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5/3/2015 ESD Regional Workshop Year 2 Workshop 4 Welcome to the Leadership Academy 2 Norms • Please help us start and end on time • Please respect the views of others • Please focus on what is happening here today • Please silence cell phones • Please close email: open during breaks only • Please avoid side conversations • Please maintain a cordial and collaborative tone 1

5/3/2015 Goals for the Day Participants will reflect on their own personal leadership skills Participants will examine teacher leadership within their own district systems Participants will continue to work with sustainability plans Participants will begin/refine their plans for district sharing at the June state-wide workshop 4 WSLA Curriculum Strands 5 Opening Activity HOW DO TEACHERS LEAD? 6 2

5/3/2015 TED Talk Video Pre-Video Thinking: What is the current “fire” that • What is your personal definition of leadership? is burning in your district right now around Instruction? • What is a recent act of leadership you have initiated? • Think about a leadership act that one of your How do these ideas help principals or teachers has undertaken. you think about leadership moves? 7 TED Talks Drew Dudley Everyday Leadership http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership.html 8 TED Talks Discussion Questions: • What new way of thinking about the definition of leadership is promoted by the video? • How might you share a “lollipop” moment or encourage others to share “lollipop” moments with teachers or staff? • Discuss ways you might use the video clip to start a discussion to encourage distributed leadership. 9 3

5/3/2015 The Many Faces of Leadership 10 Teachers as Leaders First INDEPENDENTLY and after a discussion at your table, complete the statements on pages 4 and 5 Be prepared to share with others 11 Break Time 12 4

5/3/2015 Job Alike Share • Separate into job alike groups • Discuss your district’s thoughts about teacher leadership 13 Specific Planning In District Teams: Key Questions: • How will your district include teachers as you continue your WSLA work? • What leadership roles for teachers will be included in your sustainability plan? 14 15 5

5/3/2015 Leadership & Sustainability The Intriguing Nature of Sustainability Read pages 6-7, an outline from Chapter 2: Leadership and Sustainability By Michael Fullan As a district team complete the alignment template on page 8: Sustainability Characteristics and Leadership Academy Strands 16 Leadership & Sustainability Discuss these questions from page 16: 1. What do we need to do to communicate and embed our WSLA work throughout the system? 2. How can we make our work sustainable? 17 Team Time – June Presentation Final Assignment Questions and Guidance • Where are we? • What do we need to do to prepare for the June presentation to other districts? • What specific evidence do we need? 18 6

5/3/2015 State-wide Workshop FRIDAY , JUNE 26, 2014 SPOKANE WA FEATURING ALL YEAR 1 AND YEAR 2 WSLA TEAMS Sharing their thoughts and experience-- A WSLA Team of Graduates and a WSLA Team that is repeating the WLSA experience and at lunch--Dr. Dana Anderson, Superintendent ESD 113 in Olympia Summary and Reflection Think then Share Out: • What did we learn today? • How will we apply what we learned today? 20 21 7