http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/01/16/19collegecol.h27.html?qs=cash+for+score Because our school systems lack any rational, systematic way of developing quality curricula and teaching methods and evaluating those improvements, our children (and teachers and schools) are constantly being subjected to the educational reform whim of the moment. Perhaps yesterday was “testing and accountability” and today is “payment for grades.” Who knows what tomorrow will be but it most likely will only serve to undermine our schools more. Laura
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/01/16/19collegecol.h27.html?qs=cash+for+score Because our school systems lack any rational, systematic way of developing quality curricula and teaching methods and evaluating those improvements, our children (and teachers and schools) are constantly being subjected to the educational reform whim of the moment. Perhaps yesterday was “testing and accountability” and today is “payment for grades.” Who knows what tomorrow will be but it most likely will only serve to undermine our schools more. Laura
PDF and text versions of The Special Edge newsletter can be downloaded from the referenced web site. The newsletter is published by the Napa County Office of Education’s CalSTAT Project (California Services for Technical Assistance and Training) as a resource for Special Education. The article on the front page of the Autumn 2007 paper issue, titled “Changing Schools by Design” caught my attention. The theme of this issue is “Responding to Change”. This is a topic that affects all aspects of education. A quote from the article states, “…in the day-to-day workings of a school, the new culture of accountability requires of teachers a new kind of behavior in the classroom”. The newsletter has numerous articles and further resources useful to the field of education.
Learning Styles: Knowing how students process information can be crucial to their academic success. They absorb information in lots of different ways. By understanding how they learn best, you can give them tools that will help them master the concepts they’ll be tackling now- and going forward. They break it up into the usual four categories of verbal learners, visual learners, auditory learners, and kinesthetic learns, but they provide concrete examples of what to look for and ways you can tailor the lesson for their style. Parents Magazine November 2007
Hi Chad, I do agree with you that it is difficult to meet all the needs of your students especially the ones that do have processing disorders. I have one male student that has a visual disorder and this has been a true challenge in meeting his needs.
http://www.k12.wa.us/equity/jointpolicy.aspx Joint Policy--Recommendation for Implementation
This article addresses the need of assuring equity and excellence in education to all students in public school. It also states that schools need to enforce and guarantee fair treatment plus access to resources and programs for students including their parents. The article states that in order for schools to promote equity and excellence--all school staff needs to promote a high expectation of all students regardless of background. In which dignity and respect will be demonstrated to all students and staff. This article was interesting because it was able to describe what it means to have equity and excellence in a school setting. It also describes the students and staff role in the process for it to work successfully.
Week 3 Blog http://commongood.org/schools-reading-cgpubs-factsheets-7.html This page gives some interesting statistics on bureaucracy and the school system: Bureaucracy hurts the ability of school administrators to operate public schools: • 88% of superintendents say "keeping up with all the local, state and federal mandates handed down to the schools takes up way too much time." • 54% of superintendents and 48% of principals say they "must work around the system" to "get things done the way they want." • 81% of superintendents and 47% of principals and say "when talented [principals or] superintendents leave the field, they are most likely to do so because they are 'frustrated by politics and bureaucracy.'
Bureaucracy prevents public school teachers from doing their jobs: • 71.2% of public school teachers agree or strongly agree that "[r]outine duties and paperwork interfere with my job of teaching." • 44% teachers say the requirements for documenting disciplinary events "go beyond common sense." • 66% of principals and 63% of superintendents at least somewhat agree that there is so much focus on documentation and due process that it is difficult to take action against students who are discipline problems. Bureaucracy prevents school administrators from managing staff: • Only 24% of superintendents and 32% of principals say they have "enough autonomy to 'reward outstanding teachers and staff.'" • Only 28% of superintendents and 32% of principals believe they have sufficient authority to remove "ineffective teachers from the classroom." • 73% of superintendents and 69% of principals say "making it much easier for principals to remove bad teachers--even those who have tenure" would be a "very effective" proposal to improve educational leadership. • 56% of teachers agree "the tenure system should be changed to make it far easier to remove bad teachers." • 59% of teachers report having "a few" colleagues who "fail to do a good job and are simply going through the motions." • In one case, it took the Grossmont Union School District in southern California thirteen years and $312,000 in legal costs to fire one teacher for incompetence."
Goldberg, Mark. Lessons from Exceptional School Leaders. Virginia: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001.
This book, Lessons from Exceptional School Leaders, contains interviews from many school leaders that Goldberg feels are effective. This book is a guide to having a strong educational program. Mark Goldberg starts the book with the question, “What is leadership?” He states that leadership qualities do not include sets of generic characteristics. He describes how leadership is situational. Districts have different needs, and you may be a leader in one situation, yet fail in another.
Each chapter in this book is a stand alone. One chapter is titled Discrimination, Racism, and Poverty. This chapter takes different situations, and shows how exceptional leaders have dealt with the given situations. This book gives good suggestions on how to become a more efficient leader.
week 3 blog http://www.clemmer.net/articles/honesty_and_integrity_are_key_ingredients_in_developing_trust After reflecting on honesty and authenticity, I came across an article by Jim Clemmer. The site is dedicated to practical leadership. In the article "Honesty and Integrity Build a Foundation of Trust" Clemmer states "Our credibilityis the center of our ability to influence others and provide strong leadership."... "Some people seem to feel it's something you can slip on and off like clothing. They will speak of personal, professional,or business behaviors as if different suits of honesty...People quickly see through it and reduce us to our lowest level of honesty and integrity - our dirtiest clothes." He ends by suggesting that we explore our inner integrity by examining how much we trust others. I also liked some of his comments in the article "Growing the Leader in Us" where he defines leadership in action.
Movie;Walt Disney Productions, 1989; Remember the Titans (Denzel Washington) This movie is one of my favorite sports movies of all time. I think most of you have probably seen it but if you have not, it is a must see.Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for his performance in this stirring and uplifting film. The year was 1971 when racial tensions were very high. After leading his team to fifteen winning seasons, football coach Bill Yoast, a white man is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone, a black man who is tough, opinionated and quite the apposite coach Yoast. These two men and the community overcome there differences and turn a group of young hostile men, through sport, into champions. This movie definitely hits topics we cover in this class. It brings a tear to my I every time I watch it. It is a movie that I used to show my physical education classes every year which fostered great conversations on racism, diversity and acceptance.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/edleadership/index.html Entire Website for Educators 1) identifying the characteristics and practices of education leaders (e.g., principals, district superintendents) that are associated with better student outcomes from kindergarten through Grade 12 and identifying programs and practices for the preparation or professional development of education leaders that are associated with better student outcomes (e.g., student achievement, high school graduation) from kindergarten through Grade 12, as well as mediators and moderators of the relations between student outcomes and these leadership characteristics, programs, or practices; (2) developing new programs and practices for the preparation or professional development of education leaders that will eventually result in improving the teaching and learning environment at the local level and, ultimately, student learning and achievement; (3) establishing the efficacy of programs and practices for the preparation or professional development of education leaders for improving the teaching and learning environment and, ultimately, student learning and achievement; (4) providing evidence of the effectiveness of programs and practices for the preparation or professional development of education leaders that are implemented at scale and intended for improving the teaching and learning environment and through it, student learning and achievement; and (5) developing and validating new assessments of the quality of education leaders, or validating existing assessments of education leaders against measures of student achievement from elementary grades through high school. More links, this is the web home page.
Very interseting article that discusses the importance of realizing that our population is changing."They must develop culturally sensitive curricula that integrate multicultural viewpoints and histories, apply instructional strategies that encourage all students to achieve, and review school and district policies related to educational equity." The emphasis is on how important diversity in the classroom has become. The fact is that teachers need to be prepared to teach students from many different backgrounds and languages that will enter your classroom. The times they are a changin'. We need to be prepared for these changes.
I came across a wonderful story while watching sports highlights. As I was watching it, it displayed the true meaning of the word “community.” This was an inspirational story with regards to the New York Giants. The Giants started off the season with two straight losses and lots of negative comments from fans and sports analysts. It was a sad beginning of the year for the Giants. One coach from the Giants had recently visited a former college teammate who had nearly been killed in the Iraq war back in 2001. Army Lt. Col. Greg Gadson, a battalion leader. An IED (improvised explosive device) thoroughly shattered his body. Only 70 pints of blood, the exceptional field work of men in his 1st Infantry Division and the skill of doctors saved his life. His legs weren't so fortunate. Army Lt. Col. Greg Gadson was asked to speak to the Giants team. He told them about his life. The New York Giants, however, consider themselves blessed to have made this double-amputee's acquaintance. They credit Gadson, who played football at Army with New York wide receivers coach Mike Sullivan, with helping to salvage their season and making it something approaching superb. His stirring pregame speeches and his living example of courage and perseverance have inspired them all the way to Super Bowl XLII. What caught the heart of the players was when he told them, "You're fighting for that guy that is right next to you. Just like my soldiers, they came and fought for me and saved my life. I told them about the 18-year-old PFC medic that didn't want me to lose consciousness. He's yelling at me and just literally willing me to stay conscious and keep fighting." This was an inspirational story which helped the team unite together towards achieving the same goal. The teammates saw beyond the sport of football with his words of wisdom and developed a sense of brotherhood among them.
At the beginning of each school year, our entire district meets in one of the gyms for an "opening" ceremony. This year, we were shown a very interesting and informative short Power Point presentation titled, "Did You Know," that gives interesting facts about the world as we know it, and in the future. It is very informative, especially for educators, as it describes the reality of what we are facing in this ever changing and challenging profession known as education. After our first class, I knew it was something that I wished to share with all of you. It is especially pertinent after reading many of your blogs and comments about the great diversity contained in our classrooms, and the difficulty in meeting the various needs of our students. The issues of equity and equality are ever present on a daily basis, and how we "react" to the many problems presented to us as teachers and administrators, is of the utmost importance, and will test our leadership capabilities. I hope that you will enjoy the presentation, but I also hope that you will be informed and inspired, while remembering the statements made by Dr. Preston in his article that the evolutionary principle of adaptation is crucial to survival, and in modern organization, change must take place within a generation. The factual information given in the presentation certainly supports these statements. Debbie
Leadership Photos on FOTOSEARCH http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/leadership.html This web site offers a wide variety of different photos available royalty free. I found it interesting what the web site viewed as "leadership." A collection of diverse photos ranged from penguins and business suits to washing feet. This site is published by Publitek, Inc.
I thought Super Bowl XLII was a great example of leadership, diversity, and community. The NY Giants are composed of 53 football players, 10 or so special coaches, head coach, one owner and every one of them had the same vision six months ago- winning the Super Bowl! You have players that stand 5 feet 8 inches that weighs 180 pounds. And on the other hand you have guys that are 6 feet and 7 inches and weigh 350 pounds, and don’t forget about every one in between. My point is that ALL 60 or so members of the NY Giants is designed differently and their job description, from quarterback to linebacker, varies and is dependent on their individual size, talent, speed, diversity, and accountability. Yes accountability, a player may have all the ‘right’ stuff but gets burned on every other play or throws three interceptions a game will not be playing long. The NY Giants coach displayed how an effective leader does business. They began the season with two losses and were projected, by all the media analysts, to finishing with a mediocre season and maybe a slight chance to go to the playoffs. Not only did they make it to the playoffs but they made it all the way to the big dance. So, Coughlin-head coach of the Giants- leads his team to the game of his life- but is a 13 point underdog! Needless to say the Giants played with heart and beat the high and mighty Patriots. He not only believed in the vision he had six months ago of winning the big game, but everyone on the team believed they were going to win the big game six months ago! Super Bowl XLII was a great display of leadership, diversity, community and how a learning organization continually worked on their vision and created it-winners of Super Bowl XLII.
http://humanresources.about.com/od/involvementteams/a/team_culture.htm This article gives some suggestions for teambuilding and creating a culture of teambuilding. I have to agree with Paul and Robert – Super Bowl XLII was a wonderful demonstration of the importance of teamwork. It takes more than one person to win a game or accomplish a task. By the way, I am against giving an MVP award, I believe it is not necessary. I believe all players were part of the team’s success – like the defensive players who kept making Brady kiss the turf. Vince Lombardi said “The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.” I’ll stop with all of the football talk now. This article points out the necessity of clear objectives and expectations for each team. I would also have to agree with that suggestion. In addition, this article points out the importance of modeling teamwork. Leaders must show those under their direction they are also able to work collaboratively.
This is a great resource, that does not seem to be popping up within the Chapman course frame work.It includes the standards for the profession and descriptions of practice.I feel it would be valuable to any new administrator I ordered the following booklet:
Moving Leadership Standards into Everyday Work
ISBN#0-914409-17-4
(415)565-3000 (877)4-WestEd
West Ed 730 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94107-1242
A just finished reading a very interesting article about leadership in middle and high school.
By implementing leadership programs at middle school and high school grades, the belief is that this earlier intervention will ultimately help not only students, but local communities, small businesses and larger corporate citizens.
"An area of need should focus on the affective learning domain especially interpersonal skills. Also, communication, conflict resolution, goal setting, and achievement, higher order thinking skills, team building and time management."
Hi Debbie, I watched the power point presentation at a conference. What a wake-up call for all of us!!! Fascinating Facts! You can go on youtube and see the most updated power point. Great Resource!!!
Colleen, Thanks for the info. I didn't realize it was on youtube. It is on our district website, and I also downloaded it to my sandisk so that I could show it in class. Maybe I'll look on youtube for a better copy than the one on our district website. I'd really like to share it with our class. You're right, it is a great wake-up call for all of us! Thanks again!
21 comments:
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/01/16/19collegecol.h27.html?qs=cash+for+score
Because our school systems lack any rational, systematic way of developing quality curricula and teaching methods and evaluating those improvements, our children (and teachers and schools) are constantly being subjected to the educational reform whim of the moment. Perhaps yesterday was “testing and accountability” and today is “payment for grades.” Who knows what tomorrow will be but it most likely will only serve to undermine our schools more. Laura
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/01/16/19collegecol.h27.html?qs=cash+for+score
Because our school systems lack any rational, systematic way of developing quality curricula and teaching methods and evaluating those improvements, our children (and teachers and schools) are constantly being subjected to the educational reform whim of the moment. Perhaps yesterday was “testing and accountability” and today is “payment for grades.” Who knows what tomorrow will be but it most likely will only serve to undermine our schools more. Laura
www.calstat.org/infoPublications.html
PDF and text versions of The Special Edge newsletter can be downloaded from the referenced web site. The newsletter is published by the Napa County Office of Education’s CalSTAT Project (California Services for Technical Assistance and Training) as a resource for Special Education. The article on the front page of the Autumn 2007 paper issue, titled “Changing Schools by Design” caught my attention. The theme of this issue is “Responding to Change”. This is a topic that affects all aspects of education. A quote from the article states, “…in the day-to-day workings of a school, the new culture of accountability requires of teachers a new kind of behavior in the classroom”. The newsletter has numerous articles and further resources useful to the field of education.
Learning Styles:
Knowing how students process information can be crucial to their academic success. They absorb information in lots of different ways. By understanding how they learn best, you can give them tools that will help them master the concepts they’ll be tackling now- and going forward. They break it up into the usual four categories of verbal learners, visual learners, auditory learners, and kinesthetic learns, but they provide concrete examples of what to look for and ways you can tailor the lesson for their style.
Parents Magazine November 2007
Hi Chad, I do agree with you that it is difficult to meet all the needs of your students especially the ones that do have processing disorders. I have one male student that has a visual disorder and this has been a true challenge in meeting his needs.
http://www.k12.wa.us/equity/jointpolicy.aspx
Joint Policy--Recommendation for Implementation
This article addresses the need of assuring equity and excellence in education to all students in public school. It also states that schools need to enforce and guarantee fair treatment plus access to resources and programs for students including their parents. The article states that in order for schools to promote equity and excellence--all school staff needs to promote a high expectation of all students regardless of background. In which dignity and respect will be demonstrated to all students and staff.
This article was interesting because it was able to describe what it means to have equity and excellence in a school setting. It also describes the students and staff role in the process for it to work successfully.
Week 3 Blog
http://commongood.org/schools-reading-cgpubs-factsheets-7.html
This page gives some interesting statistics on bureaucracy and the school system:
Bureaucracy hurts the ability of school administrators to operate public schools:
• 88% of superintendents say "keeping up with all the local, state and federal mandates handed down to the schools takes up way too much time."
• 54% of superintendents and 48% of principals say they "must work around the system" to "get things done the way they want."
• 81% of superintendents and 47% of principals and say "when talented [principals or] superintendents leave the field, they are most likely to do so because they are 'frustrated by politics and bureaucracy.'
Bureaucracy prevents public school teachers from doing their jobs:
• 71.2% of public school teachers agree or strongly agree that "[r]outine duties and paperwork interfere with my job of teaching."
• 44% teachers say the requirements for documenting disciplinary events "go beyond common sense."
• 66% of principals and 63% of superintendents at least somewhat agree that there is so much focus on documentation and due process that it is difficult to take action against students who are discipline problems.
Bureaucracy prevents school administrators from managing staff:
• Only 24% of superintendents and 32% of principals say they have "enough autonomy to 'reward outstanding teachers and staff.'"
• Only 28% of superintendents and 32% of principals believe they have sufficient authority to remove "ineffective teachers from the classroom."
• 73% of superintendents and 69% of principals say "making it much easier for principals to remove bad teachers--even those who have tenure" would be a "very effective" proposal to improve educational leadership.
• 56% of teachers agree "the tenure system should be changed to make it far easier to remove bad teachers."
• 59% of teachers report having "a few" colleagues who "fail to do a good job and are simply going through the motions."
• In one case, it took the Grossmont Union School District in southern California thirteen years and $312,000 in legal costs to fire one teacher for incompetence."
Goldberg, Mark. Lessons from Exceptional School Leaders. Virginia: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001.
This book, Lessons from Exceptional School Leaders, contains interviews from many school leaders that Goldberg feels are effective. This book is a guide to having a strong educational program. Mark Goldberg starts the book with the question, “What is leadership?” He states that leadership qualities do not include sets of generic characteristics. He describes how leadership is situational. Districts have different needs, and you may be a leader in one situation, yet fail in another.
Each chapter in this book is a stand alone. One chapter is titled Discrimination, Racism, and Poverty. This chapter takes different situations, and shows how exceptional leaders have dealt with the given situations. This book gives good suggestions on how to become a more efficient leader.
week 3 blog
http://www.clemmer.net/articles/honesty_and_integrity_are_key_ingredients_in_developing_trust
After reflecting on honesty and authenticity, I came across an article by Jim Clemmer. The site is dedicated to practical leadership. In the article "Honesty and Integrity Build a Foundation of Trust" Clemmer states "Our credibilityis the center of our ability to influence others and provide strong leadership."... "Some people seem to feel it's something you can slip on and off like clothing. They will speak of personal, professional,or business behaviors as if different suits of honesty...People quickly see through it and reduce us to our lowest level of honesty and integrity - our dirtiest clothes."
He ends by suggesting that we explore our inner integrity by examining how much we trust others.
I also liked some of his comments in the article "Growing the Leader in Us" where he defines leadership in action.
Movie;Walt Disney Productions, 1989; Remember the Titans (Denzel Washington)
This movie is one of my favorite sports movies of all time. I think most of you have probably seen it but if you have not, it is a must see.Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for his performance in this stirring and uplifting film. The year was 1971 when racial tensions were very high. After leading his team to fifteen winning seasons, football coach Bill Yoast, a white man is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone, a black man who is tough, opinionated and quite the apposite coach Yoast. These two men and the community overcome there differences and turn a group of young hostile men, through sport, into champions. This movie definitely hits topics we cover in this class. It brings a tear to my I every time I watch it. It is a movie that I used to show my physical education classes every year which fostered great conversations on racism, diversity and acceptance.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/edleadership/index.html
Entire Website for Educators
1) identifying the characteristics and practices of education leaders (e.g., principals, district superintendents) that are associated with better student outcomes from kindergarten through Grade 12 and identifying programs and practices for the preparation or professional development of education leaders that are associated with better student outcomes (e.g., student achievement, high school graduation) from kindergarten through Grade 12, as well as mediators and moderators of the relations between student outcomes and these leadership characteristics, programs, or practices; (2) developing new programs and practices for the preparation or professional development of education leaders that will eventually result in improving the teaching and learning environment at the local level and, ultimately, student learning and achievement; (3) establishing the efficacy of programs and practices for the preparation or professional development of education leaders for improving the teaching and learning environment and, ultimately, student learning and achievement; (4) providing evidence of the effectiveness of programs and practices for the preparation or professional development of education leaders that are implemented at scale and intended for improving the teaching and learning environment and through it, student learning and achievement; and (5) developing and validating new assessments of the quality of education leaders, or validating existing assessments of education leaders against measures of student achievement from elementary grades through high school. More links, this is the web home page.
www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/presrvce/pe300.htm
Educating Teachers for Diversity
Very interseting article that discusses the importance of realizing that our population is changing."They must develop culturally sensitive curricula that integrate multicultural viewpoints and histories, apply instructional strategies that encourage all students to achieve, and review school and district policies related to educational equity."
The emphasis is on how important diversity in the classroom has become. The fact is that teachers need to be prepared to teach students from many different backgrounds and languages that will enter your classroom. The times they are a changin'. We need to be prepared for these changes.
Week # 3 Resource
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/columns/story?columnist=garber_greg&id=3222397
I came across a wonderful story while watching sports highlights. As I was watching it, it displayed the true meaning of the word “community.” This was an inspirational story with regards to the New York Giants.
The Giants started off the season with two straight losses and lots of negative comments from fans and sports analysts. It was a sad beginning of the year for the Giants. One coach from the Giants had recently visited a former college teammate who had nearly been killed in the Iraq war back in 2001. Army Lt. Col. Greg Gadson, a battalion leader. An IED (improvised explosive device) thoroughly shattered his body. Only 70 pints of blood, the exceptional field work of men in his 1st Infantry Division and the skill of doctors saved his life.
His legs weren't so fortunate.
Army Lt. Col. Greg Gadson was asked to speak to the Giants team. He told them about his life. The New York Giants, however, consider themselves blessed to have made this double-amputee's acquaintance. They credit Gadson, who played football at Army with New York wide receivers coach Mike Sullivan, with helping to salvage their season and making it something approaching superb. His stirring pregame speeches and his living example of courage and perseverance have inspired them all the way to Super Bowl XLII.
What caught the heart of the players was when he told them, "You're fighting for that guy that is right next to you. Just like my soldiers, they came and fought for me and saved my life. I told them about the 18-year-old PFC medic that didn't want me to lose consciousness. He's yelling at me and just literally willing me to stay conscious and keep fighting."
This was an inspirational story which helped the team unite together towards achieving the same goal. The teammates saw beyond the sport of football with his words of wisdom and developed a sense of brotherhood among them.
Power Point presentation: "Did You Know"
At the beginning of each school year, our entire district meets in one of the gyms for an "opening" ceremony. This year, we were shown a very interesting and informative short Power Point presentation titled, "Did You Know," that gives interesting facts about the world as we know it, and in the future. It is very informative, especially for educators, as it describes the reality of what we are facing in this ever changing and challenging profession known as education. After our first class, I knew it was something that I wished to share with all of you. It is especially pertinent after reading many of your blogs and comments about the great diversity contained in our classrooms, and the difficulty in meeting the various needs of our students. The issues of equity and equality are ever present on a daily basis, and how we "react" to the many problems presented to us as teachers and administrators, is of the utmost importance, and will test our leadership capabilities. I hope that you will enjoy the presentation, but I also hope that you will be informed and inspired, while remembering the statements made by Dr. Preston in his article that the evolutionary principle of adaptation is crucial to survival, and in modern organization, change must take place within a generation. The factual information given in the presentation certainly supports these statements. Debbie
Leadership Photos on FOTOSEARCH
http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/leadership.html
This web site offers a wide variety of different photos available royalty free. I found it interesting what the web site viewed as "leadership." A collection of diverse photos ranged from penguins and business suits to washing feet. This site is published by Publitek, Inc.
I thought Super Bowl XLII was a great example of leadership, diversity, and community. The NY Giants are composed of 53 football players, 10 or so special coaches, head coach, one owner and every one of them had the same vision six months ago- winning the Super Bowl! You have players that stand 5 feet 8 inches that weighs 180 pounds. And on the other hand you have guys that are 6 feet and 7 inches and weigh 350 pounds, and don’t forget about every one in between. My point is that ALL 60 or so members of the NY Giants is designed differently and their job description, from quarterback to linebacker, varies and is dependent on their individual size, talent, speed, diversity, and accountability. Yes accountability, a player may have all the ‘right’ stuff but gets burned on every other play or throws three interceptions a game will not be playing long. The NY Giants coach displayed how an effective leader does business. They began the season with two losses and were projected, by all the media analysts, to finishing with a mediocre season and maybe a slight chance to go to the playoffs. Not only did they make it to the playoffs but they made it all the way to the big dance. So, Coughlin-head coach of the Giants- leads his team to the game of his life- but is a 13 point underdog! Needless to say the Giants played with heart and beat the high and mighty Patriots. He not only believed in the vision he had six months ago of winning the big game, but everyone on the team believed they were going to win the big game six months ago! Super Bowl XLII was a great display of leadership, diversity, community and how a learning organization continually worked on their vision and created it-winners of Super Bowl XLII.
http://humanresources.about.com/od/involvementteams/a/team_culture.htm
This article gives some suggestions for teambuilding and creating a culture of teambuilding. I have to agree with Paul and Robert – Super Bowl XLII was a wonderful demonstration of the importance of teamwork. It takes more than one person to win a game or accomplish a task. By the way, I am against giving an MVP award, I believe it is not necessary. I believe all players were part of the team’s success – like the defensive players who kept making Brady kiss the turf. Vince Lombardi said “The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.” I’ll stop with all of the football talk now. This article points out the necessity of clear objectives and expectations for each team. I would also have to agree with that suggestion. In addition, this article points out the importance of modeling teamwork. Leaders must show those under their direction they are also able to work collaboratively.
wested.org
This is a great resource, that does not seem to be popping up within the Chapman course frame work.It includes the standards for the profession and descriptions of practice.I feel it would be valuable to any new administrator I ordered the following booklet:
Moving Leadership Standards into Everyday Work
ISBN#0-914409-17-4
(415)565-3000 (877)4-WestEd
West Ed
730 Harrison Street
San Francisco, CA 94107-1242
Thanks!
Marty
A just finished reading a very interesting article about leadership in middle and high school.
By implementing leadership programs at middle school and high school grades, the belief is that this earlier intervention will ultimately help not only students, but local communities, small businesses and larger corporate citizens.
"An area of need should focus on the affective learning domain especially interpersonal skills. Also, communication, conflict resolution, goal setting, and achievement, higher order thinking skills, team building and time management."
Hi Debbie,
I watched the power point presentation at a conference. What a wake-up call for all of us!!! Fascinating Facts! You can go on youtube and see the most updated power point. Great Resource!!!
Colleen,
Thanks for the info. I didn't realize it was on youtube. It is on our district website, and I also downloaded it to my sandisk so that I could show it in class. Maybe I'll look on youtube for a better copy than the one on our district website. I'd really like to share it with our class. You're right, it is a great wake-up call for all of us! Thanks again!
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