Unit 10 Discussion Drawing on professional, trade, or academic literature that you found on the importance of reflection, share your findings about reflection as a critical leadership skill that takes practice and has a literature base

Unit 10 Discussion

Drawing on professional, trade, or academic literature that you found on the importance of reflection, share your findings about reflection as a critical leadership skill that takes practice and has a literature base. What implications does this have for your own professional practice? Include APA citations, and reference information from your sources.

Unit 10 assignment

The thinking habits of mind, heart, and imagination provide excellent cues for practicing and acquiring the mental models that will enable you to grow personally and professionally over a lifetime. The thinking habits begin with complementary thinking, defined as “the habit of thinking that weaves multiple perspectives into an integrated fabric of understanding” (Jaisle, 2000). Each thinking habit is multi-dimensional. F. Scott Fitzgerald has been attributed with claiming that the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. Mastery of the thinking habits will take you beyond “first-rate." Continue to embrace and practice the thinking habits to bring yourself to the point where they are truly habits that you demonstrate “almost always.” They will be a key to your success as a doctoral student and a leader.

For this assignment, reflect on the criteria and indicators in the thinking habits of mind, heart, and imagination and the self-assessment you conducted in Week 2 of this course. Write a brief paper that consolidates your reflections on how you have worked through the various assignments in this course and how you have used them to facilitate opportunities to improve. List those specific habits that you have worked on in this course and provide examples.

• Ask yourself: What will be the biggest challenges in achieving mastery of the thinking habits?
• Look ahead to the course titles and descriptions for the Educational Leadership specialization, and create a plan that indicates what you will do to continue developing your thinking habits as you continue your studies.
• As an outgrowth of all you have learned in this course:
  • What will you do more of?
  • What will you do less of?
  • What will you do differently?
  • How will you think differently?

Refer to the thinking habits of mind, heart, and imagination and any other course readings that particularly impacted you, using APA form and style. Create a reference list of the resources you have cited.