Leadership for Learning

1. Leadership for Learning The role of the leader

2. Leadership for LearningOrientation Agenda Welcome and Introductions • Put on index cards your address, phone, fax, email, and 3 critical questions that you would like answered as it relates to standards, assessment and accountability Overview • What is the assessment cohort and how did it get started? • What are the goals for the Leadership for Learning cohort? • How are the goals for the Leadership cohort different from those of the Assessment cohort?

3. Leadership for LearningCourses for First Summer Session

4. Leadership for Learning Leadership for Learning Web Resources http://cehs.unl.edu/nac and blackboard.unl.edu Review and sharing of resources available to you Leadership for Learning Expectations Active participation during class meetings Web-based participation outside of class/Discussion Forums Assignments for June 19, 2007 Reading of the books provided (Fullan & DuFour used during the first session) Answering the book review questions. Completion of the web-based survey and evaluation instruments Questions

5. Leadership for LearningWeb-based Surveys Self-Assessment Development Level Classroom Assessment Confidence Questionnaire District/School Assessment Self Analysis School Improvement Self-Assessment Assessment Competencies Ratings Scale Technology Competencies Rating Scale Questions

6. Leadership for LearningGoals Participants will: • Reflect upon the mission, vision, values and goals for your school or organization. • Identify and analyze your role as a leader in an accountability era. • Understand assessment and how it relates to improved student learning and school improvement. • Be able to interpret and apply data for increased student achievement. • Demonstrate an understanding of the change process and develop a cohesive plan of action for your school or organization. • Develop the capacity for visioning, valuing and building of a professional learning community in your school or organization.

7. Professional Learning Communities at WorkRichard Dufour & Robert Eaker 1. What key concepts of Professional Learning Communities do you believe will have the most impact on your vision of school improvement? 2. As an Administrator, what are the key values that are essential to quality education and in what ways could Professional Learning Communities strengthen those values? 3. Describe what steps you would take to build a professional Learning Community at your school. 4. Do you believe in your collective capacity as a faculty and administration at create a better future at your school? Why? Why Not? What steps need to be taken to strengthen the future at your school? 5. If your school was a car, at this point in time, what kind of car would it be, and why? What kind of a car would you like your school to be? How can Professional Learning Communities help you to upgrade to that model?

8. Leading in a Culture of ChangeMichael Fullan • As you contemplate the five components in Fullan’s Framework for Leadership, what components do you believe will be the most difficult for leaders to demonstrate and why? What impact will the components have on your own performance as a leader? • If “we are more likely to learn something from people who disagree with us” (p.41), how do we use that to our advantage as a leader? • How would you classify your leadership style? How will you address the “complexities of leadership” (p. 46) relative to your style when leading in a change environment? • How will you mobilize the collective capacity of your school or organization to challenge themselves to improve student achievement for the children that you serve? • As a leader, what are the key values that are essential for you to be a quality leader in an era of accountability?

9. CAN OPEN NEW WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY!!! Committing to continuous growth