...Assignment 3: ED 6320 Assignment 3: ED 6320 08 Fall 08 Fall Students are to select one theme from the list of eleven outlined in the unit Reader. Students are asked to: Explore a theme (in the light of the unit) a) Briefly describe the main aspects of the theme; b) Justify why you chose this theme; c) Provide a brief one paragraph outline for each of 6 readings or articles that are relevant to this theme (articles in the reader can be used); d) In the light of the theme develop either a booklet, or a policy relevant to your role as a leader Students are to select one theme from the list of eleven outlined in the unit Reader. Students are asked to: Explore a theme (in the light of the unit) e) Briefly describe the main aspects of the theme; f) Justify why you chose this theme; g) Provide a brief one paragraph outline for each of 6 readings or articles that are relevant to this theme (articles in the reader can be used); h) In the light of the theme develop either a booklet, or a policy relevant to your role as a leader The nurturing and development of teachers in Catholic Schools is a constant consideration for all educational leaders. A successful Catholic education facility needs to demonstrate consistent commitment to the ongoing development of the whole child. This development needs to reflect the Gospel teachings, while offering current theories and practices embedded in student learning opportunities. ...
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...Mentoring and enabling learning in the practice setting A reflective account of my experience of facilitating learning, assessing and teaching a student or co-worker, and how this experience will inform my future development within the mentor or practice teacher role. Student Number: 2930211 Word Count: 3150 Part 1: Introducing the Mentorship role I am a band five registered paediatric nurse based on an orthopaedic and spinal surgical ward in a tertiary paediatric hospital. I am currently engaging in completing my training to become a qualified mentor. This reflective account details my experiences assessing, teaching and facilitating the learning of a student during their practice based learning, and how this experience may affect my future practice. Throughout the account, in order to protect the identities of people, trust and clinical setting involved confidentiality will be maintained via the use of pseudonyms or omission of names (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), 2008a). The function of practice based learning is to provide experience, serving an important role in developing the skills of the student in interacting with patients and their families assisting in technical, psychomotor, interpersonal and communication skills (Ali and Panther, 2008). Practice based learning provides an opportunity to link theory and practice, and promotes professional identity development (Fishel and Johnson, 1981). Practice based learning is also crucial in the profession of nursing...
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...Company Name Leadership Development Plan Employee Employee Name | A.N. Other | Review Period | Bi-Annual | Role | Director, UK | Manager | A. Boss, CEO | Strengths to USE More Teamwork | Positive Outlook | | Seek opportunities to work on joint projects and focus on soliciting the views of others within the team. Thank others for their input and celebrate successes as a team. Become an advocate for “team-time” within the organisation. Take lead on implementing team-building events, first to take place in Q2 2016.Within 6 months, initiate a company-wide project to develop formal leadership development plan for the organisation.Enable a colleague to sponsor and lead the project, rather than assuming the lead. | Seek to regard colleagues as internal customers. Aim to use strengths identified by Clients to develop stronger internal leadership qualities through positive interactions with colleagues.Place greater emphasis on the positive aspects of an issue internally and allow others to raise any challenges to be overcome.Limit the use of “devils advocate” approach during internal company interactions. | * | | Success Indicators (bi-annual): 1. What team-building events have taken place in the company in 2016? 2. Has a colleague taken the lead on implementing leadership development programme – how is it proceeding? 3. Has team identity improved, and are team interactions more productive and positive? 4. What is feedback from team? Does feedback reflect...
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...Mentoring and enabling learning in the practice setting A reflective account of my experience of facilitating learning, assessing and teaching a student or co-worker, and how this experience will inform my future development within the mentor or practice teacher role. Student Number: 2930211 Word Count: 3150 Part 1: Introducing the Mentorship role I am a band five registered paediatric nurse based on an orthopaedic and spinal surgical ward in a tertiary paediatric hospital. I am currently engaging in completing my training to become a qualified mentor. This reflective account details my experiences assessing, teaching and facilitating the learning of a student during their practice based learning, and how this experience may affect my future practice. Throughout the account, in order to protect the identities of people, trust and clinical setting involved confidentiality will be maintained via the use of pseudonyms or omission of names (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), 2008a). The function of practice based learning is to provide experience, serving an important role in developing the skills of the student in interacting with patients and their families assisting in technical, psychomotor, interpersonal and communication skills (Ali and Panther, 2008). Practice based learning provides an opportunity to link theory and practice, and promotes professional identity development (Fishel and Johnson, 1981). Practice based learning is also crucial in the profession of nursing...
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...termed as mentor – to a comparatively less senior person in the organization. Through mentoring professional knowledge and experience is transferred to a less experienced person (Hirschfeld, Thomas and Lankau, 2006). The goal of mentoring is to assist the mentee in personal and professional development. Learning and development in organizational contexts is closely associated with the concept of mentoring. Mentoring brings the values and practices focusing on continuing education and links integrated transmission of knowledge through a special link between two persons. Mentoring is an interpersonal relationship providing support, exchange and learning, in which an experienced person invests its ability and expertise to promote the development of another person to enable him to acquire skills and achieve career goals (Holmes, 2008). The mentor is an experienced person who has the confidence and wisdom to promote the transfer of its assets to others less experienced. A mentor is motivated and willing to offer their skills, knowledge and vision of life to a younger member of the organization to support attainment of personal and professional development goals (Gentry, Weber and Sadri, 2008). The mentee is a person in search of personal and professional fulfillment. The mentoring relationship is characterized by openness to others, reciprocity and volunteerism. An important distinction to be recognized is that a mentor is distinct from a coach. In contrast to a coach, a mentor is usually...
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...Activity 3 Consider your workplace as a learning environment and reflect upon three areas for improvement. The term reflection refers to reviewing experience from practice so that it may be described, analysed, evaluated and consequently used to inform and change future practice.” According to Somerville and Keeling (2004) nursing is a profession where reflection is important whereby it helps to identify strengths and weaknesses. Jarvis (1992) mentioned that reflective practice can also be known as a learning process through and from the experiences towards gaining new ideas. The two type of reflective practice by Schon (1987) are the capacity in reflecting in action and on reflecting on action. Based on Schon (1987) theory reflection in action is a process which allows us to reshape what we are working on, while we are working on it. On the other hand, reflecting on action and thinking back on what we have done in order to discover how our knowing in action may have contributed to an unexpected outcome. There are many types of reflective theory to reflect on action. Gibbs Model of Reflection is a common model of reflection that is used within the health professions. It consists of 6 stages which are descriptive, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action plan. Description Since graduation till date, I have been working in multidisciplinary ward in a private hospital in southern of Malaysia. I was the team leader for that day and upon taking over report, I...
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...data received from many years of helping schools and distract develop programs for beginning teachers. The data showed three critical factors that will ensure the success of the program. Those factors were finding the right mentor, Aligning instructional-support efforts and Partnering with principals. The first factor is finding the right mentor. Barlin points out that first and for most a good mentor has to first be good and effective teacher. The problem is that many schools and distracts are not equip or have the proper structure to asses who is highly effective or strong in student outcome. In those schools that can the problem them becomes willingness to pull that teacher out of the classroom to mentor. Aligning instructional-support efforts is the next key factor in a successful program. Barlin makes a connection with aligning instructional support with that of a communal tree. Everyone want to water it, in hopes to see it thrive but if there is not proper coordination then the tree will drown. Here the new teacher is the tree and the those willing to help water the tree are the literacy and math coaches, university supervisors, data specialists, special education counselors, technology coordinators, different frameworks and policies. The mentor and distract frameworks are there to support and coordinate all that want to water the tree so that the tree does not drown. Lastly, a program needs to partner with the principal in order to work. Barlin points out in the...
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...|[pic] |MAN 385: Leadership Development | | |Fall 2011, #04693 | Professor Deidra Stephens, Ph.D. Office CBA 5.133 Phone 232-3780 E-Mail deidra.stephens@mccombs.utexas.edu Course Web Page via Blackboard Class Date/Time/Location Tuesdays, 3:30-6:30 p.m., GSB 5.154 Office Hours By Appointment Course Description & Objectives The Texas MBA program is designed to develop influential business leaders. The MBA Program has identified four fundamental and broad pillars of leadership: knowledge and understanding, communication and collaboration, responsibility and integrity, and a worldview of business and society. This class is designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of their leadership capabilities in the context of business. During the first year of their Texas MBA program, students engage in co-curricular programs, services, and leadership roles that are designed primarily to develop their skills. These activities are meant to introduce students to a wide variety of topics, help them hone in on their own strengths and weaknesses, and provide them with a foundation from which they can further their leadership development into their second year. The task during the...
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...MENTORSHIP IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS Section 2: Role of the Mentor Critically analyse the role of a mentor, refer to the different aspects of the role and link analysis to specific requirements and standards for mentorship for your profession. Forefront Several definitions of the role of a mentor have evolved over the years, for a variety of professions (Gopee, 2011) as too have the requirements for mentors within the health profession. The current definition from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2008a) states that “A mentor is a registrant who has met the outcomes (of a mentor preparation course) and who facilitates learning, supervises and assesses students in a practice setting” (NMC, 2008a). The role of a clinical nurse mentor is described as someone who supervises, teaches and assesses student nurses in a practice setting (Jokelainen et al, 2011, Ousey, 2009), although the role is more complex in that a clinical nurse mentor needs to process the ability to select and support learning opportunities, they have a responsibility to manage diversity and equality, be accountable and ensure standards are maintained (NMC, 2008a). This is supported by Jokelainen et al (2011) who describes mentoring as being complex due to contextual, collegial, pedagogical and clinical teaching. Student nurses are supernumerary in the practice placement, meaning they are there as learners even though they must make an active contribution to the work of the practice area (RCN, 2007). Their...
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...me. I am an ENFJ, which stands for; extrovert, intuitive, feeling, and judging. Overall, I am very tuned into the feelings of others, responsible and tend to be a leader. Loyal, responsive, and sympathetic are some of the other traits that I possess. When I first read through the description on both the handout in class and further online on kiersey.com, I could not believe how accurate it was. One of the most accurate reflections of my personality was on personalitydesk.com where they described ENFJ’s as “quick to devote themselves entirely to helping a friend, and are hurt deeply when the sentiment is not reciprocated.” I am always willing to help my family and friends wholeheartedly and never hesitate, but I believe that if you do someone a favor that that favor at some point should be returned when needed. As the optimistic person that I am, I always try to find the good in people and hold them to their highest abilities. Although I agree with all of the characteristics that describe my personality the one I least agree with would have to be the leadership quality. I would...
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...time and effort with negativity. Effective communication is more than just being able to speak and write. An effective leader's communication encourages people to work toward their goals. A leader is motivated and motivates everyone to contribute to the organization (Owen, 2002). All of these attributes are what I considered when choosing a Leader to interview. I have chosen to interview G.O. who currently works as a Director of Nursing, and has an extensive background in management. G.O. is someone I consider a strong Leader and mentor and is very positive and genuinely enjoys her job. G.O. has 13 years of nursing experience in Medical- Surgical Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, Detoxification Nursing, Research Nursing, Project Management, as well as Public Health and Community Health Nursing. For the past four years G.O has served as Clinical Director, Director of Operations and Director of Nursing on both a local and national level. In these leadership roles G.O. has been responsible for Agency compliance with state and federal regulations, supervising office support, clinical, and management staff, balancing multi-million dollar budgets, initiating and monitoring quality improvement measures, and representing these organizations on several boards and committees. G.O. currently works as a Clinical Manager of Nursing of a small...
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...ABSTRACT Introductions The use of coaching and mentoring is on the rise within the workplace. Several organizations have adopted the process of coaching and mentoring as development tools to develop those employees who are seeking future advancement. Also, they are setting the foundation for future leaders. The adaption of these developmental tools within an organization is providing employees with the necessary feedback and support to establish and plan their career. Coaching and mentoring provides an employee with the necessary leadership and management skills they would need to strive up the career ladder within an organization. These processes are both ‘helping’ activities, employed either as distinct interventions or together as part of a package of personal development? Coaching and mentoring are deemed a highly effective way to help employees through talking, sense of direction and guidance, self esteem, efficacy and accomplishment. The differences in the application stages of these processes are naturally reflected in the results. Coaching and Mentoring In my opinion, Coaching and Mentoring are excellent programs for organization to have in place, especially for personal whom are seeking future advancement and want to excel in their careers with the organizations. A recent CIPD (Chartered Institute of Development) surveys have reported that the use of coaching and mentoring as development tool are increasing within organizations. According to those who...
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...This piece of reflection will focus on my future development within making high levels of decisions, in relation to becoming a qualified Community Specialist Practioner (CSP) after completing a SWOT analysis. Throughout this reflection I will be using the Gibbs (1998) model of reflection, the Gibbs cycle helps the reflective process. It is also structured, helps individuals to look at the situation and evaluate for future learning. Moon (2013). According to Adair (2013) decision-making and problem solving strategies will help individuals confidently make the right decisions within the role as a leader. In addition I will also discuss how I reflected, after completing my SWOT analysis to devise an action plan and goals, to reach my final target. A SWOT analysis is to identify an individual’s; Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. A SWOT is a structured plan that helps identify strategies to help with positive and negative factors (internally and externally). It also helps to improve personal and professional development, identify areas to develop on and set goals. Pearce (2007). As part of my personal and professional development I needed to complete a SWOT analysis so that I could identify areas to develop, which would contribute to me becoming an effective CSP. I therefore felt to become an effective decision-maker within a team I needed to reflect on my weakness that could be holding me back slightly. During my first couple of weeks as a CSP within my practice...
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...Review of Research School Leadership Study Developing Successful Principals Stephen Davis Linda Darling-Hammond Michelle LaPointe Debra Meyerson Stanford Educational Leadership Institute Commissioned by The Wallace Foundation SELI Stanford University School of Education 520 Galvez Mall Stanford, CA 94305-3084 Phone: 650.724.7384 Fax: 650.723.9931 Email: principalstudy@stanford.edu http://seli.stanford.edu This report was commissioned by The Wallace Foundation and produced by the Stanford Educational Leadership Institute in conjunction with The Finance Project. © 2005 Stanford Educational Leadership Institute (SELI). All rights reserved. Principals play a vital role in setting the direction for successful schools, but existing knowledge on the best ways to prepare and develop highly qualified candidates is sparse. What are the essential elements of good leadership? How are successful leadership development programs designed? What program structures provide the best learning environments? What governing and financial policies are needed to sustain good programming? “School Leadership Study: Developing Successful Principals” is a major research effort that seeks to answer these questions. Commissioned by The Wallace Foundation and undertaken by the Stanford Educational Leadership Institute in conjunction with The Finance Project, the study will examine eight highly developed pre- and inservice program models that address key issues in developing strong...
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...Task 2: Self-Assessment of Leadership Practices Assessment Code: C200 Student Name: Shery Marson Student ID: # 000000000 Date: April 27, 2016 Self-Assessment of Leadership Practices Leadership is defined as the ability to influence people towards attaining their goals. The objective of my study is to assess myself on my leadership practices as I interact with others as we work towards attaining organizational goals and making the company I work for more successful both now and in the future. If leadership is the influence of one person over others to aid and to support their role in order to achieve the combined purpose, then it is my desire to become that type of leader. Leadership is not a role or a position but can be summed up as an act of achieving the tasks assigned. The whole situation of success and failure is determined by the role the leader plays. It has been said if you are the source of inspiration or the force that drives others then you are the path to the top of the ladder and you are their leader. Leadership I believe is the heart and soul of an organization. Do I have the right style and qualities to inspire and mold others and inspire them to be the best they can be as they perform their jobs? By a study of my strengths and weakness and taking the Seven Habits profile I will be able to find out more about my leadership abilities. It is my desire to be a leader that will empower others by encouragement, providing them the right tools, to cultivate...
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