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LEAD Center Offers Covey Leadership Training

The LEAD Center is offering two Covey Leadership programs this fall. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People addresses fundamental principles and practices to improve your effectiveness at work, at home, and in other key relationships. Throughout the program you’ll learn how to be more proactive, develop a personal mission statement, plan around your priorities, practice win-win communications, synergize with others, and implement a plan of personal renewal. Principle Centered Leadership is the application of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People at the organizational level. Four roles of leadership are emphasized: Modeling, Pathfinding, Aligning, and Empowering. During the program you’ll learn how to better lead yourself and others to make better decisions guided by correct principles that are in alignment with a shared vision. Dave Pearce, a Covey certified trainer will facilitate each of these training sessions. See the registration materials attached for more details.

Instructional Leadership and
Superintendent Leadership Academy Scheduled

Instructional Leadership and the Superintendent Leadership Academy have become LEAD Center mainstays. Dr. Ed Porthan returns as facilitator of both of these programs. Although Instructional Leadership is beginning its ninth year, new elements are added to the program each year. The program now includes information about brain research and the impact of these findings on the teaching and learning process. A refresher course also is offered for educational leaders who completed the first three phases and want to renew and sharpen their instructional leadership skills. The Superintendent Leadership Academy focuses on topics related to the unique role of the school superintendent. Topics include strategic planning, board relationships, personnel issues, and conflict management, along with other current issues and topics. Registration materials are attached.

New Professional Development Resources Available

Several new video titles have been added to LEAD’s resource library since the last catalog was published. New materials include the following:

Curriculum Mapping From ASCD, this two-tape series shows how to create and use curriculum maps. Tape 1, The Essentials of Mapping, explains how curriculum maps work like road maps to show teachers where they are in a particular scope and sequence, what their students have been learning, and where their students need to be by the end of the unit or end of the year. Tape 2, Putting Mapping to Work, explains and demonstrates the seven phases of the curriculum-mapping process and offers teachers guidance in developing advanced mapping skills. Materials include a facilitator guide, including handouts and transparency masters for in-house training.

Mentoring to Improve Schools Produced by ASCD, this two-tape package outlines elements of effective mentoring programs and practices. Tape 1 introduces the various components of effective mentoring programs for new teachers and administrators and explains how mentoring benefits all those involved as well as the school or district. Tape 2 describes effective mentoring strategies including how to build trusting relationships, identify needs, set goals, and communicate effectively. Materials include a facilitator guide, including handouts and transparency masters for in-house training.

The Video Journal Series The following topics will become available during 1999-2000:

• Curriculum for Understanding Concept-Based Learning

• Visual Tools: From Graphic Organizers to Thinking Maps

• Grading and Reporting Student Learning in the Standards Movement

• Writing Across the Curriculum

• Effective Mathematics for Increased Student Achievement

• Dealing with Students of Limited English in the Regular Classroom.