Two Rivers Middle--December 12, 2017
Using Collaborative Inquiry to Empower
Culture and Climate Change

Two Rivers Middle used the collaborative inquiry process to analyze multiple sources of culture and climate data for informing culture and climate changes for Spring 2018.
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Activating and Engaging--Visual Synectic

The meeting began by asking them to brainstorm how culture is like Walt Disney World.

Exploring and Discovering--Data Dive

Multiple sources of data were used to have teachers make observations......

Organizing and Integrating--Traffic Light Protocol

Groups discussed recommendations that they want to stop, continue, and start for Spring 2018.

Reflection---What might be some actions I take as a result of our conversations today?

  • How can we make school and classroom exciting?
  • using more positive language with students
  • continuing to work on building relationships
  • creating expectations for team
  • display student work-(5)
  • stay more positive
  • be more intentional about empowering students
  • continue growing everyday
  • follow through with expectations
  • more encouraging words
  • help facilitate in relationship building between teachers and students
  • communicating clear expectations
  • keep teammates accountable
  • review classroom expectations and incorporate Leader in Me
  • having students work together
  • work to further build relationships with families
  • pray more-(2)
  • I definitely will work to continue with what I am doing in the library; however, I need to align the library with the school vision.
  • keep my mouth shut
  • share ideas with staff about building a more successful culture at TRM
  • figure out better methods to post student work in a meaningful, student celebration way
  • provide more student leadership opportunities-(3)
  • do what we suggest
  • release control to the students by redirecting their behavior
  • using liveschool

How was the meeting?

Plus

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  • groups-(3)
  • learning about our SEL data
  • went over how to fix things
  • ideas stemming from data-(2)
  • great way to collaborate
  • learned a lot about our school and students
  • analyzing data
  • great use of the data
  • great discussion—(2)
  • great in-service
  • I loved reviewing the data
  • 95% of the meeting
  • multiple data to look at
  • group synthesis of data
  • allow for movement
  • leave with more action steps instead of being addressed on Jan. 2
  • need to come together again to revisit
  • more time to discuss-(3)
  • don’t feel like there is a solution—overwhelming
  • having the group go through each data set
  • more time for staff talk whole group
  • bigger sharpies
  • implement ideas instead of talking and put them into action