#APChat Archive
Professional development expert Jared Wastler, hosts a Twitter conversation at 8:00 p.m. (ET) using #APChat.
Sunday September 18, 2016
8:00 PM EDT
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Welcome to . Please take a moment to introduce yourself.
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Jared Wastler - HS Principal, PD Faculty, and Moderator for
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Tonight we are discussing "Building Positive and Personal Cultures of Learning"
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Q1: What are the "vital signs" for assessing a culture of learning?
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A1: Voice, choice, engagement, and connection. Oh yeah...and failure is OK in the name of learning.
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A1: Knowing your schools current reality. https://t.co/IrupvG8UYR
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Q1: What are the "vital signs" for assessing a culture of learning?
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Q2: What are the major inhibitors to developing a positive culture of learning?
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A2: IMO, the greatest inhibitors are change and energy vampires. Change is hard, and comfort (status quo) is often easy...
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Everyone knows an Energy Vampire - that person who thrives on sucking the positive energy out of others. They destroy progress!
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A2: not communicating high expectations and failure to implement with fidelity. https://t.co/w3HUueXyYR
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Q2: What are the major inhibitors to developing a positive culture of learning?
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Fidelity can be hard. Sometimes we rush for the sake of change and miss the need to move appropriately
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A2: Fear of failure and meeting past successes can inhibit a school culture
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We have to model the hard work and give credit to our followers for their committment. https://t.co/lyHQwYj1p6
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Fidelity can be hard. Sometimes we rush for the sake of change and miss the need to move appropriately
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A2: The immense pressure of reversing the mainstream inefficient culture. Considering that others will not buy in.
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Q3: What strategies do you use as a leader to get beyond the inhibitors and build positive learning cultures?
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A3: We must stay positive and focused. If we focus on the end goal versus the programs that get us there we succeed.
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Welcome, Sahuna. Glad to have you with us.
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Celebration also matters. We must celebrate our small steps as if they are big leaps.
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A3: We have to focus on what we can do. Collaborative planning, morning meetings, PLCs, & team meetings all support school culture.
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A3: Every morning I load up on "Cognitive Coffee" or positive affirmations. Here's one of my favorites.
https://t.co/EOFO3SHJCD
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I agree. We have to focus on what we can do.
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Yes, then we began to create rituals and routines. Know your ppl & take it slow. https://t.co/sPLmEAMx8C
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I agree. We have to focus on what we can do.
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A3: Partnering with other Ts, Ss, or staff that brung energy and purpose to the cause of changing the culture.
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Q4: How can we engage ALL stakeholders in building positive learning cultures?
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A4: You must have a plan of immersion. Know what you want to tackle first. Using patience and persistence are vital here.
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A4: All we do in schools should focus on culture, PTA nights, Math/Reading Nights, BTSN, open house https://t.co/D1ZAXUckGB
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Q4: How can we engage ALL stakeholders in building positive learning cultures?
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A4; Everything should go back to what kind of school do we want to create. Are our actions aligned? https://t.co/D1ZAXUckGB
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Q4: How can we engage ALL stakeholders in building positive learning cultures?
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Q5: What resources would you recommend for someone looking to build or enhance a culture of learning?
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A5: Start with Professional learning communities at work - DuFour. lots of PD on the topic. https://t.co/gH3dOF4G6o
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Q5: What resources would you recommend for someone looking to build or enhance a culture of learning?
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A5 I also like School Culture rewired by
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Be sure to check out the Expert of the Week on the website this week - he's talking personal learning cultures.
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Remember to be better every day in every way - our students deserve it.
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Thanks for joining tonight. Please join us again next week as we talk getting new teachers started off right.
