...healthcare leader was born in the city and raised to farm life with her grandparents and enjoyed helping her grandfather with the animals on the farm. She knew as a teen she wanted to be a nurse. If she could help animals feel safe and secure, she believed she could do the same with people. The healthcare leader is hard working and never asks anything from anyone she is not willing to assist with or do herself. She has energy and is a goal achiever. Individuals who know or work with the leader know her determination. She has a vision and strives to achieve the goal of that vision with her team of students. The result is always for the benefit of the patient, the organization, and the team. She currently holds the position as program coordinator for the practical nursing program. Student: You have achieved a position of leadership in the nursing community as a health educator. Could you tell me a bit about your background and the role that you have today? Leader: “Graduating from high school I entered the practical nursing program at Saline County Career Center (SCCC). I graduated from SCCC as a practical nurse. After obtaining licensure, I worked in long-term care for two years. Deciding I wanted more, I returned to school to continue my education. I wanted to teach and share my knowledge and ideas with others. I graduated from State Fair College with an associate’s degree in nursing. I worked two years and returned to Central Missouri State University (CMSU) obtaining a...
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...D-Q University: Leadership Analysis The rebirth of D-Q University describes how none of the leaders of the American tribal college movement and one of the nation’s 34 tribal colleges faced financial difficulties, accreditation challenges resulting in the college being faced with the decision whether to close its doors or not. Leadership failure to reach Indian students before the accreditation was revoked is thought to be a primary issue creating low student enrollment. We will discuss background, issues, analysis, and make recommendations addressing the leadership failures in the areas of power structures, leadership, systems thinking, organizational culture, and ethics impacting the college ability to re-open its doors to the Indian student population its purpose to educate and serve. Background The desire for a Native American university can be traced back to the writings of Jack Forbes in the 1960s. Forbes, who was also a professor at UC Davis, eventually became a co-founder of D-Q University (D-QU). Other founders included David Risling and Carl Gorman. When his proposals largely fell upon deaf ears, he formed a committee for the establishment of an actual university. When an Army communications facility near Davis was decommissioned in 1970, the committee filed an application to use the land for a school. UC Davis filed a competing application for the space, and scandal erupted when Senator George Murphy publicly revealed, while the applications were still supposed...
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...Applying Leadership Theories Peter Rosato Grand Canyon University: EDA – 575 January 29, 2014 Applying Leadership Theories The subject of my research for the duration of this course will be the school I have taught in for sixteen years. Once one of the most successful middle level schools in the Boulder Valley School District, Centennial has undergone some significant demographic and programming changes over the last six years which have dramatically challenged the administration and staff and lead to a measurable lowering of academic and behavioral standards, as well as overall student success. Many current leadership theories, as well as those which have evolved over a long period of time, offer a glimpse into the cause of the decline in both student achievement and lowered morale among long time staff members. This is further complicated by the fact that the principal is markedly old school in management style while the assistant principal, the fourth to work with this principal, is well versed in, and embraces more current leadership styles. The dichotomy that currently exists can best be expressed as leadership versus management. While the existence of these two different ideologies could be complimentary, the autocratic, transactional style of the principal does not allow for equal participation by the assistant principal. The principal is a top notch manager who handles day to day operational aspects of the...
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...The study talks about the university lack of support for its network of online students across the country. It explains how the low enrollment of students for various courses affects their cost ability of those study programs and how it doesn’t provide the adequate salaries for their instructors to teach them. Becky Vasquez executive director of student and technology services for Embry Riddle quotes “Without adequate numbers to support the cost of instructors in each location, we might have to cancel the outlying course offerings, disappointing those students and reducing the universities revenue.” To incorporate improvements in their asynchronous and synchronous learning environment Embry Riddle determined that in order to introduce the ultimate interactive classroom experience they needed to involve everyone from facultiy to their stakeholders to come up with the appropiate tools to teach students. The University proposed a set of requirements that will help to increase the organizations goal of offering a higher learning experience. At the top of the requirements list offering madatory hosting capabilities, 24/7 support and strong reference capabilities from their sister organizations (erau.instructure.com). Other requirements...
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...BMGT365 | | Having a mission statement for employees to focus on gives them a clear vision of what to strive for on a daily basis. A clear vision that is ethical helps to develop a healthy culture that is strong and cohesive.(Daft, 2011) In my observation of the culture of a high school staff, I find areas that are strongly aligned to the vision and areas that are in need of improvement. The mission statement of the school is to prepare students to learn and be successful in a supportive environment that encourages rigorous standards, celebrates cultural diversities, promotes teamwork, and molds students into leaders and contributing citizens in a technology rich and evolving society. From this mission statement a motto was formed “Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow”. The school has a clear vision that each student is endowed with the fundamental competence and intelligence needed to commence achieving their individual goals in life. (Westlake High School, 2000) The schools values have worth, merit and importance and start as a solid base to develop the right culture to reach goal or vision of the school. The key values of our high school are that we believe that each student has value; learning should take place in a safe, structured environment that is aware of social, emotional, and physical wellness of each student. Education is the shared responsibility of the student, family, school and community. That life learning is essential to the production of contributing...
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...For the parents that have children coming home from school complaining about blurred vision or eye pain, the answer is in the student’s classroom. The answer is actually something that is used for educational use and is affecting the students of today, but not in a good way. It is the laptop or tablet. Laptops can be a great resource to have but being on one all day can be very harmful to someone. Studies show that laptops are related to multiple health issues. Manufacturing laptops or tablets is also very dangerous and hazardous to the environment. Students should not use laptops as a primary learning source because of the multiple issues that they create. Laptops are associated with many eye related health problems. According to the American Optometric Association; laptops contribute to Computer Vision Syndrome, or CVS, which causes eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision, and dry eyes (Pro Con). There are multiple reasons for this, including: the screen is overly bright; brightness and resolution are improperly adjusted; reflections and glare caused by too much light on the screen; and font...
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...Essay on the Vision of the UPHSD-BHS Department from an Alumna Vision, as defined in the dictionaries, is something that you see or dream especially as part of a religious or supernatural experience. Therefore, the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA’s Vision, is an ambition the school wants to see come to life through the students that have trusted the school to form and shape their mind, heart, and hand. The University believes that every individual can attain perfection and the highest quality of performance through developing and promoting the right way of life. Thus, Perpetualites’ achievement at the university in terms of areas of formation could be continued later in his/her professional life, and in everything that the Perpetualite does in life. The family which is the foundation of society plays a great role in the life of every student. However, the educational institutions still have the responsibility to mold the students’ Character in preparation for their good future and excellence in their professions. The main goal of the university is to participate in the production and the delivery of the total spectrum of education and health care so that as private sector, it could share in the nation’s education and health planning program implementation, thereby, help accelerate national development by improving education and national health. The school’s Vision has broadened my horizons and has helped me be the person I am today. Not only are my ambitions...
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...on schools, it can be said that one who aspires to school leadership must either be mad or a supreme egotist." (Bainbridge & Thomas, 2001) I would add that whether you are either, the goal should be achieving positive results. There is no easy solution to improving schools and school systems, but it has to begin with effective leadership. School leadership plays a key role in improving school outcomes by influencing the motivations and the capacities of teachers, as well as school climate and environment. Effective school leadership is essential to improve the efficiency and equity of schooling. (Pont, 2008) Effective leaders are the ones who are able to share responsibility, build positive relationships and offer teachers, parents and students an opportunity to work together to improve their schools. One of the most important goals of leadership is achieving positive results. In education, everyone involved should desire to attain that goal. When it comes to achieving those positive results, the superintendant, principal, the teacher, and parents have to work together for success. The communicating and listening skills of superintendents, principals, and teachers are the basis for their ability to...
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...the learning environment more effective for student learning. In this essay I will give the challenges faced in that standard and the purpose of the standards and how do they impact that educational community. Taking a look at standard 1, a leader has to focus on creating visions and goals for students to be successful. One of the challenges I see is that a vision and goal is very important and having to create a vision and goal that can be attained by every student isn’t as easy as it sounds. Students come in all shapes, forms and fashions and as leaders we are still held accountable for their success which means that whatever goals are set they need to have great meaning for the students. Now, the stakeholders are also a part of this decision and this could lead to major disagreement but eventually compromise will be made. The purpose is so that students have something to shoot for and look to and say they have achieved something in life. Next things are for all persons involved are to model and implement the visions and goals that are set. In standard 2, a leader must maintain a positive environment, whether it be towards others students, teachers or administrators. The struggle with this is building the culture of your school to show the positive attitudes and school pride. It all starts with once again the stakeholders getting involved and modeling how the school culture should be. Even though the focus is on the students, teachers play a big role in this culture because...
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...Dr. Rosemarie Berman Associate Professor Chair, B.S.N. Program Nursing Contact Information Contact via email 703-284-1627 “You need to continue looking at yourself as many nursing professionals today…not only as a caregiver but as a leader. You need to expand your view and your scope that you are a leader in health care, you are an advocate for your patient, you are an advocate for your nurses. You need to be open for all of the different kinds of things that you can do and set those goals for yourself. Set those intermediate goals of “Where would I like to be and what can I do now to move forward in that area.” It really is up to you. It is up to you and your peers. You have the opportunity, with everything that is going on with health care today… you have the opportunity to have a tremendous impact on nursing, on society, on health care. I need to move forward in that area. I think that is where we need to be and I think you need to keep that truly as your focus and realize all of what you can do. I believe we can achieve it. So I am passing the Olympic torch to you nursing professionals.” The above quoted statement was transcribed from the interview done by GNSA Liaison, Blandine Augustin, a DNP student at Marymount University, with the interview as Dr. Rosemarie Berman, Associate Professor and Chairperson of the BSN program at Marymount University. This interview done in May 5, 2014 can be found in the World Wide Web having the address of...
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...that it will impact will also increase. Traditional brick and mortar school buildings as we know them today will gradually become a thing of the past as society transcends into the age of convenience. In the presented assignment I will be analyzing “Will the Web Kill Colleges?” This assignment will describe the key points of the author’s argument, analyze the aspects of the author’s argument that I agree with, analyze the gaps or challenges that I see in the author’s argument, implications for education, and potential ethical questions raised by the author’s vision of the future. The development of the web has dramatically changed the way society acquires and publishes information. This has had both positive and negative impacts on education. As the information available on the web expands, the number of industries that it will impact will also increase. Traditional brick and mortar school buildings as we know them today will gradually become a thing of the past as society transcends into the age of convenience. In the present assignment I will be analyzing “Will the Web Kill Colleges?” This assignment will describe the key points of the author’s argument, analyze the aspects of the author’s argument that I agree with, analyze the gaps or challenges that I see in the author’s argument, implications for education, and potential ethical questions raised by the author’s vision of the future. Describe the Key Points of the Author’s Argument and Supportive Evidence According...
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...outstanding teacher will show their students that they are able to relate to them, and have a genuine care for them, their well-being, and academic success. By showing a child such genuine interest and care provides them to feel safe in the classroom and with their teacher. Further, it encourages students to attend, engage in, and enjoy the class, which then can help strengthen a child’s ability to better retain classroom material and receive better grades, all of which essentially is helping the child to be more confident and successful. I believe that the necessary skills of an outstanding teacher are having solid knowledge of the content being taught. Additionally, organization, multi-tasking, and management of classroom, along with being able to appropriately resolve any behavioral issues that may arise, are also important skills to be a successful and outstanding teacher. I would address a wide range of skills and activities in my classrooms according to my students needs. For example, some students may learn better from hands on activities, while others may benefit more from visualizing, drawing, etc., while others may work best in groups. Therefore, I would utilize working centers, graphics, posters, group presentations, and other appropriate methods and techniques. Further, I would provide individual attention to students, and modify and individualize work, especially for students who may be struggling academically, to ensure that all of my students are receiving assignments and...
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...genesis as part of Iowa State University’s mission to educate students in the area of horticulture I have always had a personal enjoyment in natural beauty, discovered through nature preserves and camping trips, the Reiman Gardens should be no exceptions. With its spectacular display...
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...to improved student performance (Bernhardt, 2013). The four-step process is used widely in school systems today. Continuous school improvement can be defined as a process of improving schools on an ongoing basis through planning, implementing, evaluating, and improving (Bernhardt, 2013). In order for the system to be effective, all staff members in the educational organization need to be involved and aware of the vision for the school. When an entire school is clear about what needs to be done to improve student performance, the entire school can move ahead and increasing student performance becomes the forefront of efforts made by everyone. This paper will discuss the continuous improvement plan of Patriot Elementary and the action planning steps that are present as well as how the improvement plan is correlated with the ISLLC 2008 Leadership Policy Standards. Evidence of Action Planning Steps When examining the Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) for Patriot Elementary, action planning steps are evident. When developing the UIP for each school year, the Accreditation Team begins by looking at the general demographics of the student population as well as the larger picture of the community as a whole. As a school, a list of values are compiled at the beginning of each year and are presented to the Accreditation Team. The core values and beliefs that are identified are them compiled at input into the UIP and are also communicated through the school’s mission and vision statement....
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...Devices and Practices for Sensory Impairments Devices and Practices for Sensory Impairments Every child, regardless of whether they have disabilities should receive a quality education. Those children with sensory impairments such as blindness or deafness should not be excluded from others as their impairments can be facilitated with the ever evolving technology and devices that are currently available to help those with these impairments. These devices are able to aid those with visual or hearing impairments and contribute to providing them with the quality education they deserve. They provide children with these challenges with a way for them to better participate in activities and lessons in ways to help keep them on the same level of understanding as other children who do not have these challenges. Two specific devices that help children with hearing and visual impairments are hearing aids and visual aids. Hearing aids have been around for a very long time and are commonly used by both children and adults who experience hearing difficulties or deafness. As technology evolves, hearing aids are less bulky, more comfortable, and simpler to use than older models. A hearing aid provides the wearer with the ability to amplify sound and are equip with volume control and are powered by batteries. A hearing aid is offered to those who have been examined by an audiologist and it is found that hearing impairments are present. The audiologist will then determine...
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