Board Authorized Course Proposal

Board Authorized Course Proposal

Course Proposed:Leadership 11

District Name:School District 67 Okanagan Skaha

School Name:PentictonSecondary School

Developed By:Terry Grady

Date Developed:October 29, 2004

Board Application Date:December 2004

Principals Name:Mr. Peter Corcoran

Grade Level Of Course:Grade 11/12

Hours Of Instruction:120 Hours for 4 credits

60 Hours for 2 credits

Prerequisite:N/A

Equipment Required:LC Projector and Lap Top Computer

Board Authority Signature: ______

Course Synopsis:

This course has been developed to help make students at the grade 11 levels become more aware of their abilities and capabilities to influence or lead others in positive ways. It will help students develop the organizational skills needed to help make events positively influence students in school, people in our community, province, country and even people throughout the world.

Rational:

This course has been created to help students further develop, explore and enhance their leadership abilities. Students will learn that there are many skills that can be used and developed to positively enhance and lead events and people. Using these skills, students will promote school events and activities for the student body, for their respective community, for their province, country and even the world. Students will review, reflect and report on their events and activities, focusing on what went well and what can be refined to better an event.

Organizational Structure for 4 credits course:

Organizational Structure for 2 credits course:

Topic Descriptions:

Topic 1:Vision

Students will share or “brain storm” ideas with other students. By way of brain storming, students will talk through the creation of a project. Predicted short falls or obstacles will be identified with resulting modifications being made in attempts to fine tune the concept. Once this walk/talk through has occurred students will decide if it still maintains the integrity or the initial vision the student had for the event.

Curriculum Organizer – Social and Cultural Issues

It is expected that students will:

•share their personal vision for an event or activity.

• “brain-storm” through the event, identifying foreseeable problems – adjusting accordingly.

• revisit the idea – does it maintain the initial vision the student had envisioned.

•develop a plan with the end in mind, carry it out.

Topic 2:Effective Communication

Students will investigate different styles or methods of communication. Understanding the variety of communication techniques and methods, they will identify the most effective method(s) of communication for specific events.

Curriculum Organizer – Social and Cultural Issues

It is expected that students will:

•identify the culture, age, grade and gender they are attempting to communicate too and adapt their method of communication accordingly.

•be sensitive to age, grade gender differences.

•learn the technique of listening to people to understand vs just listening

•seek to understand what is being said before they try to speak to be understood.

Curriculum Organizer – Creation

It is expected that students will:

•develop a variety of appropriate, effective methods of communicating to their intended audience.

Curriculum Organizer – Analysis

It is expected that students will:

•identify the differences between “sending” and “receiving” communication.

•have the opportunity to practice and improve both speaking and listening skills in small and large groups.

•review methods of communication to determine the most effective methods of delivering intended messages.

Topic 3:Influence

Students will become aware that they have the ability to influence others, negatively and positively, in a variety of ways. They will identify their own personal circle of influence, as well as identifying their own personal influential limitations. By identifying their circle of influences, students will become more effective at influencing others.

Curriculum Organizer – Social and Cultural Issues

It is expected that students will:

•become aware that they have more influence over some age grade students than others.

•become aware of what influences age grade students

•become aware of the different factors that influence male vs female students.

• become aware that they have the ability to influence others in a variety of ways.

Curriculum Organizer – Creation

It is expected that students will:

•create ways of influencing others to participate in the student leadership event(s)

Curriculum Organizer – Analysis

It is expected that students will:

•identify their circle of influence as well as their personal influential limitations.

• identifytheir own circle of influence and hone these influences to become more directed, focused and effective at influencing others.

•understand that their circle of influence has limitations.

Curriculum Organizer – Technology

It is expected that students will:

•use technology as a tool to help influence.

Topic 4:Community Relations and

Implementation Of Projects

Fundamental to the success of student leadership is the development of leadership beyond the classroom and into the school and greater community. Students will be able to demonstrate the planning, implementation, evaluation of individual/group projects while incorporating marketing and community relations skills.

Curriculum Organizer – Social and Cultural Issues

It is expected that students will:

•demonstrate leadership skills through application and reflection on individual and/or group projects at the school, local or global levels.

•demonstrate a variety of marketing strategies in the promotion of project implementation.

•increase the understanding of techniques used to develop positive school and community climates.

Curriculum Organizer – Creation

It is expected that students will:

•identify area(s) the individual believe(s) they are able to influence.

•as individuals or in groups, students will design projects/events that will help address the area(s) they have identified as an area they believe they can influence

Curriculum Organizer – Analysis

It is expected that students will:

•identify what exactly the students want to do when creating an event or project.

•review the event(s) to see if the identified goal or purpose of the event was achieved.

Topic 5:Student Project Hours

Students will log project/event hours from the very first meeting of vision sharing of a concept or idea to the final report of the event. Logged hours will be submitted by students to the teacher on log sheet.

Curriculum Organizer – Social and Cultural Issues

It is expected that students will:

•demonstrate leadership skills through application.

•demonstrate active participation by logging hours of work in projects

Curriculum Organizer – Creation

It is expected that students will:

•compile a log of all hours invested in the leadership course.

INSTRUCTIONAL COMPONENTS

Direct Instruction

Indirect Instruction

Peer and Partner Instruction

Interactive Instruction

Experiential Learning

Modeling

Brainstorming

Group Work

Independent Study

Analysis of Self/Peer Feedback/Performance

Guest Speakers

Self-Evaluation

Leadership Theory and Resources

ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS

LEARNING RESOURCES

Covey, Sean, Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Teens

Covey, Steven, Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People

Lead Now or Step Aside

Various Student Conferences (Local, Provincial, National)

CASAA Newsletter

BCASAA Newsletter/Website

Internet

Digital Camera

Lap Top Computer – LC Projector

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

In order to afford grade 11 students the opportunity to take Leadership 11 and yet allow them the opportunity to take an academic course load, Leadership 11 has been developed in such a way that it can also be effectively taken outside the regular school timetable. ie at lunchtime.

Leadership 11 should not be a prerequisite course for Leadership 12.