Leadership involves both guidance and empowerment. The structure of the assignments in this class has provided scaffolding for success in the final EdTalk. The LAP has allowed us to take course materials and build a foundational understanding of leadership. It has also given small tasks each week that have built up to the creation of a full action plan. The LAP outline alone would have been helpful, but the weekly feedback was instrumental in my overall growth. Strong leaders form relationships with their followers that build trust and understanding.
Just as our own students will have limited growth without feedback, the same is true in this situation. Before I jumped into the LAP work each week, I made sure to listen to my feedback from the previous week and make any alterations or notes necessary.
After I completed the Reflection section on the LAP this week, I went to review the EdTalk rubric and found many similarities. In science and engineering, I teach that there is a cycle of feedback and revisions. We must always reflect on scientific concepts or engineering designs to make them even better. The LAP, reflection, and EdTalk is another example of a cycle of reflection. I was able to look back through my thoughts from the previous week when writing my reflection. Now that I have the reflection completed, I can refine my thoughts further to include in the final EdTalk.
The instructional road map of this course included other aspects that positively affected my educational journey. For example, the ABC Elementary team project allowed me to see different leadership styles in action as well as have deep discussions about teacher leadership. The weekly discussions further introduced me to different viewpoints through my classmates’ posts and replies.
I can tell that this course was crafted with backwards design and special care towards final goals. The incremental nature of the assignments have given me ample time for reflection without overloading me. The assignments have also given me a tangible record of my changing thoughts on leadership. I am now much more confident in my understanding of leadership and my abilities to perform as a successful leader. I am ready to share my thoughts next week in the EdTalk!
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