Wednesday, 4 November 2015

An Article about learning and creating change

Let's Try Reframing article by K Christopherson

This article looks at creating change
An excerpt ' Creating an environment where ideas thrive is foundational to making changes that substantially change the learning environment of a school. High expectations are important — helping people reach them is the role of leader. Holding people accountable is important but providing them the opportunity to try new things, make mistakes and deeply reflect on the what they learn is essential to improvement. People who are afraid to try will stop if they perceive that the consequences for trying are negative or are not connecting to a vision of improvement in learning. To give people room to meet the challenges ahead, leaders need to provide the support for taking risks while also having the expectation that if something isn’t successful there will be reflection making adjustments and moving forward. Leaders create an atmosphere for growth when they use questions to challenge others to see where things might lead, to introduce different perspectives, and provide opportunity for there to be multiple solutions.
Another good question is asked
“Would students still come if school wasn’t mandatory?”
As I look to plan content for my classes next year I wonder- would students come to my classes if they didn't have too? 
I want to challenge my students to explore, question, collaborate, create and share with others as they are learning. 


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