Overview
Developing reflective practices is essential for curriculum leaders to ensure continuous professional growth and effective educational leadership. By engaging in reflective practice, curriculum leaders can foster a culture of lifelong learning, model this growth mindset for staff, and make informed decisions and adjustments to the curriculum that align with best practices and educational research.
With an understanding of the results from the leadership assessment completed in Topic 1, the knowledge you have gained throughout the course, and your own reflective practices, consider the professional growth you have experienced and your plan for continued learning. Create a professional growth plan to include objectives, strategies, and action steps for leveraging strengths and addressing areas for improvement within your professional practice.
Select a deliverable of your choice to complete this assignment:
- A minimum 350-500 word essay
- A 3-5 minute video presentation with a script (e.g., Canva, Prezi, Powtoon, Loom)
Include the following in your professional growth plan:
- Key insights gained about yourself and your leadership style in relation to your coursework and experiences in the field.
- Action steps for leveraging your leadership strengths within your professional practice, including how you will consider the Professional Dispositions of Learners and the College of Education Core Values when working with adults.
- Strategies for addressing areas of improvement in your leadership style.
- Considering similarities and differences between andragogy and pedagogy, describe your role and responsibilities in supporting other educators’ pedagogy and applying concepts of andragogy when leading professional development for adult learners.
- Objectives or goals as you continue your coursework and develop in your professional practices. Include at least one goal for how you will ensure a growth mindset for yourself and the educators you are supporting.
- Two professional conferences or trainings and two professional publications that can support your leadership skills, including how they relate to your goals or objectives.
- Practical strategies you plan to implement to create a work-life balance, including daily or weekly non-negotiables that support your overall well-being.
Note: Based on this assignment, you may choose to update or revise the “Philosophy on Curriculum Leadership” and “Professional Goals” sections of the digital profile you created in Topic 2. Continue to review and revise your professional growth plan throughout your program.
Support your work with 2-3 scholarly resources.
While APA Style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit the essay or script portion of this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite Technical Support Articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies and professional standards:
MA in Curriculum and Instruction
4.2: Analyze the roles and responsibilities of a curriculum leader. [MC2, MC4] [InTASC 9(o), 10(f), 10(k), 10(l), 10(o), 10(s), 10(t); AAQEP 1f]
Grad Cert Instructional Coaching
8.2: Analyze the roles and responsibilities of a curriculum leader. [MC2, MC4] [AAQEP 1f; InTASC 10(f), 10(k), 10(l), 10(o), 10(s), 10(t), 9(o)]