Shift happens
- We need students to be resilient, independent and adaptable in addition to gaining knowledge of content.
- There is a conflict between delivering content and developing traits such as resilience. It is the job of a leader to ensure students are getting a balanced education in both.
Leadership Styles
- Democratic
- Pace setting
- Coaching
- Coercive
- Authoritative
- Affiliative
Classroom non-negotiables
- Engagement
- Progress and data
- Stretch and challenge
- Assessment and feedback
- Classroom atmosphere
Dialogue, Modelling, Monitoring and Mentoring
- Dialogue - coaching vs reprimand
- "How can i help?"
- "How do you think it went...?"
- Modelling - don't necessarily always have to be the best classroom teacher. But there are some essential characteristics that an effective leader should model: professionalism, consistency, optimism, emotional resilience.
- Monitoring
- Suite of tools
- Student voice and conversations
- Learning walks and lesson observations
- Marking audits
- Mentoring
- Know how to develop other peoples skills
- Think of the whole teams effectiveness
- Support the personal development of colleagues in your team
- Remember - each colleague is on their own personal trajectory and career path
