Building a Culture of Hope

Enriching Schools with Optimism and Opportunity

• ·      Improve instructional effectiveness together (visiting and observing classrooms)

• ·      Create own professional development (collaborate) 

• ·      Implementation of collaborative school

• ·      Principal Leadership – vision must focus on the mantra “All students can learn to All students will learn

• ·      Nurturing research-based practices for successful professional development

• ·      Teachers as learners and sharing of lessons

• ·      Assessing the Institutional Culture

• ·      Instructional Cultures (support for teachers)

• ·      Provide safety and validation for teachers as learners by having staff share moments of learning at staff meetings (celebration)

• ·      Family involvement

• ·      Modern-Day Rite of Passage for Children of Poverty (Essential conditions for Learning)

The above are highlights from "Building a Culture of Hope," which I believe is a must read for school administrators and staff. This book goes in-deph on how to change a culture. Great for PD across your staff. Enjoy!