Because I value leadership and that is what this class is about I will share a critical leadership role I currently play at my school: implementing ebooks. I was sent by my district to Follett's New Leaf Learning Convention in Illinois for most of this week. (Follett is our library's catalog system that houses our database and ebook info/access.) I was privileged to hear some fearless national leaders in Information technology and have personal conversations with them (Shannon Miller, Mark Moran, Ian Jukes and Kevin Honeycutt to name a few.) Overall themes to the conference: don't continue doing things the same way- just because TTWADI and creativity matters for kids' futures-- market it. I learned many new ideas from this conference as I attempt to turn over a New Leaf as one of the many leaders in my school.
Class this week focused a lot on accessing and making meaning of data. We used WINSS to discover our districts strengths and weaknesses. I am a numbers girl, but am overwhelmed by the data one can learn via WINSS.
How am I a leader in my school?
I am currently leading my school by developing an Information Media Literacy Standards Matrix based upon a draft recently released by the Wisconsin DPI. My newly developed matrix aligns skills & experiences students will acquire from grades K through 8. Areas of focus involve cultivating a love of Reading, Digital Citizenship Guidelines, LMC Navigation and Critical Research Skills.
I also lead by developing our district library collection development in our two buildings, enable reading resource access & motivation, instruct students/teachers in critical research practices, as well as provide instruction of digital citizenship practices. I work with each grade to ensure students and staff find age-appropriate materials and develop a routine for legal, ethical and educationally-sound practices with regards to using images, media and text resources. I conduct an annual reading competition called "Battle of the Books" and offer reading incentives like Read to Succeed for students to earn Six Flags Admissions.
What am I learning & how does it apply to me?
I am learning about my inherent leadership qualities and values. My personality & leadership style is not to be a micromanager. I prefer instead to lay the foundation for professionals to deliver, assess and instruct in varying ways that work for them and their students (incorporating emerging technologies, of course).
My main Leadership Virtues include: empathy, impartiality, enthusiasm, humbleness and imaginative.
My dominant leadership quality appears to be Adaptive Aggressive because I am goal oriented, strong, positive, and proactive. I enjoy people, action and structure.
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