...ISLLC Standards Final Benchmark Assessment Lynn Carpenter Grand Canyon University: EDA-534 Date: October 13, 2014 Unwrapping the Standards Template * * Standard: #1(Vision): A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community. | Knowledge - | Skills - | Enduring Understandings | Essential Questions | Administrators will know… | Administrators will be able to … | Administrators will understand that… | | How to diagnose the status of the school (including its strengths and weaknesses) by critically assessing the school’s data as it relates to student achievement.How to expand the knowledge of a diverse group of learners with a vast range of abilities. | Effectively conduct a data analysis of student achievement and implement successful programs that can increase student achievement By using this data to identify critical areas in need of improvement, the leader (and his/her followers) will work to establish a focused game plan for addressing needs. | Success of the school’s vision is dependent on unity and support of all school’s stakeholders understanding and implementation of the vision. They will also understand that they cannot do it alone; a collaborative approach is best.A leader will understand themselves; their weaknesses and strengths. By understanding...
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...Process Reflection of ISLLC Standard 1: Lead with Vision Laura Chavez Grand Canyon University: EDA 534 December 3, 2013 Process Reflection As I reflect on unwrapping the ISLLC Standard 1: Leading with Vision, I am pleased to say I think our team did a good job working together. This was my first experience completing an on-line group project, and it was not nearly as difficult as I thought it would be. Some of us were at a slight disadvantage with the project being assigned over the holiday which caused some group members unable to contribute much to the project. However, other members contributed more and we were able to successfully complete the assignment. What amazed me was how each of us had our own individual contributions that truly added to the finished product. When I submitted my portion of the assignment, I thought it was well done, but as each team member added his or her own input, I realized I had missed some things. The additions enhanced the meaning of the standard and aided in successful completion and met the standards set forth by the rubric. Needless to say, I am quite pleased with my group! This process has made me realize that shared leadership really can work. I tend to rely on myself. That being said, I took it upon myself to get the group started with the “working document.” However, since I was required to collaborate with others, I witnessed the benefit of sharing the task which ended...
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...Running head: Reflection of ISLLC Standard 5 Process Reflection of ISLLC Standard 5 Grand Canyon University: EDA-534 April 4, 2012 Process Reflection for ISLLC Standard 5 The fourth ISLLC states “A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.” This states that while allies in education and stakeholders are essential, a school administrator has a professional duty to behave properly and see that all students and staff are treated ethically. In a commanding position such as an administrator, ethical leadership means that administrators have to make intelligent decisions and do what is fair to all parties involved. It is not than just following the rules; it is living by a personal code of principles. Administrators are confronted with many tough ethical dilemmas, so they need a tough ethical background to help them make decisions. Modeling ethical behavior can have a positive influence on students, teachers, and stakeholders. Ethical assessment is a challenging process because many problems in education are not simple. Schools have become diverse and open-minded, and it is hard for many administrators to truly do the right thing. Integrity is a crucial variable when administrators and educators try to create an environment within a school that is beneficial to learning. Principals have to walk a thin ethical line. For a school to succeed...
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...Process Reflection: Standard 1 Ronald Hill Grand Canyon University: EDA 534 July 30, 2014 Process Reflection: Standard 1 Working with team Green and unwrapping the ISLLC Standard 1 was an enormous learning experience for all team members involved. Everyone on the team is positive and motivated to be successful. There were a few issues to overcome, however I see this as process of practice in becoming an educational administrator. The first issue to overcome was just figuring out who was in our group, and somehow communicating with each other. Out of the four people in our group, no one had taken an online course that required Collaborative Learning Groups. Once the team members were identified, it was a just a matter of communicating to get the assignment rolling. The group used emails, text messaging, and the discussion forum to communicate with each other. How to divide the assignment up among group members was another issue the group had to overcome. Once we decided the part that each group member would complete, each member completed his or her part and submitted as his or her part of the final assignment. When a portion of the assignment was published, each group member would give their thoughts, ideas, and opinions on any changes that might need to be made. In order for this to work, all members agreed that critiques or criticism must be made in a positive manner. In conclusion, this was an awesome learning experience for a first assignment. Having group...
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...Reflection Paper Unwrapping ISLLC Standard 6 Jesus Lopez Grand Canyon University: EDA-534 April 9, 2014 Navigating through these standards have been a very interesting journey for me and our group members. This standard was by far the easiest one of them all, since I am a school and district that are going though changes which in turn have been in correlation with the political issues that an administrator must face. Our group worked great together and we easily have resolved any issues if any that surfaced. The communication process was great and the sharing and collaborating worked out very well. This aspect of the standards will be put into effect in any campus leader that exemplifies their skills. There will be many issues to deal with that will put our leadership skills into perspective and make us realize why we became administrators. Political issues are a constant issue that arise in public education, trends, economic and cultural context. As an administrator we must know that there is policies and procedures mandated that must be uniformaly understood and implemented to staff members. Social levels, of public schools must be understood now within our democratic views of society and institutions and that every public...
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...Process Reflection: Week 6 Grand Canyon University: EDA-534 October 2, 2013 I think we did a great job as a group with regards to the standards for this week. I honestly was a little concerned with Crystal’s submission of her three knowledge responses but thankfully Sarah took the initiative to fix it after I had asked if we had enough. Nonetheless, I feel like we all chipped in and did the job successfully. I can’t believe how close we are to completing this class. It has been a great experience so far! Honesty is an important part of being a leader. A true leader is honest with the values they believe in to ensure that each and every person is treated fair and equally. Decisions and systems with a school should hold common values such as integrity, fairness and equality. I know that after speaking to my principal, she had mentioned that education is filled with moments that ethical decisions have to be made. Making the right decisions is a huge part of what being a principal is all about. Students and faculty should not be discriminated based on their perceived differences. As a leader within my class, I try to exhibit these traits in order to create a positive report with all my students no matter who they are. I try to tell my students to consider all points of view in each and every scenario so that the best decision can be made. I truly believe that we, as teachers, must teach our children to learn to appreciate each other no matter what differences...
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...ISLLC Standard 3 – Reflection Assignment Rodney Milliner Grand Canyon University: EDA 534 December 12, 2012 The ISLLC Standard 3 was a standard with a lot of information that all administrators should look at. As a collaborative group there were no major problems or concerns as far as assignments. This standard focuses more on management. As I reflect on this standard it is true that you must have technical skills, human skills, and conceptual skills in order to be and successful administrators. As I reflect in the meaning of having technical skills. I think about all administrators having to be able to multi-task and juggle a lot of the school responsibilities as it pertain to being the instructional leader for the campus. Before any schools system can be establish. You must create a working and learning environment that is going to be beneficial for both students and staff. By creating a safe learning and working environment that is nurturing for staff and students, will allow for the development of others to perform at a high standards and achieve student and teacher growth. Looking at the major functions of the school system. My personal experience as an Assistant Principal is that we must create a group of operating systems that will assist in obtaining the school mission and goals. As I look at my school admission and enrollment process, we have to create and environment in which it is customer service oriented and one that will aid in the process of recruitment...
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...Service Oriented Architecture Introduction: Defining SOA Service oriented architecture is a reliable software architecture that generates many positives for business activities. This software design principle is implemented into many organizations to connect multiple clients with the wide range of business functions. Service oriented architecture is becoming more popular among enterprises that will eventually become enthused by the benefits and importance this application has to offer. SOA is essentially a cluster of services that take part in communication with one another. It’s important to become acquainted with the definition of services. First of all the service portion of the architecture includes the key components of software code that’s shared throughout the architecture. The service part of SOA is referred to the self reliant function that does not need to obtain dependence from other services. SOA can be used in conjunction with web services. The primary functions of both SOA and web services are to make the SOA more mainstream for users with productive initiatives, in result that will make it more useful for web services. Web services are centrally concerned with technology specifications, while the service oriented architecture pinpoints the software importances. Service oriented architecture is a viable asset to the technology world for bringing value to those businesses...
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...Running head: INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES FOR STANDARD-BASED CURRICULUM Instructional Practices for Standard-Based Curriculum EDA 561 Grand Canyon University September 11, 2013 The Department of Education has implemented a rigorous set of core standards to improve the public school system. Since then teachers and administrators have been planning strategically to improve the efforts of their organization. In order to meet the needs of each individual learner, stakeholders have had to improve on their practices and rely heavily on data. Teachers are being asked to get creative with their teaching practices in order to appeal to each student. There are many instructional practices that are intended for students to engage in high level learning while incorporating a standard-based curriculum. Effective instructional strategies are the solution to obtaining high achievement in students (MacGregor, R., 2007). Effective administrators know that in order for their school to succeed they must convince their teachers’ to incorporate rigorous instructional approaches. One proven effective method is teacher reflection. Research has shown that the reflecting on lessons taught improves teaching (MacGregor, R., 2007). If teachers stop after every lesson and reflect on the effects of their lesson, whether it was engaging, interesting, purposeful they can get to know they students needs. Teachers should assess their own practices when students do not perform as expected....
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...Curriculum Philosophy Sean DeMaree Grand Canyon University EDA: 561 October 21st, 2015 Curriculum Philosophy A well-designed curriculum is a strong key to the success of a school. When designing a school curriculum it is imperative that the school leader has a clear understanding of their personal beliefs and ideals about education, in order to create a curriculum they can truly support and lead. In order to define the philosophy of the school leader a survey was answered and analyzed to begin the process of planning and composing a strong curriculum philosophy. The following is a reflection on my personal response to the philosophy survey. After completing the philosophy survey, found in the appendix, it was clear that while there was a tendency to lean towards the experimental and existential side of philosophy, the overall appearance was flat. Based on this criterion it is implied that there is no preference of philosophy, however knowing that my background is in music education, I think that a better analysis would be an eclectic philosophy. In the music classroom eclectic teaching is a normal means for reaching each and every students, and when designing a curriculum, an eclectic approach would be important. Students need the perennial side of education to help them learn to reason and seek truth. They will learn to be social and productive members of society through the idealist, while the realist will help them gain knowledge about the world around them. Lastly...
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...* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ISLLC Standards :1-6 * Kelly Barron * Grand Canyon University * Education Administration Foundation and Framework * EDA 534 * December 17, 2014 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Standard One: Lead With Vision- A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by all stakeholders. ( ISSLLC 2008: 1ELCC1) | Knowledge | Skills | Enduring Understandings | Essential Questions | Administrators will know… | Administrators will be able to … | Administrators will understand that… | | An administrator will know how to communicate with his/her faculty. | collaborativelydevelop andimplement a sharedvision and mission (ISSLLC 2008:1ELCC1). Teachersand parents willrecognize the broadacademic andoperationalassurances of thevision, as well as itscommitment to itsstudents andcommunity. This willenable stakeholdersto apply the missionpromptly andcorrectly.Furthermore, create alinkage between theschool andcommunity. | Looking at Standard One, the administrators will develop a shared vision, plan and implement activities around their vision,...
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...AFTER THE SELECTION PROCESS - Evaluation Making an appointment decision should be seen as a distinct step in the process, and like all the other steps, it should be conducted in a planned and systematic process and records kept. When the decision is finalized, it needs to be communicated to the person to whom the offer of employment is to be made and to the unsuccessful candidates. Many managers do not realize that the verbal offer constitutes a legal binding contract, so care and attention needs to be given to its form and content. Similarly the way in which the decision is communicated to the unsuccessful candidates needs consideration. Without due care and attention, damage can be caused and grounds given for complaints. Feedback to the rejected candidates can help reduce the disappointment because it can give unsuccessful candidates practical information about what to do differently in future and how to enhance their skills and experience. For the appointed candidate, it provides the beginning of their development in their new job. Making Win-win decisions The final decision to appoint or reject candidates is usually made after an interview. The information collected throughout the previous selection activities can be collated to form a report on each candidate. This report will include an assessment on each candidate against the pre-determined selection criteria and recommend which aspects are in need of further exploration. What interviewers look for ...
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...Running Head: ISLLC Standards CARLA JONES EDA 534 ISLLC Standards Reflection ISLLC 2008 Standard 2: An education leader promotes the success of every student by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth. Knowledge | Skills | Enduring Understandings | Essential Questions | Administrators will know… | Administrators will be able to… | Administrators will understand that… | | School culture | Advocate for a school culture that will produce successful school learning and staff professional growth.(ISLLC 2008:2.A; ELCC 2.1) | A positive school culture in which every individual feels valued is necessary to achieve success. | What is the culture of the school, and how can it be affected in a positive direction? | Instructional programs | Create and nurture effective instructional programs that will promote personalized learning throughout the educational environment.(ISLLC 2008: 2.B, 2.C; ELCC 2.2) | To build capacity the instructional and leadership capacity of the staff has to be continuously developed. | What professional development is relevant to strengthening instructional programs? | Student learning | Sustain an environment of student learning that maximizes instructional time.(ISLLC 2008: 2.D, 2.G; ELCC 2.3) | Differentiation of instruction is vital to creating strong instructional programs that lead to student achievement. | How can we organize an environment...
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...Turkey’s Automotive Sector Turkey’s automotive sector’s foundations date back to the 1950s. Over recent decades, it has grown substantially, due to two main factors: the large size of the domestic market where individuals were gaining increasing purchasing power as the economy developed; and the enormous expansion of international trade especially following the Customs Union Agreement signed with the EU in 1996. These fundamental factors also drive the long-term growth expectations. In recent years, the automotive sector has become our country’s leading exporter, with total exports of USD 16.9 billion in 2009, which constituted 17.4 percent of Turkey’s total export revenues.1 Exports were USD 8.7 billion in the first six months of 2010. In 2010, demand patterns are likely to change for the Turkish automotive sector. Considering the first half of 2010, the total production reached 547,022 vehicles, a jump of 39 percent compared with the same period of 2009. Also exports and imports increased by 4.5 percent and 43.8 percent respectively.2 As the effects of the global financial crisis recede, it is expected that the Turkish automotive sector will reach average annual growth rates of 4.5-5 percent per year in 2011 and follow this trend through till 2013. There are 22 automotive manufacturers in Turkey. The total capacity of the OSD members (15 manufacturers including two tractor manufacturers) amounted to 1,561,155 vehicles in 2010.18 The capacity seemed to stay stable for the...
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...Running Head: EDUCATION MANAGEMENT The Big Picture: A Strategic Plan (Benchmark Assessment) Alicia M Thomas Grand Canyon University: EDA-575 Educational Leadership in a Changing World February 08, 2012 The Big Picture: A Strategic Plan (Benchmark Assessment) Introduction Education is moving into a period of unprecedented change. Changing demographics, economic transitions, the transformation of mainstream values and competition are having and will continue to have a profound effect on the entire educational system. Furthermore, the tendency over the last several decades to expand the mission of the schools with limited resources has resulted in poor goal clarity and an inability of schools to place adequate resources behind important priorities when needed. Competition for resources is a harsh reality since available inputs are never adequate for all desired ends. While the business world has been on the cutting edge of this transition for some 20 years, educators must now learn to identify the competition for resources and develop strategies for gaining greater resource levels for high priority activities. School’s Vision for Excellence and School Improvement Education is an ethical and a moral activity that seek to liberate people mentally and physically and stimulate learning as active learners rather than to follow rules in codified slavish manner like passive learners. To improve understanding requires learners to be actively involved...
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