Posts Tagged ‘Learning by doing’
Leadership Voice
Leadership Voice … in support of racial equity “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” This quote likely comes from John Stuart Mill’s inaugural address in 1867. “Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no…
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One District’s Improvement Work Intro: Learning by doing is key to improvement. The Washington Superintendent Network meets quarterly to discuss key issues, share their work and learn from each other. This month, Selah School District shared their improvement plan. I was impressed by their focus on purpose – equity, engagement and “growth producing relationships” –…
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More … from my bookshelf With a brief note about what I found compelling in each. Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries by Safi Bahcall 2019 Great stories about getting better. How we won World War II. And how Polaroid and Kodak started and then missed the…
Read MoreMaking Change Stick
How to make change initiatives stick Making Change Stick: 90% of change initiatives fail … because they rely so heavily on one tool, motivation. According to Patterson and Grenny, successful initiatives include will and skill, not just motivation. The difference between a problem and an opportunity is the amount of skill available. No matter how…
Read MoreMoment of Lift Review
The Moment of Lift: how empowering women changes the world – Melinda Gates In Moment of Lift, Melinda Gates tells how she, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, morphed from health issues to empowering women. Three Take Aways: I had three great take aways from reading this book: Improvement science. She describes initiative after…
Read MoreLeading in the Gap
Leadership for Learning – Leading in the Gap Top Challenge In recent polls, nearly 90 percent of superintendents say that their biggest challenge is boosting the academic achievement of underprivileged and/or struggling students. What can school districts do to close gaps? Some of the most common approaches Speakers Schedule a prominent speaker to talk to…
Read MoreLearning by doing
For the past year I have been doing a national “landscape review” to better understand trends in school ‘district improvement.’ Here’s what I learned: Improvement Science has been given a big boost by the Carnegie Foundation. The basic idea is: Do it, Try it, Fix it. At Seattle Public Schools we used Learning to Improve…
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