Apply and Practice

Strategies for Early Education Leaders

Use this document to reflect on the strengths and challenges in your setting as they relate to the strategies presented in this section. After completing the
exercise choose one of the challenges. In the next activity, you will have an opportunity to discuss with colleagues. Note: You can use this tool for self-
reflection, or you can take the conversation offline and engage with others in your setting.
Please rank these insights
on a scale of 1 to 5
(1 = challenge, 5 = strength)
Strategies for Creating Psychological Safety Example(s) from your setting

Leaders frame the work in terms of learning problems, not

1 2 3 4 5
execution problems.

Leaders acknowledge their own mistakes and model the

1 2 3 4 5
process of learning from them.

Leaders and staff model curiosity by asking questions. 1 2 3 4 5

Strategies for Leveraging Diversity Example(s) from your setting

Leaders create regular team-building opportunities, including

those that help integrate staff in diverse roles and allow teams 1 2 3 4 5
to self-organize by specific abilities.

Leaders regularly communicate a sense of purpose for the

overall work and establish a specific purpose for any meeting 1 2 3 4 5
or working group.

Leaders regularly communicate and recognize results. 1 2 3 4 5

Strategies for Early Education Leaders