August 02, 2015

Orders of Change with Dr. Robert Dillon Transformative Principal 083

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Bob Dillon Twitter Web Site is the Director of Technology and Innovation for Afton School District. He has been a middle school principal for 15 years in three different places and currently helps many other principals improve their practices.

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1st order change - simple, fixit types of problems, typically exciting that help people feel good about things, but don’t really move the needle in improving a school.

2nd order change - moving from management to leadership. Changes that will last after you are gone. People start to feel like they are part of a special organization. Sometimes it is messy, people don’t know how things will play out.

Doug Timm Principal in Delaware.

Need to focus on what matters in the long term.

1st order change - painting over water stain on a house you just bought.

2nd order change - taking off the drywall and cleaning (or replacing) studs and insulation.

Playing the short and the long game.

Higher-level conversations

Difficulty of dealing with minor problems.

If you are working hard daily, people will be more likely to give you a break.

Build up key communicators in the building.

Trust your teachers to say things in a way that you know will be beneficial.

People need to hear the same in multiple ways.

How to help teachers be comfortable taking risks.

Need to scaffold to the higher level of risk-taking.

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IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

Simplify and streamline technology
Save teachers’ time
Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

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August 02, 2015

Orders of Change with Dr. Robert Dillon Transformative Principal 083

Listen Later

27 minutes

Bob Dillon Twitter Web Site is the Director of Technology and Innovation for Afton School District. He has been a middle school principal for 15 years in three different places and currently helps many other principals improve their practices.

Join the PrincipalPLN Voxer group

1st order change - simple, fixit types of problems, typically exciting that help people feel good about things, but don’t really move the needle in improving a school.

2nd order change - moving from management to leadership. Changes that will last after you are gone. People start to feel like they are part of a special organization. Sometimes it is messy, people don’t know how things will play out.

Doug Timm Principal in Delaware.

Need to focus on what matters in the long term.

1st order change - painting over water stain on a house you just bought.

2nd order change - taking off the drywall and cleaning (or replacing) studs and insulation.

Playing the short and the long game.

Higher-level conversations

Difficulty of dealing with minor problems.

If you are working hard daily, people will be more likely to give you a break.

Build up key communicators in the building.

Trust your teachers to say things in a way that you know will be beneficial.

People need to hear the same in multiple ways.

How to help teachers be comfortable taking risks.

Need to scaffold to the higher level of risk-taking.

Part 2

Loading…

Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.

Ready for a Modern Web Site for your school? Simple School Sites is the place to go for high quality Wordpress sites specially designed for schools.

Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show.

Buy Communication Cards

Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com

Download Paperless Principal.

LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.com

We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

Simplify and streamline technology
Save teachers’ time
Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

...more

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