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posted by:
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Brian Drayton
on May 21, 2003
at 7:30AM
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A different angle on competing initiatives
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The many messages in response to this topic are very interesting, but
there's another angle I'd like to ask about, from anyone who has
insight, and that has to do with the maintenance of a culture of
support for teachers' learning, and teacher leaders' learning.
It is widely accepted that the many kinds of learning that teachers
need to do in changing their pedagogy requires time and opportunity for
reflection. This is often best facilitated when there are people who
facilitate, support, encourage this kind of thinking and discussion.
This translates into SPACE in the schedule, PEOPLE like teacher leaders
or department chairs or somebody to help keep the process rolling --
and SPACE and PEOPLE translate into MONEY. From an administrative
point of view, all of these are reflective of a VISION.
So how successful have your districts been in negotiating to preserve
this vision, even when new "competing initiatives" must be accomodated?
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