14-20 slides

The most effective manager is also an effective leader. The two roles are not automatically entwined, and characteristics of both must be considered and developed by the educational leader. This assignment is centered on a case about a school district converting to the Common Core standards. Click here to review the case.

Read the case, and view it from the perspective of a principal who has been asked to support the organizational change to Common Core. The case includes the instructions for the presentation and the main outcomes for it. This should be a PowerPoint presentation, using brief PowerPoint notes to support key slides.

You may use research to enhance your approach to your faculty and staff and to bring support to your discussion of management, leadership, and commitment to organizational principles and change. Citations should be placed on the pertinent slide, with the last 1–2 slides for your reference list in APA style.

The presentation should reflect the effective use of PowerPoint and will be assessed using the rubric for Individual Projects in the M.Ed. program.

Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the following criteria. Click here to view the grading rubric.