Elizabeth Nordgren
Coordinator of Innovative and Personalized Learning. Lifelong Learner.
KnowledgeWorks Personalized Learning Fellow. TIES Exceptional Teacher. Minnesota Roller Derby Skater. Apple Teacher. Wanderluster. Certified Google Educator. UMD & MSUM Grad. Nerd.
A. Leadership
The leadership competency describes:
A1. Collaboratively assessing and improving culture, and climate;
A2. Providing purpose and direction for individuals and groups;
A3. Modeling shared leadership and decision-making strategies;
A4. Demonstrating an understanding of issues affecting education
A5. Through a visioning process, formulating strategic plans and goals with staff and community;
A6. Setting of priorities in the context of stakeholder needs;
A7. Serving as a spokesperson for the welfare of all learners in a multicultural context;
A8. Understanding how education is impacted by local, state, national, and international events;
A9. Demonstrating the ability to facilitate and motivate others;
A10. Demonstrating the ability to implement change or educational reform.
Artifacts:
ED634 Strengths Based Leadership Essay
ED639 Culture vs. Climate Reflection
ED639 Administration of the Secondary School Discussion Question Responses
Topics: article learning summaries, leveraging cultural shifts, core beliefs
Reflection:
While my work as a continuous improvement and innovation coach and coordinator of learning prior to entering my masters/licensure program primed me as an educational leader, I was grateful to continue to expand that learning. My growth within the leadership competency has been supported throughout both programs, both through coursework as well as my practicum experiences. I can say with confidence that my learning has facilitated a deeper understanding of the many facets that make up strong leadership. In particular, by working on both building and district level design teams, and being designated a project lead on district operational plan projects, I have both learned about and applied learning focused on developing shared decision making, prioritization, and strategic planning. It has been rewarding to immediately be able to translate my learning into everyday practice as I continue to build my leadership capacity in Spring Lake Park Schools.
