leading & learning in central new york
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Leading & Learning in Central New York. 2011-2012 Cohort. February, 2012. introductions. GUIDING QUESTIONS: What is instructional leadership? How can I make room for instructional leadership giving the incredible management and supervision demands in todays schools? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
LEADING & LEARNING IN
CENTRAL NEW YO
RK
2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 CO H O R T
February, 2012
INTRODUCTIONSGUIDING QUESTIONS:• What is instructional leadership? • How can I make room for instructional leadership
giving the incredible management and supervision demands in todays schools?
• How can supervision and evaluation be about promoting teacher growth and student learning?
INTRODUCTIONSFOCUS AREAS:• Being deliberate about instructional leadership• Making meetings about instruction• Communication and Instructional leadership• Best Practices in a Standard-based Classroom• Multiple Methods of Data Collection• Feedback: Oral and Written
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INTRODUCTIONSFOCUS AREAS:• Being deliberate about instructional leadership• Making meetings about instruction• Communication and Instructional leadership• Best Practices in a Standard-based Classroom• Multiple Methods of Data Collection• Feedback: Oral and Written
INTRODUCTIONSFOCUS AREAS:• Being deliberate about instructional leadership• Making meetings about instruction• Communication and Instructional leadership• Best Practices in a Standard-based Classroom• Multiple Methods of Data Collection• Feedback: Oral and Written
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INTRODUCTIONSFOCUS AREAS:• Being deliberate about instructional leadership• Making meetings about instruction• Communication and Instructional leadership• Best Practices in a Standard-based Classroom• Multiple Methods of Data Collection• Feedback: Oral and Written
today
CREATING A DEFINITION• What is “growth-producing feedback?• Why is it important?• How does it fit with the Race To The Top?
ACTIVITY: With your partner, write adefinition of “growth producing feedback”
ADULTS AS LEARNERS (ANDRAGOGY)• Our teachers are our learners• Adult learners are not just like younger learners
ACTIVITY: Turn to page 181 in Leading the Learning. Which of these is a little different for adult learners?
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND
E X T R OV E RT E DPrefer to respond to new information immediately, doing your thinking out loud…
I N T R OV E RT E DPrefer information in advance so that you have time to think about the issues before you respond…
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND
E X T R OV E RT E DPrefer to respond to new information immediately, doing your thinking out loud…
I N T R OV E RT E DPrefer information in advance so that you have time to think about the issues before you respond…
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND
E X T R OV E RT E DPrefer to respond to new information immediately, doing your thinking out loud…
I N T R OV E RT E DPrefer information in advance so that you have time to think about the issues before you respond…
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND
G LO B A LTend to see the big picture and like to have scaffolding on which to hang details…
A N A LY T I C A LPrefer to see the bits and pieces and then put them into a whole…
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND
R A N D O MInclined to jump around inside a problem and deal with the parts that interest you first…
L I N E A RWork through steps in sequence…
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND
C O N C R E T EWant to see the real thing first…
A B S T R A C TInterested in the theory and the possibilities…
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND
S E N S I N GPrefer to go deal with the observable facts (see, hear, touch)…
F E E L I N GPrefer to go with gut instincts…
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND
H E A DDo you lead primarily with your head, saying “I think”…
H E A RTDo you lead primarily with your heart, saying “I feel”…
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND
H A L F F U L LSee the world with rose-colored glasses…
H A L F E M P T YMore likely to see or expect problems just around the corner…
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND
R E S E A R C HTend to seek our and cite research…
E X P E R I E N C EPrefer to rely on personal experience…
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND
P O S I T I O N P O W E R
Define authority primarily by titles and positions in an organization…
P E R S O N A L P O W E RAuthority comes from the respect for the person…
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND• What does this mean for you as a leader?
THE ASK CONSTRUCT• Attitude• Skill• Knowledge
ACTIVITY: Handout #25
TALKING WITH STAFF• Glickman, Gordon & Ross (p. 186)• Hunter (p. 186)• Hershey & Blanchard (p. 187)• Costa & Garmston (p. 187)• Lipton & Wellman (p. 188)• Blase & Blase (p. 188)
ACTIVITY: Summarize one approach and share with the group
THE THREE Cs• Coach• Collaborate• Consult
ACTIVITY: Turn to the chart on page 190
THE THREE Cs• Coach• Collaborate• Consult
ACTIVITY: What Do You Do When… Which way would you approach it?
How would you approach the situation?What would you say?
HOMEWORKWhen you plan for your post mini-conference chats,
plan your approach based on some of the things we discussed.