Seminar: Educational Seminar: Educational LeadershipLeadership

Instructors: Instructors:

Dr. Farnoosh ShahrokhiDr. Farnoosh Shahrokhi

Dr. Beverly WoodyDr. Beverly Woody

Seminar DescriptionSeminar Description

• Educational leadership examines Educational leadership examines functions of leadership and functions of leadership and management and foundations of the management and foundations of the American School System. Explores American School System. Explores organizational theories and models organizational theories and models of leadership and management and of leadership and management and personal and organizational change. personal and organizational change. Bridges theory to practical Bridges theory to practical applications in educational settings.applications in educational settings.

Seminar GoalsSeminar Goals

• This seminar is intended to provide students This seminar is intended to provide students with an opportunity to explore meanings of with an opportunity to explore meanings of leadership in schools, leaders’ role in school leadership in schools, leaders’ role in school change and restructuring; and ways school change and restructuring; and ways school leaders make sense of school organizationleaders make sense of school organization

• Students will explore both how organizations Students will explore both how organizations function and leadership choices within function and leadership choices within organizations, and they will have an organizations, and they will have an opportunity to begin to develop a vision of opportunity to begin to develop a vision of their leadership practice and situate this their leadership practice and situate this practice within a perspective of how school practice within a perspective of how school organizations work.organizations work.

ContentContent

• In order to develop leadership savvy, In order to develop leadership savvy, students will deepen their understanding students will deepen their understanding of how organizations function and how of how organizations function and how leaders influence school change and leaders influence school change and improvement. Specific content includes:improvement. Specific content includes:

1.1. Reviewing meanings of leadership and the role Reviewing meanings of leadership and the role leaders play in school change and improvementleaders play in school change and improvement

2.2. Articulating a vision for effective school Articulating a vision for effective school leadership and your beliefs about leadership, leadership and your beliefs about leadership, teaching, and learningteaching, and learning

3.3. Applying skills, knowledge, and dispositions Applying skills, knowledge, and dispositions gained to the analysis of case studies and in gained to the analysis of case studies and in role-playing exercises involving leadership role-playing exercises involving leadership behavior and school change.behavior and school change.

Educational Leadership Educational Leadership PortfolioPortfolio

Multiple IntelligencesMultiple Intelligences• The theory of multiple The theory of multiple

intelligences was developed in intelligences was developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner. 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner. It suggests that the traditional It suggests that the traditional notion of intelligence, based notion of intelligence, based on I.Q. testing, is far too on I.Q. testing, is far too limited. Instead, Dr. Gardner limited. Instead, Dr. Gardner proposes eight different proposes eight different intelligences to account for a intelligences to account for a broader range of human broader range of human potential in children and adults potential in children and adults (see picture)(see picture)

• Here is an example of a lesson Here is an example of a lesson plan based on this theory:plan based on this theory:

• Multiple Intelligences Lesson PlMultiple Intelligences Lesson Planan

Life Styles Inventory (LSI)Life Styles Inventory (LSI)• The Life Styles Inventory The Life Styles Inventory

(LSI) identifies the (LSI) identifies the underlying thoughts and underlying thoughts and motivations that guide an motivations that guide an individual's behavior. Often individual's behavior. Often referred to as personal referred to as personal styles, management styles styles, management styles and leadership styles, these and leadership styles, these represent the essence of an represent the essence of an individual's effectiveness.individual's effectiveness.

• Here is my reflection on the Here is my reflection on the results I encountered by results I encountered by completing this exercise:completing this exercise:

• SELF-IMPROVEMENT PLAN FSELF-IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR LSIOR LSI

Teacher Leadership Self Teacher Leadership Self AssessmentAssessment

• By taking the Teacher Leadership Self- By taking the Teacher Leadership Self- Assessment (Marilyn and Bill Katzenmeyer) and Assessment (Marilyn and Bill Katzenmeyer) and analyzing the scale descriptions and scoring analyzing the scale descriptions and scoring protocol, I reached the following conclusions:protocol, I reached the following conclusions:• My strength areas are my communication skills and My strength areas are my communication skills and

understanding of diversity, followed by my self-understanding of diversity, followed by my self-awareness, so according to this, I have an accurate awareness, so according to this, I have an accurate picture of myself in terms of strengths, values, picture of myself in terms of strengths, values, philosophy and behaviors; I exhibits effective listening, philosophy and behaviors; I exhibits effective listening, oral communication, presentation skills and expression oral communication, presentation skills and expression in written communication; plus, I demonstrate respect in written communication; plus, I demonstrate respect for and respond to differences in perspectives.for and respond to differences in perspectives.

• My weakness is my self-organization, which means that My weakness is my self-organization, which means that I have to work on establishing course of action and I have to work on establishing course of action and implementing plans to accomplish results in everything implementing plans to accomplish results in everything I doI do

Personal Leadership Action Personal Leadership Action PlanPlan

Vision / MissionVision / Mission

• Describe the project you plan to work onDescribe the project you plan to work on• One project I have in mind is to implement a One project I have in mind is to implement a

set of workshops for my colleagues back set of workshops for my colleagues back home, to share with them my experience home, to share with them my experience with the TEA program.with the TEA program.

• What are the goals?What are the goals?• To improve some administrative procedures To improve some administrative procedures • To share new strategies, methodologies and To share new strategies, methodologies and

approaches learned during the seminars and approaches learned during the seminars and internship with my colleaguesinternship with my colleagues

• Improve forms of differentiating and overall Improve forms of differentiating and overall classroom management in my schoolclassroom management in my school

Planning CalendarPlanning Calendar

• What’s the time frame?What’s the time frame?• I will divide the next year in quarters I will divide the next year in quarters

according to my school calendar; I will according to my school calendar; I will plan carefully to complete my plan carefully to complete my workshops or sessions by the end of workshops or sessions by the end of the year, probably in November and the year, probably in November and work hard all through the school year.work hard all through the school year.

ResultsResults

• How will you measure success?How will you measure success?• I will create a rubric with a schedule to I will create a rubric with a schedule to

make sure every step in the process is make sure every step in the process is completed according to plan, creating completed according to plan, creating specific criteria for each quarter and asking specific criteria for each quarter and asking for feedback.for feedback.

• At the end of the year, I will evaluate the At the end of the year, I will evaluate the succes of my plan by using different tools succes of my plan by using different tools like surveys to teachers and students, my like surveys to teachers and students, my own rubric, my coordinator evaluation, etc.own rubric, my coordinator evaluation, etc.

Leadership PracticesLeadership Practices• Identification of areas of strength and areas of Identification of areas of strength and areas of

growth as a leader for positive changegrowth as a leader for positive change• As I explained before, I know my strengths are my As I explained before, I know my strengths are my

communication skills and my instructional communication skills and my instructional proficiency and leadership. But I am aware of my proficiency and leadership. But I am aware of my areas of growth, which are my lack of organization areas of growth, which are my lack of organization and sometimes, my lack of readiness. So now that I and sometimes, my lack of readiness. So now that I have these new tools to improve, I’m sure I’ll be able have these new tools to improve, I’m sure I’ll be able to complete my project.to complete my project.

• Why is this project important to you?Why is this project important to you?• Because I’m committed to my profession and to my Because I’m committed to my profession and to my

institution, but most of all, to my students, so I’ll do institution, but most of all, to my students, so I’ll do anything in my hands to help improve myself, my anything in my hands to help improve myself, my school and my community for the sake of those kids school and my community for the sake of those kids who are the future leaders of my country.who are the future leaders of my country.