Local District Northeast

Principal Network MeetingAugust 7, 2015

Ice Breaker

Network Goals and Desired

OutcomesBy 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 WorkIn 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 / South / East / WestNORTH

Need to get the work done NOW-or as quickly as possibly; product-

driven

SOUTHNeed 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?

Regroup in Your Compass Point

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 ONERead the article “Distributed Leadership: What’s All the

Hoopla?” (10 minutes)

STEP TWO

Form groups of4 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 of4 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 ONERead the article “Distributed Leadership: What’s All the

Hoopla?” (10 minutes)

STEP TWO

Form groups of4 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 of4 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

Video goes here

Why it is time to forget the pecking order at

work?-Margaret Heffernan

Video Discussion

Network Goals and Desired

OutcomesBy 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