Issues & Leadership Flashcards
Qualities of Effective Leaders
(Grant, 2022)
• Empathy (Compassion)
• Vulnerability
• Trust (Risk Taking)
•Humility
• Active Listening
• Integrity
•Adaptation
Educators are _______
Leaders
Leadership in education is the __________ that creates a _________ learning environment. Learning environments deeply impact our……..
foundation
positive
students, their families, and the community
The leadership that is set directly affects the……
success and well-being of everyone.
Effective leadership styles (School Systems Research)
•Instructional Leadership
•Coaching or Mentoring leadership
•Democratic Leadership
•Constructivist Leadership
•Transformational Leadership
Instructional Leadership:
(School system)
Quality
Invests in a lot of profession developments so educators are well verst in what the best way it (Quality)
• Coaching or Mentoring Leadership:
strengths, areas of growth, self awareness
New Educators are paired with an experienced educators
Would emphasise coaching
• Democratic Leadership:
Solving problems through collaboration
Trying to solve problems together
Brainstorm together
Hear opinions of others
• Constructivist Leadership:
empowers through active learning start with problem…
It allows people to solve problems in active learning formats
Actively doing something to fix it
Creating something together
Transformational Leadership:
Leading by example, innovation
Inspiring
Says and does things
Effective leadership styles, (childcare research)
Instructional leadership
servant leadership
transactional leadership
transformational leadership
Instructional Leadership (childcare)
Vison, mission and goals (overseeing consistent feedback)
Has a very clear vison
Constantly refiring back to the vision
Checks in more consistently
• Servant Leadership:
others first focusses on students families and communities
Putting others first
What ever is best for the children is what we do even if it doesn’t Aline
Transactional Leadership:
rewarded based on performance
Reward based system
• Transformational Leadership:
leaders inspire change
Leadership personality traits
• Hurricane
• Futurist
• Phenom
• Scholar
• Anchor
• Ambassador
• Gardener
• Empath
• General
Leadership in Early Learning
Sets the tone
Looks different depending on the need (Examples…)
Is an indicator of quality
Has been shown to directly impact the field as a whole
Acts of service-
(Love languages: Leadership)
showing support when needed (take things off plate)
Quality time-
(Love languages: Leadership)
Spending time with employees not talking work
Receiving gifts-
(Love languages: Leadership)
Reward system, b-day gifts etc.
Words of affirmation-
(Love languages: Leadership)
acknowledging efforts
Physical Touch-
(Love languages: Leadership)
Extension of quality time covos on personal levels face to face.
A person who feels appreciated will always do….
More then what is expected
Language as a leader
Listening
Time
Words
Service or giving
Trust empowering