In this Q&A, Lovett joins Teacher to discuss what teacher leadership is, and why she believes it is a mistake to attribute school
leadership activities only to those residing in formal roles.
Not exact matches
Professional development is clearly not a once
only activity and even well - qualified school business management professionals need to regularly update their technical and core managerial and
leadership competencies to respond to the new challenges they face.
I consider it a mistake to attribute school
leadership activities as
only residing in formal roles because this denies the greater bulk of the profession opportunities to develop
leadership capacities which may lead to other
leadership activities in the future, either formal or informal.
By incorporating more career development
activities into their work, youth development and
leadership programs can ensure that youth acquire competencies they need not
only to enter and succeed in employment but also to make informed decisions and manage their future career.
Unfortunately, in many student
leadership activities and traditional student involvement opportunities throughout schools today, there is an unspoken belief that
only some students can be involved.
It's also ironic given that we know from Viviane Robinson's research that focusing on «making teachers teach better» is
only half as effective as a
leadership activity than modelling and leading teacher learning and building capacity for professional collaborative development.
Also, consideration of a school's psonsoring of extracurricular
activities would also fall under the legit government interest (in this case, an example is a public school's interest of encouraging tolerance and promoting
leadership skills by funding student groups which
only adhere to a policy by which everybody is welcome to join [see Christian Legal Society Chapter v. Martinez).
Now, if you
only graduated from college three weeks ago and have ZERO professional experience, you may want to consider adding your extracurricular
activities to emphasize collaboration,
leadership, and a focus within your desired work area.
For students, the sections should appear this way: Education (this includes college
only — no high school, and related
leadership activities), work experience, skills, languages.
Other Qualifications Job - related training courses (give title and year) Job - related skills (other languages, computer software / hardware, tools, machinery, typing speed, etc.) Job - related certificates and licenses (current
only) Job - related honors, awards, and special accomplishments (publications, memberships in professional / honor societies,
leadership activities, public speaking, and performance awards) Give dates, but do not send documents unless requested.
Since you
only have one page (two at the most) to write down all of your experiences, it is crucial that you include information that shows excellent grades, awards,
leadership activities, presentation skills, as well as individual creative capabilities such as music, art, writing, and / or excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
C. I will
only include
activities that show real
leadership, commitment or use of business skills.