Thank you @GSilveira007, for the #eduawesome blog prompt!
In no particular order, here are my five action items to make schools different.
1. Time can be used differently and more effectively to make schools different. For effective time use, take the time to do one thing well....and do it! Consistently. Once you master that, move on to the next "one thing." For different time use, take a look at how time relates to schedules. Be flexible with schedules. Don't let a daily schedule or a bell schedule impair or hinder learning opportunities for students.
2. Equity. Giving people what they need when they need it.
3. Ask questions and don't always give an answer. If you are giving all the answers, the odds are that you are doing all of the thinking. Therefore you have (intentionally or unintentionally) have taken ownership of the issue. Pause. Ask a question, pause.
4. Cultural proficiency: "Culturally proficient leaders display personal values and behaviors that enable them and others to engage in effective interactions among students, educators, and the communities they serve." Are you a culturally proficient leader? How?
5. Encourage more, criticize less. Live in the now. Use your strengths and the strengths of others to your advantage. Encourage others to share a way they use technology that has made their job easier, more streamlined or more engaging for students. Take time to allow for staff, students, and others to share how they learned from a mistake, a challenge they met, or a positive experience in school.
Be the change you want to see to #MakeSchoolsDifferent. Talk the talk and walk the walk to #MakeSchoolsDifferent.
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