2009 International SIM Conference

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SIM AS A CHANGE AGENT

• How to expand the network’s capacity to create and sustain system change?
• Professional Developers
• Professional development on becoming change agents
• Guidelines for working with administrators
• Building on Jim’s partnership learning for admins.
• Skill set for working with administrators and systems
• Skills for planning for induction and transition of admins
• Need crucial conversation skills
• How to front-load admin learning and support
• Planning for budget cuts
• Administrators
• Need prof. development connecting system change, SIM and instructional leadership
• Projects must include coaching and partnership learning for admins.
• Structured support on integrating SIM, school improvement, and other initiatives
• Structured support and skill development on accountability and support for implementation (e.g. walk throughs and data reporting)
• Structured support for admin use of CERs and strategies in their admin work.
• System change and leadership instruction library for admin.
• Implications for CRL and Network to make SIM as a Change Agent (some thoughts)
• Continue the Admin. Institute
• Include an admin strand at International Conference (and regional)
• Link on website for admins
• Resources, chat space
• Develop admin mentor (buddy system)
• Develop a PD strand for prof. developers working with admins and systems.
• Jim will write a new book entitled Instructional Leadership for administrators
• Barb Millikan, Joyce Russo, Rosalind Davenport, Ken Geisick