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OMG…ON MY GRID 2016 LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

JULY 29, 2016

1 Dr. Gina R. Scala Chair/Professor Special Education/Rehabilitative & Human Services East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

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WORKING YOUR OWN OMG …

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SELF REPORTING

What I want to do… What I need to do…

What do I expect will happen…

What roadblocks may I encounter…

5 ATTRIBUTES OF SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS

Leadership Strong leadership Visible Successfully convey the school’s goals & visions Collaborate with teachers to enhance their skills Involved in discovery of & solutions to problems

High Expectations

Ongoing Evaluation

Goals & Direction

Secure & Organized

Matthew Lynch Education Week (2016) 4

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CONTINUED ATTRIBUTES

Size of school Preschool education Time to learn Teacher quality Parental trust Professional development Trust Parental participation

Matthew Lynch Education Week (2016) 5

CEC KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Standard 1 Assessment

Standard 2 Curricular Content Knowledge

Standard 3 Program, Services, & Outcomes

Standard 4 Research & Inquiry

Standard 5 Leadership & Policy

Standard 6 Professional & Ethical Practice

Standard 7 Collaboration

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MANAGING COMPLEX CHANGE

Vision Action PlanResourcesIncentiveSkills Change

Skills Incentive Resources Action Plan Confusion

Vision Incentive Resources Action Plan Anxiety

Vision Resources Action PlanSkills Resistance

Vision Incentive Action PlanSkills Frustration

The following matrix was presented in a chapter titled A Framework for Thinking About Systems Change by Timothy P. Knoster, Richard A. Villa, and Jacqueline S. Thousand, that appeared in Restructuring for Caring and Effective Education: Piecing the Puzzle Together . It was adapted from the work of Ambrose in Managing Complex Change.

Vision Incentive ResourcesSkills False Start Treadmill

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TIME TO EXAMINE…

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ELBOW TALK

WHAT POSITIVES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR

WORK ENVIRONMENT?

With an elbow partner: How did they occur?

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MOTIVATION VS. SELF-DISCIPLINE

• Motivation - desire or willingness to do something

• Self-Discipline - doing what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, when you don’t want to do it

• Motivation and self-discipline have an inverse relationship.

LeTellier (2006)

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Life is so much more enjoyable when we are able to use motivation

instead of self-discipline.

LeTellier (2006)

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MOTIVATION VS. SELF-DISCIPLINE

FORCE

“the means available to school personnel to bringabout or preserve changes needed to improveschooling” Sergiovanni (1984) 12

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5 FORCES OF LEADERSHIP

Technical forces are derived from sound managementpractices Human forces are derived from harnessing availablesocial and interpersonal resources. Educational forces are derived from expert knowledgeabout matters of education and schooling. Symbolic forces are derived from focusing the attention of others on matters of importance to theorganization. Cultural forces are derived from building a unique organizational culture.

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Informing Sharing or disseminating information with others who care

about the issue.

Networking Asking others what they think about this issue and

listening to what they say.

Collaborating Engaging people in trying to do something of value and

working together around the issue.

Transforming Doing things The Partnership Way (leading by convening,

cross-stakeholder engagement, shared leadership, consensus building).

Leading by Convening (2014)

FOUR LEVELS OF INTERACTION

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1. Who cares about this issue and why?

2. What work is already underway separately?

3. What shared work could unite us?

4. How can we deepen our connections? Leading by Convening (2014)

LEADING BY CONVENING - 4 SIMPLE QUESTIONS

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SNIP-ITS

Why? - No time for day long in-services/budget

Early morning PD meeting

10 minutes a day = 50 min/wk of information

School-wide behavior support interventions Reinforcement 2-3 minute piece on intervention ideas Mark those that are right Greet the kids at the door

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FACULTY MENTORING

Take time to recognize the skillsstaff

Identify and make the connection for the staff to work together for questions/answers

School leaders emerge at all levels

http://www.inspiringteachers.com/mentor_teachers.html

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EVER THINK ABOUT THIS? DIGITAL TEACHER BADGES

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LUNCHROOM PD MATERIALS

High interest materials in the lunch room

Thematic

Questions for understanding – bonus bucks

5 things you can do today

3 ways to make connections with your student

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/make-meaningful-connections-with-students-nick-provenzano

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CLAIM IT, NAME IT, EXPLAIN IT

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WORD A DAY Word for the day – engagement, inclusion,

reinforcement, behavior

Parking lot – post it in the lunch room and see what you get

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SOCIAL MEDIA Blogs

http://edublogs.org/

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Facebook sites (virtual staff room) http://www.inspiringteachers.com/pdfs/Teachers-Guide-to-Using-Facebook.pdf

Twitter

Texting http://www.edutopia.org/blog/21st-century-PLNs-school-leaders-george-couros 22

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Communicate

Collaborate

collaborate everywhere

Celebrate Acknowledge and appreciate

Clearly, Consistently and often in different ways

Teachers, students and administration find ways to

STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS

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Effort Creates AbilityCommunicate, Collaborate, Celebrate

Make Each Day Meaningful

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TRUEHELPFULINSPIRINGNECESSARYKIND

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HOW DO YOU KNOW?

Satisfaction in the workplace

What do you look for in your staff that lets you know what is going well or not?

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REWARD AND REINFORCE

Immediate and specific –THINK Public or private Celebrate successes Reward small increments of

improvement Rewards should be proportionate

to the importance of the task

TRUE HELPFUL INSPIRING NECESSARY KIND

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Say: “Thank You”, “Would you be willing to…” “ I need to tell you about the urgency/importance of this request…”

Thank you notes – handwritten and emails Letter of appreciation/accomplishments in

employee’s file Notations in the newsletter Stop to chat (not necessarily about work ) Provide opportunities for self- management/set own

goals Provide opportunities to serve on committees

(district wide) Recognize talents and encourage sharing

NO COST REWARDS AND REINFORCEMENTS

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REWARD AND REINFORCE

Setting group goals – PLCs –mutual accountability that fuels continual improvement Setting individual goals –

frequent review and feedback

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RESPECT STUDY WHAT ARE SOME WAYS THAT TEACHERS SHOW YOU

RESPECT?

980 Middle School Students Chicago, Illinois Approximately 63% receive free or reduced lunch 2900 responses Those reported were written by 50 or more respondents And the top 12 responses…

What can you take from this and use daily? What have you heard? Then we ask why not?

QuestStarRIII

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ASCD & CEC ISSUES

Legislation…ESSA…IDEA Reauthorization Teaching Strategies…curriculum… Behavior issues…what to do… Early Intervention…programs…procedures… Culturally Diverse Transgender… Finances…management…lack of…creative Professional Development…novice & veteran Transition…procedures… Technology…AT…maintenance Performance…accountability…data And it continues…

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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Need something…

Gina R. Scala gscala@esu.edu610-216-4857

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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