On Protocols and Sabotage
Yesterday I met with our new team of Instructional Coaches. We are building our framework for the new year, planning for New Teacher Academy, and making a plan for Opening Institute. It's a tall order for anyone, and I couldn't ask for a better team. I'm an Instructional Coach too, largely a technology coach. In a sense, I'm the first Instructional Coach that our district has had. It's a lonely job, and I'm so deeply relieved and nervous at having a true team of full-time coaches with which to collaborate. In our meeting, we used the Meeting Protocol . I first read about this Protocol in The New School Rules by Anthony Kim and Alexis Gonzalez-Black. I value the protocol because it is designed to help teams build together. We check-in, build an on-the-fly agenda and create as we go. As I have used the protocol (along with other ideas found in the book) I have felt like a more responsive and aware leader. I'm not just dishing out ideas. The protocol push...
