Teachers can and will improve under the right conditions. In this presentation, I share the techniques I've learned to help promote and encourage change throughout your school.
16. Make your
“to be” list
before
you make
your “to
do” list
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Our expectation is that we are world class
Our routine is that we make slow steady
progress by “turtling”
We share what we learn with each other
We help each other when we learn something
new that will benefit our students
Nobody has to go it alone
We make slow, steady progress
We celebrate small wins
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17. Choose your words wisely
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18. What doesn’t work
(in my experience)
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👎 Mandates
👎 Everybody has to do the same thing
👎 Being out of touch with a teacher’s life situation
👎 Guilt trips
👎 Professional development for teachers that is 100% lecture
and not hands-on with the tools and techniques
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19. Some things
that work
(in my
experience)
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Using other teachers as examples
Using questions as a jumping off
point for PD
Just in Time (JIT) Learning
Listening
RESPECT!
Funding individual selections of
technology
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23. Professional
Development
Opportunities
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• Share ideas
• Celebrate wins
• Empower teachers to teach each other
• Record quick videos about how to do
things
”10 minute PD” Approach
• Perfect for “JIT” (just in time) learning
• Email when you add to the site
Create a help site
• Change the pace every 20 minutes
• Make it relevant
• Listen to their concerns
• Involve them in the experience
Professional Learning
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25. Kerry
Patterson in
Influencer
says,
“Influencers
use four
tactics to
help people
love what
they hate:
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Make Make it a game.”
Tell Tell meaningful stories.
Create Create direct experiences.
Allow Allow for choice.
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31. Opinion Leaders
o Natural stature and credibility in a school
o Influence
o Expertise
o Just because they have influence doesn’t
mean they have it in all areas (might just be
kindergarten or sports or an area)
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32. Know your teachers
o You can’t make forward progress when you
are just hanging on for dear life
o Sometimes it is OK to “opt out” but not every
time.
o People know their own life situation best
(they’re not telling you everything)
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33. How Are You Turtling?
o Ask teachers how they are turtling.
o Talk to teachers about progress
o Help them celebrate the wins
o Point out the wins (sometimes they don’t
know they are there)
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