Leadership- Vision and Gaps..

'The gap between vision and current reality
 is also a source of energy.
 If there were no gap,
 there would be no need for any action to move towards the vision.
 We call this gap creative tension.'
---Peter Senge

Leadership...

“There is nothing as useless

as doing efficiently

 that which should not be done at all.”

 ~ Peter Drucker

Good Teaching....Find the Zone...

“Good teaching

 is forever being

on the cutting edge

of a child’s competence.”

~ Jerome Bruner

TEACHING WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF……

•      If a child does not know how to read, we teach.

•       If a child does not know how to swim, we teach.

•      If a child does not know how to multiply, we teach.

•        If a child does not know how to drive, we teach.

•       If a child does not know how to behave, we………………..

Your Words...

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

             --Maya Angelou

Your Words influence the weather in your classroom…..

So...what words do you use and what is the weather like in your room?

Replace the tactics that don't work with ones that do

Things that do not work

•      NAGGING

•      BEING SARCASTIC

•      SCOLDING

•      YELLING

•      THREATENING

•      TURNING REQUESTS INTO QUESTIONS

•      IGNORING

•      NOT LISTENING

•      TOO MANY  WORDS

•      OTHER….

THINK ABOUT USING THE 3 "R'S"

REINFORCING

•      “I notice the way you remembered to bring all your materials to class, thanks”.

•      “I notice that you have taken the time to read the directions and now you are figuring out the next thing to do.”

•      “I notice the way you remembered where to turn in your work so I can find it.”

•      “ I notice………….

REMINDING

•      “Before we go to our next period, remind me what you will need to do.”

•      “Who remembers what we will need to get together for our history project?”

•      “If someone asks you to play a game, what are friendly ways you might respond?  Remind me.”

•      “ Remind me what happens in this class if someone makes a mistake.”

•      “George, I see you walking around the room, remind me what we are supposed to be doing now.”

•      REMINDING CAN BE USED AS A “SET-UP” OF EXPECTATIONS PRIOR TO DOING ANY TRANSITIONS.

REDIRECTING

•      “Pencils are for writing, Sam…..”

•      “I hear a lot of talking. This is your time to get your projects together.”

•      I hear conversations about T.V. shows. What do we need to be thinking about now?

•      I want to hear quiet voices….

•      I see this table is unsettled.  I will hold your papers for now. Tell me when you are ready to begin work. 

 Remember we all to have

   be finished before we________ this afternoon.

 

What are you creating???

Define the entrance into your classroom and school… as a doorway between 2 different worlds!!