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BEYOND COLLABORATION IN A PLC
Shared Leadership
What is Shared Leadership?
Groups taking ownership of a problemWorking interdependently toward solutionsOpen, honest, critical communicationSeeking a common goodLearning for all participants in the group
What isn’t Shared Leadership?
A leader directing a team’s activities and goals
One person determining answersTop down communicationSecrecy
Goals Learning
Why Shared Leadership in a PLC?
Can one leader answer all the questions? What do we want students to know and do? How will we know when they’ve learned? What will we do when they don’t learn? What will we do if they already know it?
What are the Advantages of Shared Leadership?
Ownership of the problemLearning toward solutionsSharing of best practices and knowledgeSynergy
Building a better mouse trap
Are There Disadvantages?
Responsibility for problem Can’t point fingers
Time and effort Different results don’t happen with the same
procedures
Exposure You can’t hide or “take a free ride”
Isn’t This Just Good Collaboration?
Yes and No Must work collaboratively to achieve goals
Common target Collaborative protocols Shared tasks
Beyond Collaboration Elevating Responsibility and ownership
How Can Shared Leadership be Developed in Our PLC?
Break from traditional leadership What hierarchy currently exists?
How do you solve problems? Bump it up? Who provides answers and solutions
Change communication procedures Must do emails change to opportunities for
conversations that are open and honest Set norms and expectations for the work Define the problem clearly, and the need for
ownership for all participants
How Can Shared Leadership be Developed in Our PLC?
Begin to change the culture Relationships become professional, not just social Learning becomes the target of PLCs
Adult learning will grow as the answers to the PLC questions are tackled
Don’t expect overnight changes Long road toward change Reason for change must make sense
Last Word Activity
Take 10 minutes to read “Shared Leadership,” by Michele Erina Doyle and Mark K. Smith
Highlight portions that make you connect with or about which you have questions
Form a group of three One person begins the conversation by reading her
highlighted portion Both of the other two in the group comment on their
thoughts regarding the portion just read. The reader remains silent, and once the other two have
concluded, she makes her comments, getting “the last word.”
Repeat for the other two participants, and continue discussion of the article
Conclusion
References
Doyle, M. E., Smith, M.K “Shared Leadership” infed.org downloaded 11/6/08