Day 2 Elizabeth Khalifa

8/9/2019 Day 2 Elizabeth Khalifa

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MENA Regional Office & Center for Leadership ExcellenceYouth Leadership Programs

Youth Leadership Development in Schools

Building character and life skills that create

healthy, productive, and responsible

individuals and communities.


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About the Institute of International Education Celebrating 90 years of Opening Minds to the World

A world leader in the exchange of people and ideas

Administers scholarship, exchange, and leadership programs worldwide

Provides service to 20,000 individuals in over 175 countries annually

Operates through a network of 27 offices globally including fourregional international offices in Cairo, Budapest, Bangkok, Mexico City

IIE Vision Statement: Peace and prosperity around the world depend onincreasing the capacity of people to think and work on a global andintercultural basis. As technology opens borders, educational and

professional exchange opens minds.


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Why should we as educators care about

leadership?

Leadership is communicating peoples worthand potential so clearly that they are inspiredto see it in themselves. Is that not also the

essence of good teaching?

[Taken from the book, The Leader in Me, Stephen R. Covey, 2008]


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Defining Leadership

What we usually think of:

Authoritative/Hierarchical

Situational

Limited to born leadersAs applied to youth leadership:

Transformational

Character Building

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oing the right thing Imparts Life Skills

Develops Community

Important for everyone


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About IIE Youth Leadership ProgramsThrough the IIE Center for Leadership Excellence in Cairo,

our youth leadership programs have impacted over 600 youthin universities and secondary school institutions

Program Aims: Create opportunities for students and educators to realize their own potential andhelp develop the potential in others

Develop the capacity of future generations to think, work, and solve problems ona global, intercultural basis

Build the capacity of schools and universities to offer leadership developmentprograms to their students

Help schools and universities mainstream leadership principles at every academiclevel and throughout the curriculum


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An Effective Leader is ??


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What are the attributes of an effective leader?

Purpose demonstrates clear vision and passionate commitment

Critical Thinker listens and asks good questions

Risk Taker sees opportunity and acts

Self Aware knows their values and believes in themselves

Communicator understands and inspires others

Initiator takes action

Collaborator involves and mentors others

High level Performer works hard and delivers quality results

Open and Adaptable values diversity/values others opinions Innovative sees out of the box

Life long learner learns continually/learns from mistakes

Servant Heart cares about others and serves their community

and the greater world


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How are these attributes developed through

Youth Leadership Programs?

Frameworks for understanding leadership principles

Experiential activities that enable self discovery

Skill building to prepare for todays global realities

Focus on group and team work

Opportunities for dialogue, critical thinking & reflection

Group service learning projects

Community service

Exposure to leaders in action


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IIE YELLA ProgramYouth Enrichment for Leadership Learning and Action

Table of Contents

Lesson 1 Who Am I?

Lesson 2 What Are My Personal Values?

Lesson 3 What Are My Goals for the Future?

Lesson 4 What Are My Rights and Responsibilities?

Lesson 5 How Can I Help My Team Work More Effectively?

Lesson 6 How Can I be a Good Leader?

Lesson 7 How Can I Listen And Communicate with People Better?

Lesson 8 How Can I Collaborate Globally?

Lesson 9 How Can I Make Better Decisions and Solve Problems?

Lesson 10 How Can I Help Resolve Conflicts?


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IIE YELLA ProgramYouth Enrichment for Leadership Learning and Action

Student and School Impact examples:

Schools have adapted Y

ELLA as their leadership program and aredelivering YELLA independently

Teachers and Parents report that students show:

Enhanced confidence and maturity

Better communications skills

Ability to work effectively in groups or teams

Demonstrated improvement in taking responsibility

Improved grades and test results

Interest and initiative to serve those in need in their community


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Success Factors at the School Level

You will hear us compliment the children all the time. You will hear us thank them. We

tell them we love them every single day, and how much we appreciate them. We have nine

hundred students and it is important to us that we connect with each of them every

dayThat is part of our core value system here. We let children know we believe in them.Muriel Summers, Principal, A.B. Combs Elementary School

[Taken from the book, The Leader in Me, Stephen R. Covey, 2008]

Belief in the value and potential of each child and of each educator

Commitment to the development of character and life skills

Alignment of school vision, mission, values, and strategies

Communication of school commitment to leadership principlesModeling the right choices


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IIE Service-Learning Experience

Service-learning is an integral component of the YELLA Program. It is thepractical application of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are emphasized inthe Program. It is introduced in lesson 1 and the last hour of each lesson isdedicated to service-learning related activities and assignments.

Our experience with service-learning in Egyptian schools and universities hasbeen very encouraging. Our assessments have shown that students have gainedvaluable life skills through service-learning work including:

A sense of self and values

How to work in teams Consensus building and problem solving

Time management Responsibility

A sense of community COMPASSION and EMPATHY


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"Service-Learning goes beyondcharity or volunteerism. It

encourages those involved in

service to ask the hard questionsand search for real solutions.Service-Learning programs

explicitly include features whichfoster participants' learning

about the larger social issuesbehind the human needs to

which they are responding".

Jane C Kendall, Combining Service &Learning


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My Community Spheres of Influence


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Types of YELLA Service-Learning Projects

Education - tutoring programs, creativity competitions, reading to younger

kids, etc.

Environment clean up campaigns, educating about climate change,

recycling projects, planting gardens in schools, etc.

Human Needs educating about the plight of street children, visiting

shelters, organizing field trip for mentally handicapped, visiting childrenscancer hospital, etc.

Public Safety educating about the importance of healthy eating habits, etc.


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The Leadership Wheel


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A Framework for Understanding LeadershipAligning Leadership Principles School-wide

Values-based

Leadership:influencesactions & priorities Results-based

Leadership:transformsvision to reality

Mission- based

Leadership: Inspiresdedication to a cause


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Example of Vision and Mission StatementsA.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School

Our Vision, Mission & Motto

We recite our vision, mission, and motto daily on our morning news show.

MISSION - To develop global leaders one child at a time.

VISION - By dwelling in possibilities, we will create pathways of

excellence that will inspire hope and promise for a better tomorrow.

MOTTO - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

[Taken from the school web site: http://combses.wcpss.net/node/19]


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What is the importance of Values?

Values influence our individual and collective behaviors, actions

and decisions - they define who we are as people, as a group or

team, and as an organizational culture.

Values Example:

A.B. Combs Elementary School

Children First

Value Relationships

Passion for ExcellenceMake A difference

[Taken from the school web site: http://combses.wcpss.net/node/19]


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The Ripple Effect

Your behavior influences others through a ripple effect.

A ripple effect works because everyone influences everyone else.

Powerful people are powerful influences.

If your life works, you influence your family,

If your family works, your family influences the community.

If your community works, your community influences the nation.

If your nation works, your nation influences the world.

If your world works, the ripple effect spreads throughout the cosmos.

Remember that your influence begins with you and ripples outward.So be sure that your influence is both potent and wholesome.

John Heider, The TaoofLeadership

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