https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf Made with panache en-us 2018-01-18 17:18:02 UTC 2018-03-06 13:41:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pizza.png douglasvernonduncan https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/223151965 2018-01-21 21:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/223151965 garkeivacouncil https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/223192897 I really enjoyed reading this article. There are so many qualities listed describing an effective leader that I feel I both possess and struggle with as a leader of my team as a current business manager. I consistently communicate my goals and expectations with my team with clarity and passion that is visible and easily understood. I exude confidence in my role as a leader to show my team members that they too must have confidence in everything they do in their roles as managers-in-training. However, when a task goes undone, I generally complete the task myself. I fail to rely on my team. A good leader steps in at times to get their "hands dirty" at times, but they also delegate after equipping their team with the necessary skills and knowledge to get tasks complete as well. As highlighted in many ways in the article, a good leader understands that they alone, cannot get everything done that needs to be done. A good leader "[optimizes] the situation" by allowing others to assist in tasks. This, in turn, aids in the spread a confidence that the article nods to, "inspiring others to action." ]]> 2018-01-22 04:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/223192897 douglasvernonduncan https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/225436168 2018-01-28 21:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/225436168 efrench12 https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/225450285 Douglas,

This article gave me plenty of great, new ideas! One of my main instructional goals is effective communication. However, I tend to focus more on relaying information than listening. I was particularly intrigued by the Tea With Teachers idea. I currently work at a church where I have a team of over thirty volunteers. Often, my time is more focused on communicating with the students that I work with rather than the volunteers. The idea behind Tea With Teachers is intentional, informal communication for those often overlooked to present their own ideas. I certainly intend on implementing this.

Thank you!

Emma French]]> 2018-01-28 23:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/225450285 douglasvernonduncan https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/227957356 2018-02-05 03:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/227957356 douglasvernonduncan https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/230462869 2018-02-12 03:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/230462869 angela_ochoa https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/230464193 Douglas - I enjoyed reading this article about the proposal to increase the length of the school day in urban schools to catch the students up to their peers. I recall that prior to my senior year of high school, our private charter school leaders proposed year round school as an alternative approach to the school calendar. I remember how angry I was that I would be forced to attend school year round, unlike my public school peers. My school leaders made the change despite much disapproval from the students. 
It turned out that my senior year was the best year I ever experienced in school. I remember how needed our fall break was and how much I appreciated the change, even though I wouldn't be caught admitting such a thing during my senior year. The 3 week spring break and 3 week winter break were a true gift as well. I think the conversation about changing the schedule was far more difficult and divisive than the schedule change actually turned out to be. Often in schools, this is the case. Discussion of change is far more loaded than the change itself. 
Changing school schedules can be a decision with lots of push back from the school community at large  - a risky move at best. Extending the school day might be a decision fraught with trepidation, but for some districts, it could be the long-awaited answer to many problems.

Thank for your contribution to this week's article reading and for reminding me that thinking outside the box can be a solution in itself. 
Angela

]]> 2018-02-12 03:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/230464193 lea_roach1 https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/232757185 Especially since I am experiencing a turn around school, and the hours are extended. We are in session from 8: am to 4:30 pm. It is starting to wear on students and staff. The value of sleep, is so greatly missed in education.
Lea Anne

]]> 2018-02-18 21:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/232757185 douglasvernonduncan https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/232793604 2018-02-19 02:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/232793604 ddunavin https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/235112710 Thanks again,
Dorisa Dunavin]]> 2018-02-25 17:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/235112710 lwatkins31 https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/235129454 The article about alternative schedules was very interesting and thought-provoking. For the first five years of my career in education, I taught in a year round school. It was amazing. The teachers loved it, the students progressed academically and the parents enjoyed having March, November and July off to travel and spend time with family. Change is hard and the district eventually returned to a traditional schedule despite the fact that we no longer have to harvest crops so there truly is no reason to do so. While I certainly appreciated the schedule for personal reasons, the decrease in student regression in learning should have been reason enough to try to continue. Thank you for posting. Innovative ideas and change can move our educational system forward so I appreciated reading the article. ]]> 2018-02-25 19:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/235129454 stephanie_seale1 https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/237742945 What I loved about this article is that it ended with a question and not a solution. This topic of discussion resonates with me so much because I often think these things, but it is typically geared towards behavioral decisions. My coworkers have the tendency to prompt these questions tied towards their instructional practices. I think this will be a great article to share out with my fellow coworkers to hopefully inspire some new instructional decisions because often, we become set in our ways. Thanks for the great share!

]]> 2018-03-04 00:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/237742945 angela_ochoa https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/237886261 Douglas, 
I truly appreciate the vantage-point this article presents. I was one of the lucky ones, who delved with my whole self into every learning opportunity at school. As a result, I loved school. I loved it so much that by the time I was in first grade, I already knew I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. 

I realize now that my experience with education places me, decidedly, in the minority of students. I also acknowledge that if I ran my classroom the same way  classrooms were run 30 years ago, I would find little traction with the students of 2018. 

This article artfully presents a common problem that plagues education today,  resistance to change and the complaint that teachers do not feel that they are free to make decisions inside their own classrooms. 
Both contribute to frustration. 

I love how the article states that teachers have the freedom to navigate through many decisions each day inside the walls of their teaching domain. 

Thanks for your contribution to the decision-making theme. 
Angela ]]> 2018-03-05 00:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/237886261 douglasvernonduncan https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/238587032 2018-03-06 13:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/238587032 douglasvernonduncan https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/238587385 2018-03-06 13:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/douglasvernonduncan/gx5q3lssltuf/wish/238587385