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Many teachers will be entering this school year with a cloud over them; a heavy feeling of grief and anxiety. The best advice grief counsellors and mental health experts have for us is to acknowledge their loss. Let them know you will do your best to support them through this school year. Don't tell them it will be ok or that things will get better. It is critical to many educators that their colleagues and leadership recognize that they are not returning to school as a whole person.
Your first team meeting must acknowledge the hardships of last year, what many missed or had to endure this Summer because of continued pandemic travel restrictions, and most importantly, that this year will see a continuation of personal hardship and sacrifice. An example of the personal hardship some international educators faced this Summer is expressed in an article I wrote for ACAMIS on how to prepare for a 21-day hotel quarantine with a child. Even if people visited their home country, it was by no means a holiday.
To help prepare you for this first team meeting read this article on how to establish the foundation for having stronger interpersonal relationships with team members. In this article, I introduce a fail-proof way to surface team member values. By making your team members' values explicit you will have pivot points from which to build strong interpersonal relationships. Below I have also included two interviews from highly respected educators on how to
Lesson Planning can wait; Relationships can't,
Michael
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LEADERSHIP INTERVIEWS ON TEAMS
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FACILITATING PURPOSEFUL MEETINGS
EWEN BAILEY
Michael interviews Ewen, Director of Professional Learning & Development (PreK-12) at Suzhou Singapore International School, to understand how he capacity-builds leaders in his school to facilitate effective meetings.
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BUILDING TRUST
RENEE REHFELDT
Michael interviews Renee, who has demonstrated a sustainable method for customizing Professional Learning Community protocols and processes to suit the unique culture and needs of the teams she supports across her school.
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ASPIRING SENIOR LEADERS COURSE
MICHAEL IANNINI
Online PD Course
Aspiring Senior Leaders will work closely with senior leaders to establish a clear and transformative department goal that is aligned with the school’s objectives. Senior Leaders will learn and hone their mentoring skills to empower Aspiring Senior Leaders to achieve team goals aligned with the strategic needs of the school.
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DEVELOPING WHOLE SCHOOL LEADERS: COORDINATING PD WITH SENIOR LEADERSHIP
CLAIRE PEET, RENEE REHFELDT, MICHAEL IANNINI, AND EWEN BAILEY | SEP 23
ACAMIS Job-Alikes
This job-a-like, our 4th Annual PD event for Professional Development Coordinators, is for anyone with a responsibility for planning, facilitating or supporting leadership development in their school.
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