This course took me outside of my comfort zone. I have envisioned myself as a supportive coach, but not as a “leader”. This course helped me understand that leadership comes with a variety of skills and delivery methods. When I asked for the school improvement plan from individuals in the past, I was given then run around, but this year when I asked for the school improvement plan, I was provided with immediate access and I was even told that other work I presented to administrators could be used to help with the school improvement plan development process. While attending a community engagement meeting with school board members and administrative representatives for my children’s school system, I realized that some of the presenters where using some of the best practices from ISTE's Essential Conditions to develop their policies for equity and excellence. However, there were glaring threats as I assessed the presentation and interactions. The essential condition of Empowered Leaders was lacking. Many of the community stakeholders, including teacher, business owners, and parents felt as though their voices had not been heard in the past and continue to not be included in the policy planning process. This course helped me have the confidence to speak up during the meeting and address some concerns in the policy development. At the end of the meeting, I also shared with a board member and administrator how they could better use technology to share the presentations with the community and receive feedback more efficiently. The RSS feed also supplied me with a new resource to access of up-to-date trends in the educational and educational technology community. Hack Education News Weekly could be referenced as the Colbert Report of RSS feeds for Education and Educational technology. It provides dry-humor summaries of trends that are often both eye-opening and disconcerting. In this course, I learned how everything that leadership enacts should be aligned with the shared vision for the school. The School Improvement Plan and Technology Plan should be integrated to help the school achieve its goals. I also learned the steps involved in a SWOT analysis and how to create an action plan based on the results of the SWOT analysis. These skills are transferable across domains and I hope that continue to be a value-add to my school and my children’s school district as I make use of what I have learned.
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E. DrakeVirtual School Educator, ITEC Ed.S. Candidate Archives
May 2019
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