1. John Maxwell's writing continues to
inspire. I recently read his thoughts on
empowerment. He stated that the norm is to
give direction, see who responds well to the
direction and then empower them. The
better alternative is to empower all and see who
responds to the freedom. When teachers
provide students with several alternative
choices in meeting course requirements
or allow them to create their own
assignments, they are following Maxwell's advice
to empower first. 2. I suggest in
seminars that the radar chart become
the front page of both school and
district plans. Nothing goes into the
school/district plan that does not have a vector
on the radar chart. The plans, one page
per vector, are actually a collection of
hypotheses to be tested. If successful,
then the radar chart will show a higher
percentage of success than ever before.
Attached is a page with more detailed
descriptions. 3. I am continually
amazed at the creativity of teachers applying
LtoJ in their total environment. A
recent example: graphing trips to the
bathroom. 4. It is not uncommon
for teachers who attend an LtoJ seminar to
be given the responsibility of explaining the
process to colleagues. One explanation
process: give the staff or board an LtoJ quiz
each meeting. By experiencing this
process, understanding usually occurs more
quickly than with small inservices. 5.
The Arizona Department of Education continues to
sponsor 3-day LtoJ Seminars. They are open
enrollment; the next one is October
15-17. The details are on their
website, http://www.ade.az.gov/.
Type Lee Jenkins into the search engine and the
details on the seminars will
appear. 6. Everybody who has been in an
LtoJ seminar has heard Jeff Burgard
stories. Jeff is conducting a seminar this
summer in Indiana. Attached below is the
flyer.
