David Gillingham

K-8 Principal, married with four boys, expat kiwi with all black blood in my veins.

[Monte Solberg @montesolberg]

Ha Ha. I’m proud of Matt too. Actually, I’m proud of both of you. #SolbergBoys

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued We'll wrap it up there, folks. Thanks for your participation right to the 'bell'.

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued which is to raise the bar for kids.

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued so, if learning is the work, what will everyone take from tonight to work towards the moral imperative of teaching?

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755buedgiven that, what things would you take from tonight to guide your work in the moral imperative of teaching, raising the bar for kids

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued On the PD line, Fullan suggests that we have to create a culture of learning in our schools.

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued I liked the connecting peers with purpose idea and the idea that learning is the work. PD is not a end in itself.

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued @AngelaVoutier That's from Corwin Kronenberg - fantastic speaker. Kids do a double take when they see that on the office wall!

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued yep, being an active participant in whatever change you expect from your teachers, making changes yourself, actively learning

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued what can we do to support the daily work of change?

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued conditions of assertive leadership -build trusting relationships, leaders have good ideas, leaders empower people

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued Moving along, within the context of assertive leadership, how do we building trusting relationships on a day to day basis?

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued and need to be supportive through the implementation dip that goes with change initiatives

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued and celebrating successes, no matter how small, along the way.

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued How do you go about keeping people motivated and hopeful once the initial enthusiasm for a change has worn off?

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued So, what do you think are the key attributes of change knowledgeable leaders?

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued Jon will start off with a video, and then we'll have a few questions to get discussion going again.

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755 principal leadership is pivotal to this effort. He also talks about the moral imperative of education and how this drives system change

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued with an intentional focus on improved student achievement and reducing achievement gaps. Fullan asserts strongly that

[David Gillingham @dgillinghamnz]

#755bued Jon and I are working through some of Michael Fullan's work, focusing on leadership for whole system change