Ice Breaker

Network Goals and Desired Outcomes By the end of our professional learning together, participants will:  Identify personal Leadership Style and how it contributes to team effectiveness  Gain awareness of the LDNE Theory of Action and make connections to the Instructional Plan  Analyze and discuss the importance of distributed leadership in improving school performance and deepening our work in the Common Core State Standards  Determine the importance of a high-functioning Instructional Leadership Teams

Norms for Our Learning Today  We agree:  To be present  To put ideas on the table  To presume positive intentions  To pose questions around problems of practice  Promote advocacy, inquiry, and learning

The Importance of Knowing One’s Personal Work Style for Team Work  In order to successfully lead the work of school improvement, self-understanding is a necessary prerequisite for learning, growth, and getting along with others.  Personal Style Inventories reveal an individual's dominant personality style and sheds useful light on the critical question: Why do I behave the way I do?

Compass Points Personal Work Style Inventory for Teams Process STEP1 Determine the compass point that best describes how you work when in a group. STEP2 Join the others who share your compass point. STEP3 Discuss the characteristics of your compass point and the characteristics of others.

NORTH Need to get the work done NOW-or as quickly as possibly; product-driven SOUTH Need to have all members share their thoughts and be sure everyone is supported WEST Need to get their questions answered before proceeding with the work EAST Need to express their visions of the project, Big Idea People Which of these best describes how you work in a GROUP?

North - South - East - West

Answer the following questions as a group. Chart your responses. Be prepared to share your responses. What are the strengths of our style? What are the limitations of our style? What style do we find the most difficult to work with and why? What do we need from others so that we can make our work together more successful?

LDNE Theory of Action: Discussion Save the Last Word For Me Protocol STEP ONE Read the article “Distributed Leadership: What’s All the Hoopla?” (10 minutes) STEP TWO Form groups of 4 members. Guiding question: What is our Theory of Action and how does this align to the work at our school sites? Read/review handout “LDNE Theory of Action?” (10 minutes) Form groups of 4 members Follow the modified “Save the Last Word for Me” protocol to guide your discussion. (20 minute) STEP Three

Leading the Implementation of the Common Core State Standards As teams become adept at analyzing student data, school leaders should no longer be directing team development, but instead be serving as collaborative partners in ongoing conversations about teaching and learning. -Parry Graham and Bill Ferriter What part of this quote resonates with you? Why?

Distributed Leadership: Professional Reading Discussion STEP ONE Read the article “Distributed Leadership: What’s All the Hoopla?” (10 minutes) STEP TWO Form groups of 4 members. Guiding question: What is Distributed Leadership and how do we build and support this practice in our schools? Read the article “Distributed Leadership: What’s All the Hoopla?” (10 minutes) Form groups of 4 members Follow the modified “Text Rendering” protocol to guide your discussion. (15 minute) STEP Three

Fostering Distributed Leadership: Summary Points and Key Takeaways Involves more than identifying those who take responsibility for leadership in a school. Involves more than matching particular leaders with particular leadership functions and activities Presses us to examine how leadership practice gets defined in the interactions among leaders, followers, and key aspects of the situation Is not a blueprint, but rather a diagnostic tool for principals to reflect on current leadership paradigms and their practice as leaders. Source: James P. Spillane, “Distributed Leadership: What’s All the Hoopla?” (2001)

Instructional Leadership Teams

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Why it is time to forget the pecking order at work? - Margaret Heffernan Video Discussion

Network Goals and Desired Outcomes By the end of our professional learning together, participants will:  Identify personal Leadership Style and how it contributes to team effectiveness  Gain awareness of the LDNE Theory of Action and make connections to the Instructional Plan  Analyze and discuss the importance of distributed leadership in improving school performance and deepening our work in the Common Core State Standards  Determine the importance of a high-functioning Instructional Leadership Teams

"One key to successful leadership is continuous personal change. Personal change is a reflection of our inner growth and empowerment." — Robert E. Quinn