Leadership

=Leadership=

2010-2011 School Year
**Leadership as Lunacy: An Online Course for Administrators** September 22, 2010 Facilitated by Theresa Gray, Coordinator Research has shown that metaphors inspire leaders to reflect on their mind-sets, behaviors, practices, and approaches, leading to new a perspective on their role. Using such thought-provoking and unexpected metaphors as "leadership as war" and "leadership as lunacy," we will examine the current discourse on educational leadership models, behaviors and roles**.** For registration information,click here. 


 * Collegial Inquiry Group: The Leadership Challenge** September 22, 2010 Facilitated by Theresa Gray, Coordinator The Leadership Challenge is about how leaders mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done. It's about the practices leaders use to transform values into actions, visions into realities, obstacles into innovations,separateness into solidarity, and risks into rewards. It's about a climate in which people turn challenging opportunities into remarkable successes. Based upon the work of Kouzes and Posner, participants will be a part of a professional learning community dedicated to examining their leadership style, participate in a 360 review of their leadership and create an action plan for the future. This is a mulit-day workshop meeting over the course of the year. For registration information, click here.

September 30, 2010 Facilitated by Christine Cutler & Kimberlee Texter This session is designed for administrators supervising teachers administering the New York Alternate Assessment (NYSAA). This session will provide a complete picture of the administration process, requirements and performance expectations. For registration information, click here.
 * NYSAA Training for Administrators***

October 5, 2010 Facilitated by Candi Di Biase Participate in a pilot [|professional development simulation game] currently being developed by West Ed. Through a simulation process, players discover what activities and resources have the greatest impact on teacher and student learning, why some teachers struggle to improve their instructional practices, and how much it "costs" in time, materials, and commitment to provide effective professional development. [|Click here] for additional information and registration. November 29, 2010 Facilitated by Theresa Gray A walk-through is a brief classroom visit followed by reflection. The principal assumes the role of coach as opposed to judge, leading teachers to reflective practice and dialogue around curriculum and instruction. We will use the model provided by Carolyn Downey in __The Three Minute Classroom Walkthrough__ and discuss the implications on the role of the leader. For registration information, click here. <span style="display: block; font-family: verdana,'sans-serif'; font-size: 100%;">Facilitated by Dennis Atkinson <span style="display: block; font-family: verdana,'sans-serif'; font-size: 100%;">March 9, 2011 <span style="display: block; font-family: verdana,'sans-serif'; font-size: 100%;">Help your board members and residents understand just what the School Report Card data is telling them. This workshop will assist new administrators to understand the data included in the state’s annual School Report Cards and will help all administrators to explain the results. For registration information, click here <span style="display: block; font-family: verdana,'sans-serif'; font-size: 100%;">.
 * Professional Development Planning Simulation**
 * Classroom Walk-Throughs: 3 Minutes for Improvement**
 * Presenting Your District’s Data and School Report Card**

Leadership Series Events:** For additional information on professional development specifically for district and building leaders, please visit our [|Leadership Wiki] for registration information. The 2009-2010 Leadership is a partnership between the E2CCB Staff & Curriculum Development Division, Erie-Catt Teacher Center and the Chautauqua County Teacher's Center.