Reflecting On Leadership
I Don’t Need A Pantsuit Afterall After reflecting and contemplating the knowledge given to me regarding leadership and change theory in this latest course, I have decided maybe a hat rack instead of a pantsuit would be a more useful tool as a leader. While the notion of the pantsuit was just a silly stereotype from a patriarchal time that I hope is passing, the hat rack is a metaphor for all the roles a good leader must portray. Think about it; Conway et al. (2017) say innovators “…must...
Read MoreDigital Change ToolKit
Collaborative Digital Learning Platforms As part of a team of professionals in a Masters’s candidate program, we were tasked with putting together a toolkit for those who might find themselves leading a digital change in an organization. Our team of five created a website with a six-step/flow process that gives a simple tool at each step. Have a look: click image https://snorum4.wixsite.com/website
Read MoreLeading for Change
From Proper Beginnings to Clear Endings: Implementing Change I am currently in the middle of a digital change project. And while I am not the project manager, I am part of the team leading the change. My school district is switching to an online, fillable, auto-populated Individual Education Plan for special needs students. The change was planned to happen over five years. We are currently in year two. Covid has stalled movement for change this year. The old (what we now refer to as the...
Read MoreExternal Scan: Changemakers
When Change Happens For this assignment, I interviewed four colleagues, each in a different role within a K-12 public school district in British Columbia. While each of them described varying change events, common themes could be seen amongst their answers. Considering their four perspectives, research on change theory and models, and my own experiences and philosophy, the following brief synthesis is what culminated. For ease of explanation, I will use the change event of COVID-19 forcing...
Read MoreChange in Digital Learning Environments
Ross Gellar Said It Best – “P-I-V-O-T!” Weiner (2009) looks to “…define organizational readiness for change… (p. 6). In a perfect world, this preamble is necessary to make institutional changes that are costly and time-consuming. Readiness is an essential step in change-making, but as educators are keenly aware, organizations were not given a chance to ready themselves for COVID-19. This is especially true for K-12 education, which is where I find myself amid many changes....
Read MoreLeadership in a Digital Age
But I Don’t Own A Pantsuit From my perspective, the most successful leadership experiences are dynamic, involve being able to read the situation and be the leader needed at that moment. While I have never attempted to reflect on my approach to leadership in the past, I recognize the importance of doing so as Castelli (2016) points out that “A framework for reflective leadership provides an invaluable method for changing old behaviours and outdated practices…” (p. 229). In leading a...
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