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Wendy Chaffee

4 Major Types of Educational Leadership - The Edvocate - 1 views

  • Servant Leadership takes the focus from the end goal to the people who are being led. There is no sense of self interest on the part of the leader, who steps back and supports only the interests of the followers.
  • ive and take is the hallmark of transactional leadership – it is indeed modeled just like a business transaction.
  • emotional leadership is concerned with the feelings and motivations of followers.
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  • Transformational leadership takes from each of the other kinds of leadership its best qualities and then uses those, along with a deep sense of shared purpose, to motivate subordinates.
  • For education in particular, transformational leadership offers the best of everything – from tapping into the emotions of workers to offering the compensatory core that is the case for all forms of business, to guiding from a place of support.
  • However since transformational leadership is informed by all of these various types of leadership, it’s always a good idea for leaders to learn more about these other styles so as to offer a deeper understanding of these forms so as to offer those in whose service they are the best support and guidance possible.
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    This article is not specific to TECH ED, but an overview of some major leadership qualities important in the education field.
mpimental

Leadership Archives - Brené Brown - 1 views

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    I like Brené Brown's interpretation of leadership and kindness.
ellamccarthy14

The 8 Types of Leadership Styles Explained - With Examples - 0 views

  • Leadership Styles
  • inspire employees and motivate them towards achieving their collective goal. 
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      This reminds me of Switch- (Elephant & Rider)
  • Constant motivation is required to see teams through tough times, and even then, a transformational leader could unintentionally cause too much competitiveness among their team. 
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  • Think of Churchill’s “we shall fight on the beaches” speech. Churchill is a great example of a transformational leader that inspired an entire nation of people to work towards a common goal. 
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      RIDER
  • An autocratic or authoritarian leadership style imposes policies and procedures, sets expectations and defines outcomes. 
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      Expects those below to adhere to change after change without giving anything up themselves, or not being able to see the viewpoint of someone else.
  • Also known as democratic leadership, participative leadership allows everyone on the team to get involved and work together to make important decisions.
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      This feels like the mixture of elephant and rider.
  • we all know the saying about too many cooks.
  • He’s noted as a delegative leader because of his method of empowering his employees to make their own decisions and solve their own problems. 
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      Delegative leader in my opinion would not work within a school system.
  • Servant leaders do everything they can to serve their team and ensure that everyone is happy and fulfilled.
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      Burnout
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    I liked the simplicity of this webpage. I was able to really see the breakdown and understand why each styles had the given name. I also was able to consider where I would place myself and why.
erinadams

Effective Leadership in Higher Education | Post University - 1 views

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    I really enjoyed this article going through actions to help make yourself a better leader
Justin Marriott

Leadership in the 21st Century: The New Visionary Administrator - 1 views

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    How leaders need to evolve or adapt for the 21st century.
Edith Fogarty

Leadership 360 - Education Week - 0 views

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    Education Week Technology section
Eric Telfer

Commentary on Leadership, Education and Society - 0 views

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    Commentary on Education, Leadership and Society One of the posts that provides some great insights into the plight of leadership and education is in Harvard University's Pathways to Prosperity Project, dated February 11, 2011.
Eric Telfer

Spotlight on Ed-Tech Strategies for K-12 Leaders - 0 views

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    Teachers and students are already driving change, and it's up to technology leaders to harness it for improved student learning and assessment. In this Spotlight, learn how ed-tech leaders are balancing the benefits and drawbacks of a "flipped" model of instruction, handling school innovation and social media communications, and ensuring districts are tech-ready for the common core's online assessments.
Nichole Vielleux

The Importance Of Leading-Up - 0 views

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    Just trying this out with and article I found. Leadership Colloquialisms. You know the phrases that every leader has come to be familiar with such as: Walk The Talk, Lead By Example, Everything Rises and Falls With Leadership, Attitude Reflects Leadership...
slangevin

http://www.waldenu.edu/~/media/Files/WAL/full-report-dispelling-five-myths.pdf - 0 views

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    Lots of information on 21st century skills. The report makes the claim that "Education, training, professional development and leadership support make a difference in teachers' use of technology and in their emphasis on 21st century skills" (7).
slangevin

The Seven Steps to Becoming a 21st Century School or District | Edutopia - 1 views

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      Rider getting in the way.
  • It called for 18 skills, and people thought this was too many. Others thought we wanted to replace content with skills, when, in fact, we wanted to fuse content and skills together. We came up with the phrase,
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      This video suggests using "bright spots" as models.
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      Creating the path.
putnamc

Hartford K8 Technology Weekly - 0 views

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    Our Tech Integration Specialist's Weekly News. Also a neat resource to use with students!
khoyttech

Educational Leadership:Technology-Rich Learning:Our Brains Extended - 1 views

  • but today, reading is no longer the number one skill students need to take from school to succeed. Technology is.
  • In these digital times, is it still worthwhile to teach students how to write by hand, calculate in their heads, read, and define words and concepts—that is, most of the elementary school curriculum? Or is that like teaching kids how to hunt for their food? That was useful—once. We say we want kids to think, act, and relate effectively in their future. But many of the "new" Common Core State Standards serve only the needs of the 19th and 20th centuries.
  • Test Prep
khoyttech

Bud The Teacher - 0 views

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    I chose to follow this blog due to his focus on PBL and his roll as a resource for others. Many of the transitions that he writes on such such as changing curriculum, and developing new pathways, are topics that have been raised at my school.
kharoot

Drew Dudley: Everyday leadership | TED Talk | TED.com - 0 views

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    Redefining leadership in more manageable terms
kharoot

Disruptive Leadership : TED Radio Hour : NPR - 0 views

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    A whole hour on leadership!
holly_esterline

Cultivating a New Leadership Archetype | Edutopia - 1 views

  • the "positive contagion." Leaders matter less for the ideas that they possess and more for their ability to connect ideas (sometimes controversial) and people across their organizations.
  • By attending to our human need to create, connect, and play, leaders assure that great ideas can evolve from young seedlings into robust, self-supporting ecosystems.
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    focuses on school principals, but the 4 practices discussed here could apply to anyone in a leadership role
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