April 27, 2009

Essential Education: The “8th Habit” by Stephen Covey

Apr 27, 2009 12:00:00 AM | Books, Leadership

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Changing Mental Models- How PLCs Deal With New Realities Steven Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective people talked about the concept of “Sharpening the Saw.” That is, we take the time to improve our skills and abilities to make our selves “sharper” or more effective. What if, however, those skills and abilities are no longer useful? No matter how much time a teacher spent improving their use of Word Perfect, the ditto machine, or running a movie projector, it will not make him or her any more effective. Those mental models no longer apply. Teachers who have not adapted to the use of Professional Learning Communities, Data Driven Instruction, or technology may instead be spending time “sharpening" mental models that no longer apply.
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Culture Making: Creating & Changing The "Micro Cultures" of Professional Learning Communities In his fine book Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling, author Andy Crouch explains his premise that it is not enough to condemn, critique, consume, or copy culture. The only way to change culture is to cultivate and create it. Professional Learning Communities, School Leadership Teams, grade level teams, etc. are, in essence, mirco cultures. A micro culture is a small unit of culture within a wider general culture. In other words, the grade level or department level PLC is a micro culture within the great culture of the school site and the school district.

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