Building a Professional Culture

Question 1

School Climate

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refers to the overarching and pervasive norms, policies, relationships, and values that help define a school’s character

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Four Factors of School Climate

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1. Safety Factor
2. Teaching and Learning Factor
3. Interpersonal relationships factor
4. Institutional environment factor

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safety factor

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encompasses all of the rules, regulations, and norms associated with physical, social, and emotional safety. A school that has clear rules regarding physical and emotional violence and is responsive to those issues will have a safe school climate.

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Teaching and Learning Factor

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Teachers and other professionals should strive to create a learning environment in which students are academically challenged and act responsibly and civilly.

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Assessing School Climate

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The first and most important step in assessing school climate is to know and understand what criteria you’re evaluating.

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Four Modes of Conversing (Senge)

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1. Raw Debate
2. Polite discussion
3. skilled discussion
4. dialogue

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Peter Senge

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Founder of the Society for Organization Learning, who lists for modes for conversing

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Raw Debate

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a form of communication where the individuals hold to their predetermined position. This form of communication results in winners and losers.

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Polite Discussion

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a form of communication where the individuals semi-agree with each other to avoid conflict.

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Skilled Discussion

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a form of communication that is productive, which allows the individuals to express their viewpoints but understand the other individuals’ viewpoints.

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Dialogue

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a form of communication where the individuals gain insights and bridges the individuals’ ideas to achieve the organization’s goals.

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Steps for building a collaborate environment

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establish trust among members, practice effective communication skills, be an active participant within the group, celebrate individual and team accomplishments, set expectations, create learning opportunities

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Educational leader

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is one who works to serve, guide, and encourage educators to become more proficient and effective.

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Purpose of Educational leadership

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is to improve the quality of education that is being given.

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Characteristics of Educational Leaders Conept

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This concept includes the leadership traits, behaviors, and styles of the leader.

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Concepts of Educational Leaders:

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This includes the conceptual frameworks and struggles like leadership vs management.

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Practices of Educational Leaders:

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This includes the approach one takes in their leadership.

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Types of Leaders in Edu

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Authentic leader, transformational leader, servant leader, distributed leader, transactional leader

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Authentic leader

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one that puts the goals of the school first. They are the leaders that show teachers and students who they really are, which allows for open and honest communication

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transformational leader

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is a leader who works to make changes. They look at the accepted practices and policies and determine what may need to be changed.

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servant leader

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is one who helps others. They shift all of their focus to those that they lead, empowering them to become better.

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distributed leadership

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involves responsibility being spread out among many positions. They share responsibility so that more expertise can be given to contribute to the overall quality of leadership.

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Transactional leader

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are those who work to keep the business running. They are straightforward and make sure that employees know what is expected of them. They place a focus on discipline and order so that everything runs smoothly and as planned.

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Collaborative Learning

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can allow for the learning of a subject while simultaneously allowing students to improve their critical thinking skills and social skills

is an educational method where students learn in pairs or in small groups. This is different from a traditional teacher-centered classroom where there is a big group of students learning from one teacher. It is also different from independent self-study, where a student learns on his or her own.

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Benefits of Collaborative Learning

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include increased critical thinking skills. When students are learning from the teacher, or individually, interaction is limited and may be considered passive if they are only listening or reading. But when students are learning collaboratively, they are interacting with each other as well as with the subject matter

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Collaborative Learning Strategies

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small groups, one on one,

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positive school culture

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the sense of a coherent, dedicated community where every member feels free to be themselves and pursue their learning.

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Equity

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making sure that every member of the community has their needs met, is another part of positive school culture.

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Mentor/mentee relationship

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is based on developing a person. work together to develop new skills and focus on personal development. Mentoring is used frequently for individuals hoping to advance their career.

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coach/student relationship

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is usually focused on increasing a work skill that is lacking, like time management. usually comes from a negative place, because an employee needs to learn something about which they lack knowledge, and it is affecting their work.

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Outcomes for a Mentor/mentee relationship

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will be either a promotion, new skills learned, or raised potential

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Outcome for coach/student relationship

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goal is to try to get the student up to the level of the rest of a group of employees. Outcomes can be an employee that has developed their new skills and can keep up with the rest of the team.

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Instructional Coach

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is a professional who works collaboratively with teachers to promote best teaching practices, often through the use of educational models.

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GROW Model

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is a tool used to format coaching or mentoring. While not specific to instructional coaching, This simple 4-step model allows ICs to set both short-term and long-term goals with teachers; this circular model is often repeated during the school year. Goals Reality Options Way forward or will

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SMART Model

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a coaching method in which instructional coaches and teachers determine performance indicators by creating goals that are: Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Time-bound

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FUEL Model

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this model allows for instructional coaches and teachers to have rich, specific, and outcome-based conversations about students academic, and professional achievement. Frame Understand Explore Lay

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Instructional Coaching Models

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Training and cognitive coaching, relationship driven coaching cycle, student centered coaching

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Training and Cognitive Coaching

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There are three parts to the coaching cycle in this model. Beginning with identifying the goal and choosing the best-researched strategy to meet the target, the teacher learns about it, implements it, and adjusts it until the goal is met.

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Relationship Driven Coaching Cycle:

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The model builds equity between teacher and coach. Dialogue and reflection are encouraged, and the coach provides resources and support. The support is non-threatening and does not challenge a teacher.

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Student-centered Coaching:

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his model focuses on the student's data rather than the teacher's practice. It uses formative and summative student assessment data to drive instruction and allows for differentiation to meet all students' goals.

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Peer instructional coaching

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two educators work together to review their practice and grow in their profession.

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Cooperation

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involves working as part of a team and could include sharing resources.

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Coordination

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involves planning and communicating with the members of the PLC

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Collaboration

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is about creating a link with your colleagues and creating new ways of doing things that will benefit students in all classes.

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Steps in the PLC Process

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Determining scope Sharing current practices Planning Creating common student assessments Analyzing student learning Changing instruction to meet the needs of the student Reflection