SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES

FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

Dr. Dheeraj Mehrotra
(Author & National Awardee)

OUR OBJECTIVE
Better skills, greater
knowledge and wider
perception, all lead to a higher
level of opportunities for our
students.

Learning to
Learn
YOU CAN LEARN ANYTHING
No body is born smart
We all start at

Zero

THE GREATEST
FEAR
Cant talk, cant walk ..
.... Certainly cant do algebra.
Adding, reading, writing, riding a bike...
Nobodys good at anything at first.

THE GREATEST
FEAR
There was a time when Einstein

10.

couldnt count to
And Shakespeare had to learn his
ABCs just like the rest of us.

Thankfully, were
born to learn.
Slowly, surely, you stumble, slip,
crawl.
... Fall, and fail, and fall. Frustrating,
confusing, trying, struggling... Until
one day, you walk.

Leading Change - Building a

WOW !

learning culture within classrooms

OUR DREAM
Must be to enable, encourage and endow

every child
for a lifelong pursuit of learning.

It is your attitude NOT your aptitude

That determines your altitude.
Just because were on the
same planet, doesnt mean
were from the same world !

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PRIORITY:

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INVEST IN YOURSELF !
Leverage the power of learning.
Add a new skill, learn a new
language, or try something thats
been on your bucket list.
Set aside time on a daily or weekly
basis to read informative blogs,
articles or books.

INVEST IN YOURSELF !
The CLOUD Computing Scenario
activates the connectivity with a
pride to learn/ share/ collaborate
and blend the learning-teaching
outlook within schools.

INVEST IN YOURSELF !
Attend a workshop, webinar or
training to stay updated on the
latest trends.
Explore your creative side to
exercise untapped areas of your
mind. This will open up different
doors of perception- personally
and professionally.

IMPROVE

Teaching is the profession that

teaches all the other
professions.

Good Teachers are costly but

bad teachers
more.
Empower your employees to be
brand advocates.

cost

Todays students are no longer the

people our educational system was

designed to teach.

The beautiful thing about

learning is.
That no body can take that away
from you !
You must not change but
rather become the more of
yourself !!!

Stop doing
BUSY work
Start doing your BEST
work !!

Literacy re-defined
EMBRACE CONNECTED LEARNING

The
Augmented
Classroom
Lecture

Literacy re-defined
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence

therefore, is not an act but a habit:
Aristotle

Leadership
Mantras to
Impress
Students
&
Teachers

An Educator is defined by
his credibility, focus,
communication and
building relationship.

Treat your students as your

ULTIMATE BOSS. Make your

BOSSES Happy

Joke around with your

audience, give them the message

that you should be treated like a
friend too!

Act relaxed in the classroom for

the Show to begin !

Look around the room, and then tell

your AUDIENCE the story. If you please,
add some exaggeration.

While sessions which

you take, Pause every
once in a while, and
make sure the learning
is happy going.

End your Session of Learning with

a

good laugh.

Keep Your Sense of

Humour; Ask For Help from

your audience.

Ask

Questions & Other

Great Advice as a continuous

process.

Be on time!

Dress

professional.

like a

Observe the students and when

you notice something mention it to the
student and ask how are you able to help
that student.

10

11
Be Creative.
Try

New

Things.

12
Be

Real

Mistakes Are OK.

Some

Challenges Will Make

You a Better

Teacher
13

Above all-remember to

treat

each

child like you would want your child to be

treated.

14

Earning Trust

among your students

15

On Leadership
&
School
Management
::

The teacher needs to be

globally aware...
that global literacy is part of BEING literate today (not
a choice or an add-on)
with the understanding that global awareness entails
more than geography skills, the ability to speak more
than one language and having traveled abroad for a
two week vacation
of opportunities to participate, contribute and learn
from a global conversation

The teacher needs to be

connected...
by strategically building, nurturing, growing and
maintaining a Personal Learning Network across the
globe
with the ability to access, "search", "curate"
information and crowdsource their network
with the mindset and skillset to amplify teaching and
learning by reaching out and collaborating with other
cultures, people and languages

The teacher needs to be

engaged...
by giving as much as they are taking from their
connections
by being flexible, innovative and willing to take risks
by contributing to the conversations their expertise,
perspectives, shareable content and time
with the understanding that sharing is a moral
imperative in a global network of educators and
learners

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3

KAIZEN in practice!
As teachers, administrators, and staff

aspire

we have to
to the
greatness that is embedded in the
values and missions of our schools.

Kaizen in practice!
We owe it not just to ourselves
and our students but to the
future of this planet to become
as good as we can possibly be at
our work.

Kaizen in practice!
Hire to further the schools mission
Each hire is an opportunity for school

improvement and
advancement

Students interests come first

Patience is a virtue

SCHOOL LEADERS KINDLY

NOTEDont hire just to get the process over
with (We had to ! Cant help

it syndrome! )

clear

Be
about academic freedom,
classroom autonomy, and institutional
initiatives

Be clear about expectations and challenges,

tooinformed consent

ages and stages of

Consider the
recruited candidates.

What do they want to know?

What can you do to meet the distinct needs of
older or more experienced new teachers?

Marketing Mantras for

School Leadership!
Prospective teachers are an important

marketing audience for

the school

Cast the

widest net you can afford

Recruiting- PRINCIPAL as the

HR Head!

Walk the walk of

diversityfind the resources
and sources, and utilize them

Build connections
and create links wherever you can:
universities, teacher organizations, industry

Some key teacher aspirations

To be taken seriously as an

adult

person
To be good at

ones craft

GOOD TO BEST: Resources!

being good

To be recognized for
To be inspired and supported to become

with resources,
feedback,
encouragement
even better

Some key teacher aspirations

Of Choice and Importance

among the childrento have
warm, rich professional and personal
relationships.

School Leaders must pay heed to:

What new teachers need

LOTS of academic and classroom

management support

necessary
resources

Access to

(books and chalk, but email and server, too)

What new teachers need

Trustworthy peers; help in

recognizing friends and foes

Knowledge of local norms, local

standards

What new teachers

ALSO

need

Life-management support
Useful, focused, non-judgmental feedback
Identity in the community
Authentic appreciation

induction
Build in time for interaction with
Best practices in

lots of peers and administrators; include

parents, if you can.

Best practices
in induction
An effective school is one that practices
and develops the most effective strategies
to involve learners and have a
pedagogical philosophy that supports all
styles of learning in the classroom.

Best practices in
induction

point person for new teacher

Create a
programming

The goal is to bring new people up to speed in

Valued skills and techniques
Assumptions about teaching and learning
School idiosyncrasieslanguage, traditions,
procedures, structure
School culture

Best practices in
mentoring

Structure time to achieve specific goals

that acknowledge the years trajectory.

Mentors should be passionate about

teaching and about your school as well as wise
owls, cheerleaders, great listeners, andabove
alloptimists.

REMEMBER !
Mentoring should not be evaluative
or supervisory.

Proximity

on campus matters more

than most other factors in successful relationships.

leadershipdevelopment opportunity.

Mentoring

is

Some key satisfaction and retention factors

School culture matters as much as
money and benefits
Maximize positive factors
Location
Benefits
Perks of membership in the school community

Some key satisfaction and retention factors

Compensate for negatives
Remuneration limitationswarm culture, smart
spending

Comprehensive professional
development helps

More thoughts on satisfaction

School culture is the most significant aspect that
schools can control without significant expense:
Communication
Visibility of leadership
Recognition and appreciation of effective work
Opportunities for authentic growth
Transparency of decision-making
Involvement of teachers in policy decisions

More school culture ideas

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Use
interviews with teachers to gather
feedback on satisfaction, hidden issues
Stay on top of :
Teachers personal issues and needs in the context of
adult development
Best practices in professional development
Best practices in salary and benefit programming
Best practices in school governance and decisionmaking

What makes a Happy School?

Smiling Students
Friendly Teachers
Stress-free environment
Clean & Green Surroundings

The New age educators!

Teachers need to be less like RING
MASTERS and more be like ZEN
MASTERS who will raise awareness
among students.

Planning
And
reflecting

Assessing
And
Feedback/
Reporting

Teaching
And
Observing/
Monitoring

Learning
And
Recording/
Self
Evaluation

How Do I Do A Kaizen?
Identify a group needing improvement.
Measure the process
(Remedials/ Extra Classes/ Home Visitis)
Assess measurements against requirements
(Parenting Skills)
Determine how to meet requirements and increase
satisfaction/ learning/ clarity of concepts.
Implement strategies.
Standardize the new, improved process.
Continue improvements and sustain gains.

Quality at workplace !

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Example of live projects by Students

Example of live projects by Students

Example of live projects by Students

SOME IMPORTANT TOPICS:

DISTRACTIONS IN THE CLASSROOMS
INDISCIPLINE
NON SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC
RESULTS
PARENTS DISSATISFACTION
ATTENDANCE
ADMISSIONS

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Im done
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