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• School culture influences


  • Commitment
  • Motivation
  • Productivity
  • Focus
• Commitment


  How they identify with the school
• Motivation


  How hard they work
• Productivity


  Degree to which they achieve their goals
• Focus


  What learners pay attention to
• In school culture, people are more important than that of the programs
• In school culture, people treat one another
• In school culture, people value one another
• In school culture, there is consensus about what is right and shared experiences
• 5 characteristics of positive school culture


  • Shared goals and vision
  • Collegiality
  • Continuous improvement and life long learning
  • Risk taking
  • Celebration and humour
• Shared goals and vision


  We know where we're going
• Collegiality


  We're in this together
• Continuous improvement and life long learning

  We can always get better
• Risk taking


  We learn by trying something new
• Celebration and humour


  We feel good about ourselves
• Organization


  A group of people who work together
• Leadership


  Influence and guide followers
• Organizational leadership


  Overarching field of person
• 3 types of skills demanded of leaders


  • Technical skill
  • Human skill
  • Conceptual skill
• Technical skill

  Process of technique
• Human skill

  Ability to work effectively