1. A United Future IGH Community Schools March 2014

2. Agenda Review and update Rocks and Gravel Pause and Connect – Staying On Track Problem Solving Activity

3. REVIEW AND UPDATE Sharing your work

4. UPDATE Get yourselves into teams –Simley and IGHMS – 3 teams –Hilltop – 4 teams –Pine Bend and Salem Hills – 2 teams –Early Learning – 1 team –Coaches – please go with a building team At your poster… –Rate your status –Identify Action Steps taken –Note Surprises and Learnings

5. Celebrate After doing this activity I can see that one thing we can celebrate at our school is…

6. ROCKS AND GRAVEL There’s just too much to do…

7. Big Rocks Smart goals ELOs CFAs RTI Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. —Stephen Covey

8. HOW LEADERS MAINTAIN FOCUS Pause and Connect

9. Read the article together. Pause at each number and briefly discuss the prompt on your guide sheet. –Share ideas, quotes, questions… At the end of the article come to agreement about one thought to share with the group.

10. Rigorous Discourse Professional learning requires teams to engage in rigorous discourse, but what if discourse is just talk? Macdonald Skillful Team Leader, MacDonald, Corwin (2013)

11. Frayer Model DefineCharacteristics ExamplesNon-examples Rigorous Discourse

12. What is rigorous discourse Not just theory Not sharing ideas Not swapping lesson plans It’s about real application of what is learned on the team and implemented in classrooms to obtain measureable growth for students. Skillful Team Leader, MacDonald, Corwin (2013)

13. 5 criteria Evidence based Dialogic Culturally proficient Reflective Actionable Skillful Team Leader, MacDonald, Corwin (2013)

14. DILEMMAS Yeah but…

15. Small Group Problem Solving Read your dilemma –Identify the hurdle –What could be possible causes –How could you react Proactive In the Moment Follow up Share with the large group Skillful Team Leader, MacDonald, Corwin (2013)

16. Closing One thing I learned about leading today One thing I am going to do as a leader in my school is

17. Next time Identify hurdles on your team Articulate causes and responses Be intentional about trying a response on your team Use the reflection page to capture your thoughts Be ready to share

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