Leadership and Communications: Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Leaders and Leadership

Leadership Styles

Goal Setting

Time Management

Group Dynamics

Conflict Resolution

Agricultural Communications Skills and Careers

Public Speaking

Parliamentary Procedure

Define terms

Discuss the importance of leadership

Appraise leadership traits

Describe personal leadership skills

Discuss the meaning and importance of ethics in leadership

Define terms

Interpret the autocratic (authoritarian) leadership style

Interpret the democratic leadership style

Interpret the participative (laissez-faire) leadership style

Define terms

Discuss the meaning and importance of goals and goal setting

Discuss common kinds of goals

Explain why a goal completion date is important

Define terms

Explain the importance of setting priorities

Differentiate between urgent and non-urgent items

Demonstrate the proper use of a calendar book

Define terms

Explain the role of group dynamics in achieving group goals

Explain the importance of teamwork

Explain group dynamics and relate group dynamics to goal achievement

List and explain the responsibilities of group members

Define terms

Discuss the meaning and importance of conflict and conflict resolution

List the causes of conflict

Discuss conflict-management processes

Define terms

Discuss the meaning and importance of communication

Discuss how to locate and apply for a job in agricultural communications

Explain the purpose of a resume and letter of application

Identify good interview techniques

Identify one career in agricultural communications

Define terms

Distinguish between the four major kinds of speeches

Identify the three major parts of a speech

Create an outline for a five-minute speech

Explain the importance of citations and how a bibliography is prepared

Define terms

Explain the meaning and purpose of parliamentary procedure

Explain methods of voting

Explain the steps in presenting a main motion

Explain the purpose of an amendment

Identify the qualities of a good presider

Conduct business meetings using appropriate parliamentary procedure

Present short speeches about favorite leaders

Prepare a short report on a political leader

Have an elected government official serve as a resource person on leadership in government

Identify leaders in the community; list their traits and value to an organization

Interview a leader to determine important leadership skills and give brief oral reports on findings

Identify examples of ethical leadership and ethical problems that have occurred among leaders

Develop a list of attributes of an ethical leader

Give a short oral report on the autocratic leadership style

Discuss the characteristics of the democratic leadership style

Compare leader attributes based on leadership style

Identify the importance of setting goals

Set a long-term goal, and outline the short-term and intermediate goals needed to reach it

Identify relationships among goals and ways and means of goal attainment

Describe how to regularly evaluate and adjust goals and ways and means

Describe appropriate approaches in establishing new deadlines for goal achievement

Relate the role of sharing goals with others as a process of goal achievement

Discuss factors to consider when setting priorities

Assess the role of personal values in setting priorities

Develop a system for grouping and planning activities

Observe a group meeting and prepare a short report on the roles various members of the group filled

Strive to promote positive group dynamics in meetings

Participate in an exercise requiring teamwork

Describe group dynamics as related to goal achievement, including unity, relationships, and ability to work together

Prepare a personal plan to develop skills needed to be a good group member

Interpret the problem-solving process

Participate in a small group problem-solving exercise using the process

Role-play different ways in which people deal with conflict

Identify how group conflict interferes with team work and goal achievement

Participate in a conflict-management exercise using appropriate processes

Identify and explain components of the communication process

Identify barriers to the communication process

Distinguish between verbal and nonverbal communication

Investigate sources of information about agricultural communications occupations

Assess ways of applying for a job

Prepare a resume

Write a letter of application

Role-play a job interview

Write an interview follow-up letter

Research an agricultural communications career

Explain when it is appropriate to use the various kinds of speeches

Participate in related FFA events involving speaking

Listen to a speech and identify the major parts

Prepare a five-minute speech

Prepare a bibliography of references used in a speech

Identify the meaning of plagiarism and the ramifications of plagiarizing

Present a speech to the class

Discuss the importance of protecting the rights of individuals who are in the minority

Practice using the methods of voting in a student organization meeting or role play during parliamentary procedure practice

Use consensus procedures in making group decisions

Practice the proper procedure for presenting a main motion

Practice the proper procedure for amending a motion

Assess individual personal characteristics as related to being a good presider

Prepare an improvement plan to develop desired presiding officer qualities

Use parliamentary procedure in FFA and other student organization meetings

Prepare for and enter FFA events based on parliamentary procedure