The overarching objective is to discuss and review student-centered leadership models and the role teachers and administrators have to uphold a commitment to provide students with leadership skills that will prepare them for future college and career opportunities. Clear expectations and appropriate communication skills are key to developing young student leaders. The administrators must remain vigilant of how the school culture is changing in order to avoid negative interactions between students and new teachers. The dilemma is to establish new teachers as an integral part of the school community as authority figures while also allowing the students to continue to grow as positive student leaders.
Questions to Guide the Discussion
1. What opportunities did the adults have to help improve the school culture? Describe the mishaps.
2. What are the appropriate steps for students to take when they feel discriminated against?
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How can new teachers be trained to be good classroom managers as well as student-centered leaders?
4. How can new administrators effectively alter school culture to create a new vision for the campus? Who should be involved in planning and preparing for the change?
5. Who is held accountable when educators use words to demean students?
6. If teachers have control of the outcome of student leaders, what is the key to proper student-teacher relationships?
7. How can educators encourage open communication and avoid instilling fear in students?
8. If there is behavior protocol on campus for teachers to use for student behavioral issues, what avenues do students use to make formal complaints about teachers?
Questions to Guide the Discussion
1. What opportunities did the adults have to help improve the school culture? Describe the mishaps.
2. What are the appropriate steps for students to take when they feel discriminated against?
3. …show more content…
How can new teachers be trained to be good classroom managers as well as student-centered leaders?
4. How can new administrators effectively alter school culture to create a new vision for the campus? Who should be involved in planning and preparing for the change?
5. Who is held accountable when educators use words to demean students?
6. If teachers have control of the outcome of student leaders, what is the key to proper student-teacher relationships?
7. How can educators encourage open communication and avoid instilling fear in students?
8. If there is behavior protocol on campus for teachers to use for student behavioral issues, what avenues do students use to make formal complaints about teachers?