1) I found a youtube video that discusses wireframe prototyping and I found that to be a useful tool for the educational field. It is a way for the school systems to be connected through the web and using technology as a way to evaluate classroom operations. The wireframe program can allow teachers to create their lesson plans online and easily adjust them as needed. It can allow easy access for administrators to monitor classrooms and the teacher’s progress towards objectives. The program can contain all the things necessary to manage a classroom; attendance, lesson plans, grades, resources, modification plans, etc… It would also allow anyone connected to the classroom access and a way for teachers and administrators to collaborate via the internet!
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I used my husband as a resource for this question! He served two tours in Viet Nam, when electronics was not an option. The types of training they received then were very hands on. They began in a classroom setting learning techniques and reviewing situations. They used notebooks and black boards for making diagrams and taking notes. Once they were in the field they simulated classrooms and referred to their notebooks for training purposes. The higher the rank the more detailed the training became. Everything was divided into individual skills and then it was explained how that tied into everyone’s jobs. The lower the skill level the less detailed the training was and the higher the skill level the more detailed it was. In present day conditions all of the training he received would be done electronically using technology. Therefore, if I was hired as a consultant for today’s military I would refer back how training use to be conducted before there was electronic devices available for assistance. I would suggest the use of notebooks and dry ease boards (small or large) and with all of the information and data that is collected through these trainings I would suggest imputing that into a computer program for future training purposes.
3) Our school district will be undergoing some changes and we want for you to decide what the best way to facilitate these changes would be. We will be comparing two different methodologies today for you to consider. The first system is:
Step-Up-To-Excellence:
· The Superintendent, a few teachers that they have chosen, and possibly a few school board members will be deciding whether or not to completely redesign the school district
o The purpose of this team will be to prepare the system to engage in systemic change
· This will be called the Pre-Launch Preparation
· Once a decision has been made to go forward with the change a new team will be formed
o Strategic Leadership Team
§ Superintendent
§ Teachers & building administrators (picked by their peers)
· They will appoint and train a Transformation Coordinator
o Will provide tactical leadership for the transformation
· District Engagement Conference
o Will create new strategic framework for district that will included a new mission, vision, & strategic plan
· Step 1 on the change:
o Cluster improvement teams are formed
§ They will improve district’s core & supporting work processes, district’s internal social architecture, & the district’s relationship with its environment
· Steps 2-4:
o “create strategic alignment”
§ This will ensure three things:
· That everyone is working toward the same strategic goals & visions for the district
· Weaves a web of accountability for everyone
· Forms a social architecture that allows for team effectiveness without political hassles
· Step 5:
o Evaluations are made of cluster performances, schools, & teams which will measure the success of everyone’s efforts to educate children
The second system we will be reviewing today is:
Guidance System for Transforming Education:
This model provides a facilitator with guidance about the process. The district and our community should engage in for a successful change.
This model provides a list of core values about the change process. The chart below is a list of the core values this model supplies:
Caring for children and their future | Respect |
Systemic thinking | Responsibility |
Evolution of mindsets about education | Readiness |
Inclusiveness | Collaboration |
Stakeholder empowerment and ownership | Community |
Participant commitment | Ideal vision |
Co-evolution | Wholeness |
Facilitator | Common language |
Process orientation | Conversation |
Context | Democracy |
Time | Culture |
space |
There are some “discrete events” or activities that must occur in order for the change to be successful and these events are listed in the chart below:
Phase I. Initiate Systemic Change Effort |
Phase II. Develop Starter Team |
Phase III. Develop District-Wide Framework and Capacity for Change |
Phase IV. Create Ideal Designs for a New Educational System |
With this particular model there are “continuous events” or activities that need to be addressed continuously during the change process. These events that must be addressed during the change process are listed in the chart below:
Evaluate and improve the change process. Build and maintain political support. Sustain motivation. Develop and sustain appropriate leadership. Build and maintain trust. Evolve mindset and culture. Periodically secure necessary resources. Develop skills in systems thinking. Periodically and appropriately allocate necessary resources. Develop group-process and team-building skills. Build team spirit. Engage in self-disclosure. Engage in reflection. Develop design skills. Communicate with stakeholders (two-way). Build and evolve community. Foster organizational learning. Build an organizational memory. |
Now that you have been presented with the two systems that our district is considering using in order to facilitate an overall change of the way our school district is operated, we will allow you to vote as to which system we will enact.
4) Faculty Development and University comparison:
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