Be Supported as you Support Others
Grow yourself and your staff
Going from Parameters to Practices, the program created specifically for learning leaders of the Clarity Learning Suite will support you as you seek to implement the work with fidelity and sustainability.
Areas you might like to explore include:
- How can I induct new staff into Clarity?
- How do we build Clarity practices into the UbD planner?
- How can I lead the learning more effectively?
- How will I know which areas require deepening?
- Are our Learning Walks & Talks effective?
- Are we using our data walls effectively?
- Are our teaching units meeting the aims of Clarity?
- Do we have consistency of practice across the school?
- Are we collecting teacher feedback effectively?
- How to we balance competing priorities and keep the Clarity work alive?
- How can we develop exciting internal learning fairs?
Staying the Course
Ensuring the investment you and your teachers have made into the CLS are embedded and sustainable will build relational trust and increase teacher faith in you as a leader of learning. Knowing where your staff are at and their next steps is vital to creating an ongoing climate of learning, growth and togetherness.
Tools to support your implementation
There are a range of tools ready for you to download, so that you can know how your school is progressing.
These are just some of what we use with partner schools to monitor our impact and remain informed.
> High Level Audit Tool: This will provide you with an overview of the strengths and areas for growth in Clarity
> Student Interview Tool: Know how students are engaging in Lyn's teaching practices
> Teacher Feedback Survey: Gather teacher voice on their engagement with the principles & practices in the CLS
> Ghost Walk tool: How effective are your classrooms in being the 3rd Teacher?
> Using the UBD Planner with Clarity: Ensure you meet the purposes of both the CLS and the UBD Planner so that all programs are highly effective
> Reminders for Learning Leaders: A tool to help leaders know what to do, and when to do it.
As a leader, David has been a mentor and coach for me as I lead my school through our project. He is always willing to ask the hard questions when I need it and has inspired me to be a more influential and thoughtful leader."
Catherine Simone, Deputy Principal, Our Lady of the Nativity
