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leahammond

Teachers Vow Fight Against Proposed Spending Cap On Schools | Vermont Public Radio - 0 views

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teachers spending cap vermont

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  • Teachers Vow Fight Against Proposed Spending Cap On Schools
  • curb the growth of property taxes
  • “It is an assault on voters’ intelligence to suggest that they don’t know how to analyze their own school budgets and vote accordingly,” says Darren Allen, spokesman for the Vermont teachers union
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  • Their new plan to impose spending caps on school budgets might help accomplish that goal
  • The cap means officials could not present to voters any budget plan that resulted in a more than 2 percent increase in per-pupil costs. And it’s this language that teachers object to the most. Allen says it’s a blunt policy instrument that will inflict serious harm on public schools.
  • If a vote for a community exceeds 2 percent per pupil in expenditures, it’s deemed to have failed,” Sharpe says
  • But the most contentious provision in the bill calls for a hard cap on per-pupil spending increases.
  • But even diehard proponents of education funding reform say the House Education Committee’s approach could do more harm than good.
  • “It’s unfortunate, taking away more authority from local school boards and local decision makers and local voters,” Scheuermann says.
  • The House Committee on Ways and Means will d
  • bate the proposed spending cap when lawmakers return to Montpelier next week. Sh
  • arpe says the version of the cap in the education committee’s bill is admittedly flawed, insofar as it fails to recognize various factors that might make a per-pupil spending increases of more than 2 percent necessary for some districts.
  • leahammond on 08 Mar 15
     
    Cap on School Spending per pupil, Vermont
mjheald

Educational Leadership:Teachers as Leaders:The Many Faces of Leadership - 4 views

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  • School districts that want to improve make a wise investment when they cultivate and encourage teacher leaders, because they are in a position to take the long view and carry out long-range projects.
  • emerge spontaneously and organically from the teacher ranks. Instead of being selected, they take the initiative to address a problem or institute a new program
  • effective teacher leaders exhibit important skills, values, and dispositions.
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  • Teacher leaders must enlist colleagues to support their vision, build consensus among diverse groups of educators, and convince others of the importance of what they are proposing and the feasibility of their general plan for improvement
  • On the other hand, they are flexible and willing to try a different approach if the first effort runs into roadblocks
  • Ensuring that students have full access to such opportunities involves a collective effort, requiring discussion and consideration of alternatives.
  • Teachers must be confident that administrators and other teachers will not criticize them for expressing ideas that might seem unusual at first. Some of the most effective approaches to solving difficult issues in schools may not be intuitively obvious but may require that educators think creatively, which can only happen in a safe environment.
  • mjheald on 26 Jan 17
     
    This article discusses the importance of leadership among teachers and how effective teacher leaders influence the improvement of schools.
Eric Telfer

High school tries going paperless in pilot program : Sj - 0 views

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paperless high school Change-Project

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  • "We spend approximately $330 per pupil per year on textbooks," he said. "Over four years, that's over $1,500. With the Android tablet, we'll issue it to a student when he's in the ninth grade. He will have that four years. So, that's under $150 compared to $1,500."
    • Eric Telfer
      Eric Telfer on 11 Jul 13
       
      This point should help to "make the pitch" as district leaders love the prospect of saving money. Going paperless saves not only on textbooks, though. Reams of paper won't need to be consumed, saving on toner cartridges, service repairs to copiers, less frequent need to replace copiers. One investment for the ninth grade student lasts four years. insurance policy costs? 
  • "The kids will have Internet access wherever they are in the building,"
    • Eric Telfer
      Eric Telfer on 11 Jul 13
       
      Okay, but will there be an equity issue for some students when they are at home? You can't flip a classroom if some kids have sketchy dial-up access from home, or no internet access.
  • the Androids are set up to contain graphing and science calculators, both of which can cost $75 to $100 if purchased as separate items in stores
    • Eric Telfer
      Eric Telfer on 11 Jul 13
       
      Buying in bulk saves the district cash.
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  • "If they lose it, they bought it, just like a textbook,"
    • Eric Telfer
      Eric Telfer on 11 Jul 13
       
      Get a contract out to parents over the summer. Fine kids too if they misplace their device (school bus, gym, at another school, athletic complex). 
  • "We're getting our students ready for college and the world of work
    • Eric Telfer
      Eric Telfer on 11 Jul 13
       
      Crux of this whole pitch/proposal.
  • Eric Telfer on 11 Jul 13
     
    Part of the pitch to go paperless, to some degree within the district, or just BFA. Good budgetary motivation for the Elephant. 
Kate Frisbie

Change Theories in Education | We Teach We Learn - 0 views

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  • Ravitch (2004) described the existing failure of many reform efforts as, “… forgotten innovations [that] continue to live in schools where they were introduced with great fanfare . . . schools are like archeological sites; digging would reveal layer after layer of fossilized school reforms and obsolete programs” (as cited in Jones, 2007, p. 189).
  • The roundtable theory (RT) is a shared leadership theory for school change. Gabriele (2002) explained RT as distributing leadership and learning equally across participants. Involving stakeholders in the decision-making process through shared leadership can lead to higher levels of commitment.
  • Change will affect staff regardless of the change theory chosen or the changes proposed. Bueker (2005) stated, “One of the most difficult aspects of implementing a whole school reform is striking a balance between proper program implementation and individual teacher flexibility” (p. 411). Bueker noted that empowering teachers, treating teachers with professional respect, and providing structured and continuing support for staff, could minimize the negative effects of school change.
  • Kate Frisbie on 20 Jan 15
     
    A basic explanation of three variants of change theory. The paragraphs on Roundtable Theory mirror how change is most often presented in my building.
Emily Wood

What does research really say about iPads in the classroom? | eSchool News - 0 views

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Change-Project edci325 ipad

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  • would like to use iPads meaningfully in their classrooms, they can’t because of time, access, and training
  • very few of her school’s teachers were using iPads in the classroom beyond the usual Friday afternoon fun time and as a reward for being “good.”
    • Emily Wood
      Emily Wood on 17 Mar 19
       
      This is the current use of our limited number of iPads.
  • time to “play” on the iPads
    • Emily Wood
      Emily Wood on 17 Mar 19
       
      Free Space like the Heath's proposed in their book.
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  • Working with mentor teachers, we found that they had an assumption that young student teachers would naturally know the latest and greatest. The truth is that some do but many don’t, so training is essential!
  • They became models for the classroom teachers
  • All classes in our research site were inclusive with a diverse community of learners at every grade level including students with IEPs, 504 plans, autism spectrum disorders, and English language learners.
  • made the mistake of assuming the kids would immediately know how to use the technology in an appropriate way.
  • Success was more attributable to the fact that teachers who integrated iPads into their lessons tended to do more Project Based Learning (PBL), which has been found to improve student learning across grade levels (Cheu-Jay, 2015)
    • Emily Wood
      Emily Wood on 17 Mar 19
       
      This fits one of my change visions from my destination postcard: more PBL!
  • the hard-to-reach, reluctant, oppositional Edwards all became engaged when introduced to opportunities that the iPad gave them.
  • students enjoy learning and stay more focused when using iPads
  • with a little hands-on support, created technology-rich lessons with a minimum of training or professional development. The bottom line was that when we mixed training with support we created a successful and innovative learning experience for teachers and their students.
sfauver

A Review of Leadership Theories, Principles and Styles and Their Relevance to Education... - 3 views

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#leadership #styles #traits #edleadership #theory

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  • This study was motivated by the premise that no nation grows further than the quality of its educational leaders.
  • The
  • purpose of this theoretical debate is to examine the wider context of leadership and its effectiveness towards improving school management.
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  • To many, leaders are not born, but made. It is increasingly accepted, however, that in order to be a good leader, one must have the experience, knowledge, commitment, patience, and most importantly the skill to negotiate and work with others to achieve goals.
  • Good leaders are thus made, not born
  • Great man theories assume that the capacity for leadership is inherent, that great leaders are born, not made
  • the trait theory assumes that people inherit certain qualities or traits make them better suited to leadership.
  • Contingency theories of leadership focus on particular variables related to the environment that might determine which style of leadership is best suited for a particular work situation.
  • Situational theory proposes that leaders choose the best course of action based upon situational conditions or circumstances.
  • Behavioural theories of leadership are based on the belief that great leaders are made, not born.
  • articipative leadership theories suggest that the ideal leadership style is one that takes the input of others into account.
  • P
  • Transactional theories, also known as management theories, focus on the role of supervision, organization and group performance and the exchanges that take place between leaders and followers. These theories base leadership on a system of rewards and punishments (Charry, 2012).
  • Relationship theories, also known as transformational theories, focus on the connections formed between leaders and followers. In these theories, leadership is the process by which a person engages with others and is able to “create a connection” that results in increased motivationand morality in both followers and leaders. 
  • This theory states that learned knowledge and acquired skills/abilities are significant factors in the practice of effective leadership. Skills theory by no means refuses to acknowledge the connection between inherited traits and the capacity to lead effectively, but argues that learned skills, a developed style, and acquired knowledge, are the real keys to leadership performance.
  • Autocratic leadership is an extreme form of transactional leadership, where leaders have complete power over staff. Staff and team members have little opportunity to make suggestions, even if these are in the best interest of the team or organization
  • Bureaucratic leaders follow rules rigorously, and ensure that their staff also follow procedures precisely.
  • Charismatic leadership theory describes what to expect from both leaders and followers. Charismatic leadership i
  • a leadership style that is identifiable bu
  • may be perceived with less tangibility than other leadership styles
  • Democratic leaders make the final decisions, but include team members in the decision-making process. They encourage creativity, and team members are often highly engaged in projects and decisions.
  • Laissez-faire leadership may be the best or the worst of leadership styles (Goodnight, 2011). Laissez-faire, this French phrase for “let it be,” when applied to leadership describes leaders who allow people to work on their own. Laissez-faire leaders abdicate responsibilities and avoid making decisions, they may give teams complete freedom to do their work and set their own deadlines.
  • This leadership style starts with the idea that team members agree to obey their leader when they accept a job.
  • sfauver on 27 Jan 18
     
    This really lays it all out. Leadership traits versus styles and how they all relate.
mdevarn1

Leadership Theories and Styles: A Literature Review (PDF Download Available) - 8 views

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leadership style trait theory autocratic democratic laissez-faire

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  • Trait theories ignored the assumptions about whether leadership traits were genetic or acquired.
  • two traits; emergent traits (those which are heavily dependent upon heredity) as height, intelligence, attractiveness, and self-confidence and effectiveness traits (based on experience or learning), including charisma, as fundamental component of leadership
  • o leadership style is precise as a stand-alone as the leadership style used is reliant upon the factors such as the quality, situation of the followers or a number of other variable
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  • In most cases, leaders do not change only the dynamics and environment, employees within the organization change.
  • Like one that does not fit all heads, similarly one style cannot be effective in all situations.
  • democratic leaders
  • three different leadership styles
  • Laissez faire leadership
  • autocratic leaders
  • Different researchers proposed that three types of leaders, they were; autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire.
  • “He further assumed that all leaders could fit into one of these three categories”.
  • mdevarn1 on 28 Jan 18
     
    I found this article useful because not only did it give description of the different leadership style but also went into detail about the different theories. I am familiar with the trait theory, however the rest were fairly new to me.
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