Leading Learning Out Loud

A Place for Reflections  2024 Term One - Employment Relations, Legal Process and Media Induction of two new young staff (JJ and IF). Leading the school with positivity and calm, despite having the enormous stress and weight of AB and his actions (and the uncertainty about the court/legal process) Working in the background to ensure comms and processes were all in place ahead of the court case and sentencing.   Being able to share some information with the board alleviated some of the isolation.   A change in place meant that we could fast track termination and move on with an appointment.  A false start with the initial court case provided additional stress.   An adjournment with so detail or date was upsetting. What have I learned?   Have good people around you.    Breathe, follow process and repeat.   Ring for legal help, insurance and media help asap.  Contact presiding member and MOE asap.   Put bou...

Recap from term one: Culturally responsive Practices - Russell Bishop and Brigham Riwai-Couch Caring relationships - Core Ed Blog: Everyone Belongs, Don't they?  Signalling Status - Peps McCrea Inclusive Pedagogies - Neurowild Pedagogies, Shelley Moore Recap from term three : Sensory processing in the classroom -  Self-regulation - Shanker's domains.    Your battery. Benefits/Barriers and Ideas about Explicit Teaching of PB4L Lessons : (see NW's table) Next steps for this:   Monday morning mention of bi-weekly focus from TL, then whole class circle time lessons CTchrs, visual in teams of what the catch phrase is StudLeaders, ensuring the focus is in the notices each week NM Community Connections Next steps for this:  Families: build a task around helping at home (see Casebrook one), out and about lessons and videos (student leaders to connect with student leaders at Isleworth to create videos and relationships with key places).    Small Grant...

  TOD Wairarapa Cobham 31 May Melanie Riwai-Couch - Niho Taniwah What is your tipu from today?     What is your so what? Tipu - know what you need next The great risk is teacher variability.    Stick with what makes a difference and what is research based.   Effective pedagogy that leads to improvement. What is our common vernacular?    Know better, do better   Stay close together   Lift where you stand Connection  Challenge Empowerment Do we see ourselves as part of an improved, high performing system for åkong Māori and their whānau. Colour Bind - Sunday episode Brigham Rīwai Couch - 10 Ways to Teach Me you tube clip Niho Taniwha - summary / clip Teachers who … Listen hard, look for different ways to help me succeed.  Celebrate my identity by including this is in my work Are humble,  using te reo Māori as much they can.. If someone wrote a case study about you … What would you be remembered for by ākonga dn whānau? ...

Skillbox - Practical Coaching Conversations My notes A fast paced environment is not desirable for outcomes, slow down! Reflect on my own behaviour, and my responses. Consider digital wellbeing of your staff.   Phones away and on silent in meetings.   Screens down. Emotions drive people.   People drive productivity.   Being in tune with the emotions of your people is vital. Listen to understand.  Push judgement away, it is not helpful.    Lean in and be curious instead! Coaching is: Solution focused, results orientated, enhancing performance, future focused It is always an intentional conversation - focused on improving the person as well as the task at hand. Seek permission first, to go into a coaching conversation so the person knows what you are doing! Avoid why questions and closed questions.   Use what and how instead. Being PRESENT is vital.   Be where my feet are. The coachee does most of the talking and t...

Learning Provocation - see notes here -  The Decision Tree

Dunedin North Intermediate School - Matt and Salote (SLT) Have modified timetable.  Two morning breaks.  Shorter lunch.   845 - 245 each day. Key comp programme in afternoon with TAs.  Has been successful in engaging those students and keeping numbers lower in afternoons. BOT funded teacher to keep numbers to 26. Roll size around 330.   Two small tech schools come in. 80% of kids progressing with normal class programmes. 15% supported with LSC and specific support. 5% of top tier supported with DP/SENCO - including ORS kids. Transitions in.   No entry testing.   Ask for curriculum levels.    Moderation in COL has helped.  Asks for more info on those children who are above and below CLs.    Also asking for specific info around any attendance concerns.   Family / school r/ship also. Bingual unit is new - into it's second year so still developing. Tech looks very traditional. Classrooms all single cel...

Happy Schools - Steve Francis Not work life balance - work life satisfaction Thriving in Times of Change The one constant in schools today is change! Ultimately our response to change and how successfully we implement it are dependent on our attitude. In this session Steve Francis helps staff to develop a positive, optimistic and energetic attitude. We identify the three biggest obstacles to successful change and the specific strategies needed to overcome these challenges. Increasing WORK-LIFE Satisfaction in Schools Working in schools can be challenging. A happy staff achieves better results. It is vital that staff in schools get satisfaction from the important work we do. Reducing teacher stress and burnout are vital! This IS your REAL life – it isn’t a dress rehearsal. 7 Strategies for Motivating and Engaging Students Many students have short attention spans, are disinterested and disengaged from learning. Teaching is more demanding than ever before! Traditional carrot and stick app...