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Dave Truss

5 Questions You Should Ask Your Principal | @gcouros - 5 views

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    I was recently asked by a superintendent if I had some questions to ask his principals to start off the year. The questions I gave him were based on the following areas: Fostering Effective Relationships Instructional Leadership Embodying Visionary Leadership Developing Leadership Capacity Creating Sustainable Change
Dave Truss

Surprising Leadership Lessons Learned from Playing Angry Birds | - 1 views

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    I tried playing Angry Birds the other day on my iPhone and found tons of teachable points of view on leadership issues.Here are twelve of the hidden nuggets I found:
Dave Truss

7 Habits of Highly Effective Tech-leading Principals -- THE Journal - 1 views

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    The conventional wisdom in education is that any school reform--be it curriculum, instruction, assessment, or teacher professionalism--is most likely to take hold in schools that have strong leadership. The same holds true for technology.
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    I agree with Dave's observation. We have four elementary buildings in our district, each with a different principal and each with a distinctive leadership strength. It's just like when I was teaching, I tended to teach to my strengths and had to remind myself to be well-rounded, but my classrooms definitely had a technology slant to them. Now as a building principal, my staff professional development is also slanted to the technology side. That part comes easier to me. I just have to work harder at curriculum and instruction pieces when I "marry" them all together.
Dave Truss

Leadership « Intercultural Responsiveness - 0 views

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    "Lead, follow, or get out of the way." ~ Thomas Paine It's simple. It's wrong.
Dave Truss

Looking To Boost Achievement? …Try Some Non-Fiction Writing | Connected Princ... - 0 views

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    Douglas Reeves's consulting website (The Leadership and Learning Center), where he keeps full PDF text for many of his articles, past and present. SCORE! Check out this treasure trove of reading "when students improve the quaintly and quality of their writing, they improve in reading comprehension, math, science, and social studies."
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Leading Blog: A Leadership Blog: Innovation Creates Uncertainty - 0 views

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    "Anti-creativity bias is so subtle that people are unaware of it, which can interfere with their ability to recognize a creative idea." In other words, our aversion to uncertainty means we find it difficult to even recognize a creative idea when we see it, focused as we are on removing the risky, uncomfortable strain on the status quo.
Dave Truss

The Need for Innovative Leadership - 6 views

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    We are not going to have all of the answers or a foundation of knowledge and experience to guide us, which is somewhat daunting... What we do know is that we are open and committed to the learning that we, alongside our students, are going to experience during this process
Dave Truss

May the Force Field Analysis Be With You | @chrkennedy - 1 views

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    We took another 20 minutes to use a force field analysis to explore the drivers and resisting factors around change. Since the presentation, I have had several requests for more details on using the force field analysis as a decision-making tool, so the following is more detail on how this tool can be effectively used in a variety of settings including education.
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Words Matter | Boundaries - David Jakes - 1 views

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    How important is it to step beyond boundaries to test ideas and to test yourself? Beyond the boundary lies the potential for disruption, for innovation, for a different way.  Between the two, is the edge, the tension and dynamic between what has always been and what could be. ...stepping beyond the comfort of the status quo is how you become great.  It's how you become a true leader.  It's what true leaders do, and do without regret or pause. Because it's really the only way.
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Will · "My Teacher is an App" - 1 views

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    I think we've all got to stop cranking out blog posts and Tweets that tout new tools and the "10 Best Ways…" and instead begin to make the case in our blogs and in person that technology or not, this is about what is best for our kids. That in this moment, 20th Century rules will not work for 21st Century schools.
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What Makes Project-Based Learning a Success? | Edutopia - 1 views

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    Zipkes begins with the three R's, which he is quick to note should be engaged sequentially, but not in the conventional order of rigor, relevance, and relationships. Rather Manor begins by building relationships, then incorporates relevance and rigor. "Many schools try to put the rigor in first, but then they've already lost many of the students," he explains. "If you don't have a relationship with the students, they're not going to do anything for you; if it's not relevant, you're going to bore them. But when you look at relationships and relevance and then rigor, you're going to hit all students."
Dave Truss

Seth's Blog: Change and its constituents (there are two, and both are a problem) - 0 views

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    People who fear they will be hurt by a change speak up immediately, loudly and without regard for the odds or reality. People who will benefit from a change don't believe it (until it happens), so they sit quietly. And that's why change in an organization is difficult.
Dave Truss

A 5 country brain dump - 1 views

  • Using my school as an example….I beleive the only outcomes we need for any lesson are these factors that my school has agreed upon: Learning is the primary focus of our school and we recognize learning as a life-long adventure. We value meaningful learning where students construct enduring understanding by developing and applying knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Increased understanding is evidenced by students who: - Explain its relevance - Describe how it connects to or conflicts with prior learning - Communicate it effectively to others - Generalize and apply it effectively to new situations - Reflect critically on their own and other’s learning - Ask questions to extend learning - Create meaningful solutions
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    Learning is the primary focus of our school and we recognize learning as a life-long adventure. We value meaningful learning where students construct enduring understanding by developing and applying knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Increased understanding is evidenced by students who: - Explain its relevance - Describe how it connects to or conflicts with prior learning - Communicate it effectively to others - Generalize and apply it effectively to new situations - Reflect critically on their own and other's learning - Ask questions to extend learning - Create meaningful solutions
Dave Truss

Seth's Blog: Embracing the upcycle instead of the downcycle - 0 views

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    Someone who gets better whenever he fails will always outperform someone who responds to failure by getting worse. This isn't something in your DNA, it's something you can learn or unlearn.
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Professional Learning Beyond Borders « - 0 views

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    1. School District borders matter less and less when it comes to professional learning 2. Ideas, not roles are dictating the people I connect with
Dave Truss

Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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    He wrote the Golden Circle, a coveted book based on a model he created that identifies what sets apart the most successful and influential individuals and organizations. "He gave the 'I have a dream' speech, not the 'I have a plan' speech" - Simon Sinek "People don't buy what we do, they buy why we do it."
Dave Truss

Stretching is good stuff. | Indexed - 1 views

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    Stretching is good stuff. Posted on November 22, 2010 by Jessica Hagy
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FISH! Philosophy :: What Is FISH!? - 0 views

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    What is the FISH! Philosophy? The FISH! Philosophy includes four simple, interconnected practices: Be There Play Make Their Day Choose Your Attitude
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Be there. | Connected Principals - 0 views

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    A few weeks ago I thought to myself, "Wouldn't it be amazing to experience an entire school day in the life of a first grader?" I glanced at my calendar, noticed, despite being few and far between, there were some days without any scheduled meetings or commitments. Right then and there, I blocked off days for every grade level and specialist class in my building.
Dave Truss

say it | by @shannoninottawa - 0 views

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    I worry that we don't take the time to say it often enough. How many times do you notice something stellar - even if it is small - that supports incredible learning? How often do we say it?
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