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.
2 comments:
First of all, wow....I love your blog home page. It's definitely the best one I've seen! Very creative! I think that is such a great thing that you set up a reading competition. Talk about a way to lead students. What better way than to offer them a trip to Six Flags as a reward for their time reading. I know some people say you shouldn't give extrinsic rewards for reading, but I think it is a must for students today. If they have a goal, most of them will work hard and read a lot, get to go to Six Flags and end up enjoying reading a result. Nice job on your blog!
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