3 Chapter 3: Pedagogical Leadership Theories – How do we situate these theories
3 Chapter 3: Pedagogical Leadership Theories – How do we situate these theories into our practices?
Learning Outcomes
- Influence commitment to the organization’s curricular philosophy
- Apply pedagogical leadership theories and practice to your decision-making in order to support a community of practice
Reflections on Leadership
In order to understand and apply the pedagogical theories we need to reflect on the term leadership for a while…
Leadership is a term used often – and often means different things to different people. There are so many approaches to leadership, so it’s important to examine our own ideas around and experience of leadership. Before we move too far ahead in this module, spend a bit of time reflecting on what leadership means to you. Also, consider what goals you have – or would like to set – for developing your own leadership skills.
For Reflection
How would you personally define leadership?
- Have you had an opportunity to lead others? If so, what were some positive aspects of the experience?
- What were some opportunities for growth that you would like to develop in the future?
- Think of someone you know, who you believe to be a good leader. What are some qualities and characteristics that you think makes them a good leader?
- How did interactions with this leader make you feel about yourself and your own skills and abilities?
- Think about someone you know who is or has been in a leadership role but who you believe doesn’t have good leadership skills. Why do you feel like they aren’t a good leader?
- How did interactions with this leader make you feel about yourself and your own skills and abilities?
- What are some things you have learned from these people that you can apply to your own growth as a leader? What are your own leadership goals?
- Do you feel that leadership skills have application outside of managing people in a work setting? If so, what are those applications?
Exercises in Developing Your Leadership Skills
“Great Leaders Create More Leaders Good leaders have vision and inspire others to help them turn vision into reality. Great leaders create more leaders, not followers. Great leaders have vision, share vision, and inspire others to create their own.” ~ Roy T. Bennett
This next section of the module is here for you to consider and explore your own leadership skill development. Consider some personal goals you might have as you work through this section of the module.
What excites or moves you? What are your hopes and dreams for the future? What are some ideas that you hold close to your heart?
Feeling fulfilled often starts with asking big, deep questions.
At its best, exploring your why taps into uncovering the vision you have for your life. If you struggle in this process, that’s okay. When you keep your why in mind, you will at the very least choose some goals that are a little richer and more aligned with where you feel you want to go.
If the idea of finding your why is new or hard for you, we invi