Register to attend three remaining dates in CMAE Leadership Development Academy

Three training dates remain in CMAE's "Leadership Development Academy" series, and members are encouraged to register to attend. The schedule of remaining dates, and a description of each training module, is found below. Each module in the series will only be offered once under this grant.

Please click here to register and indicate your commitment to attend the training dates. Register to attend any dates that you can commit to attend.

The trainings will be delivered in the Media Center at Kannapolis Middle School, 1445 Oakwood Avenue, Kannapolis. Each training date will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude by 1:30 p.m., and lunch will be provided.


Content to be covered in each of the remaining modules includes the following:

TRAINING DATE 3: NOVEMBER 9, 2019
VALUES & INTERESTS (2 hrs)
Individuals and organizations have core beliefs about themselves and their purposes, and core principles that are unshakable and unchanging over time. At the same time, individuals and organizations adopt goals and objectives that reflect their beliefs and principles, but that may change as circumstances and priorities change. Leaders will identify and define their own personal and organizational interests, and the connection between the two; connect organizational values and interests with their own, and fellow educators', values and interests; and connect their individual values and interests to individual and collective actions.

ORGANIZING STRATEGICALLY (2 hrs)
Organizational growth, rooted in organizational values and interests, builds organizational power. Organizing people to achieve collective goals is a ongoing process of managing and overcoming challenges by building relationships, knowledge, and skills. Leaders will identify internal and external factors that impact organizing; analyze organizing dilemmas, identifying choices and consequences; learn about theories of change that incorporate resources and goals to plan for organizational success; and design tactics that engage and energize members while applying pressure to decision-makers.

TRAINING DATE 4: NOVEMBER 23, 2019
NARRATIVE, STORY, & ONE-TO-ONES (4 hrs)
People share knowledge and build relationships through story-telling, a skill that relies upon a specific structure. Shared stories lead to shared awareness of mutual interests, which both inspire and facilitate progress toward collective goals. Leaders will articulate and share their own compelling personal narrative/path to leadership; conduct effective one-to-one relational meetings; and apply a strategic framework to engage in effective one-to-one organizing conversations.

TRAINING DATE 5: DECEMBER 7, 2019
WORKSITE & POWER-MAPPING (2 hrs)
Power is everywhere if one knows how and where to find it. Effective pursuit of organizational goals requires knowing the organization's environment, and recognizing individuals and organizations who either support or oppose one's own success. Leaders will use power-mapping tools to analyze relationships within worksites and the community; and identify allies and opponents when developing and implementing a campaign.

DATA, TRANSACTIONS & TRANSFORMATIONS IN ORGANIZING (2 hrs)
Efforts to build and use power, to define organizational values and interests, to develop strategic plans to achieve collective goals, to build relationships, and to map the centers of power in an organization's environment, yield many different kinds of information. To become effective, and to maintain organizational effectiveness, requires that leaders understand how to collect and use data strategically.