WELCOME TO TEEN
LEADERSHIP
• I AM SO EXCITED TO MEET YOU AND
TO HAVE YOU IN TEEN LEADERSHIP.
• Please sit where you like. Write your first and last name
on the name tag. Write BIG so I can see your name
written on the name tag.
• Talk to your neighbor and discuss what you think Teen
Leadership is all about.
• Talk to your neighbor and decide on 2-3 questions you
would like to ask about Teen Leadership.
• What is Teen Leadership?
– 9 week interactive class that includes:
• Laying the Foundation
– Team building
– Social contract
– Goal Setting
• Looking at yourself
– Self-concept/Self-confidence
– First impressions
– Self confidence for leaders
• Understanding yourself
– Emotional intelligence
– Persistence/Optimism
– Self-awareness/Self-motivation
– Speeches
• As soon as you enter the class, you will need to get your teen
leadership book from the shelf.
• You must bring with you to class everyday your agenda and
either a pencil or pen to write with.
• Your ID must be worn around your neck at all times.
• Do not write all over your book.
• At the beginning of each day, starting tomorrow,
you will write in your journal.
– This is found at the back of the book.
– The journal question will be on the screen, you are to
write the entire time that the music is playing. If you run
out of ideas for the given topic, you can then just journal
about your day or your thoughts/feelings.
• A grade will be posted approximately every two weeks, on Monday.
– You will find your grade under your student number, the grades will be posted on the
white board to the left of you.
• You will be graded on the following.
– Participation-this class is an interactive class. Your input is important, needed, wanted,
and a large portion of your grade. You will complete a participation point sheet every
day and turn it in on Friday.
– Lessons-you will be graded on the notes you take in your book. You need to follow
along and fill in the information as we go through the lessons in class.
– Journal entries-I will only look to see you are writing in the journal, I will not read the
entries unless you want me to. Each journal entry should be at least 8-10 sentences. Of
course, it can be much more.
– Speeches- you will give at least 3 speeches during the course of the 9 weeks. You must
be prepared prior to giving the speech. You will be given some class time to prepare and
you will be expected to practice at home as well.
– Quizzes-you will be given a quiz for each Chapter. You will be expected to remember
the information covered during the class.
Syllabus
What does it mean to participate in
class?
What does that look like?
Group activity
A little bit about Mrs. Dryer
• Live in Kentwood
• 3 Daughters
– Sydney- 20- attends Aquinas College – Lives with 4
other roommates
– Cassie – 17 – attends East Kentwood High School
– Samantha – 14 – 8th grader here
– Married for 22 years
– We have 2 dogs – Arnold and Isabell, 1 cat - Nellie
Personal information
Grew up in Lowell and graduated from
Lowell High School
3 brothers, no sisters
School
• Graduated from Grand Valley State University
in 2004 with a bachelors in education and a
group science major
• Began teaching at Valleywood in 2006
• Currently completing my masters degree in
school counseling.
Personal stuff
• I love to read, camp, summer, most any foods,
coke, chocolate and roller coasters!
• I love my CAREER!!! I could not imagine doing
anything else…. 
• When I am not teaching, I hang out with my
daughters, go to the mall, love to go to the
movies, relax, and do stuff with my friends.
• Accept everything about yourself — I mean
everything, You are you and that is the
beginning and the end — no apologies, no
regrets.
• By Clark Moustakas
• What is one thing about yourself that you like?
Lesson 1 Getting Acquainted
• Playing a game to get to know one another.
• Choose an adjective that describes you. The
adjective should begin with the first letter of
your first name.
• Once you have one, write it in your book on
page 1.
• Now, let’s see who can remember everyone’s
name and handle……
JOURNAL GUIDELINES
• WRITE THE DATE FOR EVERY ENTRY.
• WRITE THE ENTIRE TIME, WHILE THE MUSIC
IS PLAYING.
• IF YOU CANNOT THINK OF ANYTHING TO
WRITE FOR THE TOPIC, WRITE ABOUT
ANYTHING ELSE YOU LIKE.
• DO NOT SKIP LINES OR PAGES. WRITE AS IF
YOU WERE WRITING IN A DIARY.
• IF YOU DO NOT WANT ME TO READ YOUR
ENTRY. X OUT THE DATE.
Journal #1: Write today’s date
• What are you anxious about in middle school?
• What are you excited about in middle school?
• What do you hope to accomplish in middle school?
• What questions do you have about middle school?
Journal
remember to write the date
• Choose 2 of the 5 topics, or write about them
all!
• My dream school
My dream teacher
What I would like to change about myself.
My idea of hard work.
What I REALLY enjoy doing.
Journal
• How would you describe yourself as a person?
• If you could come up with one adjective that
best describes you, what would it be? Now try to
think of one that begins with the first letter of
your first name. If you cannot, that is okay.
Journal
• Why do social contracts work in our classrooms?
Why do they not work in our classrooms. What
can we do to be sure a social contract works?
What do you believe to be the purpose of a
social contract?
Why a social contract?
• Groups that care about each other often times
decide to enter into an agreement about how
they want to treat each other.
• Some examples of common contracts:
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Marriage
Cell phone
House/apartment
Athletes
Musicians
Actors
Lesson 1 page 2
How Will We Treat Each Other?
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1. How do you want me to treat you?
2. How do you want to treat each other?
3. How do you think I want to be treated?
4. How should we treat each other when there’s
a conflict?
• Complete on your own first.
• Now, share with the person you are sitting next to. Add each
others ideas. Now, get into groups of three/four and share as a
group. Add anything else you are missing.
Launch
• A social contract can be used in just about any
setting. Could you see yourself creating a social
contract at home. Why or why not? Do you
think it would work at home, why or why not?
Journal Write the date
• What are the leadership qualities you believe you
already possess?
• If you had a social contract in 5th grade, did it
work? If so, why? If not, why not?
• Remember, you write the entire time the music
is playing. If you finish answering the journal
questions, write about how you are feeling.
• What is a leader? What are the qualities a leader
would have?
– Answer on your own, then share with your neighbor.
• Purpose of Teen Leadership
• Teen leadership was developed because we
believe in you and your potential. Our desire is
for you to grow in character and vision, so that
you will be prepared for the challenges of
leadership.
• The purpose of the program is simple….. It is
to teach you this:
–Personal, relational and leadership skills
• to teach you how to:
– walk, talk, make a good impression, present your
ideas, think for yourself, work with difficult people,
and seek personal excellence in the face of difficulty.
– Besides having the skills of a leader, you must also
know the underlying principles by which leaders make
decisions and lead their lives. The bottom line is that
we believe you can do so much more than you have
dared to believe! It’s time now for you to believe in
yourself !
• Let’s get into groups of 3 or 4.
• Each group needs a marker and a piece of
paper.
• Brainstorm and write down on the paper:
– What is a leader? What are the qualities a leader
would have? (5 minutes)
Now, hang up the poster, somewhere in the room and
as a group, rotate to each poster and add the ideas
you had. Be sure to visit each poster. (15 minutes)
Launch
• Valleywood staff and students rock!
• How can we show our school rocks?