Curriculum 21 Chapter 8

Link to the presentation here.

MSIP 5 Presentation

MSIP 5 Presentation from the Missouri Charter School Conference

How to Give a Great School Tour Presentation from the Missouri Charter School Conference

Why - 11&12

Walmart - a lesson in getting lost along the way
Sam Walton - hard work = winning (but not in the creepy Charlie Sheen way)

Why are you spinning in circles? Many have tried exactly what you are attempting to do.  Study what they are doing, emulate what they do well.

Sam actually believed in what Apple used to.  The leadership fully believed  in the employee.  The employee would look after the customer and the customer would ultimately take care of the leadership.

Does profit (test scores) ultimately undo this golden triangle of trust and support?
Is the loss of vision/why slowly erode the love of teaching?
Do the teachers really feel successful at the end of the day or year?

Achievement - comes when you pursue and attain WHAT you want
Success - comes from when you are clear in your pursuit of WHY you want it

Do you still make the sacrifices so that the bigger cause you are dedicated to can be brought to life?  Walmart suffered a split from their WHY and was driven by only one thing.

At a startup everyone tends to be crammed into one area.  All the shared vision is there and working towards the same goal.  The huger and WHY is still there.  Look into your lunch room/teacher lounge.  Is passion still there?  How do you get it back?

Is your drive because of just one person?  Does the whole organization understand and can it run without that ONE person?

AOL changed direction.  Apple changed direction. Ford changed direction.  It might not always be rational or practical to make the shift but it can be the right thing to do for the whole organization.

The sad quote - What gets measured gets done.

Do we just need a visionary?

M. Dell, S. Jobs, and the Starbucks guy

Who is our educational guru?  Who is that inspirational leader out there to help us live the WHY.

The Starbucks Comeback
1.  Get back to what made you great in the first place.
2.  Ideas matter, but people matter more.
3.  Even as you get back to basics, keep innovating.

The Principal as Curriculum Leader- Chapter 7

Here is the link to the Power Point Presentation on Chapter 7!