Unpacking the Partnership Principles with Your Team

Most people walk away from our workshops with a clear understanding of the importance of the partnership principles and they are energized by the idea of how the partnership principles could work for their entire school or organization.

In today's blog post, we provide a possible protocol for generating meaningful discussions around the partnership principles and how these principles can become the foundation for how we show up for those around us.

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Partnership Principles: Equality

The Partnership Principles are one of the Seven Success Factors for Instructional Coaching.

We work from seven Partnership Principles to guide what we do: equality, choice, voice, dialogue, praxis, reflection, and reciprocity. This week we take a look at the principle of equality.

If we want to move kids and schools forward, equality needs to be a priority. In this video clip, Jim Knight examines the issue of equality and the ease with which we all jump to judgment about others.

Fostering equality, understanding that everyone is not the same but everyone counts the same, is as important to school improvement as any instructional strategy. All educators are created equal, and in an environment that walks the talk of that principle, students and schools move in the right direction.

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Partnership Learning: Presentations That Make an Impact

In this video, Jim talks about the power of a great presentation. Jim explains how the Partnership Principles play out differently when you conduct a workshop or lead a presentation and how they should be an integral part of professional development. When the Partnership Principles are at the center of your presentation or workshop it creates awareness and common knowledge. It can be difficult to balance the inherent challenge of being in a position of power (the presenter) and working as a partner with people in the audience, but in our asynchronous course Partnership Learning: Presentations That Make an Impact, Jim shows you how to establish a partnership and radically change your presentations and workshops!

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What Administrators Need to Know

The impact coaches have is directly related to how effectively they are supported (or not supported) by their administrators. For that reason, it is crucial that administrators participate in professional development that clarifies what coaches do and how they can be supported.

We are happy to share that we will be hosting another What Administrators Need to Know virtual workshop on July 13, 2023. This workshop will give administrators the opportunity to learn about the Partnership Principles that should guide coaches' interactions with teachers, the six specific actions administrators can take to support coaches effectively, the five simple truths of helping that must be addressed for any professional development activity to be effective, and more!

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