How Might We Lead

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How Might We Keep Learning How To Lead? Last week Derek Wenmoth and myself hosted a Day of Celebration for 18 APDPs who had participated in our 20 week Refresh Reconnect Refocus (...

Absolutely loved the 2 days at the EdRising Convening and excited about where we will be going with this.

EdRising: How Might We Turn a Moment Into a Movement? How Might We Turn a Moment Into a Movement? This is the challenge Derek Wenmoth set us as he welcomed us to the 2 day EdRising Convening h...

Inspired by Derek Wenmoth post on "What's Lighting Our Fire?" I've been thinking about opportunities for us to tend those fires together.

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I couldn't go to sleep tonight after today's online hui without putting my thoughts down.

How Might We Maintain Momentum While Leading in Schools? Derek Wenmoth and I have just reached the half-way point in this year’s Refresh Reconnect Refocus (RRR) programme we have been running wit...

"Fear of failure gets in the way of kids in Achiever mode building Explorer muscles and rising to their full potential. Playing it safe doesn't encourage exploring; it hinders it."

"When schools don't create any space for powerful reflection, they undervalue the imagining network and the developmental need for adolescents to begin to make meaning of what they are doing. "

"While kids in Passenger mode need us to support their autonomy-to give them space to make decisions & develop intrinsic motivation-supporting mattering for students in Achiever mode goes a step further..When kids are recognized as a whole person.. they feel free to follow their values & interests "

"The foundation of helping kids stuck in Achiever mode is making sure they matter for who they are, not just what they do in school. "

"For kids deep into Achiever mode, that means developing their own sense of identity, figuring out what matters to them, and building resilience."

"As counterintuitive as it sounds, try giving kids in Passenger mode more, not less, autonomy. Autonomy-supportive teaching approaches boost teens' engagement in learning and achievement in school."