PowerPoint® Presentation

CONTENT:

This PowerPoint presentation introduces the type of person who assumes the role of principal, based on research and case studies, including demographic information and personal observations. It also reviews the general aspects of the position of principal in a range of K-12 school settings. Three innovative principals and their schools are showcased for the purpose of providing students in an "Introduction to the Principalship" class the opportunity to observe and explore the individuals in these positions and the nature of the positions in real schools.

DESCRIPTION:

1. The PowerPoint presentation consists of 14 slides. You can click and see this PowerPoint presentation online in your browser.

2. If you have Microsoft PowerPoint, you can download the PowerPoint file so you can actually show it as a PowerPoint presentation from your own computer in the classroom. If you download this PowerPoint file, you can make changes, insert your own course information, and use it as you would ANY PowerPoint.

Speaker Notes: Each slide in the downloaded and online versions contains Speaker Notes that accompany that slide, and which you can use in class as lecture notes when you show the PowerPoint presentation.

3. If you do not have Microsoft PowerPoint, you can download PowerPoint Viewer® (Windows) or PowerPoint Viewer® (Mac), which will allow you to share this presentation with an audience, but will not allow you to edit it in any way.

USES:

1. You can use the html version, online, during class time if you have a computer and presentation system that has Internet access. Use it as you would any lecture presentation material.

2. You can download the PowerPoint to your hard drive or CD-ROM for use on your laptop or classroom computer. You open and run the PowerPoint file just as you would any other PowerPoint presentation.

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