Time Well Spent

I would like to start off by thanking all of my colleagues and Johnna! Without the feedback and encouragement I received throughout this course I do not think I would have grown as much as I did. I appreciate the time you all spent learning about my challenge and why it is of importance to me. 

I wish everyone the best in their future endeavors! If any of you would like to stay connected my email is chrissy.silk@gmail.com - I would love to add each of you to my Community of Practice.

The three things I learned during this course and program:

1) This program has helped me to make small manageable goals for  myself, both academically and personally. Having the courses on a consistent and shortened schedule helped me think in the moment and short term. I was able to accomplish the goal of achieving my master's degree without feeling as overwhelmed. 

2) I can be an agent of social change. Prior to the start of this course I thought that to be an agent of social change I had to think on the national or global level. This course taught me that I can make small changes within my community to ensure positive outcomes for the children, families, and the early childhood field.
“Everyone has the power to make a difference, whether big or small or local or global” (General Board of Church & Society of The United Methodist Church, 2014).

3) The last and most important thing I learned through my time at Walden was how to be a leader. Leadership, to me, is about guiding and inspiring others to be the best version of themselves. Leaders help others to achieve a common goal. Through this course I realized my potential at becoming a leader within my workplace. 

The long-term goal I have decided on for myself is to build relationships within my new position at Head Start. I have been a teacher at Head Start for six years and have built relationships among the other teachers. All of those relationships are now having to change, which is something I will be needing to grow in. 

Reference

General Board of Church & Society of The United Methodist Church. (2014). 6 types of social-change agents. Retrieved from https://umc-gbcs.org/faith-in-action/6-types-of-social-change-agents