Part I
Using the attached readings, illustrate the definition of leadership by creating a one-page infographic.
Include the following:
• Select leadership theories and philosophies by referring to Northouse Chapter 1 (attachment) that help support effective educational leadership.
• Select at least 2 essential professional standards to include in the infographic that support successful leaders. (Essential professional standards are 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
• Indicate how personal leadership philosophies align with the professional standards of educational leaders. (see Professional Standards for Educational Guide attachment).
Part II
After creating the infographic, prepare a 4-page summary to assess how the findings align with professional standards.
• Be sure to include Concepts, such as:
• Leadership Traits vs. Leadership as a Process,
• Assigned vs. Emergent Leadership,
• How Power, Coercion and Management differ from Leadership (refer to Northouse attachment).
REQUIREMENTS: This assignment requires 4 pages; 1-page infographic and 3-page summary, not including the title and references pages, and 5 scholarly peer reviewed resources.
Use the 4 references below as resources.
1. Banerjee, D. (2015). Building on the concept of leadership: An individual-focused perspective. Journal of Leadership Education, 14(2), 1-16.
2. Leithwood, K., Harris, A., & Hopkins, D. (2020). Seven strong claims about successful school leadership revisited. School Leadership & Management, 40(1), 5–22.
3. Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership: Theory and practice (9th ed.). SAGE.
4. Wieczorek, D., & Manard, C. (2018). Instructional leadership challenges and practices of novice principals in rural schools. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 34(2), 1-21.
