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P E R S O N A L L E A D E R S H I P M A N U A L ANNA LEEBECK PORTFOLIUM LINK ECA 380: Becoming an Early Education Leader in Today’ s Society Personal Leadership Manual Week 5

P E R S O N A L L E A D E R S H I P M A N U A L Week 5: Personal Leadership Manual Anna Leebeck ECA 380: Becoming an Early Childhood Education Leader in Today’s Society Dr. Christie Riley June 19, 2023

P E R S O N A L L E A D E R S H I P M A N U A L Table of Contents Personal Leadership Vision – Script ......... Error! Bookmark not defined. Five Program Goals ..................................................................... 3 Leadership Style Poster .............................................................. 5 Welcome Newsletter .................................................................... 6 Yearly Plan for Learning .............................................................. 8 Resource List ............................................................................. 12 Statement of Advocacy .............................................................. 14 References………………………………………………………… 15

P E R S O N A L L E A D E R S H I P M A N U A L 1 Personal Leadership Vision Leadership by definition means leading a group of people to a common goal (Oxford Dictionary, 2023). This program creates opportunities for future educators to re-examine and re-evaluate their goals, leadership styles, and their plans going forward. The following five points will explain why this author feels these goals are the most important for moving forward. These goals included commitment, communication, engaging classroom, patience, and a love for learning. The first leadership point this author believes is of the utmost importance is that of commitment and motivation. This area focuses on educators and leaders being accountable, stimulating, wanting to make a difference, excitement, and determination (University, 2022). When leaders are accountable, they take ownership of the good and bad that happens and look for ways to improve. Leaders who are motivated demonstrate increased performance, stronger well-being, and a sense of purpose (Souders, 2019) . The next main point that this author believes should be a focus is that of communication and connections. Leaders and educators who focus on this main area have a greater ability to network, collaborate, use active listening skills, inspire others passion and interests, as well as possess sensitivity (University, 2022) The third point this author believes should be a focus is the ability to create an engaging classroom and strong community presence (University, 2022). Leaders who focus on this area are approachable to staff, students, and parents, they support inclusive learning environments, and are positive role models. Educators who possess the above skills create meaningful relationships with stakeholders as well a establish environments that support frequent asking of questions ( Developing Positive Relationships with Key Stakeholders , n.d.). Another area of importance for leaders is patience. This seems like a small point to focus on, however leaders and educators who emphasis patience strengthens the following: • Relationships • Compassion, Chapter 1 1 2 3 4 5

P E R S O N A L L E A D E R S H I P M A N U A L 2 • sustainability, • hope, • achievable and realistic goals (University, 2022) The final area this author feels should be focused on is that love of learning. Leaders who possess a love of learning look for ways to keep students motivated and engaged, display genuine interest in the whole learning process, challenge students to reach higher potentials than they can imagine (University, 2022). The above listed five points are what this author believes to be important for all leaders and educators to focus on and learn from as they grow. The goals which include commitment, communication, engaging classroom, patience, and a love for learning create ownership, build relationships, encourage learning, and create excitement for students, staff, and stakeholders. Of course, these are not the only areas that leaders should focus on, however this author believes they are five of the most important. 6 7

P E R S O N A L L E A D E R S H I P M A N U A L 3 Five Program Goals s a future educator and leader there are so many areas that will support program goals for students, staff, and the community. The five this author has chosen include relationships, curriculum, families, community relationships, and leadership. The following paragraphs will explain why these are important program goals. Developing Peer Relationships Peer relationships are one of the goals that should be of utmost importance to every program. Teachers who focus on building relationships support students’ needs and meet them in a warm, safe, and protective environment where they can interact with same age range peers (NAEYC, 2019). Curriculum The next area of program focus is the necessity of a high-quality curriculum. Programs which focus on this area include activities to keep students engaged, involved, and excited to learn (NAEYC, 2019). High quality curriculums and te achers able to implement them support students’ retention of information and building real world skills to better prepare them to be world changers as they move forward ( The 4 Features of a High-Quality Curriculum - Connections Academy® , 2022) Families The next program goal should focus on families and developing relationships between the school and families (NAEYC, 2019). Family relationships support and encourage the development of children across all settings, not just the school environment. These relationships create a mutual respect, trust, and comfort for families to be fully engaged in the learning process. Studies have found that when families are engaged, students learn more efficiently and successfully ( How Family Engagement Leads to Student Success , n.d.) Chapter 2 A

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