Best to Next Practices Raymond J. McNulty,

The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not found, but made, and the activity of making them changes both the maker and the destination. --John Schaar

Making a better 20 th Century School is not the answer.

We are getting better at things that do not matter as much anymore.

Unless we unlearn some of our traditional practices, we will never get beyond an improvement mindset.

The Boston Globe Ray, reading the paper on your Kindle or online just isnt the same!

Almost everyone wants schools to be better, but almost no one wants them to be different.

Teacher – Student Comparisons T – I make learning exciting for my students. 86% S – My teachers make learning fun. 41%

First Different - Then Better

Theme Best and Next Practices

Best practices allow you to do what you are currently doing a little better.

Next practices increase your organizations capability to do things it has never done before.

SystemInnovation

Sustaining Innovation Next Practice

Disruptive Innovation

We have a flawed perspective of always listening to our best customers… They tell us how good the system is working for them!

BANKING Sears IBM Xerox

A Story…. Not a bad idea, but to earn a grade more than a C+, the idea has to be viable! (Yale Professor) Fredrick Smith The idea FedEx

-Shurnyu Suzuki In the beginners mind there are many possibilities; in the experts mind there are few.

First practice must change, then results, then policy.

Theme Why it is so hard to change?

Why is it so hard to change? The more successful a system is, the more difficult it is to recognize when it must change. By example, market leaders are the last ones to transform. The American Education System, The market leader during the industrial era!

Market Leader Thinking Dominant logic: Thats the way we do things here.

VII Shown below is the Roman numeral seven. By adding only a single line, turn it into an eight.

IX Shown below is a Roman numeral nine. By adding only a single line, turn it into a six.

SIX

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Mental Locks We dont need to be creative for most of what we do (driving, shopping, business of living). So staying on routine thought paths enables us to do many things without having to think about it. Our training in school has taught us that there is one right answer.

The Right Answer

Five beautiful and well-dressed woman are standing in a tight group. One is crying and she has never been happier. The other four are smiling and they have never been more disappointed. Why?

The Second Right Answer What is the answer? What are the answers?

The Right Answer Thats not logical

SOFTHARD

Logic Metaphor Dream Reason Precision Humor Consistency Ambiguity Play Work Exact Approximate Direct Focused Fantasy Reality Paradox Diffuse Analysis Hunch Generalization Specifics Child Adult

SOFT Metaphor Dream Humor Ambiguity Play Approximate Fantasy Paradox Diffuse Hunch Generalization Child HARD Logic Reason Precision Consistency Work Exact Reality Direct Focused Analysis Specific Adult

SOFT Shades of gray Hard to pick up Many answers Flood light, diffused HARD Black and white Easy to pick up Right answer Focused like a spot light

Cat - Refrigerator

NEXT PRACTICE THINKING The Iterative Process Versions Create a disciplined, managed space for development of new ways to accomplish difficult tasks

Effective and efficient approaches to increasing student achievement Successful practices for teaching and learning from the nations most rapidly improving schools Practical strategies for using rigor, relevance, and relationships to increase instructional effectiveness Innovative tools and resources to support the transition to more rigorous assessments

Best to Next Practices Raymond J. McNulty,