curriculum

Enhance Personal Leadership Skills

Periodic reflection on personal leadership attributes that each participant brings to the work of improving teaching and learning:
- Listening.
- Empowering.
- Coaching.
- Recognition.
Focus on ways to distribute leadership in service of improving teaching and learning.
Develop and sustain the will to lead the work for improving teaching and learning.
Develop awareness of personal leadership strengths and limitations.

Participants will hone those areas of leadership strength in collaborative work on problems of practice.
Participants will have opportunities to grow aspects of their practice that constitute areas of need.
Participants will periodically reflect on their personal leadership skills in service of improving teaching and learning.

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