Dr. Harvey Rude - Supporting Strong Leadership for Special Education - IEFE Forum 2014
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Dr. Harvey Rude, University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado USA Harvey.Rude@unco.edu
2. *“I would have finished this by now, but I had
help.”
*Leaders get to the future first
*Ability to influence others to go to a place
where they would not go on their own.
*Manage from your head and lead from your
heart.
*It’s important to do things right (management),
and most important to do the right things
(leadership).
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4. *Student and Educator Data for Continuous
Improvement
*Multiple Sources of information to Evaluate
Impact
*Research-based Content
*Application of Learning Strategies
*Effective Collaboration
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6. *“Groups of people who share a passion for something they
know how to do, and interact regularly to learn how to do
it better.”
*EDUCATE
*SUPPORT
*LEARN BY DOING
*ENCOURAGE
*INTEGRATE
* (Etienne Wenger, 2010)
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7. * INTEGRITY (your word defined)
* AUTHENTICITY (being consistent with who you hold yourself to
be with others and yourself)
* BEING COMMITTED TO SOMETHING BIGGER THAN ONESELF
(serene passion required to lead and develop other leaders)
* CAUSE IN THE MATTER (taking a stand for yourself and life, and
acting from that stand)
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8. * INTEGRITY – What you said, know, and is
expected!
* AUTHENTICITY – Recognizing when you are not
being authentic.
* BEING COMMITTED TO SOMETHING BIGGER
THAN ONESELF – The purpose of your career
and relationships.
* CAUSE IN THE MATTER – Being accountable, not
a victim; the context you give to yourself.
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9. * Thomas Kuhn (The Structure of Scientific Revolutions): “There
will never be enough data, evidence research, proof, etc. that
will convince others to commit to a created future.”
* Reason to Commit: The default future has failed to make the
organization, system, people, etc. complete.
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10. * Strategic Thinking
* Leadership
* Collaborative Partnerships
* Organizational Change
* Systems of Accountability
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11. * “Making the same mistakes with increasing confidence over an
impressive number of years.” (O’Donnell, 2002)
* Most organizational leaders don’t fully commit to what we already know about
IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE!
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13. *An evidence-based program
is one thing
*Implementation of an
evidence-based program is a
very different thing
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15. * INFORMING (Sharing, Sending)
* NETWORKING (Exchanging)
* COLLABORATING (Engaging)
* TRANSFORMING (Committing to Consensus)
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16. *Courage to Acknowledge Areas of Poor
Performance and Seek Solutions
*System-wide Approach to Improving Teaching and
Learning
*Vision Focused on Student Learning and
Instructional Improvement
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17. * Adopting New Approaches to Systems Improvement Aligned with
Coherent Policy
* Redefining Leadership Roles
* Commitment to Sustain Reform Over the Long Haul
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(Kukic & Rude, 2013)
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18. 1. Leaders facing terrible situations must lead with
respect. They need to convey respect before
people have earned it.
2. Leaders should do everything possible to create
conditions that make people lovable (mainly by
creating circumstances that favor success).
3. Finally, leaders must deal firmly with what’s
left over.
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Fullan, 2011
19. * TOP DOWN AND BOTTOM UP (empowering and accountable)
* EASY AND POWERFUL (teachers and other practitioners embrace new
practices)
* SELF-ORGANIZING AND HIGHLY ORGANIZED (variety of approaches, no
one best method)
* AMBITIOUS AND HUMBLE (ambitious for others’ success, not for
yourself)
* ENGAGED AND DETACHED (effective relationships are key, must step
back to critically analyze)
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