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Mark Lepore, Ph.D. - Baldwin-Whitehall School District
Joseph Petrella, Ed.D. - Chartiers Valley School District
3454 Pleasantvue Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15227
(412) 885-7535
This presentation will address what it takes to be an effective leader and supervisor within an organizational setting. The workshop will benefit supervisors and individuals who strive to be good leaders and believe in the effective facilitation of knowledge. Definitions and features of well adjusted leaders and leadership styles will be presented. Program participants will be invited to address programs and/or practices that require change. Establishment of a vision and a strategy will help direct participants on their personal path to effective leadership strategies, including how to do away with impediment change and the encouragement of risking taking. In becoming more effective as a leader it is important to be conversant with how people learn, to recognize different learning styles and to develop instructional and supervisory strategies that will improve services to clients. This workshop will study two theories very relevant to our workshop goals. Constructivist Theory by Bruner, examines a theoretical framework that views learning as an active process in which learners construct new ideas or concepts based upon their current and past knowledge, cognitive structure, or mental models or schema. This provides meaning and organization to experiences and allows the individual to go beyond the information given. Using the theory we will talk about the most effective sequences in which to present material and ways in which a body of knowledge can be structured to be most readily grasped by the learner. Multiple Intelligence Theory by Dr. Howard Gardner will be used to address different learning styles and intelligences for individuals including; linguistic, musical, logical, spatial, kinesthetic, intrapersonal and interpersonal. In addition we will briefly explore ways to achieve a positive organizational climate by utilizing successful techniques called Climate Controllers.
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