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 * Josh Maki **

**Objective:** to complete the 30-credit MS Educational Leadership degree program

To become an educational leader, one must be vigilant in the identification of trends in society and education. For me, this means successfully forecasting change to better prepare my students for the world they will face as adults. The art of forecasting may be defined as the ability “to identify an Scurve pattern as it begins to emerge, well ahead of the inﬂection point” (Saffo, 2007).



Pursuing an advanced degree in educational leadership has already helped me become cognizant of trends I hadn’t considered and aware of ways to begin taking an active role in shaping those trends in my classroom, department, building, and district. To become an agent of change rather than its pawn, I must continue to learn, to grow, and to pass my skills and knowledge to my students.

In the end, they, too, must become change agents to shape their world, a world flattened by communication, offering new opportunities for collaboration, but increasingly driven by global competition. They must attend to their personal and economic destinies, but I am responsible for helping give them the tools to succeed by being a lifelong learner, skilled practitioner, and reflective professional.