EDLD+5333+Reflection



** EDLD 5333 Reflection ** I think as educators we all have an idea of what an effective leader is. We have this concept that no matter what there may not be someone who will fill those shoes, who we fell should be leading us. I know as a new educator, only 3 years, I have not seen a leader who I would qualify as a “top rated” leader. I do think they do exists, somewhere in the endless sea of educators and administrators. I do hope I will find someone in my tenure as an educator. I think I like to model myself based on what I believe a “top rated” leader should be, after all I am seen as the technology leader for my campus. I’m the one that student’s, their parent’s, colleagues, and administrator turn to when they need help, answers, troubleshooting, and technology advice and guidance. With that being said I think an educational leader should consists of a few, simple, yet very important qualities. First I think a leader should be trustworthy. A leader should be trusted to keep confidential items, well, confidential. As educators we all know that schools can be as bad as or not worse than most TV soap operas. Second the educational leader should be respectful. An educational leader should be knowledgeable and understand different cultures they service and should be able to communicate effectively with respect to their unique cultural situations and procedures. Third and finally I think an educational leader should be punctual. I cannot tell you how many times as a classroom teacher we had to wait for the administrator to grace us with their presence. This drives me crazy, to think the leaders time is much more valuable than mine. REFERENCES: