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Leadership for today’s schools

Leadership for today’s schools. By Elva Arellano Elizabeth Lopez. Do you believe that you could be a leader who promotes cultural proficiency?. What is Cultural Proficiency?. Cultural Proficiency.

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Leadership for today’s schools

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  1. Leadership for today’s schools By Elva Arellano Elizabeth Lopez

  2. Do you believe that you could be a leader who promotes cultural proficiency?

  3. What is Cultural Proficiency?

  4. Cultural Proficiency • Cultural Proficiency is an approach that helps organizations to respond in healthy ways to diversity.

  5. Become aware of cultural norms http://www.youtube.com/v/8tHbZyuK_7I

  6. Cultural Blindness is … • Blindness or ignorance of cultural differences.

  7. Cultural Blindness is… • The belief that culture makes no difference in the way a person acts or reacts.

  8. Cultural Blindness… • Fosters the assumptions that what works with members of one group will work with the members of all other cultures.

  9. Cultural Proficient Leaders Make a Difference

  10. Do you believe you could be a leader who makes a difference?

  11. What are some characteristics of culturally proficient leaders?

  12. A Transformational Leader… • Has a vision • Invigorates • Is passionate • Supports diversity • Cares about you and wants you to succeed.

  13. Transformational Leadership http://www.youtube.com/v/pDmTAAnt7OI

  14. Formal and Nonformal Leaders

  15. Collaborative Leaders • Set goals • Create a common vision • Learning and collaborating with others • Focusing on standards, instructional practices, and student learning

  16. Cultural Proficient Leaders • Help the school’s faculty and staff assess its culture … • Develop strategies for resolving conflict effectively… • Shape the school’s formal and nonformal curricula…

  17. Believe in Me, Do You Believe? • http://www.youtube.com/v/HAMLOnSNwzA

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