ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment 1
Topical Assignments and Presentations
Assignment 2
Reflective paper
Assignment 3
Personal leadership development plan
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Assignment Category 1
30%
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Individual Assignments: Personal Vision Statement,
Leadership Definition, short papers
Team Presentations: Students will work in teams to
report to the class on assigned readings in the required
texts and other thematic assignments. Role playing, visual
representation of vision--
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Class Participation: Warm-up’s, Peer Review, Class
Discussion--
Assignment 2
Reflective paper 40%
Students will prepare a four-to-five page reflective essay
that combines an analysis and assessment of their growth
and development as a result of participation in the IED
program.
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The essay should be typed, double-spaced, w/size 12 font,
spell-checked, and include both a standard and peer review
comment sheet. There will be in-class opportunities and
outside-of-class opportunities for peer review of each
reflective essay.
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Format – Suggested Approach
Which courses in the M.Ed. program amplified your
personal and/or professional vision and how?
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Choose 4- 5 M.Ed. Courses
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Describe the course experience
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How did the course amplify your personal and/or
professional vision and how?
What are the implications for future practice, how will
you approach future situations?
Tell a story from your practice/experience that relates to the
specific course/s and your amplified vision.
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Please consider these questions in developing
your reflective paper:
What have you learned about yourself and your significant
strengths as a teacher/department head/administrator and as
a learner?
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What has changed in your approach to instruction, student
learning, curriculum, teacher colleagues, school
administration, parents, community and the role of schools in
society?
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What ideas and concepts have made the greatest impact on
you and that have been integrated into your professional life?
What are your next professional development steps?
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Discuss, consider, demonstrate
In your reflective paper, you may discuss things such as
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how curriculum is structured for teaching and learning,
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how research on teaching and learning affects a teacher's role
in school,
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how cultural diversity issues affect teaching and learning,
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ethical and professional dimensions of teaching
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how external political and cultural forces impact educational
practice and policy
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Your paper should demonstrate your comfort and skill in using
collaborative involvement from your peers
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this reflective paper should be read and critiqued by two of
your peers as you develop the reflective paper.
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their names and a brief summary of comments should
appear on the one-page Reflective Paper Peer Review
Comment Sheet.
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Your Reflective Paper – submit at
the beginning of last class
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Cover sheet: APA (refer to style manual)
Peer Review Comment Sheet: Names of two cohort peer
reviewers – summary comments from each, date, and
signature of peer reviewer.
Your name, cohort ID
Reviewer name – summary comments, date and signature
Reviewer name – summary comments, date and signature
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Assignment 3 - 30%
Personal Leadership Development Plan
Each student will write a plan for the development of their own
leadership covering six months to one-year.
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The plan will be submitted during the final class session
Your plan should be submitted using the template provided
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Definition of Leadership
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Personal Vision Statement
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Timeline
At least three leadership variables from the required text
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Goals
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Process
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Outcomes
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Assessments
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Components:
PERSONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MATRIX
NAME:
DATE:
Leadership Definition:
Personal Vision Statement: 4 P’s (Personal, Present, Positive, Passionate)
Timeli
ne
Leadership
Variable
Goals aligned with Process
leadership variable ActivitiesAttitudes
How
0- Strategic To improve IT IQ at
2mos
our school
0- Interpers
9mos
onal
Suggest /
introduce the
concept of
teacher
representatio
n on new
faculty hires
Outcomes, Products,
Results,
Assessments
Measures
Wikis
established by
four faculty
groups
Improved
attendance at
team meetings
To promote more No email on Face-to-face
effective personal Fridays school Fridays
communication wide other
than
urgent/requir
ed
Reported
increase in
number of faceto-face
conversations
Expanded
ASSIGNMENT & PEER
REVIEW 07-21-09
Choose one story from your own practice reflecting how you or others
practiced Organizational Leadership and how this experience nurtured
and navigated leadership in your school. (prepare a one page typed
double-spaced statement for peer review)
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Choose one course in the M.Ed. program and explain how some
aspect of the course amplified your personal and/or professional vision
of organizational leadership. What are the implications for future
practice, how will you approach future situations as a result? (prepare a
one page typed double-spaced statement for peer review)
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