Human Resource Development-Comprehensive Integration

COURSE REFLECTION INSTRUCTIONS

Read through the TCA or ACA for your degree program and write a 1-page essayto answer the questions below.Refer to the Mission, Conceptual Framework, and TCA or ACA (Teacher Competency Assessment or Advanced Competency Assessment) for your degree program on the School of Education Graduate Advising Guide.
Include the following in your Course Reflection:
• How is EDUC 554 related to the Mission and Conceptual Framework of the School of Education?How is EDUC 554 related to the TCA or ACA for your degree program?
• Which assignments from this course will you add to your Professional Portfolio in LiveText? The Professional Portfolio is submitted at the end of student teaching or the internship semester.
• Which TCA or ACA competencies are supported by the assignment(s) you selected?

PART A: BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES [Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions]
A.0 Overall assessment of Biblical leadership competencies Circle one: 1 2 3 4
A.1 Confidence Circle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate exerts confident leadership as well as accepts responsibilities in the broad field of education:
Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv
• fulfills assigned duties and responsibilities faithfully in all areas of service
• leads with a servant’s heart and administrator’s mind, (understanding when the heart must direct and when the mind must dictate)
A.2 FairnessCircle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate: Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv
• avoids the establishment of unjust policies and procedures
• implements policies fairly and consistently
A.3 Unity Circle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate facilitates unity within the organization: Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv
• implements procedures that guard confidentiality and welfare of those within the organization
• articulates and accepts the responsibility a leader
• invests time, resources, and personal energies in followers
• builds a team with synergy and fellowship in the leadership position
• understands the concept of sacrifice in order to build unity

A.4 Educational precepts Circle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate: Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud
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• conceptualizes a broad spectrum of educational precepts, generalizations, dispositions, points of view
• implements procedures that safeguard the separation of religious and civil responsibilities and decisions
A.5 Research and technology Circle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate demonstrates competence as a consumer of current resources: Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv
• collects and analyzes data as a basis for action
• applies information technology
A.6 Change ProcessCircle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate implements effective change processes when needed: Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv
• remains true to core values while developing and changing the procedures of the institution
• attends to details while considering alternative routes to a goal
• plans thoroughly before implementation
• adjusts strategy within the context of the moment without wavering from the intended goal
• maintains cultural traditions of value and adjusts those that are obsolete
• expects and prepares to deal with spiritual and environmental attacks
A.7 Vision Circle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate: Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv
• transmits a personal vision
• guides those who protect the old way of doing things
• articulates a personal call to leadership
A.8 Respect for individualsCircle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate respects individual needs and abilities: Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv
• appreciates diverse backgrounds of co-workers, students, families, and communities
• provides accommodations for special needs.
A.9 Empowerment Circle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate empowers co-workers by articulating the difference between management and leadership in terms of the differences in the way the followers are managed or the way they are motivated. Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv

A.10 Decision making Circle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate demonstrates: Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv
• critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• interpersonal skills
• leadership skills (approaches challenges as opportunities rather than problems of the organization)

PART B: ADMINISTRATION/SUPERVISION COMPETENCIES [Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions]
B.0 Overall assessment of administration/supervision competencies Circle one: 1 2 3 4
B.1 Vision and school communityCircle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate is an educational leader who demonstrates the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by facilitating the:
Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv
• development
• articulation
• implementation
• stewardship of a school vision of learning supported by the school community
B.2 Positive school culture and school practiceCircle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidateis an educational leader who demonstrates the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by promoting a: Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv
• positive school culture
• providing an effective instructional program
• applying best practice to student learning
• designing comprehensive professional growth plans for staff
B.3 Organization, operations, and resource management Circle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate is an educational leaders who demonstrates the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by managing the: Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv
• organization
• operations
• resources in a way that promotes a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment
B.4 Family and community collaboration Cir
cle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate exhibits capability as an educational leader to promote the success of all students by collaborating with families and other community members, responding to Course Exper

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Stud Achv
• diverse community interests and needs
• mobilizing community resources
B.5 Integrity, fairness, and ethics Circle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate exhibits capacity as an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by acting with: Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv
• integrity
• fairness
• an ethical manner
B.6 School in context Circle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate is an educational leader who demonstrates competence in promoting the success of all students by: Course Exper Writ Plan CandPerf Stud Achv
• understanding
• responding to
• influencing the larger
– political
– social
– economic
l-legal
– cultural context
B.7 Field experience Circle one: 1 2 3 4
Candidate synthesizes and applies knowledge and practice to develop the skills (identified in all of the above standards) through substantial, sustained, standards-based work in real settings, planned and guided cooperatively by the institution and school district personnel for graduate credit.