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Leading
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Change#tllive15
Mike LubelfeldDeerfield Public Schools
District 109@mikelubelfeld
Ken WallaceMaine Township High School
District 207
Mary Jane WardenPark Ridge-Niles School
District 64@mj_warden
Hank ThieleMaine Township High School
District 207@henrythiele
R.J. GravelJohnsburg School
District 12@rjgravel
Teacher Quality Control
Maine Township High School District 207
Innovation Is in Our DNA• District 207 has more Johnson and Johnson
trained Cooperative Learning Teacher Leaders than any organization in the World.
• Cooperative Learning is a “Foundational Course”
• In 2007, District 207 became Google’s FIRST K-12 Education Partner
• More Google Certified Trainers than any organization in the World
• Two of the world’s first student certified trainers
Personalized P.D.● NEVER STOP LEARNING
● “Teacher Leader”
● Plan for Every Teacher Every Year
● Trained with Jim Knight
● 4 Instructional Coaches and 11 Department Instructional Coaches at each of the 3 Buildings
● Brain-based Teacher Leaders - Judy Willis
● Problem-Based Learning
● Mentors and articulated 4-year induction program
(Bush, 1984; Showers, 1982, 1984) found that most teachers will not use new teaching practices inside the classroom if the only learning opportunity available to them is a one-time in-service professional development workshop.
Knight and Cornett: The effect size of instructional coaching on teacher quality implementation of new teaching practices is large d=.96Joyce and Calhoun,1996; and Joyce and Showers, 2002 found effect sizes ranging from d=1.25 - 2.71 when instructional coaching is used to implement professional development.
Why Coaching? A Research Perspective
● Individual Coaching Plan● Peer-to-Peer Coaching Plan● Learning Walks● Professional Development Support
Coaching Plan Options
Individual Coaching Plan
● Every Teacher Involved
● Engaging Conversations About Emerging Best Practices
● Increasing interest in Using Video for Lesson Study
● Professional Development in Demand
● Very Busy Coaches
● Emerging Professional Learning Networks
Positive Early Results
● Plan Choice ○ Individual Coaching Plan (75%)
● Teacher commitment○ Exceeded Plan Requirements (56%)○ Commitment Level Moderately to
Extremely High (66%)○ Sought Help on Growth (43%)○ Sought Help on Goals ( 28%)
● Professional Development Requests ○ DI, CL, Assessment, Classroom Mngt., ○ Questioning Strategies.
● Impact of Plan○ Benefitted Students (69%)○ Improved Teaching (69%)○ Positive Experience (81%)
● My Coach was…○ Available (88%)○ Good Listener (91%)○ Trustworthy (88%)○ Respectful (93%)○ Helpful (84%)
65% (327) of All Our Teachers Took Online Survey
● Google Communities
● #207learn (twitter)
● Book Study Groups
● CLEAR Project - Action Research Cohorts
● Growing Internal Teacher Leadership (university cohorts, too)
Building Communities: Face to Face/Online
Peer to Peer Plan
Implementing a 1:1 Transformational Plan
Deerfield Public School District 109
2005 Formed
Learning in a Digital Age study group
2009Created position of
Director of 21st Century Skills (now
Director for Innovative Learning)
2010Developed three-year Technology Integration Plan
2011Formed Technology Review
Committee of admin, teachers, coaches, parents
2011-2012Committee studied
Google Apps for Education and
Microsoft 365 with vast stakeholder input
and pilots
Technology Timeline in District 109
2012-2013District became
a full GAFE environment
October 2012BOE Technology Committee advised the administration to
study technology options, including 1:1
2012-2013Study group of
members of Tech Review Committee reviewed options
March 2013Admin made
recommendation for Chromebooks
January 201440 classrooms piloted
1:1 Learning Environments
April 2014BOE approves a full 1:1 implementation for the fall of 2014
Technology Timeline in District 109
“In what ways do you suggest we drive changes
moving forward”
“How might we drive transformative change?”
Community Engagement leads to new science labsDeerfield Public School District 109
Highlights● Dream Big!
● The Future is Now!
● Engage, Inspire, Empower!
The Message● Thanks to the input of more than 140
community members, staff, students, and administrators, the 2014-2015 school year will be one of the most exciting ever in District 109’s 166 year history!
● The outcome will be a transformation of teaching and learning in District 109.
Superintendent’s Task Force
● October 24, 2013
● November 13, 2013
● December 2, 2013
● February 4, 2014
● February 9, 2014
Some teams conducted site visits and held interim meetings online and in person
Science curriculum grades 6-8 based on Next Generation Science Standards
360 Degree view of Science Labs
360 Degree View of Science Labs
“What are some ways to measure impacts of community engagement?”
“How can leaders support teachers in creating innovative solutions to existing problems?”
Building a Cultureof Continuous Improvement
through 21st Century LearningPark Ridge - Niles School District 64
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Nothing is more important in the 21st century than learning to manage change.
Michael Fullan, The Six Secrets of Change
Fear Factor
1 Love your staff who love your students
2 Connect peers with purpose
3 Capacity building prevails
4 Learning is the work
5 Transparency rules
6 Systems learn
Fullan’s Six Secrets of Change
in relation to a high quality purpose
Love Your Staff
Connecting Peers with Purpose
Capacity Building
Learning is the Work
Transparency Rules
Systems Learn
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Wisdom is the ability to act with knowledge, while doubting what you know.
Pfeffer & Sutton, Hard Facts, Dangerous Half Truths and Total Nonsense
Leading
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Change#tllive15
Thank You.
