Identify and select an educational leader in one of your tracks (Instructional Specialist) of choice to interview. By educational leader, this means someone who helps support others, teaches them, trains them, inspires, etc. Ideally, you will identify someone within your pre-identified tracks from Modules 1 and 2; however, if you need to go outside of your track for this assignment, that is acceptable.
Through your interview and development of a PowerPoint to introduce the Educational Leader you selected, you will:
Explore the Educational Leaders roles and responsibilities and how they choose to lead.
Explain how the Educational Leaders leadership style aligns with research-based styles from the articles read (include citations as appropriate).
Describe how the Educational Leader uses data to design learning objectives.
Understand how the Educational Leader develops learning experiences for others.
Learn how the Educational Leader evaluates their learners to determine mastery level.
Describe how optimism factors into the Educational Leaders decision making and practices, linking it back to the text.
Explain how the Educational Leader successfully advocates for others.
Interview Question Example
Question: How do you use data to make decisions?
Potential follow-up if the leader is unclear or states they do not use data:
What kind of decisions do you make regularly?
What kind of information do you gather when you make an important decision?
Where does this information come from?
May I see an example of the type of document/etc. that you mentioned?
Create a PowerPoint to introduce your interviewee that includes the following slides with extensive notes for each slide (you may use more slides than listed, this is the minimum expectation):
Slide 1: Interviewee Introduction – (my instructions) – You can make this person up and I’ll fill in, specifically use a teacher or instructor of some kind. Make up a person if you need to and I will fill in the organization and other stuff on my end. Thanks –
Slide 2: Roles and Responsibilities: Describe in detail what the leader has to do in their position. What does a typical day look like?
Slide 3: Leadership Style: Explore the Educational Leaders roles and responsibilities and how they choose to lead. Make sure to make connections course content and use citations in your notes. Explain how the Educational Leaders leadership style aligns with research-based styles from the articles read (include citations as appropriate).
Slide 4: Data-Driven Decision Making: Describe how the Educational Leader uses data to design learning objectives. Give specific examples.
Slide 5: Learning Experiences They Provide for Others: Describe how the Educational Leader develops learning experiences for others. Explain their process and give specific examples.
Slide 6: Assessment and Evaluation of Learners: Describe how the Educational Leader evaluates their learners to determine mastery level. What assessments are given? How often?
Slide 7: Leaders Use of Optimism/Positive Thinking: Describe how optimism factors into the Educational Leaders decision making and practices, linking it back to the text and using citations.
Slide 8: How the Leader Advocates for Others: Explain how the Educational Leader successfully advocates for others. Use citations with connections made to the text.
Slide 9: Conclusion/Final Thoughts/ Big AHA Moments: Describe what you learned from the interview that was most interesting or exciting. What did you not know and now realize after this interview?
Slide 10: References APA format
Resources below:
https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/industry-trend-report-final/
https://www.ismp.org/resources/leadership-support-vital-if-we-fail-support-caregivers-there-will-be-few-left-support
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/02/5-ways-leaders-different-managers-stefano-trojani/
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-10-25-not-just-numbers-how-educators-are-using-data-in-the-classroom
I’ve attached snips/png of the chapter 5 text
D’Souza, G. (2011). EQ from the inside out: Breakthrough tools & ideas for living a fulfilling life. Freedom, CA: Six Seconds.
