1. The Art of Leadership
Leadership
Semester 1

2. Semester 1: The Art of Self Leadership
Quarter 1:
Unit: Self-Awareness—Who am I?
Building realistic views of self (beliefs, ideology, etc.)
Perceptions: How does who I am impact how I see the world and others?
Culminating project: Life Stories
Tuesday lesson topics:
Who am I?
Perspectives
Fears
Obstacles
Purpose/Dreams
Success
Life
Quarter 2:
Unit: Expression—the language of leadership
Emotion, communication, passion: sharpening our tools.
Culminating project: Vision project
Tuesday lesson topics:
(To be completed still)

3. Semester 2: The Art of Leading Others
Quarter 3:
Quarter 4:

4. Standards
Refer to the RSD Leadership Course Framework for approved and aligned standards.
All lessons and projects are based upon this outline.
Sub units aligned with district framework and embedded within the major quarterly units:
Principles of Leadership
Group Processes
Self-Awareness
Human Relations
Communication Skills
Planning and Management
Experiential Leadership

5. Weekly Schedule Outline
Mondays: Art of Self Leadership chapter and review questions
Tuesdays: Unit specific lesson
Wednesdays: Work in ASB room
Thursdays: Work in ASB room
Fridays: ILC/team bonding/wisdom workshop lessons

6. I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Wednesday August 30, 2017
Welcome!
I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Do Now:
Make sure your cell phones are turned off and placed in your bags.
Make sure that your bags are in the cubbies in the hallway.
Please have your writing utensil and journal out at your desk.
Be seated before the bell rings.

7. Objectives: Name Games: Get to know each other
Share Out: 1 personal goal and 1 leadership goal for this semester
Forms: Syllabus, initial leadership application, expectations
Calendars: Mark calendars for planned events
Announcements: Assign readers and go through expectations

8. Your name is….?
In your journals, make an acrostic of your name so that you use adjectives to describe who you are. You will share them with three other people.
For example:
J: Jovial
E: Extreme
S: Silly
S: Sensational
I: Inquisitive
C: Climber
A: Athletic

9. A little bit more.
Choose ONE WORD to describe yourself. Be prepared to share it out loud with the class.
Write down 1 goal you have for yourself this year and also 1 goal that you have for leadership.

10. Review and Sign You will need copies of the following documents:
Syllabus
Initial leadership application
Parent letter
Remind101 form
WE will go through these in class. You must bring these home, have them signed by your parents/guardians, and then bring them back to turn in by next Friday.

11. I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Welcome!
I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Do Now:
Make sure your cell phones are turned off and placed in your bags.
Make sure that your bags are in the cubbies in the hallway.
Please have your writing utensil and journal out at your desk.
Be seated before the bell rings.

12. Objective: Problem Solving
A Cents of Floating
Concept: Critical thinking and decision making are areas in which youth need practical experience. The ability to visualize a problem and to create a solution are not innate abilities within most of students today. Working with a partner to verbalize ideas and make decisions regarding problems are skills that must be developed in youth. This activity gives them a tangible outcome to work with and a challenge to explore.

13. Basics: Time: 30 minutes and discussion time Materials:
10 drinking straws for each team of two
50 inch of masking tape for each team of two
1 pan of water
100 pennies OR 80 nickels

14. Guidelines Have each student pair up with one partner.
Each team of two will get 10 straws and 25 inches of tape.
Explain that they will have 7 minutes to design and build a raft.
They may only use the straws and tape.
The objective is to build a raft that will hold the most amount of change before sinking.
When they have finished building their rafts or the time has run out, they will bring their rafts to the pan of water for the “official float.”
After the first round of floats, give them a second chance to remake their rafts and try for a better design.

15. Discussion
How much change were you able to float on your raft with the first try? Second try?
What kind of design ideas did you have?
Was it hard for you and your partner to agree on the design?
Did you stick with your original design concept? If not, what changes did you make?
Was your original design the best possible or did you make improvements as you went along?
Did you watch other teams to see what they were doing?
Is getting ides from others cheating or is it permissible?
What changes did you make when you created your second raft
Did one of you dominate the building or was it a shared experience?
What frustrations did you have during the activity?
What does the word “compromise” have to do with the activity?
How can we apply this to real life? To this class?
Would you like a job where you have to make decisions or be told what to do? Why?
Why do you think it is important for our leadership class to be build with a strong, secure foundation?

16. Consider this:

17. I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Friday, September 1, 2017
Welcome!
I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Do Now:
Make sure your cell phones are turned off and placed in your bags.
Make sure that your bags are in the cubbies in the hallway.
Please have your writing utensil and journal out at your desk.
Be seated before the bell rings.

18. Objectives: *Welcome Back Assembly*
Team Bonding: Favorite memories from the summer
Classroom Culture: Establishing norms and guidelines for working together
Weekly Schedule: Go through week outlines

19. Moments in Time
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” –Dr. Seuss
Take a moment to reflect on this quote in your journal. What does this quote mean to you? Also, please write about one of your favorite memories from the summer. You will share this out during our class discussion so we can get to know each other better.

20. Cell phones. Let’s chat.
Are absolutely NOT allowed in my classroom unless I have given you specific permission in certain circumstances.
They must be kept on silent in your bags that go in the cubbies in the hallway.
If I see a cell phone out:
the first time will be a warning and confiscation to the end of the school day.
the second time will be a write up and sent to Mr. Powell, the Dean of Students. A call home to your parents will also happen.
the third time will be a write up, a call home to your parents, and after school suspension.

21. Your Responsibilities
When you arrive every day, put your phones and bags in the cubbies and have a seat in your assigned desk with your journal and pencil before the bell rings.
If you are not in your seat by the time the bell rings and working on the “Do Now” then you will be marked tardy. Every three tardies is a detention.
When you leave every day, please push your seats in and make sure the area is tidy.

22. Participation Please adhere to these guidelines:
Being in your seat, journal out, working on DO NOW by the TIME THE BELL RINGS
Being ON TASK all period: taking notes and participating without being redirected by the teacher
Being respectful to the teacher
Begin respectful to your peers
Completing your daily tasks

23. Team Building and Communication
Daily Objectives:
Team Building and Communication
What is a team?
What is communication?
Please silently write down your thoughts in your journal and be prepared to share your ideas.

24. Team Pact
Together, we are going to come up with a list of ways that we need to work together as a team and also individually to support the team. Work with the person next to you to come up with 5 suggestions.
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25. Together we fail. Together we Succeed.

26. Weekly Schedule Outline
Mondays: Art of Self Leadership chapter and review questions
Tuesdays: Unit specific lesson
Wednesdays: Work in ASB room
Thursdays: Work in ASB room
Fridays: ILC/team bonding/wisdom workshop lessons

27. September 4, 2017
No school—Labor Day

28. I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Welcome!
I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Do Now:
Make sure your cell phones are turned off and placed in your bags.
Make sure that your bags are in the cubbies in the hallway.
Please have your writing utensil and journal out at your desk.
Be seated before the bell rings.

29. Objectives: Go through Safety Lesson PowerPoint and Contract
Go through community service requirements (extra copies online for hours)
Go through SWIFT Page—document location

30. I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Welcome!
I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Do Now:
Make sure your cell phones are turned off and placed in your bags.
Make sure that your bags are in the cubbies in the hallway.
Please have your writing utensil and journal out at your desk.
Be seated before the bell rings.

31. Objectives: Assembly Prep Go through Assembly Breakdown Packet
Review roles, expectations, procedures, etc.
Walking field trip to ASB room to go through protocol for use
Homecoming information

32. I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Welcome!
I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Do Now:
Make sure your cell phones are turned off and placed in your bags.
Make sure that your bags are in the cubbies in the hallway.
Please have your writing utensil and journal out at your desk.
Be seated before the bell rings.

33. Objectives: ILC Fridays
Break into 8 groups to plan and prepare ILC Friday lessons/activities and assign dates
Due at the end of the period

34. I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Friday, September 8, 2017
Welcome!
I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Do Now:
Make sure your cell phones are turned off and placed in your bags.
Make sure that your bags are in the cubbies in the hallway.
Please have your writing utensil and journal out at your desk.
Be seated before the bell rings.

35. Objectives:
DUE TODAY: Signed syllabus, parent letters, and safety contracts
Speed Dating: Get to know each other REALLY WELL

36. Speed Dating What makes you happy/sad/angry?
How would your best friend describe you?
What is your dream job?
What are you most passionate about?
What would you take with you to a desert island?
If you had to be someone else for a day, who would you be and why?
If you could invite anyone, dead or alive, to dinner, who would it be?
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
What’s the most reckless (or embarrassing) thing you’ve ever done?
What color best describes your personality? What do you consider your best attributes?