Embracing the Learner Mindset

Sep 1

Written By PD Academia

Embrace a Learner's Mindset

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MIDDLE LEADER

TIPS, INSIGHTS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOL MIDDLE MANAGERS

EMBRACING THE
LEARNER MINDSET

Michael Iannini, Founder, Middle Leader

Dear <<First Name>>,

A team getting derailed three to six months into the school year is highly probable. If the team does not have a shared purpose to remind them of what they are working to achieve, they will eventually retreat to their classrooms, where they can focus on and achieve personal goals. Like many educators, I have found this period extremely challenging, so I have put together some practical tips for us all to avoid pitfalls and thrive despite the current challenges.

In this newsletter I explain how to:

Avoid team derailment
Define a shared purpose
Tackle common communications issues

So, whatever the mood, remember to define your team's purpose and take time to reflect on the progress and lessons learned.

Wishing you a great week.

Michael

A CASE OF IDENTITY

An extract from Chapter 9 of Hidden in Plain Sight

An organization’s vision addresses the question of “why” and tells a compelling story of what it will look like when that vision is actualized. An organization’s mission is like a load-bearing support; it provides guidance to management for how it should develop strategies to realize the vision. School strategy is meant to be responsive to the short and long-term operating environment, market conditions, and changing demographics that the school must respond to in order to realize its vision. Teams are tasked with implementing the strategy; therefore, they need a statement of purpose that aligns with the strategy. If the strategy is reactive, not proactive, it most likely won’t take into consideration the core values and core purpose of the school.
Often this type of strategy is translated into several transactional tasks that teams must complete. When this happens, there is very little buy-in and middle leaders won’t be able to align individual team members with the strategy. In the end, it is just more work for staff, which may get completed, but it won't be great. Read more

“IN TIMES OF DRASTIC CHANGE, IT IS THE LEARNERS WHO INHERIT THE FUTURE. THE
LEARNED USUALLY FIND THEMSELVES BEAUTIFULLY EQUIPPED TO LIVE IN A WORLD THAT EXISTS.”

— Eric Hoffer,
Reflections on the
Human Condition

UPCOMING PD OPPORTUNITIES

Live Session with Dr. Stephen Holmes
Sept 1, 5:00 pm (HKT)
Stephen will guide you through essential steps to improving school reputation.

Leading Effective Teams for New and Aspiring Team Leaders
Co-facilitated by Jennifer Abrams
Sept 4 - Dec 3 (Online)
Participants will have the confidence to facilitate meetings, identify goals, and foster strong relationships within teams.

Improving Internal Professional Learning and Developing a Culture of Peer-Observation
Sept 18 - Nov 12 (Online)

Participants of this workshop will explore classroom observation models and understand the role that evaluation play.

“Identity represents the story that a group tells itself to organize its values and beliefs. A group’s beliefs determine its behavior. Collectively, its behavior affects student learning.”

— Robert Dilts

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Embracing the Learner Mindset

Improving Internal Professional Learning and Developing a Culture of Peer-Observation Sept 18 - Nov 12 (Online)

Has your team's honeymoon period ended?

Improving Internal Professional Learning and Developing a Culture of Peer-Observation
Sept 18 - Nov 12 (Online)