D016 LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS AND ETHICS
QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED RATED A
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY.
Ms. Phan, principal of George Madison Elementary, knows that teachers
do not have much time to eat their own lunches in between helping
students through the lines and doing cafeteria duty. She jumps in to help
by handling cafeteria duty to take some of the burden. When a leader
jumps in to help out, he or she models the belief that every job as a value
and demonstrates that every job adds value.
Correct Answer -Be willing to do the "scut work"
Research shows this element is one of the most powerful motivators. This
element is needed for both students and faculty.Recognition for
achievement is one of the critical elements considered when building
school culture.
Correct Answer -Recognition for achievement
Successful implementation of this element indicates that, teachers,
parents, and the business community are involved in the school and in
decision-making. An essential element of a shared decision-making
process is the involvement of various stakeholder groups, enhancing the
overall community culture within the school.
Correct Answer -School community
This element involves setting specific parameters to be met that are clear
and created in a team environment. The collaboration and sharing of goals
provides a common focus that allows the organization to work together for
,a specific purpose. This process supports a positive school culture.
Correct Answer -School goals
This form of benchmarking helps school leaders understand how the
organization compares to other similar organizations. Having an
understanding of how an organization's performance compares to similar
organizations can support improvement, goal setting, and determining
needs
Correct Answer -Comparative achievement
In your response, you should have described two tips. These tips could be
from the video you watched or the article you read. The tips may also have
been modified from the suggestions to be more personalized for your
school environment. In your explanation of why you chose the tips, you
may have aligned a tip with a particular situation at your school. You could
also have chosen tips that will help you create a culture that meets your
school's mission, vision, and core values.
Correct Answer -In the activities on this page, you learned practical tips
that effective school leaders use to create or enhance school culture.
Think about a school environment with which you are familiar identify and
describe two tips that could be implemented at the school to enhance the
environment. Explain why the tips you described would be the right fit.
Distortion of information. If communication is not clear and the intended
message does not align with the perceived message, then distortion has
occurred. The informal network of communication can often lead to
rumors and inaccurate information.
Correct Answer -A school has been instructed by the district to adopt a
new teacher evaluation process. The principal of the school is planning to
,hold a meeting and explain the new process using graphic organizers and
providing notes to help teachers understand the new process.
What can the principal avoid by using the formal communication network
rather than using an informal communication network?
To fully understand a speaker's message. Active listening is a strategy
used to ensure a listener understands the information, attitudes, and
emotions someone is conveying.
Correct Answer -What is the goal of practicing active listening?
Decoding. During decoding, the receiver uses all verbal and nonverbal
information to make meaning of the message received.
Correct Answer -Which process involves interpreting and understanding
verbal and nonverbal messages?
An inability to encode meaning through nonverbal communication.
Electronic communication does not include many of the nuances that
face-to-face communication uses to encode meaning, such as nonverbal
communication.
Correct Answer -What is a disadvantage of using electronic
communications?
Using gimmicks or deception. Messages are received best when the
receiver believes the message is honest.
Correct Answer -Which communication strategy creates defensiveness in
the receiver of the message?
, Staff may withhold information they perceive as negative. When followers
believe a leader can wield power over them in the form of rewards or
punishment, they may not share all of the information they have.
Correct Answer -What is a negative consequence in communication that
can arise from school leaders being in positions of power over staff?
Create short-term wins. By creating and reporting on short-term goal
achievement throughout the process, stakeholders can see positive
results from their efforts in implementing the change.
Correct Answer -An elementary school has recently implemented a new
school-wide reading program. The principal sensed some unease among
the staff about the new program. What should the principal do to motivate
stakeholders and maintain progress?
So followers understand the purpose of the change. Sharing a clear
change vision aligns all stakeholders and lets them know why a change is
being implemented.
Correct Answer -Why is it important for a leader to create and share a
vision of what the organization will look like after a change has been
successfully implemented?
A principal telling the staff they will be using a new grading system and
explaining how the staff will implement the change. An autocratic
approach to change is one in which a leader directs followers as to what
the change will be and how it will be implemented.
Correct Answer -Which example demonstrates an autocratic approach to
change in a school setting?
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