DI Learning Plan

Name of Activity: Rethinking

Leadership
Unit: Leadership & Management

Course: Business & Technology

Activity: 7.1

Standards/KuDos
KNOW: Students will know the differences and similarities between management and leadership.
UNDERSTAND: Students will understand what it takes to be both an effective leader and manager in the modern
world.
BE ABLE TO DO: Students will be able to recognize their strengths as a leader and manager as well as recognize
those traits in people around them.
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Pre-Assessment/Formative Assessment Notes

As a starter question ask students to define both leadership and management in their own words--one
sentence each.

How Will They Learn

_____Single strategy that engages all

_____More than one learning preference (MI)

__X__more than one modality (auditory, visual, kinesthetic)

_____other

Application Activities
__X_Same for all

_____ tier by learning preference

______tier by readiness ____tier by challenge/complexity

Students will break up into small groups of 3-5

Part One
1. Groups will read the Leadership Management Article, The Wall Street Journal Guide to Management
http://guides.wsj.com/management/developing-a-leadership-style/what-is-the-difference-betweenmanagement-and-leadership/
Part Two
1. Students will watch the TED Talk: Rethinking What Leadership Is.

http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership
2. Have students discuss within their group any lollipop moments theyve had--whether they were giving or
receiving. Students will reflect on both the article and video. Groups will discuss any characteristics they
possess as a manager or a leader.
Part Three
1. Students will read the two quotes provided by Peter F. Drucker & Agha Hasan Abedi--these could be posted
online (on Blogger, Edmodo, a class Wiki.) The group will then create and post a list of management and
leadership characteristics online.

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things - Peter F Drucker

The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real
management is developing people through work. - Agha Hasan Abedi

2. Have students collaboratively create a list of management and leadership characteristics. Have the group
create a wordle for management and leadership based off of the article, TED Talk, and quotes.
Independent Application
_____individual work

_____tier by readiness

_____tier by challenge/complexity

_____student choice based on interest

_____with a partner
__X__in a small group (MI)

Closure
_____activity

_____question and answer

_____sharing of products

_____exit slips

_____review

__X__critical reflection

_____question posing

_____other

Post Assessment
Before leaving for the day, students will write a brief 2 paragraph essay explaining the differences between a
leader and manager. They will include which characteristics they themselves possess. They should include
evidence from the article, video, quotes, and group discussions.
2. As they exit the door when the bell rings, students receive a lollipop for todays activity.
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