Leadership & Advocacy Presented by Sabrina Riley, MILS For EDUC478 ©2008

Leadership Works with others Makes a difference Creates value which has not existed before (a new reality) Exhibits positive energy Welcomes change Marlene Caroselli, Leadership Skills for Managers, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000.

Leadership Starts with Yourself Self-awareness Reflection, feedback, risk, failure Personal mastery You have to know something in order to teach it Growth Plan

Vision Where you want to end up Mission Goals Objectives Learning outcomes

Vision Does your organization allow your personal vision to flourish?

Systems Thinking Understand how everything relates to everything else within your institution Hierarchy Procedures Perceptions Attitudes Informal networks

Organizational Culture What does your administration emphasize? What do your fellow teachers emphasize? What’s important to your students? What’s important to their parents?

Assessment Helps you know how effective you are Helps other people understand what you do

Assessment What do I want the student to be able to do? What does the student need to know in order to do this well? What activity will facilitate the learning? How will the student demonstrate the learning? How will I know the student has done this well?

Bloom’s Taxonomy Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation

Advocacy PR on campus (Get in their faces!) Build partnerships Use assessment results Use national data Serve on committees Offer workshops / on-campus in- service training

Building Partnerships Get to know the priorities, problems, goals, and assignments of your faculty and administration. Start small Make suggestions Find one faculty member to partner with