Jeopardy

Vocabulary

100

A connection between people, allowing them to engage in some sort of exchange:

A Relationship

200

In schools, this occurs because of interaction that is required in order for members of a faculty to fulfill their roles and to perform identified functions:

Bonding

300

This person must facilitate the establishment of relationships between and among all parties:

Schoolhouse Leader (or Principal)

400

__________________ is crucial to the existence of positive relationships; it is essential in establishing and maintaining the foundation needed to acquire the desired outcomes of school programs and activities:

Effective Leadership

500

Through establishing an effective relationship, school leaders can acquire commitment to the school's progress from this group of people:

Stakeholders (also Teachers, Staff...)

Relationship Theories

100

Individuals expect to experience a fair balance between what they put into their job and what they receive for doing their job:

Leaders must be aware of the input that individuals contribute to a relationship, so as to provide adequate returns:

Equity Theory

200

Leaders have four sources of power: position power, personality power, reward power, and expert power:

In building relationships, leaders should give strong consideration to using personality power as often as possible:

Power Theory

300

Relationships are developed within an organization based on the values and beliefs of a leader:

School leaders must be prepared to address moral dilemmas as they occur. They should be servants, coaching, influencing, and empowering followers to participate in building learning communities:   

Moral Leadership

400

In order for individuals to be motivated to complete a task, they must believe that they can complete the task to the specified standard of excellence, and the reward to be received must be valued by the individual:

En route to building personal relationships, school leaders should develop an in-depth understanding of faculty members, make assignments giving consideration to their skills and attributes, and reward them based on what they value:

Expectancy Theory

500

In various situations, work performance will differ based on the leader’s style, the maturity level of followers, and environmental factors:

Tasks should be assigned to followers based on their readiness level and the situation. Then, the school leader can use a leadership style that is appropriate for that situation:

Situational Leadership

School Relationships

100

This relationship is considered to be the most important relationship in the schoolhouse:

Principal/Teacher

200

This relationship requires a lot of interdependence. It must be collaborative, professional, and collegial (Just like Ms. Krabappel and Ms. Hoover!):

Teacher/Teacher

300

This relationship must be professional and ethical, in order for the latter group to build trust (Dumbledore works well with Harry Potter):

Teacher/Student

400

This relationship helps school leaders to gain access to necessary approvals, support, and resources to move the school forward (Unless you're Principal Skinner, dealing with Superintendent Chalmers. Chalmers hates that guy!):

Relationship With Central Office Administration

500

This relationship requires the leader to understand the culture of its demographic; the leader must be knowledgeable of policies, rules/regulations:

Also, the leader must engage in strategic planning to reach out to all stakeholders:

Relationship w/ The Larger Community

Approaches

100

Laying the foundation for which relationships can be developed:

Establishing Trust

200

What is said, how it is said, how it is perceived, and its underlying meaning:

Effective Communication

300

Providing Support to Faculty and Staff, considering their ideas, and assisting them in achieving their personal goals:

Encouraging Commitment

400

Teams work together by making decisions, sharing responsibility, and assuming accountability:

Collaboration

500

All parties know their roles. Who will do what, and when:

Reaching Closure on Organizational Issues

BATMAN!!!

100

This is Batman's real name:

Bruce Wayne

200

The name of the town that Batman keeps safe from day to day:

Gotham City

300

Batman's clown-faced arch-nemesis. He has green hair (Depicted in film by Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger):

The Joker

400

The real name of Batman's sidekick Robin:

Richard Grayson (or Tim Drake)

500

What happened to Batman's parents?

They were held up at gunpoint and died in front of him when he was a child.