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A Perspective on Leadership: Anecdotes, Pictures, Quotes, and Activities

Join Jeff Jacobs, Teacher of the Year, for a thought-provoking presentation on leadership. Explore different forms and styles, reflect on qualities of a good leader, and discover activities to use in your classes. Don't miss out on this opportunity to become a leader!

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A Perspective on Leadership: Anecdotes, Pictures, Quotes, and Activities

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  1. A Perspective on Leadership Expressed through Anecdotes, Pictures, Quotes and Activitiesby Jeff JacobsMethacton School DistrictSHAPE America National District Teacher of the Year Student Leadership ConferenceOctober 8, 2016

  2. Background • Teacher of the Year • HPE Teacher • K-6 HPE Coordinator • K-12 Department Chair • Lead Teacher/Assistant Principal • Assistant to the Headmaster • Coach • Chair of Planning Commission • Wrestling Official • President of several professional organizations

  3. Objectives • To consider one person’s perspective on leadership. • To reflect on qualities that make a good leader. • To recognize and understand that “leadership” comes in different forms and different styles. • Provide you with activities that you can use in your classes and some additional resources.

  4. A leader should provide encouragementto those around him/her. In other words, he or she needs to be a cheerleader for them.

  5. NFL Dance “Get Ready for this” 1.) Pompoms left, right, left, right 2.) Jumping Jacks 3.) Jog in place 4.) Kicks

  6. 3 Beliefs About Leadership • Just because you are in a leadership position doesn’t necessarily mean you are a leader. • You don’t have to be THE leader to be a leader. • A leader has an overall vision, sees the big picture, and is the catalyst to move toward that vision.

  7. A few important qualities for a leader to possess… A good leader provides opportunities for those around him/her to become leaders.

  8. Now you have the opportunity to become a leader! Move It, Move It! • Movement or exercise must be simplistic • A movement the average person can perform

  9. Integrity “Whenever you do a thing, act as if the whole world were watching.” ~Thomas Jefferson

  10. Lead By Example “The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.” ~ Ray Kroc

  11. Inspiration “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” ~ John F. Kennedy

  12. The Youth Fitness Songa.k.a.“Chicken Fat”

  13. Problem solver

  14. You Need to be a Good Communicator andable to work together with others

  15. The Tricky Triangle

  16. Now YOU have the opportunity to utilize your problemsolving, cooperativeand communicationskills! Combination Pad: Mission Impossible? 10 11 12

  17. Creativity

  18. Creativity and “Verbal Blend”SONGTIME

  19. Passion “Passion will move men beyond themselves, beyond their shortcomings, beyond their failures.” ~ Joseph Campbell, American Mythologist, Writer and Lecturer

  20. Willing to Take Risks

  21. If you win You will be happy If you lose You will be wise

  22. You Need a Sense of Humor

  23. Let’s do some closure!(Put a lid on the pot!) • Be a cheerleader and provide encouragement and opportunities for others • Integrity • Model the change - Lead by example • Inspiration • Good communicator & collaborator • Creativity • Passion • Willingness to take risks • Sense of Humor

  24. I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. ~Thomas Jefferson

  25. Thank you for attending! • Please feel free to contact me at anytime at jjacobs@methacton.org. • This presentation will be available on my Professional Websiteat: www.tinyurl.com/JeffJacobsHPE

  26. YOU now have the opportunity to show courage and take a risk! Aarrrrr! The Silly Pirate Song

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