Mike Rutherford

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Want to be better at providing support to already effective teachers? Consider focusing your observations and feedback around Artisan Teacher Theme 20:  Complementary Elements. Complementary Elements is the study of how a teacher can choreograph instruction so that each segment of the day works well with, or complements, the preceding and subsequent segments. This is not for beginners but can help already effective teachers as they move from good to great. This 2:54 video explains the concept.

It was a pleasure to work with instructional leaders in Kearney, MO on Monday and Tuesday of this week. We worked on observation skills, team coaching, teaching studies, next level coaching, and how to work effectively with both advanced and beginning teachers. Nice work all!

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How are your delegation skills?  The endeavor of school leadership is much too complex and demanding to go it alone.  Delegation, however, is an opportunity for developing people, not just for getting work done.  This RLG Leadership Note, Principles of Purposeful Delegation, leans on the science and art of servant leadership to provide some practical strategies for not only getting work done through people, but for getting people done through work.

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Let me be candid here… this RLG Note is pretty deep, conceptual, and psychological in nature.  It’s a 12:43 podcast about how the human brain operates (and doesn’t) on the shoulders of school administrators as they are observing classroom instruction.  Pick a time to listen when you can think along with the words- I think you’ll enjoy “We See with Our Minds, Not Our Eyes.

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Please join us for the KYLDP Leadership Conference Series this winter/spring.  I’ll be personally facilitating the series of eight half-day (am + pm) sessions on 12/16/26, 1/20/27, 2/9/27, and 3/4/27-- all in downtown Lexington. Click here to see the eight topics, the conference schedule, and registration information.  Come to one session or all eight!  Contact Nick Pannell at nick.pannell@education.ky.gov for more information.  Hope to see you there!