Cultivating Student Leadership in the Classroom

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Cultivating Student Leadership in the Classroom
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Leadership simply stated, is someone who has
the ability to alter the behavior of others.
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Who can be a leader?
A student who has desire and interest in your
program? A student who always wants to help? A
student who doesn't seem to care? A student that
is shy and never talks?
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What roles can be filled by student leaders?
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Ways a leader can influence others can be

• Positive or negative
• Constructive or destructive
• Progressive or regressive

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Are these reasons to have student leaders?
To assist with administrative work? To
organize and assist with manual tasks? To
ensure discipline, leading by example? To
assist with the decision making process?
To allow the director to focus on the needs of
the students?
What are other reasons?
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How do I develop student leaders?
By teaching the tools of life By teaching
students how to earn respect By teaching
students how to build rapport
By teaching students how to problem solve
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UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM SPIRIT PROCESS
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Where do I start?
First, you need to understand that leadership can
be taught.
Second, not every student leader is principle
chair. The student leader could be last chair
Finally, you must decide when you are
comfortable turning decision making over to your
student leaders. Remember, you are always the
ultimate decision maker for your program.
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The System
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Self Analysis

• Self Analysis the ability to objectively
  examine ones own traits
• Motivation the ability to inspire others to act
• Respect being held in high regards or esteem
• Problem Solving the ability to find solutions
• Discipline modification of human behavior
• Flexibility the ability to adapt to different
  situations

Which of these is the most important for
developing leadership in your students?
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Self Analysis
the ability to objectively examine ones own
traits

• What did I do right?
• What are some of my development opportunities?
• Was my pacing too fast or too slow?
• Should I try a different approach?
• Am I spending enough time perfecting technique?
• How could I create more interest in this lesson?
• Am I open to constructive feedback?
• Compared to others perception of me, am I being
  objective?

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Motivation
the ability to inspire others to act

• This is influenced by you, the teacher.
• Do you want to be there?
• Do you care about your subject matter?
• Do you care about the students in front of you?
• Students can sense your perception of them and
  the enthusiasm you have for your subject area.
• Your enthusiasm can be contagious.
• Remember, students cannot be motivated, they
  motivate themselves but student leaders can
  de-motivate others.

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Respect
being held in high regards or esteem

• Respect cannot be demanded or forced.
• Do you have a particular skill?
• Do you have certain knowledge?
• Do you have a particular interest?
• Student leaders must model what is expected of
  other class members.
• Student leaders must not perceive themselves as
  being superior.
• Remember, students leaders are not effective when
  they boss other around rather than help other
  improve in their skills.

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Problem Solving
the ability to find solutions

• As problems arise, student leaders are faced with
  the challenge of finding solutions.
• What is the problem?
• Is there a logical solution?
• How will this solution effect others in the
  class?
• Students leaders need to understand that quick
  and careless decisions can have major
  repercussions.
• Remember, good leaders are sensitive to other
  peoples feeling and are cautious about
  prejudging others motives .

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Discipline
modification of human behavior

• This is perhaps the most perplexing challenge
  that faces a young student leader.
• They cant solve a problem until they understand
  the cause.
• Problems usually arise form inefficiency,
  disorganization, and lack of communication.
• Student leaders often assume that negative
  behavior signifies a bad attitude or lack of
  concern
• Student leaders need to learn the difference
  between a negative approach and a positive
  approach when dealing with discipline.
• Student leaders need to learn to gather all of
  the facts and not prejudge or make false
  assumptions.
• Student leaders must learn that each situation is
  unique and must be treated as such.

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Flexibility
the ability to adapt to different situations

• Student leaders role can vary.
• Rehearsal mode vs. concert mode?
• Sectionals or conducting?
• Inventory or copying music?
• It is the Directors job to establish a line of
  communication with student leaders.
• Remember The Director is the ultimate authority
  and administrator, and must be supported by the
  student leaders.

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LEADERSHIP
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If the System is in place then theby-product is
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The Spirit

• Study habits
• Good attitudes
• Commitments
• Responsibility
• Dependability
• Hard work

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Success
System Spirit
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