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EDUC 6302 Final Benchmark Reflection.docx

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CROSS-CURRICULAR THE WRITE WAY_ _A HOW-TO GUIDE

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Assignment 1: Educational Leadership Venn Diagram

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Assignment 1: Educational Leadership Venn Diagram

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References/Research for Venn Diagram Assignment

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References/Research for Venn Diagram Assignment

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One Question or Clarification That I'd Like My Professor to Address

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One Question or Clarification That I'd Like My Professor to Address

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I do not have a question or need clarification at this time!

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I'm a native Houstonian and proud graduate of Sam Houston State University. At SHSU, I was a member of the marching band (where I met my husband!) and worked for the IT department before graduating with a degree in English and Political Science. We then relocated to the San Antonio area for work. I just completed my 11th year of teaching in Hondo ISD where my husband also works as the head band director. We have two young boys, Gavin and Will. Our family loves to be outside, reading and playing with our silly cats. I will be teaching 6th grade social studies this coming year!

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One Activity/Assignment That I'm Excited About

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One Activity/Assignment That I'm Excited About

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I'm looking forward to our culminating benchmark project! As an aspiring campus leader, I'm extremely interested in the different leadership styles and how they can affect our campuses. Additionally, I always enjoy creating professional development materials and can't wait to do another!

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Article Summary: "Resilience in the Face of Adversity" by Jerry Patterson

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Article Summary: "Resilience in the Face of Adversity" by Jerry Patterson

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This article elaborates on "five leadership strengths for moving forward personally and professionally in difficult times" (Patterson, 2001). First, we are met with an anecdote about a superintendent's confidence waning after experiencing adversity in their position and pointing out the realization that the "leadership skills required [during hard times] are not the same ones needed when things [are] going well" (Patterson, 2001). Then, Patterson describes the meaning of resilience and encourages the reader to keep it in mind as a long term construct as you read over the five leadership strengths.
The first strength is to stay upbeat despite any negatives. The second strength requires the leader to not lose focus on what they care about. Next, the leader is urged to remain flexible in how they meet their goals. Then, a resilient leader is one that is proactive at all times. And finally, the leader is urged to conserve said resilience during the harder times to avoid being drained.
The author reminds us that there is no "magic checklist" (Patterson, 2001) for being a strong, resilient leader, but that we can do two major things to steer us in that direction: change our mindsets to realize it's more about how we think about what we're doing than it is about the moves we make, and to do "whatever it takes to move ahead in the face of adversity."

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Patterson, Jerry. (2001). Resilience in the Face of Adversity. School Administrator.

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Here is a link to an article from Edutopia I found to be insightful. It has a few skills an administrator can implement with their staff to support teachers.

This is a video I found that lists soft skills of great administrators that complements the article.

The photo above was chosen to represent my research since I feel like it also represents the word "support".  The overarching concept behind my research ended up being support, and I believe that to be the case because good administrators truly support those who work for them.

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Module 2 Assignment 2: Step One of Benchmark Project

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Module 2 Assignment 2: Step One of Benchmark Project