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Wednesday NightPrincipal Session


Tonight….

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What exactly is your role in CCSS

implementation?

What are your critical moves and

immediate next steps?


OK, Let’s be honest.

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This is hard, hard work

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• The math modules aren’t ready• The first day of school is coming fast• The standards are new and very

different

And you probably feel like you

shouldn’t complain.


What kept you up last night?

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• Using sticky notes, write down 2-3 of your biggest concerns/complaints/fears about implementation of the Common Core

• Post them on the appropriate board at the front of the room


What’s in your control?

• Switch says when change is hard, set aside all the things not in your control and focus on what’s in your control:

• To ensure your school’s instruction is aligned to the shifts

• To rally the herd and motivate your colleagues to do the same

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What kept you up last night?

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• Using sticky notes, write down 2-3 of your biggest concerns/complaints/fears about implementation of the Common Core

• Post them on the appropriate board at the front of the room


Your First Step….

• Find out your district’s plans for curricular alignment• Is your district adopting the state-developed

modules?• Adapting the modules?• Purchasing new modules aligned to the

CCSS?• Or creating its own?

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Reviewing Critical Moves

• Critical moves…•Are developed with the destination in mind•Are specific about how people should act•Start with an achievable first step


Critical Moves: 1% Milk

USDA wanted people to eat healthier, but that task seemed daunting. USDA researchers

decide on a critical move: Recommend consumers to switch to 1% milk.

Researchers created ads showing how a glass of milk contains as much fat as three strips of bacon and displayed mounds of fat at press

conferences.

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Critical Moves Checklist: 1% Milk

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Does it evoke emotion? Yes

Does it feel do-able? Yes

Was it part of success stories in the

past?Yes

Will your team see the connection

with the big picture?Probably

Would it provide a quick win? Yes

Would it create positive peer

pressure?Maybe

Is it consistent with the way people

think about themselves?Maybe


Activity: Draft Critical Moves

• As a group, review the draft critical moves on your table and brainstorm additional ones

• Select one of the lists of critical moves• Run that list through the checklist • Select 1-2 critical moves that have the most

“yes” answers• Discuss if and why this feels like the right

critical move for you• Figure out the 2-3 things you can do next

Tuesday to get this critical move started

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Ensure your school’s instruction is aligned to the shifts

• Example of critical moves 1.Research whether curriculum mapping has already been done

for your curriculum (Everyday Math, e.g.)

2.Form a building leadership team to lead curriculum alignment

3.Organize your teachers to do the “flab analysis” (red/yellow/green sticky notes on curricular resources)

4.Use in-service days between now and the beginning of school to deliver sessions on the Common Core

5.Analyze your school’s assessment data to identify areas for improvement by classroom

6.Plan how faculty meetings for September and October will be used for Common Core PD, trouble-shooting, etc.

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Decide how to rally the herd

• Possible critical moves 1: Develop a rich and detailed picture of the destination

– what does success look like in your school?

2: Encourage your teachers to read the standards in their grade level and the grade levels above and below them

3: Identify your first and second followers in your school and determine what motivates their elephants

4: Identify your first and second followers among your principal colleagues and determine what motivates their elephants

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Finding the FeelingThe scene: You walk onto an elevator on the 30th floor of a building and find yourself standing beside a principal who is skeptical of the new standards. The doors close. You have 1 minute until you reach the lobby.

Activity: •Find a partner•Write out 2-3 statements to explain why implementation of the Common Core is important and necessary for New York•Be convincing, motivating and passionate


Elevator pitch


Rally Your Herd

• Identify your first two followers who need to be on board and support your work, but who aren’t involved yet

• Do you know what motivates each follower? •Yes? Add it to your action steps•No? Write down how you will figure it out

• Based on what motivates each follower, figure out when and how to engage each person

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What Motivates You?

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In summary…

1. Find out if your district is adopting/adapting the state resources or purchasing/creating new ones

2. Finalize your critical move for:1. Ensuring your instruction is aligned to the CCSS

2. Rallying the herd and motivating your colleagues to do the same

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Principal Plan Template

What needs to be done?Who is best suited to do

it?

By when should it happen?

Current Status:

Red, Yellow, Green


Thank You.

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