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2009 Institute for Staff Development

Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

Teen Leaders and Effective Habits of Leadership

Teen Leaders and Effective Habits of Leadership

Presented By

• Liz De Las CuevasMagnet Lead Teacher

Booker T. Washington Senior HS• Michelle Evans-BoltMagnet Lead Teacher

Miami Springs Senior HS

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Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

Description• This workshop is designed for educators and others in

the classroom who provide instruction. Participants will explore some of the tools needed by young learners to

develop into effective leaders and become their personal best.

• "Hands-On" sample lessons on Ethics, Time Management, Mental and Emotional Health, Conflict

Resolution, Taking the Initiative, and Paradigms of Self will be highlighted. Participants will learn where and how

to focus their instruction to improve their students leadership skills.

2009 Institute for Staff Development

Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

Icebreaker Activity

2 Truths and a Lie

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Video # 1

Faculty at Miami Springs Middle School respond to the following question:

“How do you encourage the development of leadership skills in your students?”

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Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

Educators should “Dress the Part”

• Facilitators will model exemplars of appropriate and non-appropriate

business attire

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Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

Ethics- what is this anyway? • Ethics are often summed up in what is

considered the “golden rule”—do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

• Ethics are considered the moral standards by which people judge behavior

• How can you incorporate a ethics lesson into your curriculum?

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Video # 2

At the beginning of the school year, create an Honor Code for your Academy,

establish a Fairness Committee

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Time Management & Stress

• How does poor time management skills cause stress in students?

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Video # 3

• “7 steps to Good Study Habits” &

Creating a Positive Attitude”

• While viewing the video, please complete the pre-post test questionnaire distributed

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Follow-Up to Time Management Segment

Participants will participate in “Project Runway”

Activity

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Taking the Initiative

• Video # 4 – Assertiveness”

• How do we as educators pinpoint the leaders in our group?

• Activity “The Human Bar Graph”

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Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

Paradigms of Self

• A paradigm is the way you think about and see things.

• You can usually tell what your paradigms are by asking yourself

• “What is my life centered on?”• Handout Activity to be completed

independently by participants

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Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

Debriefing Activity & Wrap-Up

• Frame Game

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Questions?

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Curriculum Standards• Demonstrate personal and interpersonal skills and attributes

appropriate for the workplace. • Assess personal strengths and weaknesses as they relate to

job objectives, career exploration, personal development, and life goals.

• Develop an awareness of management functions and organizational structures as they relate to today’s workplace and employer/employee roles.

• Practice quality performance in the learning environment and the workplace.

• Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal and professional ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance.

2009 Institute for Staff Development

Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

References• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens,

Sean Covey.

• The Daily Drucker 365 Days of Insight and Motivation for getting the Right

• Things Done, Peter F. Drucker.

• Dale Carnegie’s Golden Book http://www.dalecarnegie.com/pdfs/gbflashEnglish.pdf

2009 Institute for Staff Development

Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow