Secondary Principals Statewide Mentoring Meeting Thursday, January 29, 2015

Outcomes:  Grow your professional network;  Collaborate to help each other address individual leadership challenges;  Identify critical conditions for implementation of successful teacher leadership;  Analyze challenging legal issues;  Explore time management strategies to support a better leadership-life fit; and  Discuss how to provide effective feedback.

Links  Resources : statewide-meeting.cfm  Evaluation :  Mentoring Matters: iowa.org/ resources.cfmhttp:// iowa.org/ resources.cfm

Learning Community: Leadership Dilemma Consultancy

Protocol  Leader who has traveled the farthest will be the first presenter  Timekeeper/facilitator will be the person to the left of the presenter  Presenter shares an overview of the dilemma and poses his/her focus question. 3 MINUTES

Protocol  Consultancy Group asks clarifying questions – those with brief, factual answers.  Consultancy Group asks probing questions:  Worded to help presenter clarify and expand his/her thinking about the dilemma presented to the group.  Help presenter analyze the dilemma. 3 MINUTES

Protocol  Consultancy Group talks with each other about the dilemma presented while the presenter listens and takes notes:  What did we hear?  What didn’t we hear that might be relevant?  What assumptions seem to be operating?  What questions does the dilemma raise for us?  What do we think about the dilemma?  What might we do or try if faced with a similar dilemma? What have we done in similar situations? 5 MINUTES

Protocol  Presenter reflects on what he/she heard and on what he/she is now thinking, sharing with the group anything that particularly resonated during the consultancy. 5 MINUTES  Rotate to second presenter. Rotate

Creating Conditions for Effective Teacher Leadership

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere. ~Ronald Reagan

Tackling Traditions and Norms Egalitarianism Seniority Autonomy

Preparing for Change  How will teacher leaders contribute to the school’s vision for school improvement?  How will teacher leaders “drum up” business?  What will you delegate and what will you share?  What do your teacher leaders know about adult learners?  How has your schedule been adjusted to support teacher leaders in working with staff both one-on-one and in groups? To support teacher leaders in collaborating with each other? To support teacher leaders in professional learning? To support teacher leaders in meeting with the principal?

Magnet Summary  Identify key word/s (magnet word) from your article and jot in center of note card.  Locate details ‘attracted’ to the magnet word and write in corner of note card. Include page # where possible. Shared Leadership developmental, 1 Delegate perfectionistic, 4 credibility, 4 gradual release, 3

In Search of Evidence…  Read designated article: 1. Creating a Culture of Teacher Leadership (yellow) 2. Making the Leap to Shared Leadership (green) 3. Critical Conditions: What Teacher Leaders Need to Be Effective in School (blue)  Complete a Magnet Summary for each of the key ideas in your article.

Team Talk  Connect with those who have read your same article.  Share your Magnet Summaries.  Determine which magnet words and associated details you will share back with your table groups and record on the Summaries Table.  Return to home base group and share summaries.

Next Steps  Complete the “Dare to Delegate Checklist” (pink)  Teachers21.org Teachers21.org

Legal Lens on Leading Matt Carver, SAI

Leadership-life Fit: Managing Your Time for a Better Fit D.T. Magee, BoEE

ORGANIZATION FOR ADMINISTRATORS Leadership-life Fit: Managing Your Time for a Better Fit D.T. Magee Executive Director Iowa Board of

Jim Collins – Good to Great

Protect Your Time Eliminate piles (your brain focuses on them) Hold meetings outside your office Hold standing meetings Have a format for meetings Write everything down (more on this later) Know when you are most cognitively productive and protect that time! 8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.? Use an electronic calendar with automated reminders

Eliminate Distractions Schedule time for planning, preparation, project work, and activities you enjoy Turn off social media and alerts Don’t take breaks (they are a myth) Use the delayed send function (don’t allow s to become a chat session) You may close your door

Go Vertical Tickler Folders Standing Table and Desk

Set Goals, Have a Plan of Action, and Create Organization Systems What are your big rocks (most important goals)? A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step (Identify important smaller steps as you create your plan of action) Read about how highly productive people manage their time Borrow ideas and systems

Signature Tool

Signature Tool Automation Google Docs Evernote OneNote (Microsoft)

Declutter Use tickler folders Daily Monthly Alphabetize frequently used or important folders Have a signature tool Automate your signature tool

Read Frank Buck’s Book Get Organized!: Time Management for School Leaders

Shallow work is what stops you from getting fired. Deep work gets you promoted. Cal Newport

What are your tips?

Round Table Rotations Providing Feedback

Welcome to the Activators of our Learning! Jill Urich, Ankeny Eric Nelson, Pella

Looking Ahead and Wrapping Up  Feb. 2 – Effective Hiring in a System of Teacher Leadership  Feb. 6 – Investigating Bullying  Feb. 10 – Law Conference  Feb. 13 – EQ: The Other Smart  Evaluation :