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Welcome BackJanuary 20121Essential Questions:Where might I find strategies to support all learners?

What are we considering for Cycle 5?LeadershipFocus

How might data inform our direction for Cycle 5?

Pick Up Sticks2 players, the rest are observersWatch strategyWatch how your group worksThink about the processHow is Pick Up Sticks similar to moving change forward in your schools?

3Pick Up Sticks RulesHold sticks upright & drop

Keep Black or White Stick as a tool (or select a color to use a a tool)

Player 1 picks up sticks 1 at a time until they move a stick

Player 2 continues in the same manner

4PointsThe person with the most sticks wins.

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Facilitating change in schools is like Pick-up Sticks because

6Observers:When your group was presented with the pick up sticks, what did they do first?

One game was given to your table, how did your group get organized?

Process of the game what did you notice about your teammates strategies?

What did you do when you were finished your game?

7How might these points also reflect our AISI projects in our schools?IsolateAddress first those issues that stand alone.

Dealing with interlocking problems is hard.

8Focus

If two players work on two sticks at the same time, both lose. Work on only one issue at a time if possible.9Be Deliberate

Change, like pick up sticks, requires patience and concentration.Move slowly, plan carefully, and coach along the way.10Watch for InterlocksSometimes sticks rest on each other in an interlocked loop: A on B, B on C and C on A.Removing one disturbs the others.When you have no choice, do the best you can.

11Watch the WeatherPick-Up Sticks is more fun on a calm day.Winds make it difficult.Change efforts are much easier when the outside world is stable and supportive.Dont wait for turbulent times.

12Critical Friends ConversationWhat have you done?

What have you learned?

What are you reading or in what professional learning are you participating?

What are you committing to do in the next 30 days?

Look at the number on your handout:1-10

Find a table that matches your number

Best Practices to Next Practices14Conversation

You will become the EXPERT in your area of this article

You will have 15 min for discussion & reflection on the sheet provided

15Best Practices to Next Practices: Thinking Differently for Real Reform &

All Groups Read Introduction (p. 2), Business as Usual (pg. 2-3) and Conclusion (p. 12) and each numbered group in addition will read:

Group 1Next Practices: Infusing Innovation for a 21st Century School (p. 3-4)Group 2Sustaining and Disrupting Innovation (p. 5)Group 3Building a "New Box" for Thinking (p. 6)Group 4Technology and the Global Landscape (p. 8-9)Group 5The New Normal Requires a New Way to Education (p. 9)Group 6A Better 20th Century School Is Not the Answer (p. 10-11)Group 721st Century Teaching and Learning(p. 11)Group 821st Century Leadership for Next Practices (p. 11-12)

Best Practices to Next PracticesLook at the letter on your handout

Join the table group which matches your letter

Begin with person #1share your pyramid & conversation

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Magnifying the PossibilitiesYour mission You have been given a colour. Create a team of 3 people that includes one Pink, one Green, & one Blue

Once you have your team, come to one of us to receive your room assignment.

You will be here for the rest of the morning so get comfortable!

LUNCH

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We now join The WISSA ShowCurrently in Progress

Data DigUsing your schools 3 year Educational Plan & APAR.

Data DigWhat are of growth are evident in your data?As you think about the data you have examined, how you your findings connect to the QLE?Next Steps- As I reflect on this data & think about cycle 5, what are my next steps?

Levels MeetingsElementary Board RoomHigh School BermudaMiddle School Caribbean AK-12 Caribbean B

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