Leadership‌‌Map‌‌Prompts‌‌about‌‌your‌‌Leadership‌‌Story‌ ‌
Directions:‌‌Use‌‌the‌‌answers‌‌to‌‌these‌‌questions‌‌to‌‌prompt‌‌yourself‌‌to‌‌recall‌‌your‌‌most‌‌important‌‌
leadership‌‌moments‌‌or‌‌people‌‌who‌‌inspired‌‌you‌‌to‌‌be‌‌a‌‌leader.‌ ‌
Educational‌‌Leader‌‌Guiding‌‌Questions‌ ‌
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Imagine‌‌a‌‌leader‌‌you‌‌know‌‌well.‌‌Picture‌‌them‌‌in‌‌
your‌‌imagination‌‌doing‌‌what‌‌they‌‌do‌‌that‌‌inspires‌‌
you.‌‌Then‌‌ask‌‌yourself‌‌these‌‌questions?‌ ‌
-What‌‌makes‌‌this‌‌person‌‌a‌‌good‌‌leader?‌ ‌
-What‌‌about‌‌them‌‌inspires‌‌you‌‌to‌‌follow‌‌their‌‌
lead?‌ ‌
-How‌‌can‌‌you‌‌use‌‌their‌‌story‌‌to‌‌inspire‌‌yours?‌ ‌
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If‌‌leadership‌‌can‌‌be‌‌defined‌‌as‌‌“caring‌‌enough‌‌
about‌‌a‌‌cause/‌‌issue/‌‌problem‌‌to‌‌get‌‌others‌‌to‌‌
join‌‌with‌‌you”‌‌how/‌‌when‌‌have‌‌you‌‌been‌‌a‌‌
leader?‌ ‌
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What‌‌is‌‌your‌‌earliest‌‌memory‌‌of‌‌your‌‌leading‌‌an‌‌
activity/‌‌club/‌‌team/‌‌dance‌‌group,‌‌etc.?‌‌How‌‌did‌‌
that‌‌experience‌‌make‌‌you‌‌feel?‌ ‌
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What‌‌is‌‌your‌‌memory‌‌of‌‌someone‌‌asking‌‌you‌‌to‌‌
lead‌‌an‌‌activity,‌‌meeting,‌‌project,‌‌etc.?‌‌How‌‌did‌‌
that‌‌experience‌‌make‌‌you‌‌feel?‌ ‌
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Which‌‌of‌‌these‌‌qualities‌‌of‌‌a‌‌good‌‌educational‌‌
leader‌‌have‌‌you‌‌begun‌‌to‌‌develop:‌‌
communication,‌‌passion,drive,‌‌authenticity,‌‌
community‌‌building,‌‌and‌‌reflective‌‌practice?‌ ‌
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How‌‌have‌‌you‌‌observed‌‌teachers‌‌and‌‌students,‌‌
members‌‌of‌‌a‌‌small‌‌group,‌‌club‌‌members‌‌or‌‌
teammates‌‌working‌‌together‌‌to‌‌create‌‌authentic‌‌
learning‌‌experiences?‌ ‌
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Here‌‌are‌‌some‌‌other‌‌places‌‌to‌‌look‌:‌ ‌
Cultural‌‌themes,‌ ‌Ancestral‌‌stories‌‌or‌‌themes,‌ ‌
Family‌‌of‌‌origin‌‌experiences,‌ ‌Historical‌‌events,‌ ‌
People‌‌of‌‌influence,‌ ‌Personal‌‌experiences,‌ ‌
Relationship‌‌experiences,‌‌Experiences‌‌in‌‌
leadership‌‌programs‌ ‌
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Which‌‌of‌‌the‌‌following‌‌causes/‌‌issues/‌‌problems‌‌
would‌‌you‌‌like‌‌to‌‌develop‌‌your‌‌leadership‌‌skills?‌ ‌
-STEAM‌ ‌
-Equity/‌‌Diversity/‌‌Inclusion‌‌&‌‌Educational‌‌law‌ ‌
-Arts/‌‌Drama‌ ‌
-Service/‌‌Giving‌‌back‌‌to‌‌the‌‌community‌ ‌
-Leadership/‌‌student‌‌empowerment‌ ‌
-Leadership/‌‌student‌‌activity‌‌planner‌ ‌
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-Grades‌‌K-2‌ ‌
-Grades‌‌3-4‌ ‌
-Grades‌‌5-6‌ ‌
-Grades‌‌7-8‌ ‌
-Tutoring/‌‌Teaching‌‌Skills‌ ‌
-Emotional‌‌Intelligence‌ ‌
-Self-care/‌‌Mindfulness‌ ‌
-Persistence‌‌in‌‌school‌‌(Never‌‌Give‌‌Up)‌ ‌
-Optimism/‌‌belief‌‌in‌‌self‌ ‌
-Your‌‌choice‌ ‌
Make‌‌a‌‌list‌‌of‌‌milestones‌‌for‌‌your‌‌leadership‌‌map‌ ‌ ‌
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