Leadership in the Classroom Connecting FCS Standards with FCCLA through Leadership

Activity: What are qualities of a leader? State one quality on the Post-it-Note provided and place it on the large newsprint.

What are the qualities of a leader?  Why is leadership important?

Are we “REALLY” Teaching Leadership?  How are you teaching leadership in your classroom?  Do our students know they are learning leadership skills? How do you know?  What do they say about FCCLA and the courses we teach?  Give some examples  Would you agree that we are only reaching about 10-20% of our students concerning leadership…true leadership? Leadership is difficult to define.  According to leadership author “John Maxwell”: Leadership is about people and learning to connect with others. Leadership is about helping others succeed. Leadership is selfless. (Five Levels of Leadership)  FCCLA is a wonderful way to get your students actively involved with leadership. How many are we really serving?  How many of you have 100% affiliation in your FCS classes?

FCCLA and FCS: Leadership Lessons  100% affiliation ($ per chapter)  How am I going to get them to buy in….how am I going to get the parents to buy in?  Listen to your students, teachers, local businesses and connect with them to understand their needs and help our Family and Consumer Sciences get to where they need to be.

SPELL IT OUT! Create a Vision of Leadership Through FCCLA!  Students need to see it to believe! (How will you get them to “Buy In”?)  Create a vision for teaching leadership.  Vision components: See it, Believe it, Execute it!  How to get them to “Buy In” to FCCLA and Leadership?  See it: Link it to something that they can see it will be a benefit them. Find out their goals….or interests. (“I want to go to college and make a lot of money”  Believe it: Support it with sound facts/statistics/Examples or Activities that relate/Past Students/College Reps  Execute it: Have them practice and get them involved.

Examples of Leadership Lessons o Time Management o Communication Skills o Work Ethic o Service Learning o Team work o Attitude o Problem Solving

Time Management Lesson  Example

Activity: How long is a minute?  Everyone stands up: When I say start sit down when you think 30 seconds has elapsed.  Close your eyes. When I say start open your eyes when you believe its been 30 seconds. (Look around the room to see what others think about time.)  Discuss

Discussion: Time Management  Even though everyone has an equal amount of time, (24 hours a day or 30 seconds for this exercise) we experience it and use it in different ways. Some of us experience it as a short period, others as long.  Are you a person who followed someone else’s guess? Do you manage your time based on others?

Time Log  Take a few minutes to write down how you spent your time yesterday using the log sheet provided.  Include the time and the activity (Be honest).  At the bottom of the page write down a goal you want to achieve.

Evaluate your log  Cross of any activity that you did yesterday that had nothing to do with your goal.  Put a (*) next to the item(s) that relates to the goal or that will help you achieve it. How will we achieve our goal if we aren’t working on it daily? In the note section, write down what you could have done to work toward that goal.

How do I Prioritize?  What is required of me to be a good student, employer, leader etc. (Be realistic)  What will give me the greatest return? Focus on things that really matter  What gives me the greatest reward? (Do what is most effective and highly productive.)  Philosopher William James said “The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook”.

Eat That Frog: Brian Tracy 

Stay in the Strength Zone  People don’t pay for average. ( Example: If you were going to have surgery you would want the best surgeon right? Why settle?)  What are you going to do today? How are you gong to be different?  Develop a habit of tackling major tasks first. (Develop a routine of eating your frog first”  Set your plate for the day: Set goals, create a deadline, organize a plan  The night before create a list…it takes 10 minutes

Frog Picture  On the frog write down one thing you have been putting off.

Procrastination  Procrastination is “putting off activities” that were planned or scheduled, for activities that are of lesser importance.

Procrastination  According to Psychology Today: “The sure way to sabotage your success is to procrastinate”.  Procrastinators put obstacles in their own path  Procrastinators tend to “lie” to themselves.  “I am more creative under pressure”  20% of people identify themselves as chronic  Procrastinators. Procrastination is a lifestyle.

Why do people Procrastinate? Which one are you?  Unclear goals: Do you lack goals that are meaningful and desirable. (Be sure to set goals to eliminate procrastination…set deadlines.)  Lack focus: Are you easily distracted?  Leaving things for the last minutes: Do you feel you work better when pressed for time? Do you find it hard to motivate yourself when you have plenty of time. (Addiction to the adrenaline of the last minute.)  Overwhelming project: Do you feel it will just be too hard to do the project so you procrastinate? (Break projects down.)  Anger or Resentment: Do you withhold effort from the requester?  Fear of Failure: Do you put a lot of pressure on yourself to do tasks to a high standard? Are you a perfectionist?

Procrastination : Change the way you think, work and deal with your responsibilities

Time Management  Poet Carl Sandburg said “Time is the most valuable coin in your life”. You and you alone will determine how that coin will be spent.  Be careful that you do not let other people spend it for you! (Have you noticed that people who have nothing to do usually want to spend your time with you?)  Take responsibility of your time! It is yours!

Time Management  Prioritize your events…do things that really matter!  Imagine that frog every morning!  Imagine getting that “Heavy Ugly Frog” off your plate!  It will be the worse thing you do all day!

Steven Covey’s Matrix

Prioritizing tasks: Steven Covey’s Management to Success 

Meeting Minutes  Agenda  Old Business (Completed FCCLA leadership Opportunities)  New Business (Upcoming FCCLA leadership Opportunities)  Recognition  Discuss how the leadership lesson (time management lesson) relates to the opportunities offered this month.)

Reflection Questions: Assessment  Identify some “Time Wasters” on your log sheet. Were you surprised by how much time was used for these activities. Why or why not? (5)  Define Procrastination (2)  Identify the reason you procrastinate and state how you plan to overcome this behavior? (5)  Identify a leadership activity and or project you would like to participate in that was mentioned on today’s FCCLA Meeting agenda. How can this activity help you become better at managing your time? How can this activity or project help you develop professionally/professionally. (If none were of interest to you, name something you would like the FCCLA chapter to offer.) (5)  How will you use today’s leadership lesson in your personal or professional life? Be specific.(5 pts)

Wrap UP  Include the following in your leadership lesson:  Identify the concept  Explain what it is ( so students see it) What do you know/don’t know?  Show its relevance (so students believe it) How will it benefit me? Support it with statistics and reliable resources.  Reflect/Act/Apply ( so students Execute it) How can I practice it?

Questions?  Brenda Wuebker  Anna MS/HS 