SABES Leadership Series: Session 3 – Educational Leadership for ABE Administrators [SE]

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Overview

In this 4.5-hour training, administrators explore personal beliefs and visions and methods for gathering relevant information for decision-making. They also consider larger issues affecting adult education to analyze the impediments to progress and ways to influence positive changes regarding those issues. The training is not designed as a ‘how to achieve a particular model of leadership’ training, but rather as an open forum in which to explore various aspects of educational leadership and each director’s vision for education within his/her program.

Details

Educational leadership represents one of the, if not the, key responsibilities of adult education administrators. As supervisors, directors and other administrators guide the development of educational programming in conjunction with teachers, counselors, students, and other staff members. Participants must attend the SABES Leadership Basics Course first. In this 4.5-hour training, administrators explore personal beliefs and visions and methods for gathering relevant information for decision-making. They also consider larger issues affecting adult education to analyze the impediments to progress and ways to influence positive changes regarding those issues. The training is not designed as a ‘how to achieve a particular model of leadership’ training, but rather as an open forum in which to explore various aspects of educational leadership and each director’s vision for education within his/her program. 10-15 PDP’s may be available to anyone who has full attendance at the Leadership Basics training and also completes one or both of the Community and Educational Leadership trainings along with a project. Contact Annemarie Espindola at (508) 678-2811 ext 2782 for details prior to the first session. Coffee, tea and snacks will be provided, feel free to bring and eat your lunch during the training Bristol Community College 777 Elsbree St., Fall River, MA Room # L-108

When

January 14, 2009 from 12:00 pm to 04:30 pm

Where

• Bristol Community College
• Bristol Community College
• 777 Elsbree St., Fall River, MA

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Registration Deadline

Jan 09, 2008 at 4:00 PM

Topics

Trainings for Directors

Multi-session attendance required

yes

Contact info

Janet Dutra
janet.dutra@bristolcc.edu
508-678-2811 ext. 2278

Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ7 - Program leadership, management, and accountability

Learning objectives

As a result of this training participants will be able to:

• Distinguish between at least two educational philosophies
• Outline at least one inclusive system for leading educational change
• Identify strategies for implementing priority-related changes
• List at least two methods for involving staff in developing and implementing educational goals
• Detail personal educational leadership visions to address key facets of educational programming

Presenters

Linda Faria Braun, Ed.D
Former Director of the Brockton Public School’s Adult Learning Center

Presenters Bio

Linda Faria Braun is the former Director of the Adult Learning Center in Brockton, Massachusetts, where she led the program for more than 30 years. The Brockton ALC is a comprehensive urban education program that offers a full continuum of both adult basic education/GED and English classes for speakers of other languages. In 1999 Linda completed requirements for a doctorate degree in Leadership in Urban Schools from the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Her dissertation, “Involvement in Urban Schooling: Parent Beliefs, Practices and Experiences”. She is especially interested in sociocultural and sociocognitive influences on adult learning and in how educational institutions can create organizational cultures that support growth and high performance for both learners and staff. Linda has been involved in adult education at the local and state levels in a variety of leadership roles, including participation on many state committees, advisory boards, and task forces. She is past president and presently serves as vice president of MCAE, the Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education, and on the Massachusetts Adult Basic Education Directors’ Council. At the local level, she has served on the Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board Executive and Career Center Committees, and on the Metro South Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. In 2003, she was awarded the Metro South Chamber of Commerce’s ATHENA Award for excellence in leadership, professional achievement and service to the community.

Prerequisites

YES Educational Leadership Basics held on November 3, 2008 at BCC from 10:00-4:30. Please register ASAP if you have not already done so. 10-15 PDP’s may be available to anyone who has full attendance at the Leadership Basics training and also completes one or both of the Community and Educational Leadership trainings along with a project. Contact Annemarie Espindola at (508) 678-2811 ext 2782 for details prior to the first session.

Host RSC

Southeast Massachusetts Region

PDPs

yes

Snow Date

Jan 21, 2009 at 12:00 PM