elementary principals statewide mentoring meeting tuesday, january 27, 2015
TRANSCRIPT
Outcomes: Grow your professional network;
Collaborated to help each other address individual leadership challenges;
Discussed the evaluation process and coaching both superstars and resistors;
Been provided guidance on challenging legal issues;
Explored critical conditions for implementation of successful teacher leadership; and
Identified strategies to manage time and be more mindful as a way to achieve a better leadership-life fit.
Links Resources:
http://www.sai-iowa.org/jan-elementary-statewide-meeting.cfm
Evaluation:
http://bit.ly/ElemJan2015
Mentoring Matters:http://www.sai-iowa.org/2014-15-resources.cfm
Protocol Leader who has traveled the farthest will be
the first presenter
Timekeeper/facilitator will be the person to the left of the presenter
Presenter shares an overview of the dilemma and poses his/her focus question.
3 MINUTES
Protocol Consultancy Group asks clarifying questions –
those with brief, factual answers.
Consultancy Group asks probing questions: Worded to help presenter clarify and expand
his/her thinking about the dilemma presented to the group.
Help presenter analyze the dilemma.
3 MINUTES
Protocol Consultancy Group talks with each other about the
dilemma presented while the presenter listens and takes notes: What did we hear?
What didn’t we hear that might be relevant?
What assumptions seem to be operating?
What questions does the dilemma raise for us?
What do we think about the dilemma?
What might we do or try if faced with a similar dilemma? What have we done in similar situations?
5 MINUTES
Protocol Presenter reflects on what he/she heard and on
what he/she is now thinking, sharing with the group anything that particularly resonated during the consultancy.
5 MINUTES
Rotate to second presenter.
Welcome to the Activators of our Learning!
Rich Schulte, Pella
Judy Brueggemann, Harris-Lake Park
Teri Bowlin, Lynnville-Sully
Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere.
~Ronald Reagan
Preparing for Change How will teacher leaders contribute to the school’s
vision for school improvement?
How will teacher leaders “drum up” business?
What will you delegate and what will you share?
What do your teacher leaders know about adult learners?
How has your schedule been adjusted to support teacher leaders in working with staff both one-on-one and in groups? To support teacher leaders in collaborating with each other? To support teacher leaders in professional learning? To support teacher leaders in meeting with the principal?
Magnet Summary Identify key word/s (magnet word) from your article
and jot in center of note card.
Locate details ‘attracted’ to the magnet word and write in corner of note card. Include page # where possible.
Shared Leadership
developmental, 1
Delegate
perfectionistic, 4
credibility, 4gradual release, 3
What does research say?
Read designated article:
1. Creating a Culture of Teacher Leadership (yellow)
2. Making the Leap to Shared Leadership (green)
3. Critical Conditions: What Teacher Leaders Need to Be Effective in School (blue)
Complete a Magnet Summary for each of the key ideas in your article.
Team Talk Connect with those who have read your same
article.
Share your Magnet Summaries.
Adjust your Magnet Summaries as you see fit.
Return to home base group and share summaries.
Use the Article Summaries Tool to capture the key concepts of the articles.
Application Review the chart “Supporting Core Teacher
Leadership Skills: Principal Moves” (pink).
Complete the Self-Assessment (white page after pink page).
Complete the Dare to Delegate Check list (p. 20-green article).
“There are simple, relatively easy steps you can take to pull your life from the brink. I’m confident that working harder isn’t one of them.”
Scott Eblin
Mindfulness is the alternative to overworked and overwhelmed.
Mindfulness is doing simple things that make us more aware of what’s going on around us and inside us and then being intentional about what we’re going to do – or not do – next.
When you're walking, just walk. When you're eating, just eat. Not in front of the TV, not with the newspaper. It turns out, that's huge.
Killer Apps Get you out of fight or flight by activating
your rest and digest response.
Use them anywhere at any time of the day to stress less and thrive more.
Killer Apps Move:
Stand, stretch, walk. Short stints of movement and exercise increase your capacity to think clearly. The rhythmic, repetitive motion of going for a walk or stretching for a few minutes activates your rest and digest response and pushes the reset button on your brain.
Breathe:
Take Three Deep Breaths, Mindfully. Develop a routine that include deep breathing.
Connect:
Nurture relationships.
Reflect:
In moments where you feel most stressed/overwhelmed, ask yourself, “What is going right?”
Mindfulness and Time Management
Review list
Which time management tips work best for you?
How are you practicing mindfulness?
What routine might you add to improve your leadership-life fit?
Looking Ahead and Wrapping Up
Feb. 2 – Effective Hiring in a System of Teacher Leadership
Feb. 6 – Investigating Bullying
Feb. 10 – Law Conference
Feb. 13 – EQ: The Other Smart
Evaluation:
http://bit.ly/ElemJan2015