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2121stst Century Century LeadershipLeadership
Chris [email protected]
Leaders are ReadersLeaders are Readers
The “Covert Curriculum”The “Covert Curriculum”or “Hidden Code”or “Hidden Code”
21st CenturyWave IV?
19th CenturyWave II
• Standardization• Specialization• Synchronization• Concentration • Maximization• Centralization
• Design• Story• Symphony• Empathy• Play• Meaning
Provide a Framework Provide a Framework Beyond Test Scores:Beyond Test Scores:
Defining Great how to measure and calibrate success
Level 5 Leadershipgetting it done within a “diffuse power structure”
First Whoget right people on the bus in a social sector organization
The Hedgehog Conceptthe economic engine without profit
Turning the Flywheelbuilding momentum and brand
Collins calls for…Collins calls for…• Disciplined People, Disciplined
Thought, and Disciplined Action
• Positive tension between what should never change and what is always changing (innovation, new ideas, etc…)
• Doing what is right – not what is consensus
• Innovation instead of standardization
• Decisions based upon research, rigorous debate, and sound judgment
Collins video – core values & stimulating changehttp://www.jimcollins.com/
media_topics/building-greatness.html#audio=75
Constant Attention to theConstant Attention to the
CultureCulture
of the Organizationof the Organization
• How do you measure this? • How do you empower others to own this? • How do you create common language for this?
Culture of Rigorous Debate and Defining “Greatness”
How can I build a How can I build a school cultureschool culture of of
• rigorous debaterigorous debate• transparencytransparency•disciplined disciplined
actionaction•decisions based decisions based
upon upon what is what is rightright (not past (not past practice) practice)
??????
How do we create rigorous debate How do we create rigorous debate and a culture of innovation???and a culture of innovation???
• Create the framework – including leadership training• PLCs, Departments, Teams, VTs, etc…• Myers-Briggs, Collins, PLC facilitators, Lit circle
protocols!
• Create Opportunities/Vehicles• Regular Group meetings, faculty meetings, hallway
conversations, lunch prompts, classroom walk throughs, etc…
• Blog, Twitter, Google Reader, Ning, podcasting lessons or interviews, and other web 2.0 tools!!!
• Don’t forget coffee chats and Friday “curriculum writing”
• Make it safe to take risks and encourage, encourage, encourage!!!
Real, Authentic, Scary Real, Authentic, Scary QuestionsQuestions
• What is SpEd? • How can a teacher write one modified test that meets the
individual needs of 7 students on IEPs? • Why does it seem that the students with disabilities that
make school more difficult have less homework and work less than those without a disability?
• How can more than 50% of our students receive academic performance awards each year yet our average test scores be below the state average?
• What is a grade? • If student doesn’t turn in homework but passes
assessments, how can s/he be failing? • Are are we systematically creating a positive relationship
with every student? • If PE is all about participation, why do we call them
“teachers?”
And some more…
• Shouldn’t Honors English class be very difficult for a student who reads at the 40th percentile?
• If a teacher gives different assignments to students in the same class to differentiate, what do they put in the little box in the grade book?
• Why do we give “extra credit?” Isn’t that more about currency for work than a communication of mastery?
• If we modify the rigor of a course to meet the needs of a student, how can we put the same grade on the transcript as we would for everyone else using different criteria?
• Where did the notion that grades are based upon points for doing stuff come from?
• Is having grades online so we can argue about points instead of learning really better?
• Why is SpEd services so focused on helping kids do their homework? Shouldn’t they be addressing the real issue?
• What does research and expert opinion say about grading, rigor, standards, and SpEd?
To be a good teacher To be a good teacher principalprincipal
• Clear objectives referred to throughout the lesson meeting
• Measure/assess every step• Establish a culture for learning and
high expectations• Student engagement is crucial• Differentiate• Empower students• Use 21st Century technologies
It’s simply walking our talk…
Web 2.0 in a box…Web 2.0 in a box…
Building curiosity by building meaning…
LeaderCamp = June 24th 2010
Real Debates on Tech…Standardization vs. Innovation
• Training leadership, support staff, teachers, etc…
• Exposure to liability vs. addressing individuals
• Supporting multiple platforms and the constant change of Web 2.0 (vendors and products are out by the time we get them up and running!!)
• Cost, cost, cost
• False assumption that we need to give every child the same education
• Does it really help us teach better and improve student performance?
19th century… 21st century…
Faculty Social Network on Ning with Podcasts of student
interviews on hot topics
“Principal Thoughts” blog targeting teacher
development. What “the boss” thinks is right out there for discussion…
Transparency!!
Playing the game…Playing the game…
• Email article links to the old timers• Web 2.0 on a box• Share success stories• Ask for forgiveness instead of permission• Make sure the Tech Director understands
Web 2.0 world and is on your side!!!• Find grant $$• Plant seeds and more seeds and more
seeds• Support teachers who want to take risks
http://chrislindholm.typepad.com/principal-thoughts/
The stars are The stars are aligning. There aligning. There
couldn’t be a couldn’t be a better time to better time to
be engaged in be engaged in education education leadershipleadership