Transcript Leaders Shape Cultures “The role of school leaders in the

Defining Leadership
• Discuss what it means to be a “leader”
• Clarify Teacher Leader roles as leaders in
the context of NCOSP
• Explore individual leadership attributes
• Discuss strategies for using the combined
leadership attributes within your building
and district to support your science
education program
Purpose of Leadership in Education
• To foster a commitment to student
accomplishment, organizational health,
professional learning, and long-range and deep
improvements
• To support the transformation of schooling and
build a learning community that includes all
teachers and students.
• To work with colleagues and the community to
make bold visions a reality
Characteristics of Effective
Leaders
• Look at the postcards on the tables
• Select 1-2 postcards that represent a
characteristic of effective leaders
• Select 1 person to share the group’s selection
at the document camera
• In 5 words or less share the
characteristic the postcard
represents
Effective Leadership
“Leadership is about
creating a sense of
purpose and
direction... and
inspiring people to
achieve”
Michael Fullan
Effective Leadership
“Leaders are leaders only as long
as they have the respect and
loyalty of their followers”
Hans Selye
(from Leading Every Day)
Effective Leadership
“Leadership is about
learning together, and
constructing meaning
and knowledge
collectively and
collaboratively”
Linda Lambert
Wanted:
A miracle worker who can do more with
less, pacify rival groups, endure chronic
second guessing, tolerate low levels of
support, process large volumes of paper,
and work double shifts. He or she will
have carte blanche to innovate, but
cannot spend much money, replace any
personnel, or upset any constituency.
Michael Fullan
Pathway to Leadership
• Teacher Leader as
Learner
• Teacher Leader as
Leader
Teacher Leader as Learner
Actively engaged in
• deepening their understanding of science
content knowledge,
• appreciating how students come to
understand particular ideas in science, and
• developing a repertoire of instructional
strategies to engage students prior ideas and
build a more accurate understanding of
science
• cultivating their leadership skills to
improve their own classroom practice, and
that of their peers, to increase student
learning
Teacher Leader as Learner
Visible Outcomes
Teachers Leaders participate regularly in
content-focused professional learning
in science as an active member of the
NCOSP community, their school, and
their district.
Teacher Leaders consciously and
strategically apply the insights from
professional development in their own
classroom, school and district.
Teacher Leader as Leader
• Teaching Peers
• Principals
• District
Administrators
• NCOSP
NCOSP Support
• Resources – financial, human,
and material
• Learning Community
Forums
• District Visits
• Summer Academy
How do we get there?
• Reflect on our own leadership
attributes and how they can help
us in our work as leaders
• Begin to consider steps to take
in our buildings to fulfill our
roles a leaders.
But first...
BREAK TIME!
Research on effective leaders
• Kouzes and Posner, 20 year
research study
• 200,000 leaders
How do everyday leaders lead teams,
lead projects, manage departments,
and promote community?
5 Leadership Practices
• Challenging the Process
• Enabling Others to Act
• Encouraging the Heart
• Inspiring a Shared Vision
• Modeling the Way
Challenging the Process
•
Effective leaders search for
opportunities to change the
status quo because they
believe that the status quo
breeds mediocrity.
•
Effective leaders take risks
and see mistakes as
opportunities for learning and
growth.
Inspiring a Shared Vision
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This practice is about
envisioning the future and
enlisting others in a
common vision.
Leaders create enthusiasm
and commitment among
followers to embrace the
common vision by appealing
to their personal visions,
values, interests, hopes,
and dreams.
Enabling Others to Act
• This practice is about
fostering collaboration and
strengthening people.
• Leaders know that they
cannot do it alone. They
build teams and a culture of
collaboration.
Modeling the Way
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Leaders set goals that
enable followers to
experience small wins as
they work toward larger
goals.
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They are conscious of
possible roadblocks and
take steps to remove
them.
Encouraging the Heart
• This practice is
about recognizing
contributions and
celebrating
accomplishments.
Leadership Practices
• Complete the Inventory
• Use Response Sheet to tally your
scores
• Record your scores on the chart
• Make note of the practice that is
your strength and list one example of
specific behaviors or actions you use
Small Group Discussion
• Share your strength and example
• Probe others with strengths different than
your own to deepen your understanding of
that practice and ways to enact it
• Make note of the combined strengths or
noticeable “gaps” within your building or
district and consider their implications for
providing building leadership
Individual Reflection
• What did you learn about your own
leadership style and practices?
• What did you learn about the
leadership attributes within your
building or district?
Moving to action
How can you take steps toward
fulfilling your role as Leaders?