Make An Impact, Change A Life Motivating Students Make An Impact, Change A Life

& Consider This…. Question#1: Why do you come to work everyday? Question#2: WHAT IS OUR PURPOSE?

YOUR ENERGY BUS Questions to Consider: #1 What energy/attitude do you bring to your department? #2 What energy/attitude do you bring to your classroom? YOU ARE CONTAGIOUS…… IS YOUR ENERGY WORTH CATCHING

Energy Vampire or Positive Energy VS. Do you INSPIRE or DEBASE your students? Do you SERVE or INHIBIT your students? Do you MOTIVATE or DISHEARTEN your students?

Bueller??

Finding Our PURPOSE LEAD with our HEARTS

Drive Your Bus STEP ONE- You drive the bus. You have control of the energy & climate in your classroom. STEP TWO- Create a vision for your classes and move your bus in the right direction. STEP THREE- Fuel your bus with POSITIVE ENERGY STEP FOUR- Love your Passengers STEP FIVE- Drive with Purpose

Important Questions #1 Why do some of our students fail? #2 What are the consistent challenges we face as educators that impact our ability to help our students succeed? #3 How can we improve?

TRANSACTION V. TRANSFORMATION As faculty do we view our students as a number or do we see them as an opportunity to transform, inspire & guide Transactional leaders tend to look at the world through a lens of punishment, rewards, and or exchange (“horse trading”) for motivation, while transformational leaders focus on listening, collaboration, and leading by example.

Transactional Leadership Focused on maintaining normal flow of operations Can often use power or incentives to motive Leaders are aware of the link between effort and reward Concerned with day-to-day and not long term Transactional Leadership

Goes beyond managing day-to-day operations Focus on team-building, motivation, collaboration Lofty, ambitious goals Motivate followers to work for goals that go beyond self-interest

Characteristics of Transformational Leadership Value Driven High Expectations Love Work Life-long learner Able to attract and inspire others Effective Communicator Visionary Unwilling to believe in failure

Being A Servant-Leader Listening Empathy Healing Awareness Persuasion Conceptualization Foresight Stewardship Building Community Calling