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The Masters of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational leadership is designed to assist aspiring school administrators in synthesizing and utilizing current research trends to practical real world environments. The purpose of this essay is to summarize the activities and learning achievements that were developed in understanding new competencies related to educational leadership. This essay will explore the five prescribed program outcomes and how I approached these outcomes with artifacts designed to illuminate the lessons behind the program outcomes. This essay will document the program activities that were specifically tailored to address each of the program outcomes.
Outcome 1: Visionary Leadership
The program Visionary Leadership is based on the ideals that school administrators drive the processes behind the educational system. Creating a goal or wide spanning objective that resonates with the entire school and community is the essence of this program outcome. Developing visionary leadership skills requires school administrators to develop plans and models that can allow the plan to materialize and blossom. Additionally, this program outcome intends to assist this process by self-reflection through the monitoring of the efficiency and effectiveness of the mission and vision as it is carried out.
The concepts behind this program outcome are somewhat vague, which provides many of the projects and investigations involved in this course applicable to this outcome. Essentially, this is the most important aspect of educational leadership because everything begins at the top and rolls downstream. The importance of leaders performing in an honest and ideal fashion is critical in executing any mission or vision. Words themselves are meaningless without action, and visionary leadership must create tangible results.
This program outcome was represented in the artifact that was created in the progress monitoring program that was designed to address the enhancement of academic outcomes, the very purpose of education itself. This activity was technology driven and was based in finding trends and within data recorded. Using standardized test scores in accordance with statistical inference allows the progress of students to be objectively attained and measured.
This activity represents a directed and concerted effort to address the key component in educational system. Assessment performed in this fashion demonstrates the leadership emphasis on academic achievement and the importance of success in reaching goals. Progress monitoring also can include the parents of the families in a new way, strengthening the bond between family and school that is necessary to create an effective learning environment.
Outcome 2: Instructional Leadership
The program outcome, Instructional Leadership, suggests that administrators need to be proficient at the actual art of teaching. Problem solving skills are tested in this program outcome, as discrete and approachable problems are solved with appropriate leadership skills and activities. This program outcome intends that students become more involved in the decision making and strategic formulation of curriculum and lesson planning to best enhance the educational experience. Other key components of this outcome is the ability to formulate teams to address instructional issues and to fairly and competently assess student's performance.
The activity of curriculum mapping was chosen to align itself with the program outcome of instructional leadership. Being a 7th grade ELA teacher I participate in the formulation and development of curriculum at my school. I participate in this activity with the other ELA teachers and the assistant principal. This process is designed to create a curriculum map that assists in formulating appropriate lessons that are aligned with school objectives. This is the essence of instructional leadership.
These mapping sessions are strategic in nature and compose the base work of all the lessons that will be taught in the ELA program at our school. This team effort approach allows individuals within the mapping group to apply their own special skills. It takes instructional leadership, however to synthesize and compose these elements into a practical force that can be used effectively and efficiently.
To illuminate the importance of this process, the curriculum maps themselves can be referenced to help demonstrate the skill and care that is dedicated to these efforts. These maps are based in 7th grade reading and demonstrate the care and detail that went into the planning processes associated with this activity. In order to fulfill the outcomes, the maps themselves allow teachers to insert their own subjective and personal insights into their own class while still maintaining organizational standards. The most important aspect of this activity is striking a tempered balance that represents the total qualities of the faculty involved in the mapping planning and...
I will and have been using a journal of activities to measure these goals as well as the total goals of my day-to-day work. In this respect I will be trying to eliminate one of my flaws; that of being a know-it-all at times. There are certain points where I go off on tangents trying to solve the unsolvable. I can waste a great deal of effort tin trying to
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