Only One Horse Can Win the Derby! - Strategies for Successful Change in Education

1. Only One Horse Can Win the Derby! Dr. John Draper For a copy of this presentation go to www.JohnDraper.org

2. Fired up? Ready to take some great ideas back to your district? Excited? They’re not!

3. Your change either becomes part of the culture . . . or it doesn’t. Only one horse can win the Derby-–make it yours!

4. Bubba got a cell phone . . . There’s 100’s of ‘em!

5. “There is a perfectly logical reason for every stupid thing that anyone does, because no one does anything that they think is stupid.”Rebecca Draper-Ass’t Supt Shelby County Schools(Mom)

6. Use this template . . .When you plan changeWhen you meet resistanceWhen change is stalledWhen you need to build voter support . . .

7. No involvement— No ownership! • No engagement— No commitment! • No input— No output!

8. Successful change must address three factors . . . • Mind—What do you want them to do? Change that is confusing or nebulous falters and loses. • Heart—Why should they do it? Is there a compelling and inspiring reason? What is driven by why! • Environment—How do we deal with the current reality? Change the environment to support the change!

9. Switch by Chip and Dan Heath • Direct the Rider—the thinking part—confusion continues the status quo, clarity promotes desired change • Motivate the Elephant—the emotional part—lack of motivation is a leadership failure, positive emotion promotes the perseverance for desired change • Clear the Path—the environment often harbors obstacles to change, build habits, rally the herd

10. But from a Derby point-of-view . . . • Direct the Rider • Motivate the Horse • Clear the Track

11. We are schizophrenics! • Mind/Rider—logical, analytical • Heart/Horse—emotional, powerful • Clocky! The Happiness Hypothesis

12. Think about yourself • You have a preferred “change style” • Rider—logical, analyzer, critical, wary, subject to over think, big picture focus • Horse—emotional, loyal, traditional, easy-going, stubborn, defender of status quo, now focus • Which are you?

13. Direct the RiderMotivate the HorseClear the Track

15. Direct the Rider • Find the Bright Spots • Script the Critical Moves • Point to the Destination

16. Direct the Rider . . .Find the Bright Spots • Avoid our tendency to see negative and reach for punishment solution • Superstars, Backbones and Mediocres (Todd Whitaker) • Clone the Superstars!

17. Your son brings home a report card with 1 A4 B’s1 FWhat do you talk about? “Bright Spots”is counter-intuitive . . .

18. Most time-consuming discipline problem in High Schools?? Tardies!!

19. Direct the Rider . . . Find the Bright Spots • Found teachers who had few or no tardies and asked how they did it! • Then engaged all teachers in a discussion on tardy problem, suggestions, ideas for improvement, lot of listening and recording • Agreed on definition of tardy!

20. Direct the Rider . . .Script the Critical Moves • Use Tardy definition (eliminate decision paralysis) • Put Pre-Assignment on Board • Start class on the bell

21. Direct the Rider . . .Point to the Destination • Disney employee language • Every Child a Graduate • Educator tendency is to over analyze, discuss, review, research and use education-ese language

22. I administered three Reading diagnostics: CWT, Assessment of Comprehension, and Monster Test. Using the CWT, I identified my classes’ average as grade level 1.5 in September. My goal is to increase my students’ word identification to a class average of 3.0. Upon analyzing the results of the Assessment of Comprehension, I identified my classes’ average as a 41% in September. My goal is to increase my students’ comprehension to a class average of 80%. Using the Monster Test, I identified my classes’ average scores as Semiphonetic/Phonetic. My goal is to increase my students’ phonics and spelling skills to Transitional. 1st Grade Teach for America Teacher

23. Crystal Jones, TFA, Atlanta, 2003, 1st Grade Class By the end of this year, you are going to be . . . Third Graders!

24. Direct the Rider . . .Point to the Destination First instinct is to use data • Data first is a loser! • Strong beginning, strong ending, let the middle work itself out

25. Direct the RiderMotivate the HorseClear the Track

27. Direct the Rider • Find the Bright Spots • Script the Critical Moves • Point to the Destination • Motivate the Horse • Find the Feeling • Shrink the Change • Grow your People

28. Most change efforts are killed by a Horse problem! Analyze—Think—Change See—Feel—Change

29. Simon Sinek—The Golden Circle

30. Find the Feeling!Every Child a Graduate!

33. Motivate the Horse . . .Find the Feeling • Emotion motivates the horse • How we treat the “one” reflects our love for the 99 . . . • Teacher No-Heart goes for a home visit

34. Motivate the Horse . . . Shrink the Change • Door-to-door Aluminum Siding Salesman • Dave Ramsey, pay smallest debt first! • Great Coaches Master this Art of small, early successes

35. Motivate the Horse . . . Grow Your People! • Homewood High Football game—behind 2 touchdowns • Crystal Jones, TFA, did not call her 1st graders students—they were Scholars! • Develop an identity—“Don’t Mess with Texas” Campaign

36. Don’t Mess With Texas!

37. Motivate the Horse . . .Grow your People • Develop the Growth Mind Set • Set an expectation of short-term failure-The Stockdale Paradox • Molly Howard, Georgia principal of Jefferson County High, grading system of A, B, C, and NY! (NASSP 2008 Principal of Year)

38. Direct the RiderMotivate the HorseClear the Track

40. Direct the Rider • Find the Bright Spots • Script the Critical Moves • Point to the Destination • Motivate the Horse • Find the Feeling • Shrink the Change • Grow your People • Clear the Track • Tweak the Environment • Build Habits • Rally the Herd

41. Clear the Track . . .Tweak the Environment • Big buckets, big plates • Sit in front of the desk! • Simplify the form, KISS it! • Design it so the Right Thing is the Easiest Thing to do (RTET)

42. Clear the Track . . .Build Habits • Action triggers—preload • Six parent phone calls per grading period • Six home visits per semester

43. Clear the Track . . .Rally the Herd • Principal Natalie Elder, Hardy Elementary School, Chattanooga, TN, Opening Day Routine • Right Thing the Regular Thing RTRT • Your job is not to work hard—it is to be efficient with things and effective with people!

44. Direct the Rider • Find the Bright Spots • Script the Critical Moves • Point to the Destination • Motivate the Horse • Find the Feeling • Shrink the Change • Grow your People • Clear the Track • Tweak the Environment • Build Habits • Rally the Herd

45. Somebody Said It Couldn’t Be Done!

46. Only One Horse Can Win the Derby! Dr. John Draper For a copy of this presentation go to www.JohnDraper.org