HOPE
My hope is through working with children and families, I will continue to celebrate and appreciate their diversity, and instill in them that they are truly unique and possess special gifts from God. By reminding them that God created us all different so we could share our gifts and work together to build each other up and achieve common goals, I feel they will develop a sense of self-worth and belonging.
GOAL
My goal is to continue to train my staff on the importance of embracing diversity, and to have them do the same within the classroom. I plan to hold professional development sessions on an annual basis, and distribute scholarly journal articles and self-reflection assignments throughout the year in an effort to achieve this goal. I will also keep my families informed and try to be the inspiration they need to begin exploring the value of diversity.
APPRECIATION
I want to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for my colleagues who have taken the journey of this course with me. I feel by sharing our insights, we have all grown both personally and professionally. It has been an honor and a privilege working alongside all of you, and the realization that there are so many of you out there with similar hopes and goals helps me feel even more confident that we can truly be the change our society needs!
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI love how you worded your professional hope. And the picture you added is great to. To celebrate diversity instead of working around it is very important. Also, the annual training is a great way to make sure we don't forget all the valuable information we have learned. Thank you for learning and growing together in this course. I hope we have future classes together!
Laurie
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI love your goals of teaching us all to embrace diversity and appreciate our unique gifts. Your staff is very lucky to have you as a leader and I think it is wonderful that you will hold professional development sessions to help educate your staff on the importance of self-reflection. I have enjoyed having this course with you and look forward to many more courses in the future! Thank you for all your positive support, it means a lot to me!
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI have really enjoyed having you in my classes, you bring so much knowledge to a beginner like myself. I have enjoyed your pictures as well. I think it is great that you are excited to share what you've learned with your staff. When we see that the boss is excited bout learning, it makes us excited. Keep up the great work!