One of the things that most impressed me about this class is that my definition of leadership has changed. I did not come into 565 expecting to change my view all that much, but what I see now is that leadership can come in different shapes and sizes. I see now that I can lead my building through my work in the classroom, through committee projects I'm involved with directing, as well as the way I can manage relations between staff members. I think I now view a teacher leader as someone who can effect change in a school through their work with students, other teachers, administration or community. This definition has broadened considerably from the definition I started with, and I now feel I can view myself as a leader in my building.
I think my view of my leadership potential has not changed, I've always felt that I had potential to lead within my building community. I now view myself as someone who is already one of the leaders at my school.
Finally, I do and always have agreed with our books assertion of change from within. This is why I have always worked hard to make meaningful use of time working on a variety of committees. The committees I have joined all have meaning and interest to me and we have worked hard to implement parts of our vision into the larger school community. Finally, taking part in this program has helped me to change our community from within as I relate the new experiences of this program into my teaching career.
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