#APChat Archive
Professional development expert Jared Wastler, hosts a Twitter conversation at 8:00 p.m. (ET) using #APChat.
Sunday March 6, 2016
8:00 PM EST
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Welcome to ! Please take a moment to introduce yourself.
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Mark - MS AP - State College, PA
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Merri / KY / Assistant Principal / Looking forward to tonight's
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Jared Wastler, HS Principal, Faculty, and moderator for
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Welcome - Lesley, Merri, and Kat
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Tonight we are discussing "Navigating the Change Process"
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Q1: When we are looking to improve our schools, where should we start?
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A1 Need to assess where we currently are...survey staff, students, parents
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A1. Change begins within ourselves. Review our vision, mission, non-negotiables, what's most important.
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A1: Always start with "why." We need to understand, not just know, the reason for the change and be able to articulate it.
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A1: Are there some "quick fixes"? Things that will make an immediate impact and begin to build momentum
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A1: survey all stakeholders, disaggregate relevant data
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A1: find the need in the building. Identify the need then focus on the plan. Too often, programs are implemented b/c others have it
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change for change's sake is unnecessary and could lead to skepticism for future change attempts
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Before changing, you should evaluate current practices. Do it because it's needed
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A1 start with the stakeholders listen to them
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EXACTLY! But, we often change just because something doesn't seem right rather than focusing on why we need the change.
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Q2: What are some strategies you have used to effectively communicate a change or initiative in your school?
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A1: all things begin with Relationships. What is the culture of the school. Listen to Ts, Ps, Ss and community.
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A2: Modeling the Change- Show don't tell
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A2; have community forums to share the school needs. With Ts start with exit interviews, town hall meetings, & community surveys
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A2. Start with T volunteers, select one T per grade, show the data! solicit feedback from Ts, Ss, & Ps https://t.co/1eAjq7uXgI
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Q2: What are some strategies you have used to effectively communicate a change or initiative in your school?
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A2. Start with T volunteers, select one T per grade, show the data! solicit feedback from Ts, Ss, & Ps ... https://t.co/NFnydoH1MT
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A2: building a culture of change before beginning Then, modeling the change. Show don't tell.
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RT A2: building a culture of change before beginning Then, modeling the change. Show don't tell.
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Communicate a clear plan, be visible and keep your promises-followup & follow- through.
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A2: Know the general direction you want to move, but open the questions up and have details come from staff;
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Exactly and be sure to continue conversations during the process while differentiating PD for faculty&staff https://t.co/BqODLDdD4l
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Communicate a clear plan, be visible and keep your promises-followup & follow- through.
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A2: You have to make sure the change is internal and that your culture is a match. We must protect while being open.
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leadership design team involved with change initiative for teacher buy in so was communicated from start https://t.co/jVOd4mqdOe
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Q2: What are some strategies you have used to effectively communicate a change or initiative in your school?
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A1: Start from within and work outwards. Go in and talk to the students and teachers. https://t.co/b1yZVaZJrW
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Q1: When we are looking to improve our schools, where should we start?
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A1: You have to start with the "why" of the change. Without the why, the how will not sustain.
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Q3: Change should have investment, not buy in. How do you get staff to invest in change?
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a good leader starts with a vision https://t.co/saoTIc89iU
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Q1: When we are looking to improve our schools, where should we start?
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make sure u have vision, skills, resources available, incentives & action. Data needs 2 support the vision https://t.co/TOppAgcAnp
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Q3: Change should have investment, not buy in. How do you get staff to invest in change?
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A1 - There is a quote from Marcus Luttrell, "If everyone in this unit (school) were is good as me, how good would it be?" Start w/me!
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Present them with the pros and cons, and REMIND them as to the reason why they chose to teach. https://t.co/Pi7RlMwERm
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Q3: Change should have investment, not buy in. How do you get staff to invest in change?
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A3: Being a leader with good ideas requires buy in; it takes a great manager of change to produce investment
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A3 Talk about the why and don't blame them (Admin or the State!).
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A3: Ts should also think about if it were them. Wouldn't you want a school system to invest in you? You're worth investing in
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Q4: How do you get investment from parents and community members?
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Have them involved throughout the process; be sure they see themselves as valid stakeholders https://t.co/ecfCSJeygl
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Q4: How do you get investment from parents and community members?
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A4 cannot forget student voice also. Need 2 b part of decision making process on campus or 4 initiative https://t.co/zxKO0nFVWD
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Q4: How do you get investment from parents and community members?
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A4: Don't just ask for their input - involve their input. Even the most disengaged stakeholder has a viewpoint that matters
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Q5: What is the biggest barrier to meaningful change and how do you get beyond it?
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A4. Involve Ts, Ss, Ps, community members from the beginning. Show the data. Brainstorm. Solicit ideas. https://t.co/I7HPBzuEYB
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A5 no vision, poor communication, no buy in from all stakeholders. Involve all, create vision set goals, act https://t.co/6TwrrbdvzG
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Q5: What is the biggest barrier to meaningful change and how do you get beyond it?
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A5. Biggest barrier is mindset, status quo. We've always done it this way attitude. Accept that's not working, make a plan, revise
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Thanks for joining tonight. Be better every day in every way - our students deserve it.
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A5:This won't work attitude.Miscommunication across the board.Power struggle as to who gets/don't get credit https://t.co/kpP5BEt6UO
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Q5: What is the biggest barrier to meaningful change and how do you get beyond it?
