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Solving the Indecision Dilemma: Helping Teachers Make Better Decisions Will Ultimately Improve Student Learning

"Pigeon Indecision" is a short fable with self-reflection questions (pdf). This story was written for school administrators to use as a tool to help lead their teachers in making decisions with confidence.

ATTENTION: SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WHO WANT THEIR TEACHERS TO BE MORE DECISIVE

Short fable with self-reflection questions written for school administrators to use as a tool to help lead their teachers in making decisions with confidence.

Introducing "Pigeon Indecision" portable document format (pdf) download that will have you thinking about your own decisions and how you can be better at making them. Short and interesting, this powerful little fable about how to make decisions with confidence will help you tell your teachers how to make the right decisions.

Imagine what it would be like to...

spark curiosity and creative insight through a fable about decision-making
help your teachers and staff re-evaluate their decision-making processes; and to teach school leaders how to lead professional development sessions that prompt deeper thinking and problem solving on your campus
lead the school that illustrates what can happen when teachers have the courage to step into their professional successes, failures, and growth opportunities
make a difference in the way people approach their day-to-day roles that leads to more effective decision-making by educators and better performance for students
improve relationships among teachers and staff, build up your campus community, and increase the joys of working together
make your school a better place in which to learn and grow...

Now imagine what it would be like to accomplish those things easily.

You CAN with this very short story.

We can all identify with the feeling of indecision. When it feels like you have too many choices, or no clear best choice, you begin to feel frustration and your decision-making ability is likely to suffer.

That's why you're going to love "Pigeon Indecision".

"Pigeon Indecision" tells the story of a pigeon, who with the help of his friend, a hummingbird name Big Dog, makes progress on his struggles with indecision

Meaning you can provide teachers with a tool to encourage critical reflection and personal change.

Do your staff overthink, overanalyze, and show themselves to be afraid to commit?

Leave your teachers and administrators with some food for thought — as well as tangible strategies that they can use immediately in their classrooms and around the school building

Do you ever wish you handled moments of indecision in your life better?

Create a teaching unit around it and use the fable to start a dialogue among educators and students about decision-making

You don't have to struggle with your decision-making skills all by yourself. A little help from Peetey Pigeon, an indecisive pigeon just trying to make it in a challenging world, can go a long way in helping you make positive decisions that lead to success.

In "Pigeon Indecision", you'll discover that it may be more important to choose a path than to find the correct path.

This story is all about choosing a path and then flying down it. It’s about the importance of committing to something and taking action. The story is about two birds, one who can’t make up its mind and the other who just wants to see his friend grow.

If You can read

You Can lead productive professional development sessions around the topic of decision-making

Pigeon Indecision is incredibly easy to use, even if you suffer from indecision in various aspects of your life..

Pigeon is like us. We can relate to his indecision, fear of failure, and lack of confidence.

WITH Pigeon Indecision, YOU'LL GET:

A simple story to remember so you can use this short fable as a tool for leading your teachers in making decisions with confidence
Pigeon Indecision is a short of story but also includes self-reflection questions to facilitate discussion
A low-cost addition to your better student achievement toolkit — can't beat that!
Useful in all learning contexts and levels, for teachers, administrators, school leaders, and students interested in decision-making and decision-making tools.
Help teachers reflect on their own teaching as they try to pinpoint why they make decisions the way they do
Assess your decision-making style and create thoughtful, well-reasoned solutions within areas for growth
Adaptable to different settings and populations
Encourages you to stop over-thinking and makes it easier for you to come to resolutions more decisively
Provide your school leaders with simple, meaningful, and effective tools that help your teachers think critically about their instructional practices
The concept is simple, yet powerful: be on a mission to make confident decisions easier for educators

But that's not all...

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The audio version of "Pigeon Indecision" comes included and can be used in any setting where people need to be reminded to make decisions with confidence and zeal.

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"Pigeon Indecision" is a fable about the challenges we all face as employees, leaders and managers when it comes to making decisions. As leaders, we struggle with who should be involved in each decision, how decisions should be made and how to make sure we get them right. How can we make sure that individuals are communicating clearly across silos? How do we stop fearing failure when it comes to making decisions? How can we all take accountability for our own decisions? While the story is fictitious, the process it touches on is real — and is a forward step to making more intentional choices to cut through the chaos; to make important choices by focusing on what really matters; to be more productive.

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Pigeon Indecision | a dove tale

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We wrote "Pigeon Indecision: a dove tale" as a fable. We developed it to provoke readers to think about their own decision-making process, and to help educators lead productive professional development sessions around the topic.

The pigeon's experience of indecision, self-doubt, and emptiness is certainly recognizable. In telling the story of Peetey Pigeon, we learn how decision-making can lead to success or failure, depending on whether we give up or go through with the tough decisions we face.

In the end, "Pigeon Indecision" shows that it is possible to recognize your own problems and take steps to address them.

This practical guided self-reflection for teachers and administrators provides discussion questions so that you can address decisions with your colleagues in your school community.
Pidgeon Indecision

A Very Short Story About Learning to Make Decisions with Confidence

Word Count: 980 words

Page Count: 7 pages

File Type: PDF Document

File Size: 36.0 MB

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Pidgeon Indecision

A Feathered Reflection

Pigeon Indecision [Audio Narration]

A Very Short Story About Learning to Make Decisions with Confidence

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PIGEON INDECSION | A VERY SHORT STORY ABOUT LEARNING TO MAKE DECISIONS WITH CONFIDENCE

Being indecisive is never good, especially for educational leaders who deal with hundreds of decisions every day. Whether it is staffing, curriculum, or even facilities improvement, we get it - making a move without proper planning can cause harm to our students, school, and community. That’s why we created the short fable, "Pigeon Indecision", a self-reflection tool that will help educators make the right decisions in the long run.

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5 Ways to Make Better Decisions as a School Leader

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, especially in your role as a school leader. You’ve got hundreds of decisions to make every day, from big-picture planning to operational tasks.

How do you know if you’re making the right choices? And how can you develop the discipline and confidence needed to do so?

Keep reading for five ways that school leaders can make better decisions...

Make the right decisions by getting in the right mindset

Set clear goals before deciding to make sure you’re focusing on what’s important

Use your intuition to make better decisions

Make decisions that align with your core values and beliefs

Get feedback from others to gain perspective and make better choices

1. Make the right decisions by getting in the right mindset

Have you ever wondered how some people make the right decisions, or just seem to know what to do in a situation? It all comes down to the mindset you put yourself in.

2. Set clear goals before making a decision to make sure you’re focusing on what’s important

Before you make any decision, make sure you have clear goals in mind. It’s easy to get caught up in the moment and make a snap decision, but it’s important to make sure you’re focusing on what’s important.

3. Use your intuition to make better decisions

Trust your gut. If a decision makes you feel uneasy or doesn’t feel quite right, then it’s likely that you’re making the wrong decision. Gut feelings are often based on our intuition, and gut feelings are often correct.

4. Make decisions that align with your core values and beliefs

Your core values and beliefs should be the foundation of your decision-making. The values that you hold true to your heart are what will guide you to make the right decisions when they come up.Your goals and values ring true to you, they make logical sense, and they are your guide for deciding what decisions make sense.

5. Get feedback from others to gain perspective and make better choices

Don’t be afraid to ask for help. You’ll be surprised at how many people will give you honest feedback on your work, and taking that feedback will help you make better decisions in the future.
5 Ways School Administrators Can Help Teachers Make Better Decisions for Their Classrooms

What if you could improve the academic performance of your students by helping your teachers make better decisions? As a school leader, you influence teachers' decision-making at many levels. You can guide them towards using data in their lesson planning and supporting them with resources when they need it.

Good leaders empower their teachers to make decisions, which in turn allows them to improve in their craft continually. Teachers who truly own their profession, choose their own learning pathways, and use data to develop instructional practices are most likely to be successful in the classroom.

By supporting teachers in working at the top of their potential, you can have a tremendous impact on the growth and success of the organization.

Here are five proven strategies you can use to ensure that your teachers have access to the mindset and resources they need to make better classroom decisions.

Tip 1 | How to help teachers make better decisions: Find the right data

and train teachers on how to think about data in terms of what is possible and what is probable.

If you want to help teachers make better decisions for their classrooms, start by finding the right data.

In a school system, huge amounts of data are always available about students, teachers, and schools. But it's not equally useful in all cases.

The right data will differ depending on your goal.

If your goal is to improve instruction, look at the data that's most relevant to what's happening in classrooms.

If you want to measure the impact of new initiatives, look at the data that's most useful for understanding the trends.

And if you want a sense of how an individual teacher is doing, don't just look at her test scores; look at his classroom observations and his value-added work contributions as well.

Tip 2 | How to help teachers make better decisions: Provide relevant resources

and provide context for your teachers about how different variables may affect student performance.

School administrators can help by providing teachers with relevant resources and information. There are several ways to accomplish this.

Administrators can share the most effective lesson plans, which teachers can then modify to fit their needs.

They can also provide teachers with professional learning opportunities, such as virtual training sessions or webinars. School leaders can record and share these events among teachers, who will be more likely to take part if they can watch them at convenient times.

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The most important resource that administrators can provide teachers, though, is useful feedback—on how they are doing in the classroom and how they can improve their skills and effectiveness as a teacher.

This kind of feedback is best provided through one-on-one conferences during which administrators observe a teacher teaching and offer suggestions about what could improve in the classroom.

The goal of these conferences is to have the administrator observe, ask questions, listen, reflect on what he or she has seen, and discuss what it means for both the teacher's teaching practice and his or her students' learning experience.

Importantly, however, it is up to each teacher to decide what changes to make.

Tip 3 | How to help teachers make better decisions: Set the right expectations

and share effective practices with your teachers.

Good administration means helping teachers make good decisions. Traditionally, school administrators' role was to make sure all the paperwork got done. But with higher standards and more accountability, teachers are under greater pressure to make better instructional decisions, and they need more support in doing so.

Administrators should not be telling teachers how to teach, but they can help them by setting clear expectations for student learning outcomes, having ongoing conversations about how best to reach those outcomes, providing opportunities for professional development, and helping to make connections between the school's mission and families' needs.

Tip 4 | How to help teachers make better decisions: Train them on using data in their lesson planning

and provide ongoing coaching for your teachers as an instructional team.

It is not uncommon for administrators to set teachers up for failure, even when they have good intentions. They may think they are helping, but they do not always know what teachers need.

It is possible to change this—to help administrators understand what teachers need in order to be more effective. Administrators can start by training themselves on how to support teachers through data and decision-making coaching. This might be a new skill set for you, but it's one that could help everyone involved.

This approach involves training school leaders to use data and rubrics, then coaching individual teachers as they decide which instructional strategies will work best for their students.

Trying out new techniques is hard and especially in today's schools, which are under immense pressure from parents, the community, and students to perform better than ever.

In order to create the kind of learning environment that produces the best results for students, both teachers and administrators need a method for effective decision making. Data-driven planning can help.

Tip 5 | How to help teachers make better decisions: Offer guidance when your teachers need it

and provide professional learning communities for them.

Policymakers and the public have a distorted view of what teachers do. Teachers are typically portrayed as isolated professionals making all their own decisions, and as unassisted by administrators in making those decisions. In fact, teachers and administrators work together to make decisions every day.

When teachers need help, it's often the administrator's responsibility to provide that help. Some of this help involves policy matters: for example, helping teachers determine whether a new curriculum is likely to be effective for their students. But much of it does not involve policy; instead, it involves helping teachers make more effective decisions in management matters.

School Administrators Are the Secret Weapon In Improving Student Learning...

Teachers must make thousands of decisions every year.

How much time should they spend planning?

When students are out of control, how quickly should they intervene?

How can they be sure to assign enough challenging work?

These are examples of the kinds of questions that teachers typically turn to administrators for help with. An excellent administrator is an expert on how schools work—that is, how students learn and how teachers teach—and can translate that expertise into concrete, practical guidance on specific issues that arise in schools every day.

The right kind of guidance can save teachers time and improve student learning; the wrong kind can impede both.

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