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Handbook for Educational Leadership Interns, A A Rite of Passage

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    9780205464234

  • ISBN10:

    0205464238

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-07-31
  • Publisher: Pearson

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Summary

Focused on making the internship experience enlightening, developmental, and enjoyable,Educational Administration Field Experiencesis a hands-on guide for all individuals completing internships in both public and private schools. The internship experience is one of the most important parts of an educational administrative program, yet it is one for which there is the least student written support. This handbook is generic enough to fit all internship courses and yet it provides the exact kind of support to students allowing them to successfully plan and conduct a highly effective internship experience. The text includes worksheets, competency guides, surveys, forms, self-reflection tools, internship aids, guided reflections and, most importantly, planning techniques to ensure that students get the most from their internship experiences. It successfully integrates studentsrs" practical experiences, with learning aids, solid research and theory, and suggestions from practitioners related to best practices, making it a crucial tool in preparing for and executing a successful and worthwhile internship.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
Introduction to the Internshipp. 1
The Internship and Mentoringp. 3
Definitionsp. 4
Mentoringp. 5
Benefits of the Internshipp. 6
Internship Components and Course Scaffoldingp. 9
Commitmentp. 10
The Internshipp. 10
Goalsp. 11
Internship Processp. 11
Internship Course Componentsp. 12
Mentors's Assessmentp. 21
Celebrationp. 22
Reflection on the Internship Experiencep. 34
Reflectionp. 35
Thinking Reflectivelyp. 35
The Reflective Journalp. 37
Reflective Questionsp. 39
Standards and the Internshipp. 42
ISLLC Frameworkp. 43
ISLLC Standard 1p. 43
ISLLC Standard 2p. 44
ISLLC Standard 3p. 44
ISLLC Standard 4p. 45
ISLLC Standard 5p. 45
ISLLC Standard 6p. 46
Standards Other Than ISLLCp. 46
The Administrator Credential Assessment Programp. 47
Southern Regional Educational Board Leadership Initiativep. 47
Ethical Belief Systemsp. 51
Work Ethics and Other Positive Valuesp. 51
Professionalismp. 53
Attitudep. 54
Confidentialityp. 55
Following Policyp. 55
Ethics and the Internshipp. 55
Self-Assessment of Key Educational Valuesp. 56
Core Valuesp. 57
Useful Professional Websites for Educational Internsp. 58
Statement of Ethics for School Adminstratorsp. 59
Practitioner's Advice for the Internshipp. 62
Unwritten Dispositionsp. 62
Humorp. 62
Positive Outlookp. 63
Couragep. 63
Listeningp. 64
Networkingp. 66
Dos and Don'tsp. 66
Dosp. 67
Don'tsp. 67
Professional Proximityp. 68
Isolationp. 69
Professional Identityp. 69
Successful Site and Mentor Selectionp. 71
Mentoring Definedp. 72
Roles of the Mentorp. 72
Mentor/Intern Planningp. 75
Selecting a Sitep. 76
Selecting a Mentorp. 77
Characteristics of Mentorsp. 78
Mentor/Mentee Problems to Avoidp. 80
Getting Started on the Correct Footp. 82
Orientation to the Sitep. 83
Site Demographicsp. 83
Planning Internship Activitiesp. 90
Intern's Self-Assessmentp. 91
Planning Possible Activitiesp. 92
Selecting Activitiesp. 93
Other Considerationsp. 114
Activities and Controversiesp. 115
Confusion, Conclusion, and Assessmentp. 124
Benefits of the Internshipp. 126
Concluding the Internshipp. 126
Retrospective Assessmentp. 127
Ending on a Positive Notep. 128
A Final Thoughtp. 128
The Important Internship Toolsp. 131
Managing Your Time as an Internp. 133
Time Saversp. 133
Managing Interruptionsp. 135
Conducting Effective Meetingsp. 136
The Agendap. 136
Meeting Facilitationp. 137
How to Conduct an Effective Meetingp. 137
Brainstorming Ideasp. 138
Building Consensusp. 139
Nonfunctional Group Behaviorsp. 140
Achieving, Recognizing, and Presenting Workp. 142
Getting Work Accomplishedp. 142
Recognizing the Work Effortp. 144
Making Formal Presentationsp. 145
Effective Listeningp. 146
Conflict and Crisis Managementp. 148
Five Approaches to Conflict Managementp. 149
Compete/Powerp. 149
Accommodate/Supportp. 149
Avoid/Do Nothingp. 149
Compromise/Negotiatep. 149
Collaborate/Participatep. 149
Interests, Not Positionsp. 150
When Conflict Escalates to Crisisp. 152
Planning in Advance for a Crisisp. 152
Assessment, Licensure, and Obtaining an Administrative Positionp. 157
Preparing for an Administrative Assessmentp. 159
Structure of the SLLAp. 159
Test Formatp. 160
Scoring the SLLAp. 160
Tips for Completing the SLLA or Other Administrative Assessmentsp. 160
Important Administrative Values Tested in Assessmentsp. 160
Educational Leadership Assessmentp. 163
Practice Makes Perfectp. 163
Resources for the SLLAp. 163
A Sample Educational Leadership Assessmentp. 164
Obtaining an Administrative Positionp. 176
The Screening Selection Processp. 177
Interviewp. 178
Perceiver Systemp. 181
Assessment Centerp. 182
Negative Factors Evaluated during the Employment Interviewp. 183
Sample Vitap. 184
Bibliographyp. 187
Indexp. 193
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