Acknowledging the gap between beliefs And practice
The promise and potential of our schools can be seen in the answers above. When you ask students, teachers, and parents to articulate their beliefs about learning, they immediately connect with the aspirational parts of learning. Despite this, the work that takes place in our classrooms does not always reflect these beliefs.
Our role as leaders is to help our educators recognize the gap between beliefs and practice. One way to approach this is to work collaboratively to identify the assumptions we make about schools and learning that pull us away from our beliefs about learning. When we highlight the assumptions, we begin to recognize the power we have to change the conditions that limit learning.
Our role as leaders is to help our educators recognize the gap between beliefs and practice. One way to approach this is to work collaboratively to identify the assumptions we make about schools and learning that pull us away from our beliefs about learning. When we highlight the assumptions, we begin to recognize the power we have to change the conditions that limit learning.
Challenging Our Assumptions: Take 1 - 2 minutes to discuss your thoughts about the following question: What are the assumptions that we make about school that create a gap between our beliefs about learning and our current practices?
Write your answer on the provided sticky note and then categorize it under the posters hung around the room.
Write your answer on the provided sticky note and then categorize it under the posters hung around the room.
