Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud

Teacher Podcast: Quality Learning From Agency and Motivation

“Focusing on autonomy, mastery, and purpose helps my classroom be a place where both my students and I want to be. And that makes all the difference.” reported Mary Davenport, a high school English teacher. She shares her insights and examples as she is guided by the concepts of autonomy, mastery, and purpose from Daniel Pink’s writing in "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us."

Ready Mary’s article, "Boosting High School Students’ Sense of Agency and Motivation" here. 

Find Mary on Twitter: @eternitymod

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Assessment in an Inquiry Focused Classroom

Trevor MacKenzie, the author of "Inquiry Mindset Assessment Edition," describes the incongruity that can exist in some classrooms between co-designed inquiry learning activities and teacher-controlled assessment activities. How do we move to teacher/student co-designed assessments that build “assessment capable learners?” Trevor provides some thoughts to guide coaching to teachers who are exploring assessment. 

Connect with Trevor and find his resources and books here. 

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Podcast for Parents - Co-creating a Vibe! - Part 3: Strengthening Creativity Over the Short & Long Haul ( Forward Momentum & Key Takeaways)

This is the last episode of a three part series for parents and kids around nurturing creativity with Dr Joanne Foster. She describes capital and lower case (C/c)reativity. She reinforces that we need to value creativity in order to tap it. Let’s work together to reap the benefits of our personal and collective creativity.

Visit Dr. Foster's website.

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Revisiting Curiosity in Coaching

“Making the first 2-3 minutes of a conversation curiosity-based will change your conversations.” -Michael Bungay Stainer. How does your natural curiosity about teaching, learning and leading guide your coaching? How can curiosity help you avoid the advice giving that can be detrimental to coaching? 

Listen to Michael Bungay Stainer with Jim Knight. 

Read Rina Whittaker's article Leading with Curiosity

Listen to Michael Bungay Stainer's Ted X talk.

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Podcast for Teachers: Teaching Students to Use Think Time

As teachers, we learn to consciously add a pause after our questions and after students’ responses to increase student thinking. We can increase the thinking students do by teaching and coaching students how to use the time. What are the learning production behaviors that empower students for future learning?

"Applying Think Time to Formative Feedback"

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The Value of a Constructivist Stance in School Leader

Jessica Vance, the author of "Leading with a Lens of Inquiry," describes how instructional coaches and administrators can guide teacher growth through inquiry. Leaning in…listening…and asking with curiosity. She describes the importance of modeling and maintaining spaces that honor agency, curiosity, reflection. and collaborative learning.

Connect with Jessica.  

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Podcast for Parents: Co-creating a Vibe! - Part 2: Nurturing Creativity Everyday (What Matters Most?)

This is the second part of a three part series for parents and kids around nurturing creativity with Dr. Joanne Foster. Find out why we sometimes struggle with creativity and how we can create an environment that supports creativity.

Connect with Dr Foster here. 

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Coaching the Curriculum of Classroom Management

Students are watching and interpreting each move and decision we make.  So in effect, our classroom management approach is a curriculum. “What are students learning from your classroom management?” is a great coaching question. To what extent is learning the elements of community built into your classroom decisions? Is management even a word you want to use? How might teachers, as well as students, benefit from coaching reflection around classroom management?

Watch Dr. Shalaby's presentation.
Read Alfie Kohn's book, "Beyond Discipline; From Compliance to Community"

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Podcast for Teachers: Exploring Classroom Freedoms and Responsibilities

How are you purposefully planning for shaping the learning environment with your students? How much focus will be placed on having control vs how much focus will be on generating opportunities to learn freedom? Can students learn from a behavioral mistakes rather than be punished for them? How comfortable are you with your decisions about control, freedom, and responsibility? Does increasing student freedom and responsibility create more teacher freedom?

Read Emma McDonald's article, "Freedoms and Responsibilities"
Find Carla Shalaby’s 8 questions on Twitter here.
Read Ariana Mygatt's article, "Teaching Freedom: How Learning To Stumble Might Get Us Somewhere Worth Going"

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Experiences Precede Buy-in

While buy-in is necessary for long term implementation of instructional practices that impact student learning, it occurs later in the process not early on.  Especially for experienced teachers, it's only after the changes have produced improvements in student learning that significant changes in teachers’ beliefs and attitudes occur. Consider how this understanding impacts the role of instructional coaches and school leaders.

Understanding the Importance of Teacher Buy-In for School Improvement 
How Beliefs Affect Mindsets 
Flip the Script on Change  

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