Leadership and Advocacy in Educational Endeavors

TEL 410

Lesson 2: Advocacy Action Plan

Assignment: Servant Leadership Analysis
Points Available: 30 Points

L2: Assignment - Servant Leadership Analysis

Servant Leadership Trait Definition Example of Trait in Practice

Listening A communication tool that During a meeting with one of

requires a person to actively
participate in a conversation
to get the most information
possible.
her students parent’s, the
teacher actively listened and
asked questions so that they
could come up with the most
effective plan to help the child
with a learning disability.

Empathy The ability to mentally project During a conversation with a

one’s own consciousness into frustrated community
that of another individual. member, the advocacy
coordinator listened and met
the person with empathy so
that they felt validated and
heard.

Healing To repair, or make whole After a local Synagogue

again. discovered anit-Semetic
graffiti on the outside walls,
members of the community
came in to offer their support,
clean off the graffiti, and offer
services to any of their
members who needed them.

Awareness Knowledge or perception of a In order to raise awareness of

situation or fact. the need for computers for
students that are doing
distance learning, the PTA

Persuasion The act of persuading or
seeking to persuade, to
prevail on (a person) to do
something, as by advising or
urging.
Conceptualization The act or process of forming
a general notion or idea.
Foresight Knowledge or insight gained
by or as by looking forward.
Stewardship The responsible overseeing
and protection of something
considered worth caring for
and preserving.
Commitment to the growth of A demonstrated appreciation
people and encouragement from
others.
Building community Building or rebuilding
connections between
individuals within a
community.
sent out letters to parents,
churches, community centers
and local businesses in the
community to help.
Students were able to
persuade the school board to
continue advanced learning
classes by citing their
benefits and giving personal
accounts of how the courses
benefited them.
A local politician met with
community members in a
town hall meeting to better
conceptualize the issues that
the people in the community
were facing.
By using foresight, the
leaders running a local food
pantry were able to provide
food and ingredients that
families from different
religions could use during the
holiday season.
By pooling their resources
together, local organizations
were able to provide more
widespread stewardship to
more communities in the city.
When a group of students at
a local high school wanted to
start an environmental
awareness club, their
teachers encouraged them to
reach out to the community
for volunteer opportunities
and also how to communicate
with elected officials so that
they could improve on their
advocacy skills.
After a storm destroyed
several neighborhoods,
members and organizations
from outside community
offered their assistance to
help rebuild and recover.