Implementing Ethical Decision Making Process

TITLE & FOCUS
Title: Implementing an Ethical Decision Making Process (ISLLC #5)
Description: Participants will examine barriers, needs, andprocessesfor implementing an ethical decision making process. They will explore how to plan the stages of implementation of a school-wide culture which includes a systemicfocus on honesty, commitment, integrity and communication for making ethical decisions. The application focus is that participants willaddress barriers in their own school and ensure successful implementation of a culture of ethical decision making.
NOTES:
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TARGETED LEARNING FOR THIS WORKSHOP
NOTE: It is recommended that the objectives, guiding questions, and key vocabulary be posted during the workshop.
Targeted Objectives (What is to be learned? How will it be demonstrated? Using Observable verbs & Learning outcomes with Evidence):
  • Identify barriers (attitudes and actions) to implementing an ethical decision-making process (system).
  • Identify key strategies and techniques on how to plan and implement a culture of ethical decision-making.
Guiding Questions (Task analyze the lesson/objectives, consider the sequential steps, and then write questions that guide participant thinking)
  • How do leaders implement a school wide ethical decision making process that ensures consistent ethical decision making?
Key Vocabulary (List words that may need to be defined for clarity; this list may become a poster in the workshop)
  • Culture, Integrity, Dogmatism, Relativism, Off-Hand Self-Justification
ISLLC Standard (based on Leadership Standards Rubric aligned with ISLLC Performance Expectations, Elements, or Criteria)
  • ISLLC#5 Ethics & Integrity: An education leader promotes the success of every student by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.
  • 5c.Maintaining High Standards for Self and Others
Research-Based Critical Behaviors (Vanderbilt University research identified principal behaviors; VAL-ED workshops)
  • Key Process: Implementing
  • Core Component: High Standards for Student Learning

Agenda and Segment Titles / Slide Numbers / Time in Minutes / Notes
Introduction and/or Overview of Workshop / 1-8 / 20
Workshop Title: ISSLC #5 Implementing an Ethical Decision Making Process / 9-25 / 60
Conclusion & Developing an Application Focus (or other) / 26-27 / 10
TOTAL TIME: / 90 (1.5 hrs)
Materials, Handouts, Readings, Videos, and other items needed
General Materials (items used throughout whole workshop, and office supply items needed)
  • Guiding Power Point forImplementing - Ensuring student success through ethical decision making
  • Guiding Template for Implementing - Ensuring student success through ethical decision making
  • Agenda (facilitator makes this on chart paper)
  • Chart Paper and Markers
  • Post-it Notes, large and small
Handout (list exact title and name of electronic file; add APA format in the Resources section)
  • ISLLC #5 Implementing Justice and Caring Power, Politics and Ethics in Strategic Leadership.pdf
  • ISLLC #5 Implementing Justice and Caring note taking graphic organizer.docx
  • z Handout Guiding Questions for Plan Implementation.docx
  • ISLLC #5 Implementing Planning an Ethical Decision Making Process.docx
  • Application Focus-Ethics-Implementing
  • A Framework for Thinking Ethically.docx (from half day module for referenceonly)
Readings (list exact title and name of electronic file; add APA format in the Resources section)
  • ISLLC #5 Implementing Justice and Caring Power, Politics and Ethics in Strategic Leadership.pdf

Videos (list exact title and provide URL; add APA format in the Resources section)
  • Marshmallow Test,
The video explores children being tested to make an ethical choice by following the directions given.
Other technologies or resources that are used
  • None/NA

RESOURCES
Footnotes / Research:
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References:
  • Jeffrey Glanz (2010) Justice and Caring - Power, Politics and Ethics in Strategic Leadership, ISEA, Volume 38, Number 1
  • Marshmallow Test,
Other General Resources: These are items available through ASU for this Workshop (do not repeat items from materials section)
  • Ethics Implementing KBAD for 1 Hour Workshop
  • Instructional Leadership: Core Components & Key Processes (if workshop is connected to VAL-ED)
  • ISLLC Standards Rubric (if workshop is connected to ISLLC Standards)

Content Experts: Glen Turner, Michelle Brady and Brad Jamison
Presentation Notes
Management Considerations, Notes, etc
Management Notes:
  • Ask the superintendent in advance to prepare a welcome and remarks regarding WHY this workshop is important for participants.
  • Check with the superintendent in advance to see if s/he prefers to use established district administrative team norms.
  • Directions / Notes relevant to each individual PowerPoint slide are listed in the PowerPoints notes section
  • Typically, each segment of the workshop begins with a slide entitled “Segment Guiding Questions”
  • Closure for each segment and/or the end of the workshop should be adjusted/adapted to the facilitators style
Notes to Inform Pacing / Adjusting Lesson (FACILITATORS: After studying this workshop, you may make additions to these items)
  • .

Follow-up Strategies for this segment (Coaching Bundle)
Suggestions for Follow-up
Individual Reflection Questions for Coaching(reflecting on workshop concepts, understandings, options, or application)
  • What have you done to model ethical decision-making for your school and community?
  • What are you thinking regarding ethics as you make many decisions every day?
  • What percentage of your teachers are supportive of ethical decision-making? Are not interested in the ethical decision-making process?
Group Discussion Questions for Online Forum (sharing what he/she is “doing” in his/her school)
  • What are ways principals can model ethical decision-making?
  • What are some roadblocks principals have encountered as they try to implement ethical decision-mnaking?

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