D016 LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS AND ETHICS
EXAM LATEST GUIDE RATED A WESTERN
GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY.
A building principal is attending an IEP meeting for a student newly
identified for special education services. The student's parents are eager to
attend the meeting to support their child, but they had concerns about the
meeting after reading the documents that were sent home in advance
because of all of the technical language. Educational documents, especially
those driven by legal mandates, have a great amount of vocabulary unique
to the field and use a variety of acronyms to abbreviate common concepts.
Leaders must remain aware of this language and be sure to parents fully
understand what is being shared.
Correct Answer -Barrier of words
Mary is the building principal of a public high school with a broad range of
socioeconomic diversity. She is very excited about a new teacher joining her
staff this year. He has extensive teaching experience, but all have been in
private education settings with specific religious affiliations. An individual's'
experiences, both personal and professional, influence the lens through
which they hear and interpret information. While this teacher has
pedagogical experience, he may require additional support when looking
considering issues unique to the organization such as diversity.
Correct Answer -Background barrier
The director of EL services is meeting with a family who is new to the school
district. The children have some working understanding of English; however,
the parents only speak and understand French. Physical barriers can arise in
many areas of education, whether it be physical distance and the reliance
on electronic communication or language barriers that exist as a result from
,physical impairment or primary language differences.
Correct Answer -Physical barrier
The curriculum supervisor updates the director of pupil services with
progress on student portfolios for college and career standards. The
curriculum supervisor is communicating across departments as well as
"up" a level within the structure of the organization.
Correct Answer -Diagonal Communication
Some teachers share their struggles with meeting the needs of the range of
student abilities with the curriculum supervisor. In this scenario, the
teachers are reporting "up" to a supervisor a concern around the curriculum
implementation in their classrooms.
Correct Answer -Upward communication
Administrators from the middle school comprise a team that meets
biweekly to update each other on progress with projects and individual
areas of focus. Several administrators who work at the same level within the
organization come together to discuss topics specific to that level and
therefore exemplify horizontal communication.
Correct Answer -Horizontal communication
The superintendent announces the exploration of full-day kindergarten
programming at a district administration meeting. The information is being
presented by the head of the organization to administrators who work for
him to inform them regarding exploration of new programs.
Correct Answer -Downward Communication
, Connectors have mastered the social component of working with
colleagues and are important to educational leaders in bringing people
together around a common cause. These individuals do not focus on
problem-solving.
Correct Answer -Connectors
Salespeople have the ability to influence the direction of a task or project.
They have high energy and are generally positive, but they do not emphasize
collaboration.
Correct Answer -Salesperson
Mavens work well with others and are able to support them in solving
problems individually or those seen on an organizational level. They
understand the importance of collaboration. an individual focused on
collaboration and problem-solving who is willing to work with and support
colleagues.
Correct Answer -Mavens
Focus on relationships and communicate in a non-offensive manner.
Understand listening as a key component of the communication process.
Reflective communicators avoid conflict. Relationships are important to
them, and they choose words carefully so as to not offend others.
Correct Answer -Reflective Communication style
Focus is on getting directly to the point—the fewer words, the better. Noble
communicators state specifically what is on their minds. Minimal
elaboration is employed, and they speak succinctly and directly.
Correct Answer -Noble Communication Style
EXAM LATEST GUIDE RATED A WESTERN
GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY.
A building principal is attending an IEP meeting for a student newly
identified for special education services. The student's parents are eager to
attend the meeting to support their child, but they had concerns about the
meeting after reading the documents that were sent home in advance
because of all of the technical language. Educational documents, especially
those driven by legal mandates, have a great amount of vocabulary unique
to the field and use a variety of acronyms to abbreviate common concepts.
Leaders must remain aware of this language and be sure to parents fully
understand what is being shared.
Correct Answer -Barrier of words
Mary is the building principal of a public high school with a broad range of
socioeconomic diversity. She is very excited about a new teacher joining her
staff this year. He has extensive teaching experience, but all have been in
private education settings with specific religious affiliations. An individual's'
experiences, both personal and professional, influence the lens through
which they hear and interpret information. While this teacher has
pedagogical experience, he may require additional support when looking
considering issues unique to the organization such as diversity.
Correct Answer -Background barrier
The director of EL services is meeting with a family who is new to the school
district. The children have some working understanding of English; however,
the parents only speak and understand French. Physical barriers can arise in
many areas of education, whether it be physical distance and the reliance
on electronic communication or language barriers that exist as a result from
,physical impairment or primary language differences.
Correct Answer -Physical barrier
The curriculum supervisor updates the director of pupil services with
progress on student portfolios for college and career standards. The
curriculum supervisor is communicating across departments as well as
"up" a level within the structure of the organization.
Correct Answer -Diagonal Communication
Some teachers share their struggles with meeting the needs of the range of
student abilities with the curriculum supervisor. In this scenario, the
teachers are reporting "up" to a supervisor a concern around the curriculum
implementation in their classrooms.
Correct Answer -Upward communication
Administrators from the middle school comprise a team that meets
biweekly to update each other on progress with projects and individual
areas of focus. Several administrators who work at the same level within the
organization come together to discuss topics specific to that level and
therefore exemplify horizontal communication.
Correct Answer -Horizontal communication
The superintendent announces the exploration of full-day kindergarten
programming at a district administration meeting. The information is being
presented by the head of the organization to administrators who work for
him to inform them regarding exploration of new programs.
Correct Answer -Downward Communication
, Connectors have mastered the social component of working with
colleagues and are important to educational leaders in bringing people
together around a common cause. These individuals do not focus on
problem-solving.
Correct Answer -Connectors
Salespeople have the ability to influence the direction of a task or project.
They have high energy and are generally positive, but they do not emphasize
collaboration.
Correct Answer -Salesperson
Mavens work well with others and are able to support them in solving
problems individually or those seen on an organizational level. They
understand the importance of collaboration. an individual focused on
collaboration and problem-solving who is willing to work with and support
colleagues.
Correct Answer -Mavens
Focus on relationships and communicate in a non-offensive manner.
Understand listening as a key component of the communication process.
Reflective communicators avoid conflict. Relationships are important to
them, and they choose words carefully so as to not offend others.
Correct Answer -Reflective Communication style
Focus is on getting directly to the point—the fewer words, the better. Noble
communicators state specifically what is on their minds. Minimal
elaboration is employed, and they speak succinctly and directly.
Correct Answer -Noble Communication Style
