1. Leadership and IHE Collaboration
Choosing the Wrong Drivers for Whole System Reform
Fullan, 2011
Discussion facilitated by Jennifer Coffey
November 14th, 2011 1

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5. SPDG Grant Initiatives

6. Next Call Date: February 22 Time: 2:00-3:00 EST
Presenter: Neal Kingston
Associate Professor Psychology and Research in Education
Director Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation
University of Kansas
TOPIC
How SEAs and IHEs can work together to tackle the challenge of helping special education teachers to connect their instruction to the common core standards.

7. Questions to frame our discussion:

8. Key Points from the Article
Whole system reform
100% of the educational system
State, region, district, school
The right drivers = whole system reform
The drivers should foster:
Intrinsic motivation of students & teachers
Engage students & teachers in continuous improvement of teaching and learning
Inspire collective or team work
Affect all teachers and students

9. Both strong motivation and enhanced skills on a large scale are required
The drivers we want:
Evidently cause whole system improvement
Are measurable in practice and results
A strong case can be made that strategy x produces result y

10. The 4 main wrong drivers The 4 right drivers Accountability
Individual teacher and admin quality
Technology
Fragmented strategies
The 4 right drivers
Capacity building
Groupwork
Pedagogy
Systemness

11. The right drivers Change the culture of school systems
Are your initiatives…
Changing the culture of schools and districts?
How?

12. Discussion Questions
1.  Any "aha's" as a result of reading this seminar paper?
2.  What do Fullan's ideas mean for how the SPDGs might provide professional development related to the common core?