A Culmination of Wisdom and Knowledge

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A Culmination of Wisdom and Knowledge through
Continuous Effort A Mosaic Kristal
Pentasuglia-Filipek Marshall University Graduate
School December 2007
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Mosaic

• I have chosen Mosaic as my metaphorical theme for
  my presentation.
• With each creation, the artist displays his/her
  knowledge, skill and wisdom.
• A mosaic is the culmination of years of practical
  experience, months of elaborate planning, and
  hours of meticulous work.

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Years of Practical Experience

• The Law of the Inner Circle John Maxwells The
  21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
• Value of the Inner Circle
• For the past 2 ½ years, I have been taking steps
  into the unknown and creating a mosaic that
  represents my own experiences, skills, and
  knowledge.

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• Mosaic work is a parable of human life every
  individual life finds its own experiences, skill,
  and knowledge in relation to others, revealing
  itself and being revealed in a design larger than
  it is.

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Inner Circle
Knowledge
Skills
Opportunities
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Mission of the Doctoral Program
To prepare practitioners to be reflective,
ethical educators and researchers who contribute
to the field of education.
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Leadership Opportunities

• Sharing of Knowledge as an Elementary School
  Principal
• John Goodlads Work
• The task of a leader is to get his people where
  they are to where they have not been before.
• Henry Kissinger

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Months of Elaborate Planning

• The Tesserae of Mosaic Art
• The Tesserae required to obtain a doctorate
• Pieces of Scholarship that adds to my Mosaic

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Design with a Purpose

• Co-teaching a Course School Law for Support
  Personnel (LS 693) (2006)
• Qualitative Research Presented at the 61st
  Annual Conference of the National Council for
  Professors of Educational Administration
  Chicago (2007)
• Research- Enrollment into Educational Leadership
  Program - Options (2006)
• Co-teaching a Course with student colleague-
  Leadership for School Improvement (LS 610) (2007)

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Hours of Meticulous Work

• Inner Circle
• - Dr. Michael Cunningham
• - Dr. Teresa Eagle
• - Dr. Bobbi Nicholson
• - Dr. Jack Yeager
• - Dr. Stephen Akers
• - Mr. Ernie Adkins

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Great Friends
Wise Inner Circle
Professional Growth
Wisdom
Confidence
Windows of Opportunity
Personal Growth
Self-Esteem
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Thank You

• Any Questions?