Assignments

==== **2.** On the “__**Chat - Chapter 2 Responses**__” page, share your responses to your reading of **chapter two**, “8 Forces for Leaders of Change” in //The Challenge of Change// (previously assigned)//.// ====

This is an open response, but you might want to consider one of the following ideas:

- What **assumptions** do the authors hold? - What do you **agree** with in the text? - What do you want to **argue with** in the text? - What parts do you want to **act** upon or **aspire to** in the text?

**3.** Observe a Guided Reading lesson and bring your Observation Tool with notes


 * For January 13, 2012 **

1. Read Chapter 2 from //The Challenge of Change//, by Michael Fullan “8 Forces for Leaders of Change”

Discuss: What assumptions do the authors hold?–What do you agree with in the text?–What do you want to argue with in the text?–What parts do you want to act upon or aspire to in the text? We will share out each of the considerations.

2. From //Teaching, Comprehending, & Fluency//, choose one portrait of a student to read. Sara – Grade 1 p. xi Thomas – grade 5 p. xv  Natalie – grade 8 p. xx

Please be prepared to talk with colleagues: What are the big ideas of living a literate life? What does that look like and sound like in a school? What implications does this have on your work as a school leader?