The ACSA vision is one I can stand behind and get excited about. “We serve educational leaders in the pursuit of equity and excellence to meet the diverse needs of all California students.” ACSA’s top priority is advocating for public school students in kindergarten through grade 12. Although this lofty goal is easier said than done; we are becoming adequately prepared to take on this challenge and bring the ACSA vision to fruition. The Leadership Program strives to prepare each and every one of us to accomplish our vision through practical knowledge and skills, such as, California Education Code, California Standards for Education Leaders, Crucial Conversations, and developing systems of accountability. In addition, our instructors have
ALEC or American Legislative Exchange Council was conceptualized and implemented during the Reagan Administration. Founded by former influential political legislative members, the purpose of this organizations existence is to ensure limited government and free market prosperity through individual liberty covenants. Historically implemented in 1981, yet, formally conceptualized 1973, its organizations founding members consisted of Illinois State Rep. Henry Hyde, conservative Paul Weyrich, Lou Barnett, and former president Ronald Reagan. For over 40 years, ALEC has developed policies covering every facet, aspect, and authoritative responsibility of state government. According to their 2012 tax documents, form 990, ALEC grossed over $9 million is gross revenues (ALEC, 2014). ALEC is funded national and global organization and individual politician contributions. The Exchange Council aims at creating and motivating the implementation of new legislative policies which allows government leader, business decision makers, and the public at large to become informed of current governmental practices. Creating nonpartisan public/private relationships between the general public and governmental leaders is the valuable philosophy that ALEC practices.
Behavior Modification strategizes to reduce varieties of unwanted or unexpected behavior by utilizing reinforcement and punishment. In hopes to changing a specific behavior, the individual will learn that good behavior will result in good consequences. In a 1:1 setting, Discrete Teaching or DTT is a method part of ABA that involves the use of “three-term contingency” or simply known as antecedent, behavior and consequence. For example, in a 1:1 setting, a teacher asks a student to clap hands (antecedent), the student claps hands (behavior) the teacher gives student a piece of candy (consequence).
...ntegration of student-faculty conferences, educational facilities will become places full of smiling, bright scholars. As a current student in high school, it is very easy to see these issues in the education system. Each day I walk the halls beside exhausted zombies who debate whether they should use their lunch periods to get math help in the library or sacrifice a club so they could read a chapter of anatomy that is not even relative to what they talk about in class. Due to the ever-increasing competition and subsequent elevation in performance standards, kids’ academic and emotional prosperity is only going to get worse. When I am an adult and have children, there is nothing more that I would love to see in their long drives through high school than an improvement in the education system, so that they would not have to struggle through school my peers and I did.
Los Angeles was the place to find work if laboring was all you knew. Not speaking a word of English, but able to labor in the fields of California's various crops, Mexican immigrants flocked to Los Angeles. Los Angeles quickly became a Mecca for Mexicans wishing to partake of the American dream establishing themselves and creating families. The American dream, however, became just a dream as harsh unequal assessments by white Americans placed Mexican-Americans at the bottom of the social, economic, and political ladders. Whites believed that Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans had no place in their society: a place shared by many minorities (Del Castillo 7). Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans in Los Angeles were at a great disadvantage despite their great numbers. No representation existed for the minorities.
Leading organizations of school administrators offer educators various opportunities to encourage educators to become leaders. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) has mandated that leaders be better prepared for the task of providing quality education to all. NCLB “… is forcing all educational stakeholders to face the weakness of contemporary school leadership and is making it impossible to ignore the need for higher quality principals” (Hale & Moorman, 2003, p.1). It is believed that all educators can be and are leaders in their own right. A leader is a visionary and has the ability to inspire others to aspire to greatness. Of the numerous opportunities that are offered, those that are most beneficial include but are not limited to leadership training programs, professional development, and creating shared leadership opportunities for teachers to become leaders. The systems “…that produce our nation’s principals are complex and interrelated – and governed by the states. Each state establishes licensing, certification and re-certification” (Hale & Moorman, 2003, p.1). States use the ISLLC standards “…as the framework for preparation programs and in service professional development of school superintendents, principals, and other leaders” (Hale & Moorman, 2003, p.3).
I am a first year teacher and have very little experience and I work in title 1, high poverty school. This year I have implemented equitable chactersitics of creating a safe place for my students, expectations for respect in my classroom, collaborating with other skilled educators, participating in advanced education coursework and attending professional development. I know these are equitable characteristics because students are more likely to succeed in a setting where they will feel safe and respected by others. This is important for all students, but can be especially important for students in low-income families that may have one or more ACES that they must cope with every day at school. Next, collaborating with more skilled teachers and coaches helps me diagnose problems and help reach struggling students. Last participating in professional development and working on my master’s degree helps me keep up to date in what is going on in education and helps me in constant state of learning, growing and improving my
The Purpose of the American Medical Association is to improve delivery of health care, provide better medical education and to improve the health of the patient ( American Medical Association, 2017a).
...her ups, and then once their ideas of education update, so can school systems, then teachers themselves. Maiers “Keys to Student Engagement” shows the raw potential that school systems already have. It also shows that students need the drive and ambition to succeed. Tristan’s article on edutopia provides ideas that are already in motion. His ideas and tips have already started to work in public high school in his community. With the guidance and vision of these three authors public school issues could cease to exist. Even though there’s a lot involved getting administrators (and some teachers) on board, it is possible, and in the near future, a reality.
I plan to seize this immense educational opportunity with intellectual curiosity and maintain a high grade point average as I have done throughout the four years of my high school education of numerous honor courses in order to attain the knowledge to implement an organization to provide a positive learning environment for young children with special emotional, educational and financial needs. Using the knowledge I earn from a college degree, I plan to create a positive learning environment for underprivileged school children who would not normally receive a quality education and aspire to assist these children in creating lifelong educational, organizational, and social skills to overcome the boundaries of their economic situation and lifestyle.
It is my belief that anyone with a desire to change the world would be fortunate to work in education. By sharing my vision with others, and building upon my skills while seeking constant growth, I strive to take an approach to leadership that fosters an effective, nurturing educational environment for the entire school community. By creating this type of environment, as well as through embracing and enhancing my leadership strengths, it is my goal to contribute to society by inspiring people to become better not only as teachers and students, but as compassionate human beings.
My professional goals are to successfully matriculate through my educational leadership program and finish my goal of obtaining my master’s degree in Educational Leadership. This will help me to become I will become an effective leader. I want to be able to successfully implement the methodologies of what I have learned in this program. It is my goal to increase my knowledge for implementation in the areas of teacher performance, educational law, instructional leadership, curriculum, school climate and finances. To be an exceptional leader I must be able to effectively demonstrate through my goals and expectations. I will concentrate, take note of my strengths and weaknesses and make improvements as needed.
In my first years of teaching I plan to get a better understanding of my school community and the surrounding community, so I know where and how to get support for my students. I plan on attending trainings to keep up with the various concepts and principles that I will have to follow when teaching. I will also need to develop deeper understandings of adolescent development which will help when I am teaching to see changes in behavior and understanding and how it relates to each individual student. As a long term goal I will build relationships with fellow teachers to provide them support and learn together to become a team of advocates for our students. I know that it is up to me to grow and continue learning all that I can to provide my students the best learning experience possible.
The entire community plays an essential role in the growth and development of children within our community. As a school leader, building an inclusive school culture that is open and friendly to all stakeholders using a variety of effective methods is crucial. There is no magic formula to incorporating a positive school culture, much depends on the leadership of the campus. The leadership on campus cultivates the climate providing support and respect for everyone invested in the student’s education.
It takes a knowledge base and an innovated mind to succeed in a competitive society. Preparing to succeed starts in early education programs where students learn discipline, structure, and organization in a safe learning environment. A teacher's positive relationship, high expectations and confidence in students allow for students to learn in an environment that is conducive for learning. Varied student activities and instructional methods arranged for students to engage in, allows for individuality, growth and a quality education. School administrators have an important role in their community. Their professional behavior must be respected and their leadership must be accepted by those that they serve. They follow the National Association of Elementary School Principals and National Association of Secondary School Principals (NAESP/NASSP) ethical code of behavior. This ethical code helps to assist the profession in protecting those deserving its protection. It also helps to raise the confidence and conscience of administrators on behavioral issues. Fundamental ethical principles are always present to guide administrators in confronting, predicting or defining situations. The administrator serves in a public school. He/she is responsible for providing educational opportunities to all and displaying exemplary professional leadership. The motivational factor for the educational administrators is to do what is best for the student. This is important because students are the future of our country.
A curriculum leader must be prepared to lead in all subjects, across all levels. Most people take a lifetime to become an expert in a single field, but to have true credibility in your vision for curriculum implementation; you must be versed in the content and pedagogy of every expert on your campus. I chose to focus my audit on English Language Arts and specifically writing, wherever possible, because for now, this is where my expertise lies. Someday, I must apply what we have learned in Curriculum Supervision to all secondary subjects, and all levels in order to become an authentic leader. Many see administrators as mere managers and bureaucrats, but an administrator’s role in shaping, promoting, and aligning the curricula is nothing short of the development of multiple areas of proficiency and vision. Before I begin, I would like to note that this is quite an interesting year for a curriculum audit. Schools in Los Angeles are now required to be fully implemented from the older state content standards to the new national Common Core standards. With so many questions still unanswered about what the Common Core is, the misalignment of the curricula is likely greater than ever before.