Below are comments about opportunities for personal development through FACTSnet summer.
My work at FACTsnet afforded me many
opportunities for professional and personal development. The first instance of
this was with the book ‘Breakthrough Solution’ and the webinar by Dr. Grant
Mullen. Those gave me a lot of insight into hidden weights I had to be careful
not to carry around lest they hamper my efforts and relationships both at home
and in the workplace.
FACTsnet afforded me the opportunity to attend
the Vitalize 2013 conference on company time, funded by a different
organization. This was a great boon to me as the conference was full of
interesting and motivating speakers. My personalized conference plan focused on
communication – how to communicate with colleagues, board members, community
members and so on. The lessons learned from this conference were applied
immediately to my work with FACTsnet, and will stay with me throughout my
affiliation with various nonprofits.
FACTsnet provided me with an
account to use on the Flag Page website, [From Bags to Flags]which examined what values are most
important to me. I learned that I value personal connections, efficiency and
competency. This explained to me why I get along with certain people, and less
so with others. I seek out those who share the same values I do. This helped me
understand that I need to be respectful of others who don’t share the same
values – they have their own values, which are just different and not bad.
My duties with FACTsnet
required a lot of communication and cooperation with other members of the
summer 2013 team. This afforded me an excellent opportunity to practice my
teamwork skills which will serve me well in the field of education.
This summer, I worked with
two high school students within my constituency. I tutored them on CTS (Career & Technology Studies) modules
taken from Alberta Education – this involved making lesson plans with learning
outcomes, actual teaching, evaluation, and making final reports. All of those
were excellent hands on practice of tasks I will need to do frequently as a
teacher. It also gave me an opportunity to explore the approach of different
schools to teaching students with disabilities.
I helped coordinate two
FACTsnet events this summer, and gave presentations at both. While I was
already a very experienced presenter, any opportunity to brush up on my skills
while making new network connections is very welcome!
Finally, I learned through
FACTsnet of an online course aimed at creating better relationships with people
in my personal or professional life. This course gave me new insights into my
relationship with several people close to me, and I will be using what I
learned on an ongoing basis.
No comments:
Post a Comment