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The Tug of War, a strategy to support becoming agents of culture

  • by alavina
  • Posted on March 13, 2019April 15, 2022

The tug of war helps us visualize our own agency in our schools.

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Assumptions about professional development that impact how we see classroom learning

  • by alavina
  • Posted on August 21, 2018April 15, 2022

Especially as it pertains to creating conditions for learning, mandating a pace that might carry forward each and every one in the organization is a delicate and complex bundle of decisions.

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  • Assessment

Feedforward and the role of assessment data

  • by alavina
  • Posted on May 13, 2018April 15, 2022

Hirsch’s concept of feedforward presents us with the force of time orientation as a mindshift for assessment to become part of how our schools self-organise and lead toward transformation.

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Elephants are on the loose, Part 1

  • by alavina
  • Posted on April 6, 2018April 15, 2022

When we talk about creating disruptions to make schools better for all learners, we are…

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  • Inquiry

Peeling Back the Layers

  • by alavina
  • Posted on October 26, 2017October 26, 2017

One of the most challenging tasks for a school leader is to have a positive…

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  • Approaches to Learning

First, We Listen

  • by alavina
  • Posted on September 16, 2017April 15, 2022

Sometime ago, a student came into my office and he spoke with passion about how…

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  • Approaches to Learning

Summative Season and the Self-Directed Learner

  • by alavina
  • Posted on May 14, 2016September 12, 2019

It is summative season once again. IB Exams are in progress. Summative teacher evaluations are…

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Finding patterns

  • by alavina
  • Posted on July 2, 2015

Recently at an Adaptive Schools® Seminar, the cohort was invited to think about fractals, which represent the…

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  • Approaches to Learning

It’s About You…and it’s Not About You at All

  • by alavina
  • Posted on February 8, 2015April 15, 2022

In our classrooms, we know that not all students are at the same place in…

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  • Approaches to Learning

Weaving threads of understanding into school culture

  • by alavina
  • Posted on February 5, 2015February 5, 2015

When faced with the challenge of implementing new practices, often organizations go through an implementation…

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