Session 2

• In today’s session you will:

Explore what it means to be a STEM leader.

Consider the skills and behaviors that an effective STEM leader will need.

In the table on google classroom - list as many leadership skills and behaviors as you can think of, identifying which an effective leader should be and which you shouldn’t be.

• Think of someone you consider to be an effective leader. 

• Now pretend that you have magically shrunk your leader, you are off to a party and have decided to take your leader with you, carefully holding them in your cupped hands.

• Once at the party, you will mingle with the other guests and introduce your leader to the others at the party.

• You must introduce your leader by sharing their name, but also a skill, quality or behavior that you feel makes them an effective leader.

• After a few minutes you can stop mingling and share with the group either who you took to the party or who you were introduced to at the party. 

• You can also share any skills, qualities or behaviors that were mentioned in relation to selected leaders.

• Working in your small group, use the materials you have been given to make a model of a good leader

• Think about what you can show in your model, that displays some of the skills and behaviours that an effective STEM leader might need

• This might include things your leader is wearing, holding, has near to them etc.

• Share your good leader model with group.