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Learning to Learn: Role of a Manager in Education (Part 4)

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May

Learning to Learn: Role of a Manager in Education (Part 4)

Dr. Deming encouraged lifelong learning for everyone, but particularly for managers and leaders. In this episode, David and Andrew talk about Deming's fourth point in his list for The Role of the Manager of People After the Transformation: "He is an unceasing learner. He encourages his people to study. He provides when possible and feasible seminars and courses for advancement of learning. He encourages continued education in college or university for…

21

Dec

Interview with Kevin Cahill, Deming Institute

David Langford
Business, Education, General, Healthcare, LEAN, Podcast
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In this podcast, I interview Kevin Cahill, President of the Deming Institute. Kevin is the grandson of Dr. W. Edwards Deming and has great insight into the teachings of Dr. Deming.

1

Dec

Who is David Langford?

David Langford
Business, Education, General, Healthcare, LEAN, Podcast
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This is the first podcast for the Langford Learning Experience. Background and information about David P. Langford.

30

Jun

The Bus Blues

I stared at the stack of bus discipline reports on the corner of my desk. Well, there goes my day, I thought. Another day of trying to translate the bus driver’s comments in a way that makes sense to misbehaving elementary school students. Another day of listening to explanations and excuses from students. Another day of knowing that nothing I do seems to change behavior and make the problems go away.

23

Jun

Teacher Evaluation and Quality Learning

I have had several people contact me about how to approach teacher evaluation in a Quality Learning context, so I decided to make it the subject of a newsletter. This is a hot topic, especially in the United States, since state and federal grants and funding are now requiring teacher evaluation. I don’t have any quick fixes to this dilemma, but I do think there are three concepts to consider when…

13

Jun

Quality: Program of Strategy

Often when I hear educators discussing problems related to school improvement I want to shout, “Stop the madness!” Undoubtedly, everyone in education, both in K-12 schools and higher education, feels pressure to improve.

8

Jun

The Crux of the Matter

We are often faced with changing or getting rid of something, but not knowing what to do differently. Most educators I meet agree that grading and ranking systems are a destructive force in learning. However, when asked what to do instead, they go blank.

3

Jun

Close Encounters of the Halstead Kind

In the early 90s, the LISD administrators had agreed to ask—and be asked—one simple question of each other: How do you know? As we struggled to apply what we were learning about making decisions based on data, we needed that question to serve as a reminder to gather data and challenge our assumptions..

29

May

The Ungrateful Syndrome

I often hear teachers and administrators complaining that they have given students laptop computers, smart boards, new textbooks, science equipment, language parties, new tardy bells and gym equipment, and the students don't seem to appreciate any of it. In fact, students frequently abuse these materials — deflating basketballs, vandalizing walls, and scratching equipment. Have we simply bred a generation of apathetic scallywags? Or is there something else going on?

21

May

Quality Learning: Transformation Thinking

Improvement of any system or process requires some degree of change for if we continue to do what we have always done, we will continue to get what we have always gotten. Australian educator Caroline Press said it well, “If you want things to change; change something!!”

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