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CR 02: So You Want to Move from the Site to the District Level in Education?
No full textMoving from a school site leadership position to be a member of the district leadership team is a significant change. It is a great opportunity to work with the superintendent, key staff, school board and influential stakeholders. In this role you must have the capacity to articulate both the district vision, goals and strategies that support the success of every school in the system. What knowledge and skills must you have to be a successful leader at the district level? Join us for a conversation about how to prepare and gain access to higher levels of leadership
Mini 01: Preparation and Development of Your Live Text Portfolio *
No full textThe 724 course during the late part of your second year, requires you to prepare and develop a comprehensive Live Text Portfolio. The goal is for your Live Text Portfolio to tell your “story” of experience and journey throughout this Doctoral Program by specifically focusing on your Transformational Change Project and your Transformational Leadership Development Plan. This mini-university will provide how to prepare and develop your Live Text Portfolio. You will learn what you should be doing now to prepare, and additionally, how to create the page, add/ delete pages, text, photos and videos. This is highly recommended for second year Doctoral students and recommended for first year Doctoral Students
Mini 06: A Critical Dissertation Task: Developing Your Questionnaire for a \u3cstrong\u3eQuantitative\u3c/strong\u3e Study *
No full textIt is essential that the data you collect in order to answer your dissertation’s research questions be accurate. However, because the use of questionnaires to gather all sorts of data has become an almost daily occurrence (How did you like the service you received at your recent visit to the Apple store?), we seem to have lost sight of the difference between a good and a poor questionnaire. And wow, is there a difference! Jim’s session will present a step-by-step process for designing your questionnaire so you are confident your data will stand the test of excellence. Session content is based upon Jim’s and his wife, Keni’s, 2008 book, Your Opinion Please. Just remember, in the dissertation world, a bad instrument, gone unnoticed, results in an error that cannot be corrected. The result? You lose
Mini 02: Take Your Public Speaking to the Next Level
No full textPublic speaking is one of the most valuable career skills you can have and it is a skill you can learn. This class will teach you how to overcome fear, conquer the causes of boredom, communicate clearly, and become the “go-to person in your organization when it’s time to speak to a gathering of ten or a thousand people. You will leave this session with the ability to speak in a way that goes beyond communicating information; you can inspire
