Much of what we have done in our coursework for our graduate program has been meaningful as it relates directly to our current or future roles as building leaders.My wife always asks about how class was and usually I am pretty positive, but sometimes say the same thing as it relates to my peers presentations: 1) The presentation was spent mainly reading aloud material available to us in written format. 2) Struggled to engage the class. As future "Lead Learners" I would hope we can improve our abilities to participate and plan meaningful instructional activities especially if we will be charged with evaluating similar activities in a few years time. The best presentations I have seen and I hope to incorporate to my upcoming presentations can be summarized below.
- Make it relevant to what we are or will be doing as instructional leaders: Engaging/real world scenarios, research that can be applied to our current or potential settings, thoughtful discussion questions that cause one to reflect or improve upon their current school or their philosophy in dealing with a specific situation
-Do NOT Read to Adults- Presentation 101 states that one should not read their entire multimedia presentation or read an entire handout to anybody, especially a group of adults that are in a graduate level course. Briefly summarize and move on to meaningful discussion.
-Participate in collegial discussion- We all hope to improve our abilities as leaders and all have plenty to offer in our opinions, experiences, or innovative ideas- SHARE THEM with your peers. Too often it feels like a Jr. High Science lecture where nobody wants to participate.Sack up and participate for the good of the cause
- Make it relevant to what we are or will be doing as instructional leaders: Engaging/real world scenarios, research that can be applied to our current or potential settings, thoughtful discussion questions that cause one to reflect or improve upon their current school or their philosophy in dealing with a specific situation
-Do NOT Read to Adults- Presentation 101 states that one should not read their entire multimedia presentation or read an entire handout to anybody, especially a group of adults that are in a graduate level course. Briefly summarize and move on to meaningful discussion.
-Participate in collegial discussion- We all hope to improve our abilities as leaders and all have plenty to offer in our opinions, experiences, or innovative ideas- SHARE THEM with your peers. Too often it feels like a Jr. High Science lecture where nobody wants to participate.Sack up and participate for the good of the cause