Summer Leadership Institute
Curriculum
The Center for Educational Leadership's curriculum and activities provide participants
an opportunity to reflect, process, plan, and act around the ideas and dilemmas
of the achievement gap in their school or district. This is designed to be an
intensive and rigorous learning environment, so we expect that teams come prepared
and be dedicated to focusing on the goals of the Institute. Our days are orchestrated
so participants have time to reflect personally, engage in inspiring and powerful
presentations as a large group, and process and plan as a team.
Daily Reflections
We refer to this part as the "Gift of Time." This is an opportunity
to practice reflective writing on the day's cornerstone ideas and discussions.
This activity is essential to furthering leadership and teaching practices as
it offers support in making personal sense of diverse issues and experiences,
developing self-knowledge, and provides an opportunity to think critically about
what you do and why. We believe strongly in this practice and encourage this
to be the start of ongoing reflective writing for all participants through out
the school year.
Large Group Presentations
Every day, participants are exposed to dynamic and challenging themes of University
of Washington faculty and educational leaders who are renowned for their work
in school leadership and improvement through out the country.
Inquiry and Data Analysis: "You cannot lead what you do not know"
As a cornerstone in our leadership theory, we lead participants in analyzing
and interpreting data from their school or district in order to better understand
the achievement gap issues they face. Teams will work together to better understand
their situation and then create plans to improve teaching and instructional
practice back home.
Team Work
Everyday, teams work together with their institute facilitator who leads them
in smaller group discussions around the readings, presentations, and themes
of the day. The facilitator also leads the team in processing their data and
creating their action plan to take back to their school or district.
Independent Reading
In preparation for our speakers and themes, participants receive a pre-reading
packet upon registration. These required readings give participants the opportunity
to begin to think about the themes we approach during the week and the expectations
and assumptions surrounding them.
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