Tami Brass on 2008-03-28
Reminds me of my former principal - Tom LeCloux
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Every blog, conversation, Ustream and conference session I engage in I always hear the same questions asked over and over-- How do we do this? It seems we know what and we know why- but PLEASE someone help us with...
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Long-term transformational change has four primary aspects: scale (the change affects all or most of the school), magnitude (the degree to which it challenges the status quo), duration (the change is incremental at first and then moves to exponential), and strategic importance (how ready the culture is for adapting to change). Yet schools will only see significant change when the change occurs first at the level of the individual educational leader- be that principal, superintendent, or teacher. Real change, transformational change happens when there is personal ownership of the new technologies and concepts. Today's new economy is all about human capital, which starts with the educators in a school and then extends outward to all members of the school community.
This blog will be used to explore, exchange, and create ideas around 21st century collaborative learning and the environments and tools that make this learning possible--with the big goal of helping teachers and those who prepare teachers redesign teachin
Sheryl's blog post includes 9 principles to help with shifting school culture.
Some would argue that the tension and irritation between "why" and "how" is by design. That these shifts are creating a permissive framework in education where there are no clear answers (Turner, 2004). And that in a changing educational environment the needed changes in education should be negotiated from a why approach rather than a how approach
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Every blog, conversation, Ustream and conference session I engage in I always hear the same questions asked over and over-- How do we do this? It seems we know what and we know why- but PLEASE someone help us with the how!
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9 Principles: people before things; start at the top; everyone is a player in the change game; garner buy-in; can't give away what you don't own; communicate often; know your culture and predict possible impact; expect the unexpected; as the individual grows, so will the collective wisdom of the community.
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Real change, transformational change happens when there is personal ownership of the new technologies and concepts. Today's new economy is all about human capital, which starts with the educators in a school and then extends outward to all members of the
9 Principles for Implementation: The Big Shift
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Geared to a leadership audience on principles for implementing change.
Geared to a leadership audience on principles for implementing change.
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school change process in context of elearning
school change process in context of elearning
9 principles for implementing transformational change in education, changing the culture to support 21st century learning. Principles include "People before Things (or test scores)" and "As the Individual Grows so Will the Collective Wisdom of the Community"
An SNBeach bit on how to introduce 21st Century changes to schools and districts. Notice the emphasis on people skills, PLCs and human relationships. That's more important than most anything in this work.
Tami Brass on 2008-03-28
Reminds me of my former principal - Tom LeCloux
Geared to a leadership audience on principles for implementing change.
Geared to a leadership audience on principles for implementing change.
Essential 9 for implementing school change from Sheryl.
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