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Building Leadership Capacity

The goal of this assignment is to develop a personal manifesto – in the form of an essay and video. We see these as being combined into a book – just as we had done with the Roots of STEM in summer. We will go to the manifesto in stages, described below.

  1. Defining leadership goals & becoming a Tempered Radical (Jan 19 –  March 7)
  2. Developing a professional presence & presenting at a national conference (March 7 – April 17)
  3. Developing a Personal Manifesto (April 17 – May 16)

Note: We will meet face-to-face on March 7 and May 16 in Chicago.
We will also meet at AERA Annual Meeting in Chicago on April 17-18. Final date yet to be decided.

Defining Leadership Goals & Becoming Tempered Radicals

Defining leadership goals & becoming a Tempered Radical (Jan 19 – March 7) We have an assigned reading (apart from any additional online readings that we may recommend). So first things first, go ahead to your favorite online bookseller and purchase Rocking the Boat: How to effect change without making trouble by Debra E. Meyerson. …

Developing Professional Presence

Developing a professional presence & presenting at a national conference March 7 – April 17 An important part of becoming a leader is developing a professional presence. In the next set of assignments we will work on developing this aspect of your professional life (using social media, your website, presentation skills, etc.) culminating in a …

Developing a Personal Manifesto

Developing a personal manifesto (April 20 – May 16) In this section we will go back to the goals you had set for yourself at the beginning of the semester, the reading on Rocking the Boat as well as your experience in preparing for the AERA presentation to develop a personal manifesto. We will, as …