Education

· Part 1

o ECE 660 is a key course in influencing your ability to foster change through action research. Now that you have action research as a potential framework for influencing change and improvement in education, explain how this enhances your leadership skills and empowers you to make a positive difference.

o What inspires you to influence change as an early childhood education professional and leader? Share any vision or mission you have for making a positive difference as a leader in early childhood education.

· Part 2

o Please take several minutes to skim through your Leadership Journals from your previous courses in the MAECEL program. Discuss the ways that you have grown and developed in your leadership knowledge and skills from the beginning of the program to now. Justify your position by sharing examples of how you have demonstrated leadership in your current professional role. If you are not currently in a professional role, you may use a previous experience, or discuss your visions related to change leadership in a future role in ECE.

· Part 3

· Critique your own understanding of action research as a result of constructing your action research proposal. Discuss how action research can strengthen your practices in your current or future role as an early childhood professional. Forecast how you could use action research in being a change agent and leader in early childhood education.