MELS 601: Executive Leadership in a 21st Century Change Environment

Dr. Jeff Church

Introduction

Expectations

Come to Class Decision of when to take class breaks

Discussion Board Participation

Schedule of Assignments Keep up with the assignments

Check in to Blackboard regularly http://www.gardner-webb.edu/

We must communicate through Gardner-Webb email To forward emails to an existing account: Log into email Options See all Options Forward Your Emails (middle of right hand column)

Submitting Assignments

Discussion Board Responses Average 2 hours per week Keep comments professional when

commenting on other posts

Submitting Artifacts Electronically Submit through Assignment page File naming format▪ Your Last Name—Name of Assignment#1▪ Church—Artifact 1A#1▪ Church—Artifact 1A#2… etc.

MELS Handbook

Handbook Link appears on MELS 601 content page on Blackboard

Review handbook for information Pay careful attention to:▪ Artifact descriptions and rubrics▪ Internship information▪ TaskStream information

Artifacts

Timeline for Artifact Completion ..\Dr. Eury Info\Suggested Timeline for Ar

tifact Completion_9-15-11.docx

Discuss Assignments from Syllabus ..\00--601 Syllabus.docx

Discuss PLC requirements for 602 from handbook

Grading Procedures

80% Course Assignments (Artifacts) 20% Class Participation

Library Access

http://www.gardner-webb.edu/library/online-students/index.html

If you are a Gardner-Webb student, who does not attend classes on Gardner-Webb's main campus, you can request to have resources from Dover Library mailed to your home or work address.  This excludes items in the Reference Collection. 

Requests from Dover Library resources can be made by filling out an Interlibrary Loan form.

Leadership

What is your leadership style? (based on Lewin’s 3 major leadership styles) http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz/

bl-leadershipquiz.htm

PLCs

What a PLC is not: http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbSpAsJSZPc http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE

What a PLC is: http://allthingsplc.info/ http

://www.allthingsplc.info/tools/samples.php

Data

Examples http://www.ncteachingconditions.org/ http://www.ncreportcards.org/ https://ncdpi.sas.com/

Sample Template A Data Picture of Our School.pdf

SMART Goals

Strategic and Specific Measurable Attainable Results-oriented Time bound

For Each SMART Goal:

Strategies and Action Steps Responsibility Timeline Evidences of Effectiveness

Additional Information

Webex Presentation from Dr. Doug Eury https://gardner-webb.webex.com/gardne

r-webb/ldr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=44113662&rKey=712bc6491789ed06