Develop an annotated bibliography based on one of the following areas of organizational nonprofit management of your choice:
-Interviewing, hiring, recruitment, and termination policies
-Employee motivators
-Employment laws
Tenets of Diversity in Nonprofit Organizational Management
Chapter 9 of your text, Developing Nonprofit and Human Service Leaders discusses the need to expand the definition diversity from only recognizing observable phenotypical differences to less visible differences like affiliations or orientations. What does diversity mean to you?
Nonprofit human service organizations emphasize diversity inclusion and sensitivity when dealing with their client populations but often neglect to be inclusive and sensitive to the diversity of their own workforce. The authors of Developing Nonprofit and Human Service Leaders suggest that “diversity should be one of the guiding principles of a nonprofit organization.”
Why is it so important to enhance diversity in human service organizations?
In what ways can leaders unwittingly oppress employees who have been historically discriminated against?
To succeed in managing a workforce that is increasingly diverse, human service leaders will need to strive for cultural proficiency and acknowledge individual and group identity differences and similarities among populations in the United States.
What are some things managers and leaders in the workplace should know?
What do you see as solutions to decrease barriers to accepting workplace diversity?
How can leaders and managers assist employees in overcoming and reducing preconceived thoughts (i.e., stereotypes, bias, and prejudice) about those outside of the dominant group?
How can evaluating an organization’s values be helpful in regard to becoming a culturally sensitive and inclusive workplace?
What function does education serve in the human society and how does this function impact A.) individuals & B.) the collective.
In this assignment, you must write a three-page (three full pages) argumentative essay. Your essay must be typed, double spaced, and follow MLA formatting guidelines. For this essay, you will select a debatable topic related to education that has impacted you in some way. You can not use the first person (I, me, we, our), however.
1. Is your introductory paragraph interesting and relevant?
2. Is there a clear thesis at the end of the intro paragraph?
3. Is there a clear focus in the topic sentence of the main body paragraph?
4. Does each paragraph support the focus of the topic sentence (paragraph unity)?
5. Is solid evidence used to support the thesis? (minimum of five sources listed in the Works Cited, which means five in-text references in the body of the paper. Every main body paragraph must have research to support the argument made in that paragraph)
6. Is MLA formatting followed?
7. Are grammar and mechanics mistakes minimal?
Write a 3-5 page analysis, speculating on how your organization might react to implementing the proposal you created in the first assessment, Innovative Trends in Education. Concentrate on understanding how, as a leader, it would be best for you to position the proposal for successful stakeholder acceptance and cooperation.
Introduction
For this assessment you will consider how the mindset of a leader is a key determinant in successfully leading innovation and change. You will remember studying mental models in your previous courses. These mental models are elements of a person’s mindset, are usually deeply ingrained and long held, and influence a person’s decisions and responses to external circumstances and events. Leaders hold mental models that can help or hinder them in their roles. If long-held beliefs and opinions support progress, the leader can succeed; however, the converse may also be true. For example, would you rather be trusted or managed?
When change occurs within organizations or institutions, those in leadership positions can lead that change by influencing employees to be involved in the change process and guide them through it or to manage it by demanding acceptance and compliance. While it may seem to be obvious which approach would be more effective in the long run, both are still used to lead changes and innovation initiatives. A leader who influences employees creates a stronger working relationship and sense of trust, which in turn may lead to greater acceptance and productivity in the long term.
How a leader adapts to change influences their ability to lead others. How adaptable are you when faced with change? How adaptable are you when faced with rapid change?
When changes such as societal and technological changes occur rapidly within the external environment, many people do not quickly adjust their internal mindsets to keep pace with these advances. As an educational leader, you must be aware of your mental model or your internal state of mind, and the need to adapt, if you are going to successfully lead an institution into the future.
Instructions
Think through the following prompts and write 3–5 pages capturing your thoughts. You will apply this thinking to your work in the remaining assessments of this course.
Identify and describe the issue you are working on from the first assessment. Identify possible solutions, impacted stakeholders, and necessary resources to accomplish your proposal. This is a more in-depth look than you took in the Innovative Trends in Education assessment. You will want to be clear of your proposal’s scope and the resources you will need to accomplish it. Consider:
What will it take to address the issue you identified?
What are the expedient solutions and the best possible solutions?
What resources will be required to address the issue and develop a solution?
What benefits will accrue from implementing the solution?
Who would the stakeholders be?
Who would you need to enlist for support with a solution proposal?
How would you characterize your institution’s reaction to the change you are suggesting?
Is your institution quick to adopt innovation, or is it lagging behind and in need of an update?
Describe any institutional changes that might be needed to implement the solution.
Will there need to be any organizational restructuring of people, policies, or processes?
What resistance might you encounter in your workplace if you attempted to implement this solution?
Who might be its biggest supporters?
What specific actions will be needed to address these issues and leverage the opportunities?
How will you begin to build a shared vision?
Assess your mental model and preparedness to lead this initiative and exercise positive influence in an institution.
What mindset is required to address this problem and exercise positive influence?
What leadership skills will be necessary for you to employ?
As an educational leader, are you prepared to lead this implementation?
How will you use influence and other leadership skills (such as shared vision or teamwork mentality) to address the problem?
Assessment Description
Communication with families of ELLs can be challenging but it is vital for student success and family engagement. Many families may be unfamiliar with the standard practices of education in this country. Understanding assessment and how assessment data is used can be particularly difficult to discuss depending on the families’ previous experience with assessment in other educational settings.
Create a digital newsletter for families of ELLs to explain assessment practices.
Consider how you communicate the information for non-native English-speaking families. Include the following in your newsletter:
• Description of each type of assessment (diagnostic, formative, and summative), including how and when each will be used to support English language and/or content area instruction
• Explanation of alignment of the assessments to ELP and content standards and the use of assessment data to determine student progress in both language and content
• Description of testing accommodations for ELLs
• Discussion of how the data from assessments will be used to inform instructional decisions and planning, including enrichment and interventions
• Identify strategies to communicate timely and meaningful feedback with students and families, including student self-reflection strategies
Support your newsletter with a minimum of three scholarly resources.
What is corrective feedback and how can it be effective with ELL students? Discuss the differences between explicit/direct and implicit/indirect corrective feedback. Provide an example of using each type of corrective feedback with ELL students.
Why is student self-reflection important as a formative assessment? What are some methods to help ELL students develop self-reflection strategies? How can you help learners at any English language proficiency level to use self-reflection strategies?
-What method(s) of communicating with students will you use and why?
-What is an example of how a discussion or other communication tool might support learning in your courses?
-Discuss which Canvas tools you will use for group activities?
-What do you think about using a button to like your students post? Does it take away from providing feedback?
This week, you learned how to identify factors relating to trauma resulting from poverty. To move beyond a mere recitation of facts and statistics, you will write a case study.
You will likely need to include some or all of the following:
-Age and description of subject: demeanor
-Subject’s background: identify the current and past socio-economic status
-Family structure: parents, siblings, caregivers
-Observed behaviors of subject
-Conclusion
How does parental circumstance affect students’ educational achievement, specifically in secondary school?
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