Becoming a Teacher Becoming a Teacher LeaderLeader

Presented By Presented By Miriam Harrington, ED.SMiriam Harrington, ED.S

Assistant Principal Hunters LaneAssistant Principal Hunters Lane

OutcomesOutcomes The participant will be able to reflect on The participant will be able to reflect on

practices effecting their ability to lead.practices effecting their ability to lead. The participant will gain tools and The participant will gain tools and

resources for developing a zeal to resources for developing a zeal to become a better leader.become a better leader.

The participant will be motivated to take a The participant will be motivated to take a leadership role within their school. leadership role within their school.

VisionVision

Where there is no Where there is no visionvision, the people , the people perish….perish….

Who are you?Who are you? Recognize your strengths and Recognize your strengths and

weaknessesweaknesses

Make time to reflect!!! Make time to reflect!!!

Characteristics of a Characteristics of a LeaderLeader

1. Leaders are always improving. They understand that things are changing around them and for them to be great leader they must be changing too!

2. Great leaders inspire people around them to become better. People want to do their best because of their leadership.

3. Leaders know how to concentrate on people's strengths and not their weaknesses. Everyone has things that they are good at and leaders know how to bring this out in a person.

Characteristics of a Characteristics of a LeaderLeader

4. Leaders are pro active and not reactive. They understand the importance of leading their people and not waiting for somebody else to get started.

5. Leaders treat people with respect and importance. They know that to get a person to do something they need to want to do it. Treating people with respect and importance is a technique that works for this.

6. Great leaders are self-motivated. They understand there will be ups and downs in their life and in their business, but they stay positive and do not let outside influences affect their attitudes.

Characters of Leaders Characters of Leaders ContinuedContinued

7. Leaders are well spoken. They know how to 7. Leaders are well spoken. They know how to say the right thing at the right time.say the right thing at the right time.

8. Leaders are always prepared. They don't 8. Leaders are always prepared. They don't leave things to chance but rather they control leave things to chance but rather they control situations through preparation.situations through preparation.

9. Great leaders do not have big egos. They 9. Great leaders do not have big egos. They care about others as opposed to being a self care about others as opposed to being a self centered individual.centered individual.

Characteristics of a Characteristics of a LeaderLeader

10. Great leaders are great mentors. They know how to 10. Great leaders are great mentors. They know how to pass on the knowledge that they themselves have pass on the knowledge that they themselves have personally already attained.personally already attained.

11. Leaders are people who write down goals and 11. Leaders are people who write down goals and strive to achieve them. They understand the strive to achieve them. They understand the importance of goal setting and the example that they importance of goal setting and the example that they are teaching by doing this.are teaching by doing this.

12. Great leaders are ambitious hard workers. They 12. Great leaders are ambitious hard workers. They never expect more out of the people around them then never expect more out of the people around them then they are willing to give themselves. This type of attitude they are willing to give themselves. This type of attitude is contagious and leads to everybody working harder.is contagious and leads to everybody working harder.

ProfessionalismProfessionalism

The 90/10 PrincipleThe 90/10 Principle

Click to advanceClick to advance

Ethics and IntegrityEthics and Integrity What we do?What we do? How we do it?How we do it? Why are we doing it?Why are we doing it? Who benefits from what is being done?Who benefits from what is being done?

People are always People are always watching!!!watching!!!

Continuous cycle to Continuous cycle to LeadershipLeadership

Professionalism

Ethics

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