Unit 1, Activity 3

Unit 1, Activity 3: Additional Professional Reflection

1. Read the Teacher Librarian article Leadership Suits Me and consider the following questions:

• When you consider outstanding leaders in your school or professional background, what made them exceptional?

• When you consider bad leaders in your past, what did they do that undermined them or made them less effective?

2. In the Teacher Librarian article, I suggest that "if others do not see you as likeable, credible, collaborative, trustworthy, etc., then you are not those things to others—even if you think you are. "Since you've already studied and examined growth and fixed mindsets, consider how your mindsets affect your interaction with others. Identify specific beliefs or behaviors that you exhibit as a professional. Use the organizer in the Leadership Conversation Portfolio to name and post beliefs and behaviors that might impact your conversations with building or district leaders. Place them on a line between 'fixed' and 'growth.' If there are other habits or behaviors that don't fit under growth/fixed mindsets, include them at the bottom. See example below.

3. If you haven't already done so, take the short Librarian Partnership Snapshot survey. Review the results from others in your cohort.

4. Consider the following questions as you review the data

• What patterns do you see?

• What surprises you?

• Are there differences between collaborations between school and district leaders?

5. In your Leadership Conversation Portfolio, respond to the following question with a short (max. 200 word) journal entry:

• As I prepare for conversations with building and district leaders, what do I need to recognize about myself in order to effectively engage in productive discussions and planning?

6. In the Facebook Group, post one new insight into your professional mindset or point of view that might (or does) impact your interactions with administrators.