1. Mr. Ryan Devlin VCU EDLP Formative Assessment 1

2. Learning from Assignments Process for writing assignments - Start early - Print the assignment/rubric - Ask questions for clarity - Begin with an outline using APA headings - Build the sections - Utilize layers of editing

3. Learning from Assignments Feedback from professors and peers - Consistent verb tense - Using correct apostrophes - From, not form - Framing a topic - Using relevant sources - Utilize APA manuscript - Explore all editing systems

4. Learning from Projects Methods for organizing group projects - Establish communication channels - Print assignment/rubric - Start early - Ask key questions - Identify roles - Share progress - Utilize layers of editing

5. Learning from Projects Feedback from professors and peers - Flexibility with group members availability - Overcome team dysfunctions - Presentation techniques - Eliminate “ums” and “ahs” - Communication with teammates

6. Learning to Lead Evolving leadership - Establish leadership presence - Understand leadership frames - Effective teamwork - Awareness of different learning inventories - Making ethical decisions - Familiarity of policy and law

7. Learning to Lead EDLP 708 Power of Presence by Kristi Hedges - Intentional - be intentional about presence - Individual - connect on an individual level - Inspirational - get people motivated

8. Learning to Lead EDLP 702 Reframing Organizations by L.G. Bolman and T.E. Deal - Structural - Political - Human Resources - Symbolic

9. Learning to Lead EDLP 700 Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni - Absence of Trust - Fear of Conflict - Avoidance of Accountability - Lack of Commitment - Inattention to Results

10. Learning to Lead EDLP 700 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - Extrovert (E) - Intuition (N) - Feeling (F) - Perceiving (P) Learning Profile (LCI) - Technical Reasoning, use first - Confluence, use second - Sequence and Precision, avoid

11. Learning to Lead EDLP 705 Meeting Ethical Challenges of Leadership by C.E. Johnson - Utilitarianism - Kant's categorical imperative - Rawls’s justice as fairness - Communitarianism - Altruism

12. Learning to Lead EDLP 704 Policy Studies for Educational Leaders by F.C. Fowler - Federal and State legal systems - Understanding of policy - Policy development

13. Ed.D Impacting Work Ed.D program has changed and developed new leadership lenses at work - Good soldier, good actor - Ethical decisions - Policy and law - Functional team - Data analysis - Layers of the organization

14. Professional Goals Short-term - Continue to improve academically in year 2 of the Ed.D program - Obtain an Assistant Principal position - Successful Summer Academy Coordinator experience Long-term - Principal position at a High School Technical Center - Teach Technology Education in Higher Education - Ed.D graduation in May, 2018

15. References American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. Babo, G. & Elovitz, L. Quantitative Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel, A School Administrator's Guide, published in 2015. ISBN: 580-0-1101-7638-2. Bolman, L. G. & Deal, T. E. (2013). Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice and leadership (5 th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Fowler, F.C. (2013). Policy studies for educational leaders: An introduction, 4th ed. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc Hedges, K. (2011). Power of presence. New York, NY: Amacom. Johnson, C. E. (2012). Meeting the ethical challenges of leadership: Casting light or shadow (4 th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE. Lencioni, Patrick (2002): The five dysfunctions of a team. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass