Assistant Principal OHDELA Highland Heights, OH, United States
If you selected Cutting-Edge, what innovative ideas, approaches, or methodologies will your session introduce or explore?: Authentic leadership is now making its way to the forefront of leadership styles for, what many argue to believe, enhanced learning opportunities for all involved parties. This workshop will explore how embodying elements of authentic leadership can lead to transformative practices, increasing educational opportunities across the board.
Abstract Description : While servant leadership has held much clout in education for nearly the past 50 years, new evidence suggests that authenticity is rapidly becoming one of the greatest deciding factors surrounding vested interest for students in their education. In Embodying Authentic Leadership Practices for Transformative Purposes in the Classroom, we will explore elements of the authentic leadership style, as well as how to cultivate it, and how this might benefit overall engagement in the classroom. The high level overview will be followed up with a discussion exploring barriers to authenticity and transformative practices to break through these. This session will be applicable to administrators, school leaders, educators, and all other staff members.
If someone was doing a search for your session in the program what 5 words might they use to search for and find your session.: authentic leadership, transformative leadership, education
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, participants will be able to identify the key components of authentic leadership, defining what this leadership style entails and how it differs from other styles.
At the end of this session, participants will explore common pitfalls encountered by others with regards to authenticity in the online educational environment and discuss how to surmount those challenges. They will be provided with a survey to self-assess for authentic leadership qualities.
