Accountability is as really strong word, especially when we place it squarely on our own shoulders. To be accountable for something, anything, means to own it regardless of outcome. Dysfunctional teams have a collective avoidance of accountability because some or all members of the team don’t want to own any Read more…
In the two previous blogs, we have discussed the foundational dysfunctions of a team according to Patrick Lencioni. Those dysfunctions as named by Mr. Lencioni are absence of trust and fear of conflict. These two dysfunctions are the base blocks for a pyramid of dysfunctional team performance. Absence of trust Read more…
The previous article centered primarily around Patrick Lencioni’s first of the five dysfunctions of a team, the absence of trust. Since the remaining levels are all built upon one another, it may be a good idea to do a quick review. The absence of trust is the first dysfunction that Read more…
I recently had the opportunity to read the book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. As many know, I was in the private business world for many years before entering the business of public education. Occasionally, I still like to read things about how to improve business. Read more…
I was reading a lengthy article a couple of days ago by a lady named Jean Twenge. The article centered around making correlations between Iphone releases and various adolescent trends. Twenge was able to find numerous links between social trends of adolescent Iphone users and social issues that are facing Read more…
As I have been considering what I see in the classroom in the morning, one thing is abundantly clear to me…We start school too early for these kids. Our first bell rings at 7:35 am. Unfortunately, we are one of the 18,000 school districts who open their doors for education Read more…
The implementation of a true constructivist model of education in a classroom can be daunting. The first and foremost thing that the classroom teacher has to understand is that he/she will have to loosen the reign on the class. The second thing he has to understand is that it is Read more…
Read Proverbs 9:1-18 Perhaps the most poignant verse in today’s reading is Proverbs 9:9 “Give instruction to a wise man and he will still be wiser; teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.” Isn’t this what we teachers were called to do. God doesn’t want us to Read more…
Sparking a Constructivist Classroom Knowing the book definition of constructivism and being able to summarize it isn’t the same as understanding it. Just like in our classrooms, confusion ensues from a lack of internalization and understanding of not only the big idea, but the parts of that idea as well. Read more…
Constructivism has become a buzz word in the world of education lately. As most educators know, it is just another approach in a long list of approaches to education. The difference between this approach and most other approaches is that it works. Constructivism doesn’t only work sometimes, it works every Read more…