1. Describe three different ways that you have made your love for students you lead visible through work you have done.
I would hope that I do make my love visible to those I lead. I think I try to show my love by checking in with them and their work and making sure that they aren't alone in their tasks and that they always have me to help. I also try to bond my team together and gather them for team activities and outings so that we create that bonding network. Lastly, I try to show my love by encouraging them to reach their potential . I try my best to help them see the good work they have done and how they can continue to do so.
I would hope that I do make my love visible to those I lead. I think I try to show my love by checking in with them and their work and making sure that they aren't alone in their tasks and that they always have me to help. I also try to bond my team together and gather them for team activities and outings so that we create that bonding network. Lastly, I try to show my love by encouraging them to reach their potential . I try my best to help them see the good work they have done and how they can continue to do so.
2. Dean Heperi talked about the importance of truly loving those you work with enough to help them improve. Please describe a time when you have had to help someone by having a difficult conversation about their need for improvement. Please identify what things you said that helped you in this experience.
It's crazy how much this applied to me this year. I work with a lot of close friends as my program directors and it was hard to work with them at first because our friendship stood in the way of professionalism. It was frustrating but I sat down with two of my program directors and just explained my point of view and heard their points and came to solutions that were just the right balance. I made sure that I wasn't putting blame on anyone and that I used effective communications skills. I took the time to listen and looked at things from their perspective. It was helpful for both sides.
It's crazy how much this applied to me this year. I work with a lot of close friends as my program directors and it was hard to work with them at first because our friendship stood in the way of professionalism. It was frustrating but I sat down with two of my program directors and just explained my point of view and heard their points and came to solutions that were just the right balance. I made sure that I wasn't putting blame on anyone and that I used effective communications skills. I took the time to listen and looked at things from their perspective. It was helpful for both sides.
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