Research Assignment: Historical Leaders in the Field PowerPoint

While beginning to understand who we are as leaders, it is also important to develop an understanding and appreciation for those who came before. There is no shortage of leaders in any field; however, the true pioneers and leaders in your field (be it education, health care, business, etc.) are in a class by themselves. 

This week you will research and present on five historical leaders from your field of study and present the information in a 12 - 15 slidePowerPoint presentation (not including title or reference pages). You may choose any leaders in your field, but you must make clearly include the following four components:

1. Contributions to the field
2. Personal leadership styles
3. Challenges encountered
4. Philosophies on educational leadership

Please make sure you refer to the rubric for specific requirements.

Here are14 leaders who would fit into this type of activity. While this is definitely not meant to be a comprehensive list, it will serve as a starting point. You are free to include any of these leaders that you wish. 

• John Amos Comenius
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Friedrich Froebel
• Horace Mann
• Prudence Crandall
• John Dewey
• Maria Montessori
• Mary McLeod Bethune
• Jean Piaget
• BF Skinner
• Sylvia Ashton-Warner
• Paulo Reglus Neves Freire
• John Locke
• Benjamin Franklin