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Jason Finley

Five Leadership Lessons From James T. Kirk - 1 views

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  • We need to keep exploring and learning. We need to ensure that we encourage creativity and innovation by listening to the advice of people with vastly different opinions. We need to occasionally get down in the trenches with the members of our teams so we understand their needs and earn their trust and loyalty. We need to understand the psychology of our competitors and also learn to radically change course when circumstances dictate.
  • Jason Finley on 12 Mar 12
     
    "Here are five of the key leadership lessons that you can take away from Captain Kirk as you pilot your own organization into unknown futures."
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  • Adam Rosenberg on 13 Mar 12
     
    Kirk also didn't believe in 'no-win' situations. He was the only Starfleet cadet to pass the Kobayashi Maru test, an unbeatable scenario designed to assess the character of cadets. He reprogrammed the simulation to allow success. Despite having cheated, he was commended for his 'original thinking.'
  • Jason Finley on 13 Mar 12
     
    Kobayashi Maru? I was never very good with languages in school. Does that translate to No Child Left Behind?
  • Adam Rosenberg on 13 Mar 12
     
    In our educational leadership analogy, yes! However, while being the ultimate no-win scenario, I think NCLB has still encouraged leaders to innovate and improve learning in their schools by holding them accountable and providing funding for improvement.
Jason Finley

The Experience of Education: The impacts of high stakes testing on school students and ... - 1 views

www.whitlam.org/..._Testing_Literature_Review.pdf

PDF research NCLB standardized testing

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  • Jason Finley on 16 Mar 12
     
    Australian lit. review of mostly US & UK research on effects of high-stakes testing...sections on: Reliability, Student Health & Well-being, Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum.
Michael Martin

Lessons from Finland - 2 views

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Finland teachers Tony_Wagner accountability testing

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  • Michael Martin on 21 Mar 12
     
    This article is from the discussion led by Rowland Fellow Adam Rosenberg who visited Finland in 2010. The author, Pasi Sahlberg, emphasizes how Finnish teachers are respected as innovators and experts in their field--much like the philosophy of the Rowland Foundation! He contrasts this approach with the test-based accountability system so prevalent in the U.S. Here's another Finland article which discusses The Finland Phenomenon, a film featuring Tony Wagner's exploration of the Finnish school system. Wagner will be the keynote speaker at this year's Rowland Foundation Conference on School Transformation. http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/11602/the_finland_phenomenon/ Watch The Finland Phenomenon trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcC2l8zioIw For more on the Rowland Foundation Conference at the University of Vermont: http://www.therowlandfoundation.org/annual_conference.shtml
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  • Adam Rosenberg on 21 Mar 12
     
    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/opinion/sunday/friedman-pass-the-books-hold-the-oil.html?_r=1 The article above Underscores the inverse relationship between a country's natural resources and its human ones. Finland is a country that relies on and cultivates its human resources.
  • Adam Rosenberg on 21 Mar 12
     
    My observations regarding Finnish education linked below: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7i_HzAd2yGnX1k2NzhyajNSZkM4SzNncEEtbTNRZw
  • Michael Martin on 22 Mar 12
     
    When it comes to NCLB and educational opportunity, Darling-Hammond & Ravitch are rock stars in the field. Here's a very approachable presentation of some of their Finland ideas. Good for a school board meeting? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP3tF2fF2B4&feature=related
  • Jason Finley on 24 Mar 12
     
    I believe that the most Powerful...and Empowering...piece of this is in Teacher Preparation. I also believe that this is where the biggest obstacles and push-back would be found if we were to try to implement this across Vermont.
Jason Finley

On Her Majesty's School Inspection Service - 2 views

www.educationsector.org/...UKInspections-RELEASED.pdf

NCLB administration Data-driven decision making

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  • Jason Finley on 12 Jan 12
     
    "...argues that education policymakers should take a closer look at another accountability system-on-site inspections."
  • Jason Finley on 12 Jan 12
     
    "...detailed look at the methods school inspectors use to evaluate schools. The process is thorough and rigorous: '[I]nspectors observe classroom lessons, analyze student work, speak with students and staff members, examine school records, and scrutinize the results of surveys administered to parents and students,' he notes."
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