Leadership and the Teacher

Oregon State University

Professional Technical Education

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Leadership and the Teacher

Diversity Among Students

Course Description

Leadership for the Teacher does not necessarily mean external, national, or professional leadership. It also means an internal leadership of the self which is expressed in the day-to-day interactions in the classroom between teacher and student, teacher and parent, and teacher and administrator. It is this "leadership" which inspires students to become more than they might have been, to bring "credit" to their teachers, and to look back at their educational experiences as some of the most crucially defining moments of their lives.

In this one credit module you will examine what it means to be a Teacher-Leader from both perspectives; from the external leadership model and from the internal leadership model. Facilitating this examination will be access to multi-media resources which will aid you in your reflection and your learning experience. You will have the opportunity to integrate this information into your own knowledge base, and make application to your practicum. A Capstone project utilizing what you have learned, as well as usage of mastery application skills for your practicum serve as the culmination of this learning experience.

Course Content

Mentoring colleagues.

Organizational behavior and institutional change.

Affirming the dignity and worth of all students and provide the positive support.

Interacting constructively with colleagues, administrators, supervisors, and educational assistants and parents.

Functioning as a member of an interdisciplinary team to achieve long-term curriculum goals, and State and district standards.

Exhibiting energy, drive and determination to make one's school and classroom the best possible environment for teaching and learning.

Capstone Activity

Using what you have learned from all the modules, from your practicum experience, from your own past experience, and from what you have read and observed in others, discuss a project, hypothetical or real, or social issue relating to Education that you would like, given enough time, to be really actively involved in. Examine and reflect on what your feelings are and why this project or social issue appeals to you. Also, determine what would be your involvement if you did have the time to do this; whom would you work with, what would be your goals; how would you see the implementation of it making a change in Education, in your practicum, in a larger social context, etc.