Download Leadership Management - The Instructor as a Leader

Dr. Mary Ann Pellegrino
VP of Institutional Effectiveness
Educational
Leadership
What do we
mean as a
Instructor as a
Leader?
How does this
relate to an
Instructor?
Teacher leadership
is not about
“teacher power.”
The instructor as a leader is
about:
Strengthening student
performance
Working toward
collaboration with team
work and student
involvement to ensure
engagement
Shared leadership, in the
daily life of the school
Four Kinds of Teachers…
Robert Hempel spent four years studying ten schools within the
Coalition of Essential Schools and found the different factions of
teachers typically emerge within each school:
1.
2.
3.
4.
the “cynics,”
the “sleepy people,”
the “yes-but” people
the teacher leaders
He found that the teacher leader never constituted more than 25%
of a faculty.
 Source: Barth, R.S. (2001, February). Teacher leader. Phi Delta
Kappan 82, (4).
What is it to be a leader?
“ Leadership is not so much
about technique and
methods as it is about
opening the heart.
Leadership is about
inspiration—of oneself and
of others. Great leadership
is about human
experiences, not processes.
Leadership is not a formula
or a program, it is a human
activity that comes from
the heart and considers the
hearts of others. It is an
attitude, not a routine.”
 Lance Secretan, Industry Week, 10/12/98
What does it mean to be a teacher
that is a leader?
 Instructors as leaders create the “professional community”.
 Instructors as leaders help create a school environment where each
student is truly known and treated with respect while giving guidance.
 Instructors as leaders increase the quality of teachers and enhance the
professionalism of teaching.
 Instructors as leaders connect the academic standards and
accountability within the classroom.
 Instructor leaders ensure that state and national policies along with
institutional compliance are adhered to in the classroom and on the
campus.
How do we as faculty create Instructor
Leadership within ourselves?
Healthy Self Respect with out
inflated ego. This is reflected to
students.
Ability to be flexible as situations
arise with students, administration
and teacher responsibilities.
Create a self rewarding system that
continues to fuel your energy and
supports your efforts.
“Teacher as Leader” qualities…
The special qualities that the excellent
instructors possess—
1.
knowledge of students
2. knowledge of subject matter,
3. empathy,
4. dedication,
5. technique,
6. sensitivity to communities and
families,
7. readiness to help,
8. team spirit,
9. ability to communicate,
10. should be in even greater demand
than ever.
The Metropolitan Life Survey of the American Teacher,
2000: Are We Preparing Students for the 21st
Century?
Top 5 Priorities with
Leadership and Communication…
Listen with full attention
Listen to understand
Share meaning in
communication
Interpersonal communication
dynamics
How to address a difficult
conversation
Listen with full attention…
It is essential that when
someone (employer,
employee or co-worker)
approaches you for
insight or your feedback
that you listen to
understand.
Don’t try to half way pay
attention. It will show
and it is an insult to the
person.
Listen to
Understand…
The other person needs to know that you care
enough to listen.
If you don’t, you may never truly comprehend their
position and worse yet, the other person may walk
away feeling that you don’t care about their
concerns.
If you cannot talk to them at that moment in time,
make sure you reschedule to listen to their needs.
Share meaning in communication
Make sure you use effective listening skills to
communicate. This is done by reflecting back to
the individual what they just shared so that they
know you have gotten the message accurately.
Also, if you are the one sharing than the message
must be presented clearly, in detail, with integrity
and authenticity.
Interpersonal
communication dynamics
Body language shows how we are accepting or not
accepting the communication. One must be aware of
the whole body.
Your body language, facial expression, posture and tone a
voice can tell a lot about what is being communicated
and how. It can reflect truth, sincerity and reliability of
the communication.
One can also undermine the situation if the
communication is incongruent and inconsistent.
Challenges in Communication
Tools for handling a difficult conversation:
How to address a difficult
conversation:

Share that you have some feedback that
you would like to share.

Take the time for the other person to
settle and brace the potentially
embarrassing feedback. If you feel
uncomfortable, share that this is difficult
for you to share.

Give the feedback, but don’t share that
others have given you the feedback. Take
the responsibility of the feedback.

Be simple and straight forward. I am
talking to you to assist you in your success
in this company.

Share that the behavior change needed
and the positive impact that can occur.

Form an agreement on what next steps to
take with the individual sharing how they
can work on this.

Follow up on the positive results and/or
more coaching to improve the situation.
 How to address a difficult
conversation – in a work
environment, there are
areas that can initiate a
conversation that may feel
difficult; such as,
unprofessional behavior,
clothing, and personal
hygiene, being
disorganized or disruptive.
Teacher as Leader…
“Leaders grow; they are not made”
The Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management, The
Leader of the Future, (c) 1996
Being teacher leader encompasses
many areas and these are but a few
that one can consider as you work
toward being a leader as a faculty
member on your campus.
We encourage and support your
growth as a teacher leader as you
reflect on some of the key areas to
help you improve .
Dr. Mary Ann Pellegrino
VP of Institutional Effectiveness