finding your style

Finding Your

S

tyle

Based on the w

ork of Jeffrey

Glanz, 2002

Our personal

and profess

ional

stories

Who

you?

What type of are YOU?

We are all

in different ways1.Take the survey “Assessing Your

Natural Leadership Qualities”

2.Tabulate your results to determine your strengths

is shared

responsibilitySchool systems are too complex for leadership to be reserved for a select few.

Leadership is much more than the principal, assistant principal, lead teachers and department heads.

Effective schools need a diverse group of

educators, serving in different capacities to

contribute to the success of the students and the school as a

whole.Glanz, 2002

What type of are YOU?

Primary Quality Types

Secondary Quality Types

Natural Qualities

have enormous impact on others

are the creators of social change

are nurturing helpers and

sincere friends

have hidden power and are resourceful

are practical leaders and organizers

are trustworthy and good citizens

are right-brained problem

solvers

RAFTRole

Audience

Format

Topic

RAFT #1Role Audience Format Topic

Teacher Leader

School Board

Two minute speech to

the Board of Education

Advocate for

starting an elementary foreign language program

RAFT #2Role Audience Format Topic

Teacher Parents

PTA meeting at feeder

elementary / middle schools

Advocate for

starting an elementary foreign language program

RAFT #3Role Audience Format Topic

Teacher Leader

Adminis-tration

Email to administra-tion of feeder

elementary / middle schools

Advocate for starting an elementary foreign language program

RAFT #4Role Audience Format Topic

Teacher Leader

Depart-ment

Colleagues

Chat with dept.

colleagues to plan a

campaign for languages

Advocate for

starting an elementary foreign language program

RAFT #5Role Audience Format Topic

Teacher Leader

Other Content Area

Teachers

Chat with teachers of

other disciplines to garner support for language programs

Advocate for

starting an elementary foreign language program

You are a ve

ry special

person, beco

me what you

are.

Archbishop D

esmond Tutu