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| Tregoe Education Forum Issue 2009-2 |
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Process Leadership
Process leaders work with and through others using analytic tools and facilitation. They use process to effectively and efficiently make decisions, solve problems, and implement actions aimed at achieving district strategy and goals.
When leaders employ analytic process, they expect problems will be better solved. However consistently using analytic process can produce other positive results, as well. These results can be among the most profound, compelling and long-lasting:
- A culture of increased openness, trust, and satisfaction
- A more capable and confident workforce-and one that feels more valued
- Increased confidence and trust from others within and outside the district
- People who become more proactive in identifying and addressing problems
In our next issue, we will begin to examine the characteristics, beliefs and behaviors of successful process leaders.
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Exciting News
www.yourtake.org®
We are busy undergoing a major upgrade and revision to www.yourtake.org. The newest version will be focused on middle school social studies! We expect it to be ready in late 2009/early 2010.
The SCAN tool will boast many new features, including:
- increased monitoring capacity for teachers
- ability for teachers to immediately upload and use their own lessons
- more content-rich lessons focused on social studies
- more powerful demonstration of learning at end of a SCAN session
We will continue to offer free subscriptions until June 30, 2010. After that, we will be charging a nominal annual subscription fee which will provide teachers complete access to all SCAN lessons and functionality. |
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We are pleased to have begun work with the following districts:
- Carroll County School District, GA
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch School District, TX
- Guadalupe Union School District, CA
- Lake County Schools, FL
- Orcutt Union School District, CA
- Port Jefferson School District, NY
- Santa Maria-Bonita School District, CA
- Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, CA
- School District of Shorewood, IL
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Analytic Processes for School Leaders Workshop
Open Session
Nov. 10-12, 2009 Princeton, NJ
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| FLASH Points
Two very different classes in Athens, GA recently used SCAN® and www.yourtake.org. One class consisted of disadvantaged 9th graders considered at risk for dropping out of school. Their teacher was pleased and excited to see her students finding their voice and being so involved in their SCAN task -- all while demonstrating abilities in reading comprehension and retaining information.
The second class, comprised of advanced students, also found SCAN engaging. One student, Patrima, said, "I felt like I could be myself. Sometimes they hate me. But I know they don't, they hate what I'm capable of. www.yourtake.org makes them capable too. Not using your real name (just having a screen name)...I have never seen my class smarter. People spoke as they were, like I like to do, and that made me so happy."
Two very different classes experienced similar results: students engaged and enthusiastic --making sense of complexity while exploring different points of view. |
Contact Information
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This quarterly newsletter promises to keep you informed of TEF happenings -- and keep you connected with other users.
If you have suggestions or comments, please email us at: info@tregoe.org.
 PO Box 289, Research Rd. Princeton, NJ 08542 609-252-2581
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