Welcome to The Student Leadership Challenge 1
About The Student Leadership Challenge 3
The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership 3
How to Use the Facilitation and Activity Guide 4
How to Use the Student Workbook 7
Module 1: Introduction 9
Framing The Student Leadership Challenge Core Philosophy for
Your Students 10
Origins of the Model 13
Activity 1.1: Personal-Best Leadership Experience 14
A Definition of Leadership 17
The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership Model 18
The Student Leadership Practices Inventory 21
Moving Ahead 21
Module 2: Using the Student Leadership Practices Inventory
23
About the Student LPI 24
Using the Student LPI 360 Online 28
The Student LPI Reports 31
Student LPI Frequently Asked Questions 41
Module 3: Model the Way: Practice Overview and Guided Discussion
45
Practice Summary 46
Framing Model the Way for Your Students 46
Helping Students Understand and Apply the Behaviors of Model the
Way 49
Further Actions to Improve in Model the Way 57
Activities to Learn About and Apply Model the Way 59
Activity 3.1 Values Spotlight 59
Activity 3.2 Mark Your Calendars 61
Activity 3.3 Movie Activity: Pay It Forward 62
Connect Model the Way to Module 8: Personal Leadership Journal
65
Practice Summary 65
Module 4: Inspire a Shared Vision: Practice Overview and Guided
Discussion 67
Practice Summary 68
Framing Inspire a Shared Vision for Your Students 68
Helping Students Understand and Apply the Behaviors of Inspire a
Shared Vision 71
Further Actions to Improve in Inspire a Shared Vision 78
Activities to Learn About and Apply Inspire a Shared Vision
79
Activity 4.1 The Dream Sheet 79
Activity 4.2 Come Join Me on Vacation 85
Activity 4.3 Movie Activity: Invictus 86
Connecting Inspire a Shared Vision to Module 8: Personal
Leadership Journal 88
Practice Summary 88
Module 5: Challenge the Process: Practice Overview and Guided
Discussion 89
Practice Summary 90
Framing Challenge the Process for Your Students 91
Helping Students Understand and Apply the Behaviors of Challenge
the Process 94
Further Actions to Improve in Challenge the Process 101
Activities to Learn About and Apply Challenge the Process
102
Activity 5.1 We Need More Parking 102
Activity 5.2 Take It One Step at a Time 106
Activity 5.3 Movie Activity: Apollo 13 107
Connect Challenge the Process to Mo dule 8: Personal Leadership
Journal 109
Practice Summary 110
Module 6: Enable Others to Act: Practice Overview and Guided
Discussion 111
Practice Summary 112
Framing Enable Others to Act for Your Students 112
Helping Students Understand and Apply the Behaviors of Enable
Others to Act 116
Further Actions to Improve in Enable Others to Act 123
Activities to Learn About and Apply Enable Others to Act 124
Activity 6.1 What Makes You Trust Someone? 124
Activity 6.2 Blindfolded Square 126
Activity 6.3 Movie Activity: Freedom Writers 128
Connect Enable Others to Act to Module 8: Personal Leadership
Journal 130
Practice Summary 131
Module 7: Encourage the Heart: Practice Overview and Guided
Discussion 133
Practice Summary 134
Framing Encourage the Heart for Your Students 134
Helping Students Understand and Apply the Behaviors of Encourage
the Heart 137
Further Actions to Improve in Encourage the Heart 143
Activities to Learn About and Apply Encourage the Heart 145
Activity 7.1 Web of Appreciation 145
Activity 7.2 Recognition Cards 146
Activity 7.3 Movie Activity: Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer?s Stone 148
Connect Encourage the Heart to Module 8: Personal Leadership
Journal 149
Practice Summary 150
Module 8: Personal Leadership Journal 151
Overview and Guidelines for Continuing Your Leadership
Development Journey 152
After Reviewing Your Student LPI Data 153
After Reviewing the Leadership Practice of Model the Way 154
After Reviewing the Leadership Practice of Inspire a Shared
Vision 156
After Reviewing the Leadership Practice of Challenge the Process
158
After Reviewing the Leadership Practice of Enable Others to Act
160
After Reviewing the Leadership Practice of Encourage the Heart
162
Module 9: Sample Student Leadership Development Curricula
165
Seven-Session Cocurricular Workshop Series 166
Sample Academic Course Curriculum: Six-Week Module 170
One-Day Workshop or Retreat 174
Onward! 179
Appendix A: Student Leadership Practices Inventory Behavior
Statements 181
Appendix B: Ten Tips for Becoming a Better Leader 185
Acknowledgments 191
About the Authors 193
