Blended Learning with Michael Horn Transformative Principal 203

Michael Horn is the co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute and author of Blended and Disrupting Class.

• 4 year plan
• Look at it through a design process.
• What do we want that student experience to look like?
• Design process.
• What is the narrative arc for the school.
• Ask lots of questions to map back from the dream.
• Start as a leadership team.
• What would we like to be known for?
• Where are the innovators?
• Roadmap for how this scales throughout the entire school?
• You want the whole group together to be aware of the process.
• Understanding the tools of change is important.
• What is the “right“ leadership style?
• X axis agreement among team about how the world works.
• Y axis agreement among team about goals
• Use summer!
• Use creative configurations to give teachers back the time.
• Create space for professional learning during the school day.
• How to communicate to parents and the broader community what you’re doing.
• How to be a transformative principal? 1. Stories are what really move people. Focus on the stories. 2. Tell the teachers you’ll get their back when they do something.

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