PLC’s can work if mindful administrators use data to put the correct structures and technologies in place. These heuristics lead us to praxis. This same unit also characterizes the traits of successful leaders possess like perseverance and toughness, while also addressing the emotional side of leadership. Finally, in the last couple of units we examined the necessity of using data correctly in making informed decisions. Particularly, we looked at how relevant data can work together to paint a picture that can guide a strategic …show more content…
Too often schools use data that is not really significant. Berliner has a legitimate argument that averages can often be misleading (Berliner, 2001). I believe that we have to look deeper into data to paint an accurate picture of our schools and the learning process. Bernhardt in her article on Multiple Measures, argues that we must use demographics, perceptions, student learning and school processes to see the whole picture (Bernhardt, 1998). I have witnessed that data does not always lead to improvement. “When we focus only on student learning measures, we see school personnel using their time figuring out how to look better on the student learning measures. We want school personnel to use their time figuring out how to be better for all students (Berhardt,