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This reflection discusses Betty Graham Young's experience leading a professional learning community focused on cultural sensitivity. She helped teachers understand culture and how it relates to student outcomes. This connects to ELCC Standard 4 on collaboration. Next week, she will focus on ELCC Standard 1 by participating in a School Improvement Team meeting to review goals and data as part of gaining experience with vision stewardship.

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This reflection discusses Betty Graham Young's experience leading a professional learning community focused on cultural sensitivity. She helped teachers understand culture and how it relates to student outcomes. This connects to ELCC Standard 4 on collaboration. Next week, she will focus on ELCC Standard 1 by participating in a School Improvement Team meeting to review goals and data as part of gaining experience with vision stewardship.

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Topic One Reflection

Betty Graham Young

Grand Canyon University

EAD 539: Clinical Internship III- Learner-Centered Leadership

Dr. Barker

December 9, 2020
Topic One Reflection

A Significant and Memorable Leadership Experience

This week I was able to lead the high school professional learning community (PLC)

which focused on the importance of being a culturally sensitive practitioner. This experience

connects with ELCC Standard 4: Collaboration as an Essential for Leadership Development. In

speaking with teachers through the years, I noticed that they had a narrow definition of what it

means to be culturally sensitive. Culture refers to a set of norms, beliefs, and traditions that shape

a person or groups of people. I have learned and am now helping teachers fully understand what

culture is and how it relates to student outcomes. I am truly grateful to have had this leadership

experience and for having the opportunity to be a teacher leader.

Administrators are not only school leaders, but they are also instructional leaders.

Therefore, it is beneficial for me to have had experience in facilitating professional development.

Moreover, I was able to help teachers shift their perspective regarding cultural sensitivity, which

will support the way they approach lessons and differentiate instruction. Cultural sensitivity has a

direct impact on how teachers approach instruction and are what drives instruction. Therefore, I

am certain this topic will be a consistent trend in education and one that I will have to support

my staff in developing.

Next Week’s Leadership Focus

Next week’s focus will be on ELCC Standard One: Vision as an Essential of Leadership

Development. The School Improvement Team (SIT), of which I am a part, will meet to discuss

the efficacy and fidelity of goals and review relevant data. I will use this internship activity to

gain experience stewardship of the school’s vision and goals.


Reference

Grand Canyon University. (2019). College of Education Master of Education in Educational

Administration Internship Manual. https://www.gcumedia.com/lms-resources/student-

success-center-content/documents/coe/educational-admin-internship-manual.pdf

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