Influencer Strategy
Currently in the special education classroom there is not authentic student-centered way for students to display what they have learned. My goal is to provide every student with choice, ownership, voice and authenticity in their learning.
In order to accomplish this goal there is going to have to be some degree of change to the current teaching methods. Change, at the very least, is difficult especially in a school district.
Desired Results:
By the end of the 2018-2019 school year, 65% of teachers will implement student-centered blended learning environments.
Vital Behaviors:
- Plan professional developments that allow teachers to create student centered learning experiences.
- Experiences that allow for learners to be authentic; i.e choice on assignments and how learning is displayed
- Teachers will collaborate on ideas for changing from a teacher-centered environment to a learner-centered environment .
- Analyze the benefits of providing students with choice and voice.
Measures:
- Classroom observations by administration to ensure online modules are being implemented into lessons.
- Student interviews to see if there has been an increase in engagement and student focused learning.
- Lessons plans reviewed weekly for blended learning.
Organization Influencers
- Administrators
- Teacher leaders
- Adopters of blended learning
Six Sources of Influence
| Motivation | Ability | |
| Personal | ● Staff members will create a “why” statement at the beginning of the year.
● Allowing students to have choice over learning can lead to increased academic performance. ● Describe how the shift to a learner-centered environment aligns with the vision of the district. ● Teachers who are currently running learner-centered environments can discuss the successes they have seen
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● Encourage teachers to bring questions to meetings.
● Provide real time in-class support to establish key components for implementing learner-centered environments. ● Offer campus professional developments. ● Discuss what has and has not been working. |
| Social | ● Have teachers model lessons that include blended learning and are learner-centered.
● Pair teachers with early adopters of learner centered environments ● Administrators model learner-centered environments during faculty meetings. ● Post pictures of successful learner-centered classrooms on schools website. |
● Make resources available in the HUB for help and growth.
● Create online discussion board where teachers can interact; share and ask questions. ● Give teachers the opportunity to present lessons in front of their peers. |
| Structural | ● Celebrate and reward the small successes.
● Announce classroom success during morning announcements and during meetings. ● Higher classroom achievement will result in higher appraisals for teachers. |
● Provide each classroom with needed supplies and enough technology (ipads and laptops).
● Survey teachers and students regularly to gain data and assess needs. ● Have technology team provide support for any technical related issues. |
Educational Leadership 