Effective Leadership: Week 2

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This is a checklist of readings and activities for the week.

Readings

Burrello, Chapter 3: A Transformational Leadership Strategy: Complex Adaptive Systems and corresponding Chapter 3 Outline: This chapter focuses on transformational leadership and will support an individual activity.

Website on Servant Leadership by Robert Greenleaf This Web site provides a list of writings about Servant Leadership. Please read “On Character and Servant-Leadership - Ten Characteristics.”

The Key Elements of Servant Leadership: Based on writings from Larry Spears, Peter Block, and Roger Greenleaf, this PowerPoint presentation provides a detailed summary of the characteristics of servant leaders.

Leadership for the Schoolhouse: How Is It Different? Why Is It Important? This PowerPoint presentation provides a summary of key ideas from Sergiovanni. In his book, Sergiovanni presents a leadership model based on the specific mission, goals, and rhythm

Leadership Skills in School and Business: The author of this brief article presents a unique perspective of connecting corporate skills with school leadership. The article will help you formulate a theory about successful school leadership as stewardship.

Fullan Textbook Readings: This week, the Fullan chapter focuses on the moral aspects of leadership and includes a description of servant leadership. If you are working from the most current, second edition (2007), read Chapter 6: Leadership as Stewardshi

Activities Checklist

1. Servant Leadership and Stewardship (Whole Group) * Participate in the Servant Leadership and Stewardship Discussion Forum with a minimum of three separate postings to the forum throughout the week. (First posting by July 25 - Final posting by July

2. Leadership Theories (Team) * Team Facilitator organizes Theorist sign-up process * Work with your team to select theorists to research * Create a presentation on your chosen theorist * Share your presentation with your teammates *

3. Individual Reflections Log - Transformational Leadership (Individual) * Write a brief reflective essay on transformational leadership as the first entry in your Individual Reflections Log * Submit your Log to your Individual Discussion Forum (Jul

4. Interview Reaction Paper (Individual) * Interview a school leader and take detailed notes (July 28)

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