the style of leading an organization in which the director determines what has to be done, how it is done and who should to it.
What is a managerial approach?
100
a detailed outline of what is expected from the person who fills a specific job opening.
What is a job description?
100
working together by joining forces and resources with families and communities to strengthen your ability to provide children with what they need
What is collaboration?
100
building bridges between early childhood care and education settings and the communities that are served by sharing your knowledge with others, going beyond good intentions and acting on what you know.
What is advocacy?
100
individuals who influence others in a way that encourages them to higher or better performance and personal development.
Who is a leader?
200
the document that supports early childhood professionals as they make decisions related to ethical issues.
What is the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and the Statement of Commitment?
200
required documents for NAEYC Accreditation and part of the Human Resources Development system which clearly states the responsibilities and rights of the people who work in the center
What are Personnel Policies?
200
the time when both the teacher and the family can present their concerns, discuss the child's progress and develop a plan for both to follow that will help the child grow to full potential
What is a parent conference?
200
courageous, persistent, persuasive, passionate, committed and believes strongly in a goal
What are skills of a good advocate?
200
perspectives that influence your expectations of a leader and your conception of a leader's role
What are cultural values?
300
emotional stability, maturity and self-awareness
What are the basic characteristics of a leader who leads people in a caring manner?
300
a meeting that will provide insights about a future employee that cannot be gleaned from written applications or resumes
What is an interview?
300
a good way to communicate information that would be of interest to parents such as news from each classroom, future plans for the center, upcoming events
What is a center newsletter?
300
feeling, believing and behaving as if you have power over significant aspects of your life and work
What is empowerment?
300
a function of leadership which changes both the leader and the follower into better people and better leaders.
What is Transformational Leadership?
400
a positive acknowledgement given to a teacher that is focused on a specific attribute of some action or piece of work completed.
What is encouragement?
400
the goal of the first few minutes of an interview
What is to make the applicant feel welcome and at ease?
400
someone who offers to support the teacher's efforts in the classroom by completing specific tasks such as tutoring, reading with children, helping children with an art project.
What is a volunteer?
400
the best and strongest form of empowerment which comes from inside
What is self-empowerment?
400
looking at oneself and what one is doing to increase your leadership skills and abilities
What is self-reflection?
500
the belief that the center's focus should be around the needs of not just the children, but the needs of the entire family.
What is a family-centered approach?
500
the employee's formal introduction to the new work environment, policies, procedures, other staff members and the facility.
What is orientation?
500
a form of social exchange in which leaders and followers see each other as potential agents for meeting specific goals...a powerful partnership in which organizations work with each other without necessarily changing each other.
What is Transactional Leadership?
500
This happens when you and all of your colleagues work together intentionally to make sure that all of you have an opportunity to state what you want to happen.
What is supported empowerment?
500
when you create processes, interactions and activities that help a group of people get to know each other and become effective and efficient.