How to Build Compliance and Kill Collaboration
There's compliance and then there is over-compliance. Over compliance is built by chipping away at one's credibility and it starts one conversation at a time after the person leaves the room.
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September 06, 2016
Leadership: It's Much More Than Doing Discipline and Blanket E-mails
Collaborative leadership is about working in partnership with those groups that are a part of the school community, and there are 6 influences based on the research of John Hattie to help get leaders there.
August 25, 2016
Observation: Can We Stop The One And Done?
Teacher observation has been a waste of time for many leaders and teachers. Instead of looking at observation as a 1 and done, we need to look at it as a cycle, and this blog helps explain how to do it.
June 14, 2016
Is Your Parent Engagement Authentic or Compliant?
Communication between schools and parents can sometimes be very one-sided, which makes it more compliant engagement than authentic. There are at least 5 things to think about when it comes to parental engagement to make it more authentic than compliant.
June 12, 2016
5 Ways to Foster a Positive School Climate
Schools are still consumed by test scores when they should really be consumed by making sure they have a positive school climate. Here are five things they should focus on to get there.
June 10, 2016
Leading Impact Teams: 5 Keys to Developing Rock Star Teams
We hear a lot about collaboration, but many teams don't function well together. Here are 5 keys to building rockstar teams.
May 25, 2016
Inclusive Education: What Can We Learn From Ontario?
Many leaders and teachers aren't prepared to engage in inclusive education, and students are sitting back saying, "Make it relevant or make it stop."
May 22, 2016
What Should We Expect Preservice Teachers to Know?
Many preservice teachers are just graduating, and a brand new teaching experience awaits them in the fall; and it's one that they will have to negotiate without a net. Hopefully their professors have prepared them, but there are at least 10 areas that they need to have on their minds when they enter the classroom.
May 18, 2016
Playing It Straight: The (Re)Making of an Early-Childhood Teacher
Gender stereotypes often appear very early in a child's life, and early-childhood teachers often help support those stereotypes.
May 15, 2016
5 Reasons Your Teaching Team May Be Dysfunctional
Initiatives come and go, and many often fail. But perhaps the failure isn't to be blamed on the initiative, but the dysfunction of the team that adopted it. And there are 5 dysfunctions that all teams encounter.
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