Have a Good Life: Top Ranked and Still Improving with Eric Hieser Transformative Principal 115

Top Ranked and Still Improving with Eric Hieser Transformative Principal 115

Sunday, March 13, 2016 by jethrojones

A continuation of my discussion with Eric Heiser, Exectuve direction or Sturgis Public Charter school in Mass.

Teachers go above and beyond often.
Teachers who join us are into teaching students, not content.
Students thrive on feedback, and if they feel they are going to get it, they are going to go to teachers for it more often.
Teachers mindset has to be, I’m going to do everything I can to help kids be successful.
How do you tease out that mindset?
If I took over your class, and I had no clue about what you were teaching, what words and phrases would your students have about you? How does the teacher see their role and connection?
Tell me something that went really well in the last week and why it went well.
Tell me something that didn’t go well and why didn’t it?
How did you choose your university? Tell me about your favorite class at university and why they were your favorite?
How do you connect outside the classroom and why do you do that?
Student discipline is not about the consequence, but it is about the opportunity to build a connection with the student after a situation and help the student see what they could have done.
Should be about the student growing, not about consequences.
Professional development focused on three areas: 1. Differentiation 2. Habits of mind 3. IB-specific training
Helping all faculty integrate Theory of Knowledge questions.
Preparing students well for assessments, but helping faculty collaborate daily.
Guiding principle is helping each student maximize their potential.
Recruited 5 people over the past month and a half who are the best.
Build passion and enthusiasm in their class, because it is about student learning.
We want every teacher to be at the top of their game every year.
If you’re really really careful about who you hire, you can be successful.
Tell faculty to recommend those who are great. Only recommend top 15%.
We want our kids to experience a star, each and every day.
Start with Why Simon Sinek TED Talk
Don’t measure student success on a specific score on a specific assessment. It is different for each student.
It’s not about a number, it is about them.