Visit your Level’s section for information on which of the following Reflective Essays are required for that Level. Suggested length of each essay: 500-800 words

Anti-Racism

• Prompt A

Discuss your understanding of anti-racism and your experience weaving anti-racism into your work. Note that while the lens, for portfolio purposes, is ARAOMC (addressing a variety of isms and marginalized identities), this essay is intended to focus specifically on anti-racism.

• Prompt B

Discuss your understanding of anti-racism and your experience weaving anti-racism into your work, specifically your Leadership paper/project. Note that while the lens, for portfolio purposes, is ARAOMC (addressing a variety of isms and marginalized identities), this essay is intended to focus specifically on anti-racism.

Spiritual Life and Self-Care

• Prompt C

How do you balance your professional and personal life and set appropriate boundaries in response to others’ requests of your time. How do you renew your spirit?

• Prompt D

Given that Leadership Level Credential religious educators frequently seek more demanding, higher-paying positions than those they currently hold, what is your plan going forward for balancing your professional and personal life and finding time to renew your spirit?

Professional Role

• Prompt E

Having completed this work for credentialing, how do you envision your role as a professional UU religious educator? What has changed for you since you started the Religious Education Credentialing Program?

• Prompt F

Begin with the phrase, “Since achieving Advanced Level status in [insert year], the changes I see in myself and my role are…”

• Prompt G

Begin with the phrase, “The changes I see in myself and my role going forward are…”

Technology

Briefly comment on technology uses in your program.

1. Provide two specific examples of technology use in your program and the impacts of each.
2. Have you dealt with AI in your program? If so, how?

For the purposes of this technology reflection, you may want to consider the following:

• Working knowledge of common modern technologies, digital communication tools, and critical reflection on digital literacies.
• Reflection on advantages and disadvantages of the educational use of technology with users with a range of technological facility.
• Awareness of the ways in which the use of technology brings forth issues of class and power, access, and generational differences.
• Awareness of Ethical and Safety issues, and proactively mitigating risks involved in the usage of information and communication technologies.
• Creative use and integration of digital technologies to promote religious literacy and enrich congregational life.