Leadership

Article Summary 1: A Shared Vision and Mission for Academic Success(Standard 1)
Assignment Instructions
Using all library databases available to you, locate a recent journal article related to A Shared Vision and Mission for Academic Success.
Read the article carefully and reflect.
Write an article summary using the attached guidelines and rubric.

Wk 2 Discussion 2 – Motivational Leadership —–[due Sat]

Refer to Ch. 5, “Motivation: Understanding Self and Others,” of Organizational Behavior in Education: Leadership and School Reform in the Wk 1 Learning Activities folder.
During your professional career, you have observed leaders and individuals working in groups and organizations. Reflect on these observations and relate them to what you have read this week.
Write a 250- to 300-word response to the following:
What are 5 things leaders do that are highly motivating to staff?
What are 5 things leaders do that decrease motivation in staff?
Based on your observations, what are some generalizations about motivation from leadership?
Include your own experience, as well as 2 citations that align with or contradict your comments as sourced from peer-reviewed academic journals, industry publications, books, and/or other sources. Cite your sources using APA formatting. If you found contradicting information to what your experience tells you, explain why you agree or disagree with the research.
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Leadership Theory

Study Owens and Valesky (2015), Chapters 9 and 10 in Module 5: Lecture Materials & Resources to respond to and discuss the situation on page 276 by answering the questions below.
How would you describe Cliff Jameson’s leadership behavior?
Do you consider him to be a good leader? Why or Why Not?
What are the range of reactions that his faculty and staff could have to his proposed game plan?
What is the most likely reaction and why?
What should the principal have said in this difficult situation to his superintendent?
What would the action plan look like to ensure next year’s test results improved significantly?
Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be 250 to 300 words.
Cite your textbook as your source in current APA format.

Performance Evaluations

After reading Rebore (2015), Chapter 7, located on Module 5: Lecture Materials & Resources page, discuss performance evaluations, the value-added performance model, and the use of VAM scores to evaluate teachers and administrators.
How are teachers and administrators evaluated in your school district/school? Furthermore, do you feel your school district’s evaluation is an effective measurement of your performance? Why?
Cite current research to support your opinion.

Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 200 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

School Climate, Culture, & Change Processes

Study Owens and Valesky (2015), Chapter 8, in Module 4: Lecture Materials & Resources.
In the descriiption of a “Critical Incident – Two Schools – Two Different Cultures” pages 209–210. Owens and Valesky describe two principals who have created two very different cultures in their schools. Read and reflect on this scenario, then answer the questions below.
What are the positive and negative attributes of each principal?
What type of climate and culture would you say characterize each school?
With which principal would you rather work? Why?
Which scenario will more closely resemble your school, when you become the principal?
Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be 250 to 300 words.
Cite your textbook as your source in current APA format.

Merit-Based Pay

After studying the course materials located on Module 4: Lecture Materials & Resources page, answer the following questions.
Define merit-based pay and how it works in educational settings.
What are the pros and cons of merit-based pay in education?

Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 200 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.