leadership in education
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Sahota, S. (2014). Leadership in Education [PowerPoint presentation]. Retrieved from https://my.senecacollege.ca/webapps/portal/frameset.jspTRANSCRIPT
S O N I A S A H O TA P R I N C I PA L
YO R K R E G I O N D I S T R I C T S C H O O L B O A R D
Leadership in Education
Leadership in Education Today
Relationships! Relationships! Relationships!
Stakeholder groups…
Stakeholders
Parents Guardians Families Foster Families Children’s Aid Society Support Staff-EA, Office,
Caretakers
Secondary School Neighboroughing schools Superintendent Advocacy Groups Media Unions Police
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand other people and yourself.
y Daniel Goleman y http://youtu.be/Y7m9eNoB3NU
Emotional IQ: Self awareness
Manage emotions Empathy
Social skill
http://youtu.be/2ScJX404pnY
Yale School of Management
Can a standardized test of “emotional intelligence” predict success in business school? The Yale School of Management is the latest MBA program to make a bet that the answer is yes. Starting this year, the school will begin testing MBA students on their ability to understand and manage emotions. The admissions committee will use the results to decide if applicants make the cut. And students can expect to learn more about what makes fellow MBAs tick as Yale incorporates its findings into the curriculum.
Businessweek.com May 15, 2013 http://youtu.be/e8JMWtwdLQ4
In School
Think about your favourite teacher?
Why ?
What Students Remember Most About Teachers
y Blog in the Huffington Post y http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/lori-
gard/students_b_4422603.html
y Being available, being kind, being compassionate, being transparent, being real, being thoughtful, being ourselves
y Constance of empathy, relationships that we build, time we invest, how we show concern
Ontario Leadership Framework
The Ontario Leadership Framework (OLF) describes successful individual and small group practices for both school and system leaders, as well as effective organizational practices at both school and system levels. In addition, the OLF now includes a section entitled Personal Leadership Resources. This section distils evidence about leadership traits and dispositions most likely to influence the effectiveness with which leadership practices are enacted. These resources are intended to be especially relevant for purposes of leadership recruitment and selection
http://live.iel.immix.ca/content/home
y The Goals of the OLS y • Attract the right people to leadership roles. y • Develop personal leadership resources in individuals
and promote effective leadership practices in order to have the greatest possible impact on student achievement and well-being.
y • Develop leadership capacity and coherence in organizations to strengthen their ability to deliver on education priorities.
Sheryl Sandberg
Chief Operating Officer of Facebook
How Leaders Inspire http://youtu.be/YraU52j3y8s
Why We Have Too Few Women Leader
http://youtu.be/18uDutylDa4
Women in Educational Leadership
y Secondary Level of Admin y Elementary Level of Admin y Superintendents y Associate Director y Director
Leadership Journey
y Secondary School Teacher of Business/Economics y Acting role of Department Head y Mentored into Vice Principal y Vice Principal y Principal y Switched Panels y Supervisory Officer Qualifications y Next: ???
Struggles/Challenges
Age Gender
Experience
Role of the Principal
Stakeholders Instructional Leader
Operational Manager Hire staff, Performance Appraisals, Discpline
Budget Discipline-staff and student
Vision Unions
Support Board and Ministry
y Setting direction y Building relationships and developing people y Developing the organization to support desired practices y Improving the instructional program y Securing accountability
Mentorship
y New Teachers y Experienced Teachers y Lead Teachers y Aspiring leaders y Vice Principal
Leadership Model
y Caucus y Leadership Team Meetings/Headship Meetings y Leadership Book Studies y Mentorship-Admin
Literacy Lead, Library Lead, Primary Lead, Junior Lead,
Intermediate Lead
Ontario Principal’s Council
www.principals.ca
Slogan Exemplary Leadership in Public Education
Mission
To promote and develop exemplary leadership for student success in Ontario’s schools
Purpose
y • represent its membership • promote the professional interests of its members • support and protect its members • advocate on behalf of public education • provide professional growth opportunities for principals and vice-principals
Logo There are three major components to the Ontario Principals’ Council: the provincial structure, local OPC groups and individual Members. The logo represents the intersection of these components where all parts of OPC work together in support of the organization.
Preparing Principals and Developing School Leadership Associations for the 21st Century
There is growing awareness of the vital role principals play in creating successful schools
We know the difference the combination of management
(operations) skills and instructional leadership can make to the quality of teaching and learning in a school and
ultimately improve students’ performance.
The business of improving teaching and learning.
As our learning facilitator Dr. Avis Glaze presented research about effective school leadership, we were reminded that effective school
leaders put students at the centre of a school system and:
view education as the ultimate tool of empowerment have a laser-like focus on student achievement maintain a sense of urgency about improvement engage in ‘whole person’ education thrive on challenge use power effectively demonstrate personal qualities such as empathy know how to motivate, develop and inspire people include community outreach and engagement
How do we prepare leaders?
What are the skills that students need to be successful in this rapidly changing world and what
competencies do school leaders need, in turn, to effectively focus on those outcomes as leaders of
learning? Whether we refer to this path as student-centric, personalized learning, or differentiated
instruction..., what we do know is that these new paths will continue to evolve, and that technology and
innovation will take root in new models that will require us to grow and change how we teach and lead.
21st Century Skills
• Emotional intelligence • Critical thinking and analytical skills • Problem solving skills • Creativity and innovation • Personal and communication skills • Technological skills • Organization skills • Personal management skills • Team work and collaboration • Partnership development • Community outreach, development and engagement • Anti-racism, equity and inclusiveness • Global awareness and understanding
Principal Influence
y Getting from Good to Great y Great to Excellent
“..do you miss the classroom…”
Principal Influence
Do you believe? Dalton Sherman
http://youtu.be/HAMLOnSNwzA
THANK YOU!