"Are the structures we have in place promoting the status quo or creating a new perspective?"
This question has been so powerful to me in my thinking about how WE do school. In general, yes, but more specifically the different things we put into practice, such as small group instruction; the collective efficacy we know profoundly impacts student growth; and the support systems to ensure student success.
As an instructional leader I analyze what is it that we are doing, if it is working well and how can I facilitate processes that ensure we are seeing things with a new perspective.
Nothing we do at SRE is without purpose or intention. We purpose to be better and design PD and PLCs to foster collaborative instruction and collective efficacy. We intend to provide supports that bring about student success, promote student ownership of their learning and utilize data to guide joint-work decisions.
That is the vision or rather SuperHero Vision I have for us as a team of educators. But the question still remains...
"Are the structures we have in place promoting the status quo or creating a new perspective?"
Realistically, we are still doing some of the things we have always done. What can I do to help us all by creating a "new perspective" so that we do have SuperHero Vision?
Do we have a "can do" vision or a "cannot because" vision? Collective efficacy is Hattie's strongest hinge point for gaining over a year's growth with student learning. It is not individual but collective efficacy, a belief WE ALL CAN, together.
In the book, Collective Efficacy: How Educator's Beliefs Impact Student Learning, the author, Jenni Donohoo states: "By strengthening collective teacher efficacy, teachers will develop the resolve to persist against challenges and realize increased student results."
Realize... hmmmm... SuperHero Vision? I think so.
What is your perspective... is it new, is it SuperHero Vision? How did you get there?
Is it status quo? What can we do, together to gain new perspective... to have a SuperHero Vision?
How can we ALL have SuperHero Vision?
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