WDTI INSERVICEMONDAY APRIL 9, 2012

Dr. Timothy Mitchell

Rapid City Area Schools

Feedback

Today Show-Katie Couric Interview of Brian Bennett-had grown up in a troubled and abusive environment. He struggled in school and had been picked on regularly. Now-a well adjusted and successful adult.

Defining Moment-”when a grade school teacher simply told me that she cared about me and believed in me and that small interaction turned my life around”

Research

Many years ago, the field of education and psychology over looked an important study.

1925-Dr. Elizabeth Hurlock-designed a study to explore what would happen when 4th and 6th graders in math class received different types of feedback

Research

1st Group-identified by name-praised2nd Group-identified by name-criticized3rd Group-ignored-present to hear responses to other students4th Group-removed-received no comments on workStudents in Groups 1 & 2 did better after the 1st day-then performance

dramatically changed

Research

The overall performance of each Group:Group 1-Praised-71%Group 2-Criticized-19%Group 3-Ignored-5%

Recent studies:Negative emotions can be harmful and might even shorten life spanPositive emotions are an essential daily requirement for survival

Feedback

The brain’s patterns and instructions are slowly perfected throughout life, mostly through trial and error. Therefore, feedback is essential to learning. Meaningful and appropriate feedback helps students understand how they are doing in the course of the real world.

Feedback

The most valuable feedback:Immediate-given as soon as possible after the performanceSpecific-instead of generalPrecise-includes evidence that helps the person see cause and effectGrowth-Oriented-gives direction for further improvementPreserves Dignity-judges performance, not the person

Feedback

Let me tell you about:

CHRIS

Chamberlain versus Rapid CityTwo Differences:

No one cared what I said-now everything I say is on TV or in the paper

I deal with more and do less

What I have learned? Leadership is Leadership Relationships First

Three Secrets to Developing Leadership Around You

Listen to what people tell you-Great leaders capture the hearts of their people by listening to themUse fierce conversations to confront difficult situations-when another is acting inappropriately and it isn’t told, you may be robbing the individual of an important opportunity to learnCreate an environment that attracts potential leaders-by surrounding yourself with other leaders you bring greater value to your organization

What is essential!!

Community SupportCommunity InvolvementCommunity Trust

Developing Trust

Function of two things:Integrity

Competence

Developing Trust

IntegrityHonesty-telling the truth & leaving the right

impression

Congruence-no gaps between intent and behavior “walk your talk”

Humility-recognize principles before yourself

Courage-do the right thing-even when hard

Developing Trust

Competence

Your capabilitiesYour skillsYour resultsYour track record

They are both vital-one without the other will not work

Speed of Trust-Behavior #9

Clarify Expectations-to create shared vision and

agreement about what is to be done up front

Speed of Trust-Behavior #10

Practice Accountability-Hold yourself accountable. Hold others

accountable. Take responsibility for results. Be clear on how you’ll

communicate how you’re doing and how others are doing. Don’t avoid or shirk responsibility. Don’t blame others or point fingers when things go wrong.

Where are we going?

Leading a successful enterprise calls upon everyone to know the

organization’s purpose. Organizations need to be clear as to their purpose if

they are to grow and prosper.

Do you have a Direction?

Vision without action is merely a dream

Action without vision merely passes the time

Vision with action affects the future

Joel Barker

My Personal Vision

To embrace learning rather than teaching as a school’s mission, to

work collaboratively to help all students learn, to focus on results to foster continuous improvement

and to assume individual responsibility to take steps to

create such a school.

RCAS Mission

Building a community of life

long learners, one student at a

time.

RCAS Vision

All Rapid City Area School students will

achieve to their full potential.

WDTI Mission

Western Dakota Tech is a public institution of higher education where students acquire the knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary for successful

employment.

“changing lives…building futures”

What is WDTI About?

***Quality Programs***Program Retention

***Program Development

That meet the needs of workforce!!

Control the Conversation

What must we have to provide a high quality

education for all students at WDTI?

The Three C’s of Community Building

Confront the Brutal Facts

Communication (Effective)

Collaboration

Confront the Brutal Facts

Create a culture where the truth is heard!

Includes four basic practices:*Lead with questions, not

answers*Engage in dialogue and

debate, not coercion*Conduct autopsies, without

blame*Build red flag mechanisms that

turn information into information that cannot be ignored

Leaders as Communicators

“The void created by the failure to communicate

is soon filled with poison, drivel, and misinterpretation.”

C. Northcote Parkinson

Leaders as Communicators

“The ability to communicate clearly and persuasively to the staff, and to the public and policy makers, about

what issues are and how they must be handled is essential”

Paul Houston

Leaders as Communicators

“All that goes right and all that goes wrong in a school

district ultimately can be traced back to

communication or a lack there of”

Krista Parent2007 National SOY

Leaders as Communicators

“The difference between the best school districts and the good or the worst is not the number of problems they have. All school districts deal with problems. In

the best school districts, key individuals and groups find a way to engage in healthy dialogue. They talk through

important issues.

Collaboration

“Anyone who imagines they can work alone winds up surrounded by nothing

but rivals, without companions. The fact is, no one ascends alone.”

Collaborative Culture

“Successful schools are places where teams of teachers

meet regularly to focus on student work through

assessment and change their instructional strategies

accordingly to get better results”

Fullan

DRIVE

DRIVE: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

BY Daniel Pink

When it comes to motivation, there’s a gap between what

science knows and we do

DRIVE

Science shows the way-The new approach has

three essential elements

DRIVE

Autonomy-the desire to direct our lives

DRIVE

AutonomyTask-what we do

Time-when we do itTeam-who we do it withTechnique-how we do it

Drive

Mastery-the urge to get better and better at

something that matters

DRIVE

MasteryCapacity to see your abilities

not as finiteDemands effort, grit, deliberate

practiceImpossible to fully realizeFrustrating and alluring

DRIVE

Purpose-the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger that ourselves

DRIVE

PurposeGoals that use profit to reach

purposeWords that emphasize more

than self-interestPolicies that allow people to

pursue purpose

DRIVE

Two Questions Video:

http://vimeo.com/8480171

Daniel Pink-DRIVE

My Sentence

I provide the leadership to create a purposeful learning community that creates high quality learning experiences for all community members.

The secret to high performance and satisfaction—at work, at school, and at home—is the

deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create

new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.

DRIVE

See Daniel Pink On TED Talks:

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html

Drive

Follow Daniel Pink at his Blog:

www.danpink.com

Drive

Developing Trust

“A man who doesn’t trust himself can never truly

trust anyone else.”-Cardinal de Retz