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Leaders Learning from Leaders

āš™ļø Systems Thinking āš™ļø Highly Effective Teaching and Leading šŸ’» Virtual šŸ†“ Free

  • Date: March 26, 2024

  • Time: 9-10 AM

  • Location: Virtual

  • Intended Audience: Secondary Principals & Assistant Principals, Secondary Instructional & Tech Coaches, Assistant Superintendents/Curriculum Directors, University Professors, any educator associated with high school learning

  • Registration Fee: Free and open to GOCSD Members and Nonmembers

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Why Attend?

This session aims to foster a culture of Leaders Learning from Leaders. We invite High School Building Leaders to join and gain insights from two experienced high school principals who are actively leading their schools towards a Personalized Competency-Based Learning (PCBL) mindset. One principal oversees a small, rural district, while the other manages a suburban district in the St. Louis region.

During the session, you'll have the opportunity to:

  • Learn about the journeys of these two schools and discover the steps they are taking to establish a system where student learning takes center stage.

  • Find out how this approach enhances student engagement and empowers teachers.

Given that many high school buildings likely already incorporate some aspects of PCBL, come explore ways to leverage your existing efforts to transition towards a more learner-centered approach.

Guest Experts

Nick

Nick Schmitt
High School Principal
Willow Springs School District

Nick Schmitt is a lifelong learner who strives to find opportunities to improve education for his students and staff. The keys to his philosophy of education are building relationships and cultivating a high trust culture that encourages people to take chances, be innovative, and not be afraid to fail. These ideas have served Nick well in teaching, coaching, and administration.

After twenty-one years as a teacher and coach at West Plains High School, Nick moved to Willow Springs High School where he served as Assistant Principal for five years. In 2022, Nick became the Principal at Willow Springs High School where he currently serves about 400 students and over 50 staff members.

Nick holds a BSed in History from Missouri State University, a Med in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Missouri, and an Ed.S. in Educational Leadership from Arkansas State University.

Dave Williams

Dave Williams
High School Principal
Hancock Place School District

As a lifelong educator and transformational school leader, David Williams has overseen school and district transitions to Personalized Competency-Based Learning models in the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and now Missouri. Drawing from his experience teaching and leading in a number of competency-based schools, Williams offers a realistic framework, presently underway at Hancock Place High School, that has been shown to maximize stakeholder buy-in and supports the development of a shared vision that promotes student agency and fosters a deep conceptual understanding of PCBL among all stakeholders.

GOLearn Professional Learning Framework

GOLearn

Our GOLearn PL Framework provides an overview of the learning experiences we offer. This systems approach supports continuous improvement and allows members to identify the offerings that meet their needs, providing a personalized experience. It includes three strands: Systems Thinking, Safe and Collaborative Culture, and Highly Effective Teaching and Leading.

We use the Learning Forward Standards for Professional Learning when designing our experiences to ensure that we provide professional learning that leads to high-quality leading, teaching, and learning for students and educators.

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