Considering Mental Models is a research proven strategy for learning. They can be used with great effect to study schools. The Images of School chart shows five different guiding metaphors that can describe America's schools.
The tool can be used to reflect, have conversation, and assess which model best reflects the current status of a given school and/or district and which model a school or district aspires to be.
The Images of School chart can be used to illustrate the need for transformation.
The Schlechty Center believes that transformation to a Learning Organization where engagement is the core business is the only way schools can provide the experiences for kids that result in a quality education for all kids where high levels of profound learning are a result.
Considering Mental Models is a research proven strategy for learning. They can be used with great effect to study schools. The Images of School chart shows five different guiding metaphors that can describe America's schools.
The tool can be used to reflect, have conversation, and assess which model best reflects the current status of a given school and/or district and which model a school or district aspires to be.
The Images of School chart can be used to illustrate the need for transformation.
The Schlechty Center believes that transformation to a Learning Organization where engagement is the core business is the only way schools can provide the experiences for kids that result in a quality education for all kids where high levels of profound learning are a result.
Capacity
When a school or district aspires to be a learning organization, systemic change is going to be necessary. The capacity to support and sustain systemic change is crucial.
The 10 System Capacity Standards are often referred to as results for the system. They describe the attributes of a system that looks like a learning organization or a highly-engaged school. The Schlechty Center encourages the use of these standards as a framework for assessing the capacity of the system to support and sustain needed change.
Activity: Review the 10 system Capacity Standards. Then listen to the Claremont High School case study. Discuss the question at the end and post your consensus to your project slide deck.