Monitoring My GAME Plan Progress

As I have continued moving forward with my GAME plan, I have found myself making progress in my understanding of skills that are required to be a leader.  Although the resources are beneficial, it has been watching my administrators that has really helped me pinpoint the skills. What I have found that I need to become a better leader is confidence.  My administrators tell me they see me as a leader but yet I lack the confidence to see myself that way.  I have found that if I continue to read some of these great leadership articles that they give me great insight into new ideas and ways to make changes to better your procedures and staff, but there is are also key components that you must learn by doing and watching others.  A good leader doesn't just tell people what to do, a good leader communicates, collaborates, listens, helps to guide and more.  I am lucky enough to work for some admirable administrators that help guide me and help me grow.

I have found that the information I read within my resources helps to affirm my understanding of digital citizenship.  There have been some wonderful poster resources as well as lesson plans that I have pulled so that I can use them with my current set of students and at the beginning of the school year.  

Some of the more important components that I have not had time to address with students are online safety and cyber bullying.  The main reason why these aren't addressed by me is that I am already spread so thin, and despite my best efforts, I can't get a normal effective schedule.  This I believe is where I need to take my leadership skills and help my teachers understand the importance of adding this to their curriculum.  Another option is bringing the topic to the attention of my administration and developing a district wide curriculum for not only digital citizenship topics but also the new literacies.

The most important thing I have learned while following my GAME plan and taking these courses for my Masters is that although we have an innovative thinking district, we lack some important pieces in our curriculum that will help us create students who are ready for the digital world.