1. What insights have I gained about my role as an educational leader from these chapters? As an educational leader you need to realize that racism and negative behaviors can happen intentionally or unintentionally. Although we may not realize that it may offend a certain group of individuals it should be brought to the attention of the one who spoke the crime.…
Introduction An Educational leader has an awesome responsibility. There are many challenges as well as opportunities to address. Critical to being successful is the ethical compass which guides your decision making. Every decision should be made for the common good.…
According to the Common Core of Leading CT School Leadership Standards, Performance Expectation 2 states, “Education leaders ensure the success and achievement of all students by monitoring and continuously improving teaching and learning.” Under this expectation, Element A focuses on Strong Professional Culture. “Leaders develop a strong professional culture which leads to quality instruction focused on student learning and the strengthening of professional competencies.” The Common Core of Leading CT School Leadership Standards Performance Expectation 5 centers on Ethics and Integrity. “Education leaders ensure the success and achievement of all students and staff by modeling ethical behavior and integrity.”…
Student Leadership Practices Inventory This short paper will concentrate on the results of the Student Leadership Practices Inventory (SLPI) from Dr. Vito’s leadership class. The SLPI was first completed by myself and was then sent out to three of my leaders and three of my subordinates. According to Dr. Vito, the following are the mean scores of prior SPI classes: Model the Way: 23.43, Inspire a Shared Vision: 22.86, Challenge the Process: 23.30, Enable Others to Act: 24.55, Encourage the Heart: 23.59.…
Sometimes, being a leader is not always about being popular. The movie 12 O’clock High, directed by Henry King, reflects this and other leadership themes throughout its entirety. The movie shows multiple leadership styles from different officers, but it primarily focuses on the leadership of Colonel Davenport, General Pritchard, and Brigadier General Savage. Each of these officers use diverse types of leadership tactics to ensure that the 918th Bomb Group is successful in their missions. Each of them use distinctive styles of leadership to do their best to make sure their followers are efficient in the situation they are put in.…
Aspiring Leaders Academy What have you done to further increase student achievement in your classroom or to support others in your school or department? The student academic achievement is my number one priority. I use the students background and previous experiences to understand and use their strengths as well as to learn about possible challenges that may interfere with their learning. Learning about their interest, I create an inclusive, safe, and empathetic environment in which all students connect and learn how to learn. I aligned all lessons to the learning standards, while using real life experiences or scenarios to make learning purposely and fun.…
The Freshman Leadership Organization will help me expand my knowledge base and allow me to take one step closer to reaching my goal of attaining a successful university experience. As I read about the vision and each learning outcome of this distinguished organization, I was astonished by how becoming a member will lead to many benefits both academically and socially. For example, this organization strives to climax a member’s leadership skills while encouraging moral ethics to positively influence our society. Since my dream career is to become an optometrist, I believe that these two important goals will be helpful because having great leadership skills in a professional setting is crucial in order to cooperate with patients. In addition,…
In terms of processing the course teachings, I found the Handbook for Transformative Learning difficult to retain at times. Although this is a topic of great interest to me and the current context in which I serve; the material has often caused me to gravitate more towards The Adaptive Leadership textbook by Heifetz. All things considered, I believe that the development of the Synergy paper actually presents the student and pastoral leaders with a unique opportunity to shape the destiny of the local church and the AME denomination by virtue of two major advantages at their disposal. First, the availability and accessibility of successful nationally recognized experts in the area of Adaptive Leadership and Transformative Learning. Having a full arsenal of proven experts present during our first semester at Payne Theological Seminary caused a hunger in my spirit.…
Student leadership is much more complicated to define than one might think. Leadership is defined as the act or instance of leading, and a student is defined a person that attends any form of school or a person who is studying a subject. Therefore, student leadership is defined as any student who is leading among their peers. While this is the definition, some people falsely use the term or interpret it in ways that lead the group being lead in the wrong direction.…
As I move forward in my career as an educational leader, my aspiration is to emulate the characteristics of a successful leader. Success in education can be measured every day in every school when the beliefs of the leader are reflected in the students and the staff. I aspire to be an innovative leader that motivates people to be courageous and open-minded to tackle the hard tasks. Furthermore, I hope to be a transformative leader that becomes a role-model to their peers by doing rather than saying. I will become this leader by being consistent with my communication skills, making responsible decisions that display my integrity and always keeping in mind that student achievement is my number one purpose.…
An effective school leader should possess skills such as creativity, implementation, evaluation, and excellent communication. I conducted an interview with Tamara Perez, who is currently a director at Smart Starts Preschool. She has an A.A. degree in Early Childhood Education, Staff Credentials, Director Credentials, and has been teaching for 12 years. Becoming a teacher was not exactly what she had in mind. She was going through a rough time in her life and she began working as a teacher.…
An educational leader needs to be knowledgeable, as well as innovative, to frequent reform as additional challenges and issues arise within the field. In the end, promoting the success of each student is our job and responsibility and entails helping them grow into individuals that not only think critically, but are of outstanding…
The distinctive knowledge gained through the shadowing experience and interview with my school 's principal is invaluable and I am grateful for the principal 's graciousness in allowing me the opportunity to explore the complexities of school leadership. I was able to observe the principal 's style of leadership, planning with the school 's leadership team, and collaborative processes. I was also able to indirectly observe, conflict management, application of state and district mandates, and parent and community involvement outreach.…
1. Strong leadership and management team experience demonstrating an ability to create a clear vision, set goals and expectations, encourage leadership and initiatives at all levels, and use sound judgment in managing complex varied programs. – for this one, use an example of your experience in OPS as an manager. I have served in a leadership and management role for over 10 years in various classifications within my State Career. An example of my leadership experience is portrayed during my tenure as the Chief of the Office of Resource Planning and Reduction (RPRS).…
During this semester I was able to experience many accomplishments, all of them have helped me to gain a better understanding of what kind of leader I aspire to be. In developing my personal philosophy of educational leadership I was able to focus on what qualities I already posses to be a successful leader. I desire to be a leader that creates a positive climate and a supportive culture, one who inspires others to be great and require greatness for the students that they teach, and promoting all to become lifelong learners.. Being able to shadow my administrator in many different aspects of her profession really opened my eyes to all that is required of educational leaders and the effort that it takes to ensure that you are always working…