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Questions and updatesLeadership (Objs. 1 &10)Organizations and

Management (Obj. 10)Professional

Development (Objs. 1 & 2)

Questions & UpdatesQuestions & Updates

Geri Purpur sharing Best Practices in Designing Online Reference Guides - June 30th at 5:00 pm in the LIB 5040 Forum of Qwaq AETZ.

Others?

LeadershipLeadershipThink of someone you

consider a leader.What practices make that

person a leader in your mind?

LeadershipLeadershipKouzes & Posner (2002).The

Leadership Challenge. San Francisco: Josey Bass.◦Over two decades of research◦Leadership is a set of skills and

practices available to everyone◦Leadership can be found at all

levels of an organization◦“Leadership is a relationship”

(p.20)

LeadershipLeadershipKouzes & Posner, cont ….

◦Five Practices & Ten Commitments of Leadership – http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-131055.html

◦Video (to 6:49) - http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-306621.html

LeadershipLeadershipHow does your list compare

with Kouzes & Posner’s Five Practices?

LeadershipLeadershipExamine the Five Practices of

Leadershiphttp://www.leadershipchallenge.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-131055.html

Work in groups◦Each group selects a different Practice ◦Provide an example of what that

practice might look like if you are the media coordinator?

◦Share with class

LeadershipLeadershipHow do the Five Practices of

Leadership align with the roles of the school library media specialist as described in Empowering Learners?

Do you think media coordinators can be/are leaders?

Do other members of the school community perceive that media coordinators are leaders? Why or why not?

Are you ready for leadership?

LeadershipLeadership

LeadershipLeadershipInteresting to note ….

A team of evaluators from the Friday Institute at North Carolina State University (NCSU) conducted an evaluation of the IMPACT project. From the final evaluation report, media coordinators outscored principals on the LPI measure of leadership qualities.

Managers handle the day-to-day operations◦Does not necessarily involve

leadershipMedia coordinators are managers

◦People◦Resources◦Budget◦Facilities …..

Organizations & Organizations & ManagementManagement

Media coordinators manage within an organization

The organization consists of people/personalities


There are numerous theories about organizations, management, and personalities.

Many are adapted and applied in schools.


Exploration of organization, management, and personality theories:◦Work in teams ◦Find information on the topic

Description of the theory How might the theory relate to schools,

the media center, and/or the media coordinator?

◦Share with class


Chaos Theory/Complexity TheoryLearning Organizations

(Senge)/Systems TheoryTotal Quality Management (TQM)Myers-Briggs Personality Typing


Power in organizations◦The ability to get what you want◦Influencing what others think,

believe & do◦Is a reality


French & Raven’s (1960) Five Forms of Power◦ Coercive – able to force someone to do

something against their will.◦ Reward – do something and you get something◦ Legitimate – based on the position◦ Referent – a person liking or wanting to be like

you◦ Expert – having a skill or knowledge someone

else desires


Conversations about power in education ….◦Empowerment of teachers◦Concept of shared leadership

*For more information you might read some of Michael Fullan’s work


Power Chart Assignment◦ Think about an organization you are very

familiar with – please use fictitious names for this assignment

◦ Analyze the power structure Who are the formal leaders? Who are the informal leaders? Who are the information brokers – the people who

may not have a formal position, but know the history of the organization, the people, and how to get things done?

What are the implications for a media coordinator?


On a piece of paper◦List characteristics of professional

development that you have participated in.

◦Circle the characteristics you thought were effective.

Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

Professional development is a systematic attempt to change teachers’ practice to ultimately improve student learning.

National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Standards for Professional Development◦http://www.nsdc.org/standards/index.cfmNorth Carolina Professional Development

Standards◦http://www.ncwiseowl.org/Impact/

TandL.htm


Professional development conceptual framework◦Content - the new knowledge, skills,

and teaching practices that are the foundation of what is to be learned.

◦Process - the instructional processes, strategies, and structures in the delivery of professional development.

◦Context - the organization, system, or culture surrounding the professional development.


Standards tied to the research on professional development – best practices.◦http://www.lesn.appstate.edu/

matzen/LIB5040.html◦Compare these to the characteristics

that your circled earlier.◦What are the implications for the

design of your Resident Experts Professional Development?


Evaluation of professional development◦Guskey (2000) suggests 5 levels

1. Participants’ reactions2. Participants’ learning3. Organizational culture4. Use of new skills5. Student outcomes


Guskey, T. R. (2000). Evaluating Professional Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Instrument to use to look at Participants’ Reactions◦Professional Development Evaluation

Tool available at http://www.ncwiseowl.org/Impact/igrant/


AssignmentsAssignments

Read Morris Chps. 4, 5, 8, Read Stephens/Franklin Chps. 3,

5,14Read Empowering Learners Chp.

3Do Organization Power Chart

Analysis

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