Minute Meetings: Giving Students a Voice to Improve School Culture

 Originally posted on the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Shaped blog.

This blog post is part of a series on how school leaders can become instructional change agents. In last week’s post, Adam Drummond offered insight into how education leaders can serve as instructional change agents. 

When was the last time you intentionally talked to a student about his or her learning? How did that conversation go? What did you do as a result of the feedback you received? With whom did you share that information? How does the student voice impact your culture?

Research tells us that when we include students in decisions, we save time, energy, and resources.
ked to a student about his or her learning? How did that conversation go? What did you do as a result of the feedback you received? With whom did you share that information? How does the student voice impact your culture?

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To learn more about improving school culture and acting for impact in your district, join Adam Drummond, Author for ICLE, and learn his new book, The Instructional Change Agent: 48 Ways to Be the Leader Your School Needs.

How School Leaders Can Become Instructional Change Agents

 Originally posted on the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Shaped blog.

This blog post is part of a series on how school leaders can become instructional change agents. In next week’s post, Adam Drummond will offer advice on how to determine ways to improve school culture.

I glance at the clock, and it reads 6:30 p.m. on a Friday night. I sigh heavily and return my focus to the dual screens at my desk. The screens show a teacher evaluation I’m working on, as well as the upcoming round of NWEA testing for students. Email notifications continue to chirp in with messages from teachers, district folks, and parents. My fourth-grade son is hanging out somewhere in the school while I stare at the countless “to do’s” piling up before my eyes.

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To learn more about improving school culture and acting for impact in your district, join Adam Drummond, Author for ICLE, and learn his new book, The Instructional Change Agent: 48 Ways to Be the Leader Your School Needs.