Education Leaders for the 21st Century presented by Hans Meeder Executive Director of the Institute for 21 st Centu

1. www.LeaderEd.com Education Leaders for the 21st Centurypresented by Hans MeederExecutive Director of the Institute for 21st Century Leadership To hear this webinar you will need to choose your audio mode. Go to the control panel in the upper right corner of your screen and click the button of how you will be listening. Your choices: Use telephone Use mic & speakers If using mic & speakers make sure your volume is turned up so you can hear If using the telephone Dial:  916-233-3089 Access Code: 203-863-759 Audio PIN: unique PIN shown in audio control panel on screen Technical difficulties? Contact (518) 399-2776. All participants are on mute.

2. Webinar Guidelines • All participants are on mute during the entire webinar. • Presentation portion will be 45 minutes • Questions and Answers portion will be 15 minutes • To ask a question type it in the question control panel in the upper right corner of your screen. • Content questions will be answered in the order they were received at the end of the webinar presentation. • We will send you a follow up email with the PowerPoint presentation and helpful resources

4. Discussion Topics • The Challenge for 21st Century Leadership in Education • Questions about Leadership • Key Leadership Models • The Institute’s 5 Leadership Capacities • The Challenge: Leading Change and Convergence Learning • Joining the Institute for 21st Century Leadership

5. Education, employment, and economic development in the United States are at a crossroads. The changing nature of work, technology, and competition in the global job market have far outpaced what the U.S. education system provides for students. The Institute for 21st Century Leadership will support instructional leaders as they prepare all students for a changing world. The Challenge

6. Leadership Questions • What is Leadership? • Leadership is not a Position. It’s a Disposition for Action, Foresight, and Excellence. • Who is a Leader? • A leader is anyone that is leading within his or her circle of influence. • How do I develop Leadership? • I develop leadership through focused learning, combined with practical application.

7. Leadership Gone Awry

8. Your Perspective What is the highest level of leadership development in which you have participated? • A university-based administration or principal preparation program, offering a graduate degree or certificate. • A state- or district-based leadership development program (not offering a graduate degree or certificate) • A school-based leadership development committee or informal program • A work-shop leadership program online or at a conference • Other

9. Key Leadership Models • Leading Change (Kotter) • Level 5 Leadership (Collins) • Emotional Intelligence (Goleman) • Adaptive/Situational Leadership (Heifitz, Laurie) • Quadrant D Leadership (ICLE)

10. The Essentials of Leading Change …and Sustaining Reform

11. The Eight-Stage Processof Creating Major Change • Establishing A Sense of Urgency • Creating the Guiding Coalition • Developing a Vision and Strategy • Communicating the Change Vision • Empowering Broad-Based Action • Generating Short-Term Wins • Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change • Anchoring New Approaches In The Culture Leading Change, John Kotter, Harvard Business Press

12. Level 5 Leadership( Jim Collins, Good to Great)

14. The Work of Leadership, Ronald Heifitz and Donald Laurie, Harvard Business Review

15. Quadrant D Leadership

16. Developing Leadership for Education Innovation

17. Institute for 21st Century Leadership Helps Current and Emerging Education Leaders Develop Five Competencies: • Leading with a compelling vision of Convergence Learning • Strengthening your personal foundation • Empowering your organization • Creating instructional leadership at all levels • Building community connections

18. Leading with a compelling vision of Convergence Learning • The convergence of: • Academic rigor for postsecondary readiness, • Career relevance through programs of study, • Creativity through the arts, • 21st century employability skills, with • Technology-delivered flexible, just-in-time learning.

19. Your Perspective What are of leadership do I see as the biggest need for personal development? • To understand and communicate a vision and direction for education that connects academic rigor with relevance. • Develop my personal strengths so I can lead more effectively • Learn how to empower other educators toward action • Learn more about best practices and next practices to improve education • Learn how to influence parents, community partners and political leaders around a new vision for education

20. The Convergence Learning Leadership Challenge: • Equipping members of the Institute for 21st Century Leadership to engage and expand their circles of influence in a meaningful, action-oriented dialogue about the future of Convergence Learning.

21. Institute for 21st Century Leadership Leadership development events held in conjunction with: • ACTE Annual Convention (December 2010, Las Vegas) • ICLE Leadership Academy (2011, San Diego) • ICLE Model Schools Conference (June 2011, Nashville, Orlando) • 6 webinars with expert researchers and practitioners • Professional learning communities • $1,900 membership covers all conference registrations

22. Your Perspective • From what you have heard today, how valuable does the Institute for 21st Century Leadership appear to be for your leadership needs? • Very valuable • Somewhat valuable • Not sure • Somewhat less than valuable • Not valuable

23. Institute for 21st Century Leadership • Develop a vision of student learning based on the • convergence of academics and CTE • Empower your staff • Create instructional leadership at all levels • Strengthen organizational and personal capacities • Build community connections and partnerships www.21Leader.com / info@21Leader.com / 518.399.2776

24. Thank you!

25. Questions and Answers with Hans • This is the end of the presentation portion. • Submit questions at this time and stay on to hear the answers. • If you are logging off, thank you for attending and we will email you with follow-up information. For more information www.LeaderEd.com

26. Institute for 21st Century Leadership • Develop a vision of student learning based on the • convergence of academics and CTE • Empower your staff • Create instructional leadership at all levels • Strengthen organizational and personal capacities • Build community connections and partnerships www.21Leader.com / info@21Leader.com / 518.399.2776

27. Leadership AcademyBuilding Leadership CapacityJanuary 28 - 30, 2011 San Diego • Quadrant D Leaders are • Focused on Learning • Flexible • Analytical • Passionate & Motivational • Communicative www.LeaderEd.com

28. 19th AnnualModel Schools Conference June 26-29, 2011 - Nashville Showcasing the nation’s most successful practices for improving student achievement and growth! www.ModelSchoolsConference.com