Data for Leaders: Best Practices for Collecting Student Data in Initiatives Good collection practices will set you up for success in gaining promotion. A leader must know why they are doing what they are doing and be able to answer the question, “How do you know?”. How do you know…
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Data Collection for your Leadership Project During the weekly coaching call for aspiring leaders, a teacher said they weren’t sure what data to collect from the new initiative they were rolling out. Here is what I told them. Collect data that connects with the Why There is a reason…
3 Essential Elements of a Good Leadership Story Using stories about your leadership experience is a powerful way of demonstrating you have the ability or capacity to step into leadership. A narrative allows a panel to read or listen along to your journey of leading teachers to an outcome that…
As an aspiring leader, getting ready for leadership positions, know what success looks like. The work you are doing is not necessarily whole school, big impact initiatives but that does not mean they are not successful. The projects and initiative you are leading as a teacher are similar of those…
How to expand your influence at school Expanding your influence in a school is a signpost that you are taking actions towards becoming a leader. For many teachers, that influence starts in their year teams or faculties. Being seen as someone who gets things done, has new and innovative…
Just as we are leaders of learning for our students, a mentor can help us on our leadership journey. It is a universal truth that “You don’t know what you don’t know.” This is a common phrase in schools that comes from Gordon’s Ladder of Competence. A mentor can help…
What do I do when you don’t feel supported by admin on your leadership journey? So much of teaching is collaborative. We share our ideas, best practice, and resources. Yet heading into leadership can feel quite lonely. To get a promotion you need to be the one leading while doing…
The Benefits of Less Projects to your Leadership Career When you’re trying to move from the classroom into a leadership position, you take the opportunities that present themselves. No matter what they are. It makes sense that we do this as aspiring leaders. Any experience in leadership is better than…
How to lead when you aren’t officially a leader Building your leadership capability is necessary to gain a promotional role at school but how do you lead when you don’t have the title? When you aren’t officially leading? By embracing this learning phase of your career, you can create…
Being too valuable at school At school, what’s the thing you’re really good at that you’re known for? Where are you highly valued in the school community? For me, it was my ability to analyse raw data, draw conclusions through triangulation of data and then use that data to create…