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One hallmark of professionalism is self-reflection. The ability to reflect back on your learning will allow you to continue to synthesize new learning with current knowledge. Please review the course objectives in the Syllabus. Reflect upon your learning in this course and describe in detail how you have met each of the course objectives.
Why is self-reflection an important component in instructional design? How can this foster a positive teaching experience and learning experience for both students and families?
As a center director, you would like to offer the families of the children in your program more opportunity to become involved in the center. After reviewing the Strengthening Families program, you decide to institute a Parent Cafe for the parents of your center. You also need to remind parents that parent-teacher conferences are coming up and that parents are invited to volunteer in the classrooms as another way to get involved. To spread the word, you create a flyer to send home with each child. This flyer will serve as the invitation but also needs to entice parents to attend the event and volunteer, and remind them about conferences.
Format:
When completing the weekly scenario, you must be sure to include both a focus assignment and a self-reflection. These must be clearly labeled using headings. Without the proper labels, I must assume that this step was not completed, and partial credit will be lost.
Headings:
Focus Assignment
Self Reflection
A self-reflection is a thorough explanation of your focus assignment. The self-reflection must be written in paragraph format with a minimum of 10 sentences.
Instructions and Rubric for Chapter Scenario: 100 Points Total
Focus Assignment: 50 points
Create a flyer that describes the purpose of a Parent Cafe and the first topic you will discuss. The flyer should also remind families about volunteer opportunities in the program and about parent-teacher conferences and the need to schedule time with their child’s teacher. Use digital graphics that are eye catching to encourage families to look more closely.
Self-Reflection: 50 points
1. For each item of your flyer, explain how this guideline addresses the issues in the scenario (40 points). Please remember to write the self reflection in paragraph form at the bottom of the flyer.
Why is it important to have qualities such as integrity, civility and ethics? How would describe your personal code of ethics? Are these qualities important for a successful career? Why?
Self-Reflection exercises can be used as an opportunity to evaluate your own team skills. The point of these exercises is to challenge you to think about how you can improve these skills. Please respond to the questions below to include your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Take this as an opportunity to reflect upon your perceptions about your own strengths and weaknesses in your workplace. Please visit this link and read about the core skills needed to either lead or be a member of a successful team:
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMM_92.htm
After reading this information, please think about your own skills. Write the following:
A paragraph describing what you think is your weakest teamwork skill.
A paragraph describing what you think is your strongest teamwork skill.
A paragraph with ideas on how you can improve your greatest weakness.
A paragraph with ideas on how you can take advantage of your greatest strengths.
Questions for Consideration
1. We have learned over the course of this term that communication and trust is crucial to virtual team success. Why?
2. Why is knowledge sharing important in virtual teams?
3. What are the most important concepts that you have learned in this course? What are the most important things you have learned about yourself?
Refer to Chapter 12 of the Bughardt and Tolliver text and go to ” Self-Reflection: Looking In and Out ”
Rate your credibility with the series of scales, Have peer and a supervisor complete the same series of scales about you, but do not show them your results or let them know how you rated yourself. Compare and contrast your evaluation with the credibility assessments that your peer and supervisor completed about you. What credibility aspects did you agree with or disagree with? What can you do to improve and to decrease these areas of differences?The paper should be at least 300 words.
The text: Gamble, T., & Gamble, M. (2013). Leading with communication: a practical approach to leadership communication. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Chapter 12 “Self-Reflection: Looking In and Out”. Page. .221 – 222