And hee we are back again.

Not much note taking during the summer semester so sorry about the tumbleweeds wandering around this place. Not that many people read this blog since it's mostly for my notes. Anyhoo this is the first day of out IDET Leadership class - looks like a ton of reading. Yea!

Check Ephemera at least weekly to see if there is anything new.

Do assignments on time. Just do it.

• 1. (25%) Reading Responses. Look below.



• 2. (15%) Online discussions. Focus on attributes of effective leaders. Powerpoint on situation in class and then given set of questions to answer on. Post 1 original answer to one of her questions and 1 response to a comment by a collegue. Do not respond to comment by collegue on your original question. Due by midnight each Wednesday.



• 3. (10%) Popular Leadership Book Comparison. How does it compare to the things we have been discussing in class. Mark up book for discussion time.



• 4. (15%) Leadership Interviews. Interview an educational leader. Think outside the box.



• 5. (10%) Leadership Activities.



• 6. (25%) Personal Leadership Plan.

Reading Response Info

• IR - Initial Response. Internal dialog in your mind as you read something. You produce an IR by taking notes on your experiences as you read. [Venn Diagrams, Informal Notes] Initial "just the facts" thing.



• RR - Reflective Response. Write about what you wrote in the IR. Reflect on the facts. Think about the things that you read and make connections, assumptions and other feelings about the information. Synthesizing. Do not just paraphrase - What do you think about it?

1. Citation of article in APA style. http://citationmachine.net/ fill in blanks for proper APA citation.



2. Use box graphic organizer like on the handout:



3. Length - depends on length of article, so no specific requirement.



4. Required to do 6, not on all reading, all though will read ALL articles.