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Lead With Instructional Rounds by Vicki Wilson

Introduction and Chapter 1

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Question 1: Title

Lead With Instructional Rounds – Creating a Culture of Professional Learning

When you think about instructional rounds for learning and culture, what comes to mind? What do you hope to get out of this book?

Question 2: Introduction

Isolation

“Schools are (and have always been) structured

for isolation of teachers”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote.

How have/might you begin breaking

down the silos?

Question 3: Introduction

Peer Observations

How would your colleagues respond to a structured system to observe each other? What will they need to jump in a participate?

Question 4: Introduction

7 Elements of Effective Professional Development (p. xx)

Consider your current teacher PD, how

you apply all (or most) of these elements

into your educator learning?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 5: Chapter 1

Purpose

Leaders (regardless of your role) act with purpose. What is your purpose? How do you stay centered on your driving purpose each day?

Question 6: Chapter 1

Strengths

Do you really know the strengths of those you work with? What impact would it have on your school to leverage and highlight the individual strengths of each staff member?

Question 7: Chapter 1

First and Second Order Change

How do you lead (regardless of your role) through difficult change? How do you lead and support differently through first order change and second order change?

Question 8: Chapter 1

Five Ideals for Instructional Rounds

Share your thoughts concerning these five ideals Monroe School built their instructional rounds process around. How do they support school culture?

#LeadWithRounds

TRUST

SAFETY

UNITY

POSITIVITY

TRANSPARENCY

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Question 1: Title

Lead With Instructional Rounds – Creating a Culture of Professional Learning

When you think about instructional rounds for learning and culture, what comes to mind? What do you hope to get out of this book?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 2: Introduction

Isolation

“Schools are (and have always been) structured

for isolation of teachers”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote. How have/might you begin breaking down the silos?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 3: Introduction

Peer Observations

How would your colleagues respond to a structured system to observe each other? What will they need to jump in a participate?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 4: Introduction

7 Elements of Effective Professional Development (p. xx)

Consider your current teacher PD, how

you apply all (or most) of these elements

into your educator learning?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 5: Chapter 1

Purpose

Leaders (regardless of your role) act with purpose. What is your purpose? How do you stay centered on your driving purpose each day?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 6: Chapter 1

Strengths

Do you really know the strengths of those you work with? What impact would it have on your school to leverage and highlight the individual strengths of each staff member?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 7: Chapter 1

First and Second Order Change

How do you lead (regardless of your role) through difficult change? How do you lead and support differently through first order change and second order change?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 8: Chapter 1

Five Ideals for Instructional Rounds

Share your thoughts concerning these five ideals Monroe School built their instructional rounds process around. How do they support school culture?

#LeadWithRounds

TRUST

SAFETY

UNITY

POSITIVITY

TRANSPARENCY

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Lead With Instructional Rounds by Vicki Wilson

Chapter 2 - The Playbook

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Question 1: Chapter 2

Thinking Brain and Emotional Brain

Why is it important to consider the needs of both the thinking brain and emotional brain in designing professional learning? What happens when there is an imbalance one way or another?

Question 2: Chapter 2

The Playbook: Premise and Definition

Share your thoughts concerning the Premise and Definition on page 14 and 15.

Question 3: Chapter 2

The Playbook: Guide for Teachers

Share your thoughts concerning the Guide for Teachers on page 16 and 17.

Question 4: Chapter 2

The Playbook: The Premeeting

Unpack the premeeting monologue on p.18-20. How do these words by a facilitator relate to the needs of the emotional brain and thinking brain?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 5: Chapter 2

The Playbook: The Facilitator

What lens will you be looking through (facilitator or observer)? What do you expect to see and think about while on instructional rounds?

Question 6: Chapter 2

The Playbook: The Debrief

Consider the role you will have in instructional rounds (facilitator or observer)? What is your goal or hope in this role during the debrief?

Question 7: Chapter 2

The Playbook: Immediate Impact

What impact will validation feedback notes have on your host teachers that open their room for rounds? What impact will this have on your culture?

Question 8: Chapter 2

The Playbook

“As you prepare to launch instructional rounds at your school consider the emotional needs of your adult learners so that they can truly reflect on their own teaching and grow.”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote.

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 1: Chapter 2

Thinking Brain and Emotional Brain

Why is it important to consider the needs of both the thinking brain and emotional brain in designing professional learning? What happens when there is an imbalance one way or another?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 2: Chapter 2

The Playbook: Premise and Definition

Share your thoughts concerning the Premise and Definition on page 14 and 15.

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 3: Chapter 2

The Playbook: Guide for Teachers

Share your thoughts concerning the Guide for Teachers on page 16 and 17.

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 4: Chapter 2

The Playbook: The Premeeting

Unpack the premeeting monologue on p.18-20. How do these words by a facilitator relate to the needs of the emotional brain and thinking brain?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 5: Chapter 2

The Playbook: The Facilitator

What lens will you be looking through (facilitator or observer)? What do you expect to see and think about while on instructional rounds?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 6: Chapter 2

The Playbook: The Debrief

Consider the role you will have in instructional rounds (facilitator or observer)? What is your goal or hope in this role during the debrief?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 7: Chapter 2

The Playbook: Immediate Impact

What impact will validation feedback notes have on your host teachers that open their room for rounds? What impact will this have on your culture?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 8: Chapter 2

The Playbook

“As you prepare to launch instructional rounds at your school consider the emotional needs of your adult learners so that they can truly reflect on their own teaching and grow.”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote.

#LeadWithRounds

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Lead With Instructional Rounds by Vicki Wilson

Chapter 3, 4 and 5

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Question 1: Chapter 3

The Facilitator Role

Considering the roles and dynamics of your school, who might be a natural facilitator for instructional rounds and why? What will the hosts/observers need from that person?

Question 2: Chapter 4

Validation Notecards

What impact will validation notes, written by the observers and facilitator have on your hosts? The culture of your school?

Question 3: Chapter 4

Five Roles/Change Process

Consider a recent change initiative. Describe how your team matched up with Phillip Schlechty’s five roles people play in the change process. (p. 48)

Question 4: Chapter 4

Participation Tips

Consider the 7 tips to support participation without making it required. (p.51) Which tips resonate with you? What might you change/add?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 5: Chapter 5

Problem of Practice

“I knew I had to steer away from focusing on problem of practice. Trust and vulnerability were broken…We needed to become a culture that out away the

sense of threat permanently and become a

new team.”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote.

Question 6: Chapter 5

School-Wide Professional Development

What school-wide learning opportunities are currently present in your school? How can instructional rounds highlight the practices you are developing among your staff?

Question 7: Chapter 5

The Instructional Rounds Sweet Spot

On p. 60-61, the author shares two recommendations for leading instructional rounds that develops teachers as individuals and advances schoolwide

systems. Do you see a need for both?

Would you prioritize one over the other?

Question 8: Chapter 5

Strength Based Feedback

Reflect on feedback you have received in the past. What impact did feedback on your strengths have on you professionally and personally? What about critical feedback?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 1: Chapter 3

The Facilitator Role

Considering the roles and dynamics of your school, who might be a natural facilitator for instructional rounds and why? What will the hosts/observers need from that person?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 2: Chapter 4

Validation Notecards

What impact will validation notes, written by the observers and facilitator have on your hosts? The culture of your school?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 3: Chapter 4

Five Roles/Change Process

Consider a recent change initiative. Describe how your team matched up with Phillip Schlechty’s five roles people play in the change process. (p. 48)

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 4: Chapter 4

Participation Tips

Consider the 7 tips to support participation without making it required. (p.51) Which tips resonate with you? What might you change/add?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 5: Chapter 5

Problem of Practice

“I knew I had to steer away from focusing on problem of practice. Trust and vulnerability were broken…We needed to become a culture that out away the sense of threat permanently and become a new team.”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote.

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 6: Chapter 5

School-Wide Professional Development

What school-wide learning opportunities are currently present in your school? How can instructional rounds highlight the practices you are developing among your staff?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 7: Chapter 5

The Instructional Rounds Sweet Spot

On p. 60-61, the author shares two recommendations for leading instructional rounds that develops teachers as individuals and advances schoolwide systems. Do you see a need for both? Would you prioritize one over the other?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 8: Chapter 5

Strength Based Feedback

Reflect on feedback you have received in the past. What impact did feedback on your strengths have on you professionally and personally? What about critical feedback?

#LeadWithRounds

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Chapter 6 and Conclusion

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Question 1: Chapter 6

Three Stages of Mentoring

Considering the 3 stages of mentoring on

p. 66, share your thoughts on the value of each of the three stages and how schools might support new teachers in each stage.

Question 2: Chapter 6

New Initiatives

“When you can see what a new initiative can look like in your own school, have the opportunity to engage in self-reflection as you observe it in action, and then participate in collaborative dialogue about best practices in education, a movement happens.”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote.

Question 3: Chapter 6

PLCs

“Blending instructional rounds with PLC work can leverage amazing adult and student learning for any school.”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote.

Question 4: Chapter 6

PLCs

What benefit might a school have from observing a high performing PLC (instead of classroom instruction) and then reflecting and debriefing on what they saw?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 5: Chapter 6

Schoolwide Systems

What schoolwide systems are you trying to grow in your school? How could instructional rounds support this?

Question 6: Conclusion

Teacher Confidence

“Our teachers had a better understanding of research-based best instructional practices and began to speak with greater confidence about the work they were doing in their classrooms.”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote.

Question 7: Conclusion

Leading Through Change

“I learned that when I have to lead my school through significant change, I need to find a way to provide a sense of control and voice.”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote.

Question 8: Conclusion

Final Thought

“What benefits might come out of having a systematic way for teachers at your school to observe each other, have reflective thought about their own teaching as they observe their peers, and collaboratively discuss teaching and learning after their observation?”

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 1: Chapter 6

Three Stages of Mentoring

Considering the 3 stages of mentoring on p. 66, share your thoughts on the value of each of the three stages and how schools might support new teachers in each stage.

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 2: Chapter 6

New Initiatives

“When you can see what a new initiative can look like in your own school, have the opportunity to engage in self-reflection as you observe it in action, and then participate in collaborative dialogue about best practices in education, a movement happens.”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote.

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 3: Chapter 6

PLCs

“Blending instructional rounds with PLC work can leverage amazing adult and student learning for any school.”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote.

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 4: Chapter 6

PLCs

What benefit might a school have from observing a high performing PLC (instead of classroom instruction) and then reflecting and debriefing on what they saw?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 5: Chapter 6

Schoolwide Systems

What school wide systems are you trying to grow in your school? How could instructional rounds support this?

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 6: Conclusion

Teacher Confidence

“Our teachers had a better understanding of research-based best instructional practices and began to speak with greater confidence about the work they were doing in their classrooms.”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote.

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 7: Conclusion

Leading Through Change

“I learned that when I have to lead my school through significant change, I need to find a way to provide a sense of control and voice.”

Share your thoughts concerning this quote.

#LeadWithRounds

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Question 8: Conclusion

Final Thought

“What benefits might come out of having a systematic way for teachers at your school to observe each other, have reflective thought about their own teaching as they observe their peers, and collaboratively discuss teaching and learning after their observation?”

#LeadWithRounds