Creating Learning Cultures to Transform Schools

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Creating Learning Cultures to Transform Schools

Derek L. McCoyProud Principal, West Rowan Middle

http://www.fractuslearning.com/2016/05/03/learning-that-matters/

About me

BYOD - Connect, Share, Learn, Grow

Culture is more than we imagine

School Culture lets you know when you’ve made a mistake

Resources

What is School Culture

● Unwritten rules● Patterns of behaviors● Beliefs● ‘Reflexive Responses’● Determines what ‘normal’

Realizations

Inspiration

Inspiration

Climate Change

Climate Change

Climate Change

Climate Change

Climate, then culture

Mentimeter #1

Branding

A Healthy School Culture

Why, not How or What

Healthy Culture = Embraces Risk

Healthy Cultures = Effective Routines

Culture of Collaboration

Where We Can Go!

Families vs Teams - What would you say is the goal in your school? Dept? Grade level?

SignificantEmotionalEvent

Conflict

Healthy Cultures Focus on Growth

Indicators of a Healthy Culture

Toxic Culture

Symptons of Unhealthy Culture

Symptons of Unhealthy Culture

Mentimeter #2

Knoster’s Model - Critical Components for Change

Knoster’sActivity 1

The Horrors!

Knoster’sActivity 2

Ohh, I like that!

Shifting the Culture

ALeader’sInfluence

Why Aren’t People On

Board

Sometimes, if you want to change a man's mind, you have to change the mind of the man next to him first.”

Megan Whalen Turner, The King of Attolia

Leader behaviors

● Focused on Tuesday, not 2020

● Admonish/Critique vs Growth

● Focused on changing a person’s mind

ShiftingThe

Culture

ALeader’sInfluence

Shifting the Culture

A Viable Mission and Vision

Believers Tweeners

Survivors Fundamentalists

Our Culture Shift Started with a New Purpose

Our Culture Shift Started with a New Purpose

Shifting the Culture

Know the Staff’s Thoughts

#leadlearners

Relationships

@casas_jimmy@toddwhitaker@jeff_zoul

‘Connected educators work intentionally to establish positive relationships..,’

Indicators of a Healthy Culture

Building the Cultures We Need

Shifting the Culture

Shifting the Culture

Use your PLN

The Advantage

Woot Woot!

http://nahsfridayfocus.blogspot.com/2016/05/april-8-2016.html - Dwight Carter

http://blogs.ncs-nj.org/grobbins/ - Glenn Robbins

http://glhsprincipal.blogspot.com/p/parents-corner.html - Bobby Dodd

http://tslg1440.blogspot.com/ - Jimmy Casas

WRMS Bulldog News

Empower your teachers

Connect with me/

Derek L. McCoyProud Principal, West Rowan Middle SchoolRowan-Salisbury Schools, @rssinformation

Twitter: @mccoyderekVoxer: mccoyderekEmail: derekmccoy.edu@gmail.comBlog: mccoyderek.com - Connecting, Sharing and Growing

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