Theory to Practice: Collaborative Approaches
to Preparing 21st Century School Leaders
Dr. Mary Clisbee
Dr. Wayne Driscoll
Introductions
Background information
Overviews
Partnership development
Virtual Leadership Simulation
Peer Assisted Leadership Services (PALS)
NISL Project
Group breakout/brainstorming
Sharing
Closing Statements
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Prepare students for lifelong learning
Leadership roles/ business and professions
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Employing innovative delivery systems
Rich resources on campus and distant sites
Foster inquiry, research, creative professional
activity
Unite faculty and students
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The European Council of International Schools
The Institute for Leadership and Global Education
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The Observatory of Borderless Education
Universidad del Este, PUERTO RICO
University of Rome-La Sapienza, ITALY
Universidad de Guadalajara Virtual,MEXICO
Universidad de Tepic, Nayarit, MEXICO
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Global Partnerships
Community College of the Turks and Caicos
International School of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Daegu Cyber University, Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Foreign School, Seoul, South Korea
Universidad Nacional Abierta, Colombia
Universidad Nacional Abierta, San Jose, Costa Rica
Bahamas Educational Center, Bahamas
New York College, Greece
TTLC, Singapore
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Global Partnerships
Universidad Central de, Venezuela
Universidad Technica Particular de Loja (UTPL)
Ecuador
Salome Urena, Santo Domingo
Dominico-Americano, Santo Domingo
Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo
University Santiago Salome Urena, Santo Domingo
Dominico-Americano, Santo Domingo
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Global Partnerships
Universidad Catolica, Higuey, Dominican Republic
University of Guyana, Georgetown
University of Belize, Belize
Universidad Latina de Panama, Panama City
Universidad de Monterey, Mexico
Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregon,
Mexico
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Dedicated- enhancement and continued
support for teachers, administrators, and
related helping professionals worldwide
Serve as a resource for practitioners; novice and
experienced
Supporting professional self development
Commitment to working professionals
Offer alternative delivery systems
Adaptable to practitioner work schedules and
locations
Programs that anticipate and reflect the needs
of practitioners
Promote more effect in current positions – just
in time
Fill emerging roles in education and related
fields
Preparation to accept changing responsibilities
within their own organizations
Critical Elements
Theory to practice
Evidence based
Problem based
Competency based
Data driven
Practical application
Practitioner
orientation
Action research
Models
Traditional credit
model
Training to credit
model
Partnerships
Relationships
Form critical partnerships with national level
educational organizations
Develop programs to develop school leaders
mapping the organizations training curriculum
to FSEHS course curriculum
Tata Interactive
Systems - India
TopSIM Management
Simulations –
Germany
Fischler School of
Education and
Human Services
Students lead the city of Centerville for six
years!
They are assigned as a leader in one of four
sectors of the government and also serve one
term on city council
Many decisions are made each year by the
leaders of Centerville in an effort to increase
the quality of life in the city.
Created to increase student to faculty and
faculty to faculty dialogue and engagement
Peer Assisted Leadership Services (PALS)
National Principal Mentor Certification
Program (NPMCP)
Aligned with the standards set by the Interstate
School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISSLC)
Leadership Immersion Institute
Collaboratively designed between NAESP and
FSEHS
Over 1,000 participants
Provided critical support, advice and counsel
for principals
Created a national network of trained principal
mentors with appropriate skills to promote
leadership consistent with Leading Learning
Communities Standards
Created a model for instructional leader
mentor training consistent with professional
standards which address specific needs of
school principals and other administrators
Interstate School Leaders Licensure
Consortium (ISLLC)
Modeled after best practices used in executive
training programs worldwide
Grew out of a study conducted by the National
Center on Education and the
Economy/underwritten by the Carnegie
Foundation
When mapped against our curriculum, we found
alignment in 24 credit hours of content
Students can bring these 24 credit hours into our
EDD program
Assign a facilitator, note taker and a presenter for
the sharing session
What innovative ways do you currently help your
school leaders meet the daily challenges?
What challenges do you face in the development of
these programs?
What do you do the meet the needs of school
leaders/why?
What standards are applied to these programs and
why?
What might you envision you could do to step
outside the box to authentically engage the leaders
that you serve?
What information came out of your group?
Dr. Anthony DeNapoli, Dean of International
Affairs
[email protected]
Dr. Mary Clisbee, Professor
[email protected]
954-262-8733
954-282-8440
Dr. Wayne Driscoll, Dean of Faculty
[email protected]
954-262-8640
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