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Developing An “Office” Culture., Jeff Bright
Developing An “Office” Culture., Jeff Bright
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Research has shown that an organizations culture has a profound effect on employee recruitment, retention and performance. This session explores the importance of workplace culture in the productivity and morale of faculty members and what role a leader plays in developing that culture.
Values-Based Leadership: Culture Vs. Strategy, Kimberly Miloch, Abigail Tilton, Chris Ray
Values-Based Leadership: Culture Vs. Strategy, Kimberly Miloch, Abigail Tilton, Chris Ray
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Using Google’s Project Aristotle re:Work framework (2012), psychological safety principles (Edmondson, 1999; Edmondson & Lei, 2014), and Sinek’s (2009) purposeful leadership tenets, this workshop will engage participants in refining a leadership philosophy; in outlining steps to create a values-based culture; and in creating high performing research teams and committees.
Building A Departmental Culture Using Data, Behavior, And Humility, Diane Myers
Building A Departmental Culture Using Data, Behavior, And Humility, Diane Myers
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
This presentation focuses on how behavioral strategies, data-based decision making, and a healthy dose of humility (and humor) can create a departmental culture that promotes faculty, staff, and student success. Discussions and activities will center on creating and communicating expectations, determining priorities, and creating a collaborative community.
Just "Level The Playing Field" And Watch Me Excel!, Baruti K. Kafele, Baruti K. Kafele
Just "Level The Playing Field" And Watch Me Excel!, Baruti K. Kafele, Baruti K. Kafele
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
This engaging, interactive, self-reflective session focuses on equity at the classroom level. It challenges teachers to look within themselves relative to how they relate to and engage with their at-risk students of color and other underserved students. It challenges teachers to confront whatever biases they may bring to these students that may be either blatant, subtle, undetected or unacknowledged. It argues that high-performance is an impossibility in classroom environments where equity fails to exist.
You Must Know Them Before You Can Grow Them, Beatrice "Bea" Lewis
You Must Know Them Before You Can Grow Them, Beatrice "Bea" Lewis
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
It is an inescapable truth that schools must learn as much about their students and their experiences in order to create a culture built on relationships, which is the cornerstone to student learning. The dynamics and complexities of building positive relationships with students are impacted when teachers’ attitudes, values, and biases conflict with school culture. In this interactive “real talk” session, participants will examine their own biases and attitudes that may be hindering the cultivation of positive relationships. Participants will be introduced to a variety of approaches that can be used to evaluate the values, beliefs, and attitudes that are …
"New Outlets: Plugging In Makes A Difference", Cary E. Holman Mr., Jennifer Kinsman Mrs.
"New Outlets: Plugging In Makes A Difference", Cary E. Holman Mr., Jennifer Kinsman Mrs.
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Students need and want to be heard and valued. It is extremely important for schools to be creative when choosing initiatives. Initiatives or any program implementation must be interesting and relevant to the diverse populations of students and their needs. It's time for schools to "Plug In." "New Outlets" are a Must. This workshop will provide educators with tools and strategies to use to build and sustain effective programs while working with Youth-At-Risk.
Relationship-Based School & Classroom Management, Ryan Lucas, Matt Teegarden
Relationship-Based School & Classroom Management, Ryan Lucas, Matt Teegarden
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Participants will learn about the four roles of relationship-based classroom and school management in working with students of all ages. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on previous interactions with students (some that went well and some that didn't go so well), learn which role is their strength ("go-to" role), and identify the role with which they need peer support. This presentation is given lecture style with encouraged audience participation and includes plenty of laughter, practical applications, and"just-in-time" ideas to implement the very next day.
Motivational/Cultural Issues In The Utilization Of Army Learning Model (Alm) Techniques While Instructing Armenian Soldiers, Brent Anders
Motivational/Cultural Issues In The Utilization Of Army Learning Model (Alm) Techniques While Instructing Armenian Soldiers, Brent Anders
Adult Education Research Conference
Using Army Learning Model techniques to conduct a modified first-stage Sergeant’s course to Armenian soldiers, motivational and cultural issues were observed affecting learner experience/outcome. This action research observed that successful outcomes were achieved through specific use of facilitation, demo, and practical exercise instructional techniques, with firm control of class interactions.
The Nature And Archaic Origins Of Lifelong Learning Processes: The Relevance Of Anthropology To Adult Education, Donovan Plumb
The Nature And Archaic Origins Of Lifelong Learning Processes: The Relevance Of Anthropology To Adult Education, Donovan Plumb
Adult Education Research Conference
Contemporary anthropology is developing key perspectives on human learning that are very relevant for the theories and practices of adult education. This paper explores the work of Merlin Donald, Donald Mithen, Michael Tomasello and Tim Ingold to show how current thinking in anthropology challenges the cognitivist bias that currently dominates our field.
Navigating The Cultural Maze In Program Planning For A Transnational Collaborative Initiative, Mazalan B. Kamis, Rosemary S. Caffarella, Mazanah Muhamad, Othman Omat
Navigating The Cultural Maze In Program Planning For A Transnational Collaborative Initiative, Mazalan B. Kamis, Rosemary S. Caffarella, Mazanah Muhamad, Othman Omat
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this paper is to explore, through autobiographical narratives of each of the authors, the story of how this planning team navigated the cultural complexities in planning a transnational collaborative program involving two sites, one in the United States and another in Malaysia. More specifically, examples of specific ways of thinking and actions are provided that illustrate planning practices as related to five significant aspects of Malaysian culture
Location, Relocation, Dislocation Learning Cultures Or Cultures Of Learning?, Paul Armstrong
Location, Relocation, Dislocation Learning Cultures Or Cultures Of Learning?, Paul Armstrong
Adult Education Research Conference
Following a recent organizational relocation, the impact on the teaching and learning became evident. In analyzing the impact of change, the most useful way of understanding the change was to utilize the postmodern concepts of location and (dis)location, and to consider using anthropological research techniques to identify cultures of learning.