C. Early Childhood Through K-12 Leadership

The early childhood through K-12 leadership competency describes:

C1. Demonstrating understanding of the articulation and alignment of curriculum from pre-school through grade 12;
C2. Demonstrating understanding of different organizational systems and structures at early childhood, elementary, middle or junior high, and high school levels;
C3. Demonstrating the ability to work with children of all ages;
C4. Demonstrating the ability to work with parents, teachers and other staff in all levels of schooling;
C5. Demonstrating understanding of the characteristics of effective transitions from one level of schooling to the next;
C6. Demonstrating understanding of the developmental needs of children of all ages.

Artifacts:

ED 601 Article Review - Inquiry Based Teaching Strategies

ED 601 Philosophy of Education Reflective Essay

ED640 Early Childhood Observation Reflection

Competency-Based Learning Innovation Cohort Facilitator Resources

Folder housing resources I used to lead development of our districtwide competencies K-12 for math, language arts, science, and social studies

K-6 Reading Resource Team Guiding Change

Artifact from my time on a districtwide K-6 team charged with identifying resources aligned with the science of reading

Reflection:

This is yet another area where both coursework learning and practical practicum application have served my development well. Coursework such as PreK-12 School Administration provided me with a holistic view of the system, and how developmentally appropriate programming through each level of schooling supports success for each learning. In particular, this course afforded me a closer look at our PreK programming which I was less familiar with supporting. In terms of practical application, my practicum included opportunities to work with our Preschool Director and K-12 curriculum alignment, giving me the opportunity to apply my learning authentically. Overall, this has been a significant area of growth, and I look forward to extending that growth even further year by year.