It is natural for students finishing this class to feel energized by their experience. Typically, students have a renewed sense of purpose and ideas for taking a more active role in their home schools. In this lesson, you will focus on your plans for leading as well as put the finishing touches on your group project.
The first step to creating an Action Plan for increased leadership is to determine a specific objective for something you'd like to impact. Usually, it's a good idea to start with narrow focus so you can achieve success. State your objective in very specific terms. For example, you might say "I want to increase staff awareness on reading literacy."
Often, new ideas and plans meet with resistance. Take a few moments to identify the resistance you are likely to encounter as you execute your new plan. Try to imagine the motivation for the resistance, as well as the source and the form it might take. Prepare yourself for this and work some anti-resistance strategies into your action steps.
The next step is to outline your specific action steps. Consider the time and resources you have available to you. Think about whether or not you can enlist a colleague or two to help or whether or not you can leverage any existing programs or initiatives.
The final part of your action plan is to consider the question, "How will I know when I have been successful?" You can look for hard data and anecdotal evidence to determine the success of your plan.
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