Students, parents, teachers, principals, central office staff, superintendents, and school board members all play important roles in school systems. Use the Internet to research a school district in your area and use the information you locate to complete this assignment. Imagine that you are a teacher leader and you have been asked to supply ideas to the selected school district to help it transform into […]

From the e-Activity, examine the selected event that appears to have been a turning point in the history of education in this country. Determine how this event has impacted today’s learning environments. Predict how this event will affect learning environments in the future. Create a short (one to two paragraphs) speech to deliver to your local school board members that convinces them that a learning […]

Examine the similarities and differences between learning organizations and learning communities. Create a scenario where it would be optimal for a learning organization and a learning community to collaborate and join forces. Imagine that you are a teacher leader in a learning community. Describe the size and environment of your imaginary learning community. Propose at least three reasons why you could be considered a problem […]

From the first e-Activity, analyze the educational leadership practices discussed in the case study. Select the teacher leadership practice that you prefer and explain why.From the second e-Activity, determine whether you are a teacher leader or not. If you consider yourself to be a teacher leader outside of the classroom, examine three different ways that you share your teacher leadership skills with your coworkers. If […]

Analyze the models of school organizations and explain how they have helped to form your understanding and concepts of what a school is. Choose the model of school organization that has influenced your image of schools the most and explain why. Think of how you would like schools to be organized and determine your top three priorities regarding the subject. Determine the support needed to […]

Compare and contrast the three types of social control. Provide one best practice for each type of social control, noting how power, authority, and influence play a role in each. (Share a personal example, if applicable.) Select the type of sanction you would use to establish and maintain social control in a school setting and explain why. Select one of the remaining two sanctions and […]

Select two of the characteristics of learning organizations depicted in Table 3.1, located in Chapter 3 of the textbook. Provide two examples that depict how these characteristics can be realized in a school setting of your choice. From the e-Activity, determine one goal of learning individuals and one goal of learning organizations that you agree with the most. Propose five ways that you could transition […]

Select one disruptive innovation and determine how it would impede systemic reform. Select one sustaining innovation and describe how it will support systemic reform. From the e-Activity, analyze the critical social system you selected. Evaluate the effectiveness of the three different attempts to reform certain aspects of the selected critical social system.

Analyze the reasons for curricular reform in the past. Determine your position on curriculum reform with respect to the Common Core Standards for your grade level (my grade level is elementary). Provide support for your position. Analyze two ways that the democratic imperative can influence a school. Determine whether or not this will improve a school’s ability to become a more effective learning organization.