Educational leadership

1. EDUCATIONAL
LEADERSHIP
PRESENTATION

2. Learning Objectives
1. Meaning of Educational Leadership
2. The Purpose of Educational Leadership
3. The Scope of Educational Leadership.
4. Elements of Educational Leadership
5. Qualities of Great Educational Leaders
6. How Do Teachers Contribute to Educational
Leadership?
7. How To Become an Educational Leader?

3. How To Become an Educational Leader?
 Every academic level has educational leadership career opportunities.
 For example, this includes private kindergarten directors, public school
principals and university deans.
 Anyone interested in becoming an educational leader should have on-
hands teaching experience and a bachelor’s degree.
 A master’s degree in educational leadership is available as a Master of
Arts, Master of Science and Master of Education.
 Coursework will include classes that cover law, finance, professional
development and strategic planning.

4. Meaning of Educational Leadership
 Educational leadership is a collaborate process that unites
the talents and forces of teachers, students and parents.
 Educational leadership is a method of quality control and
academic management.
 Educational leadership involves working with and guiding
teachers toward improving educational processes in
elementary , secondary , and postsecondary institutions.

5. Purpose of Educational Leadership
 The primary purpose of educational leadership is to ensure
academic success through process, material and training
improvements.
 This is mainly accomplished through collaboration with
different individuals, such as educators, parents, students,
public policy makers and the public
 Educational leadership improves the quality of education
and the education system itself.

6. Scope of Educational Leadership
 According to Leith wood & Riehl (2003) the educational
leader has to
1. Create a vision and establish directions.
2. Understand and develop people.
3. Re-design the organization (Relation with the
community and believes on “Right people for the Right
job”.
4. Managing educational system and the learning.

7. Elements of Educational Leadership
 There are three elements to educational leadership
that serve as a foundation for success.
1. Lifelong learning
2. An Ecosystem of Experiences
3. Inclusivity

8. Lifelong Learning
 Reiss Medwed says that a personal commitment to lifelong
learning is vital to succeeding in an educational or
organizational leadership role.
 She defines a lifelong learner as, “someone who
understands that learning is a continuous process and
someone who is going to bring their context into that
experience.”
 Making lifelong learning a personal priority gives
educational leaders the authenticity to share its value to
others.

9. An Ecosystem of Experiences
 Reiss Medwed says that educational leaders should practice critical
thinking, empathy, collaboration, and flexibility in a variety of work
environments—and with a variety of people—in order to engage, lead,
and effect change in a meaningful way.
 “Experiential learning is a critical quality for leadership today,” Reiss
Medwed remarks.
 She also stresses that increased self-awareness and an understanding
of tools such as design thinking—two skills that come out of hands-on
learning exercises—are essential ways to get “everyone to the table”
when trying to effect change.

10. Inclusivity
 The third aspect of educational leadership is one
that’s becoming more prominent in classrooms and
companies everywhere—inclusivity.
 Reiss Medwed explains more about what inclusivity
means for today’s leaders and what their role will be
in bringing a more diverse perspective to learning:

11. Qualities of Great Educational Leaders
1. Innovative
2. Confident
3. Collaborative
4. Creative
5. Open-minded

12. Innovative
 An innovative leader is not afraid to implement new
ideas and take risks.
 Without the belief that failure is an essential
component of real success, a school can never reach
its full potential.

13. Confident
 Confidence is contagious.
 With the right amount of confidence leading a school, staff
and students are guaranteed to follow suit, inspired by the
portrayal of inner strength and fearlessness that says:
“I can achieve anything.”

14. Collaborative
 A great leader knows that success comes only
through effective collaboration.
 By including staff-members in decision-making, and
confiding in teachers for ideas, suggestions, and
support, an idea can become a movement.

15. Creative
 A creative mind sees the world differently. A great leader
will imagine new possibilities, and visualize new ideas in
everything that they do.
 This inspires others to think in the same way, building a
school full of original thinkers, visionaries, and leaders.

16. Open-minded
 A great leader knows the importance of being open-
minded, allowing others to experiment with new
methods, investing in new technology, and
developing a growth mindset.
 Building a team based on openness, students are
never denied an opportunity to excel.

17. How Do Teachers Contribute to Educational
Leadership ?
 According to the Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development (ASCD), teachers are the foundation of
educational leadership.
 They not only manage students, but also act as leaders among
their colleagues. Specifically, teachers are resource providers
that help students and other teachers find online and
community resources.
 They provide valuable classroom management and teaching
strategies to other teachers.
 They also provide educational leaders with constructive
feedback for curriculum improvements.

18. models of educational leadership
 Three models of educational leadership are :
1. Instructional leaders
2. Transformational leaders
3. Distributed leadership

19. Instructional leaders
 Instructional leaders focus more on students.
 They look to the teachers’ and the school’s impact on
student learning and instructional issues.
 They conduct classroom observations, ensure professional
development that enhances student learning, communicate
high expectations and ensure that the school environment
is conducive to learning

20. Transformational leaders
 Transformational leaders place their major focus on
teachers.
 They set a vision, create common goals for the school,
inspire and set direction, buffer staff from external
demands, and give teachers a high degree of autonomy.
 The majority of school leaders see themselves as primarily
transformational leaders

21. Distributed leadership
 Distributed leadership recognizes that sustained
improvement cannot be achieved by one person alone.
 In practice, distributed leadership can mean a range of
things, from the delegation of leadership functions
particularly common in larger schools to a focus on shared
decision-making across the school community.
 It is about the process – rather than the focus – of
leadership.