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Connectedness Between the Leadership and Danielson Frameworks.
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ConnectednessBetween the Leadership and Danielson Frameworks • There is a broad connection between the Framework for Leadership (principal) and the Danielson Framework (teacher) that warrants close inspection. Although the differences are obvious in that they apply to different positions in the educational system, they have imperative systemic goals in common. The visual below illustrates this connectedness: Danielson Framework for Teaching Framework for Leadership Strategic Discussions Area of Commonality
Wise and Sundstrum in The Power of Coaching(2011) tell us……..“Teaching effectiveness and the commensurate ability to influence student academic performance remain critically dependent upon teaching behaviors and the ability to communicate meaningfully.”
Area of CommonalityBetween the Leadership and Danielson Frameworks (continued) • The two overlapping circles of principal and teacher effectiveness create an area of commonality. This area of commonality requires alignment of goals, effort and resources in a system that is student-centered. In the next slide, eight essential factors contribute to this area of commonality: Danielson Framework for Teaching Framework for Leadership Strategic Discussions Area of Commonality 3
What do we have in common? Teachers Administrators Successful students Safe school and communities A strong global economy An encouraging workplace A love of teaching and learning The camaraderie of our peers Appropriate support • Successful students • Safe schools and communities • A strong global economy • An encouraging workplace • A love of teaching and learning • The camaraderie of our peers • Appropriate support
Structured Supportfor Strategic Discussions about LearningTo ensure that principal and teacher effectiveness remain connected; highly strategic discussions regarding the eight essential factors must occur among all partners. Possible Guiding Questions Possible Guiding Questions Strategic discussions between principals and teachers • Strategic discussions between supervising administrators and principals
Paradigm Shifts • Now I think • effectiveness is based on evidence and data • average is over (Thomas Friedman) • it is about learning • we have a collegial responsibility • we can design learning based on standards and frameworks • conceptual understanding and application are essential • collaboration is necessary to be creative • I used to think • effectiveness is based on opinions and judgments • average and mediocrity was accepted in the classroom • it was about teaching • the principal told everyone what to do • instruction came from textbooks • facts and knowledge were the basics • isolation allowed me to be creative