Blake Taylor and David Moore
QPE Teachers
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As a teacher, we serve as a role model to our
students.
Failing to act professionally sets a bad
example and may also cause us to lose the
respect from students, parents and
colleagues.
To retain the respect of our students and
colleagues and provide our students with the
best education possible, we must
demonstrate professionalism in all aspects of
your career.
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Are you reliable?
◦ Can people count on you?
◦ Do you show up prepared and on-time?
◦ Can people rely on your ability to finish a task?
◦ Are you MORALLY and ETHICALLY competent?
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Do you bring the ability to grow yourself and
others?
◦ Do you value others growth?
◦ Are you focused on helping others succeed?
◦ Are you willing to try new things while maintaining
a positive attitude?
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Are you able to dress like a professional?
◦ Do you look like a highly qualified teacher?
◦ Its ok to dress to connect with students, BUT IT
SHOULD NOT BE THE NORM.
◦ Is your appearance equal to or better
◦ then your colleagues as a norm?
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Can you interact with students, parents and
colleagues?
◦ Are all students treated with the utmost respect and
dignity.
◦ Do your colleagues value your opinion and advice?
◦ Do you take the time to interact with parents every
time that you are face to face with them?
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Can you act with the students best interest in
mind first?
◦ Can you find the good in each student?
◦ Do you understand the value of connecting with
every student?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sy3oLFZ1QA
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Locate, listen to, and articulate your inner
voice;
Practice reflection in action, on action, and
about action;
Develop a risk-taking mentality;
Build trust processes as well as people;
Appreciate the total person in working with
others;
Commit to working with colleagues;
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Redefine your role to extend beyond the
classroom;
Balance work and life;
Push and support principals and other
administrators to develop interactive
professionalism;
Commit to continuous improvement and
perpetual learning;
Monitor and strengthen the connection
between your development and students'
development (Fullan and Hargreaves 1991).
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The process is simple, but not easy
◦ #1- Strategy execution is the number reason for
success
◦ The Process for “Making Change”
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Identifying the issue
Pinpointing the actual problem
Determining what can be done
Establishing the team
Creating the action plan
Monitoring accountability
Making an impact
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Identifying one’s ultimate mission
Confront one’s truth and the old story (that is
not working)
Develop a new story that is aligned with one’s
mission
Develop an action plan to actualize the new
story and make it part of our habit structure
Can you maintain the energy needed and not
worry about the time involved?
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1. Spirituality needs Alignment
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2. Your mentality needs to have
focused attention
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3. Your emotional need to be Connected
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4. Physically you need to be energized
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Engaged so we can weather the metaphorical
“Storms” of life?
Having meaningful purpose
Mission specific (Do your best)
Connected and constantly revisiting our
purpose and core values
WHEN WE ARE ON A MISSION THAT TRULY
MATTERS TO US. WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE!
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Positive emotional energy is fueled by
opportunistic emotions
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Realistic optimism
Self-confidence
Self-control
Patience
◦ Remaining positive and believing in your ability to
change your story…
 Eat
a well balanced diet
 Hydrate
 Exercise-move at regular intervals
throughout the day
 Adequate Sleep
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1-Not connecting to a meaningful purpose
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2-Multitasking/partial engagement
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3-Faulty storytelling
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4-Impatience or negative thinking
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5-Fatigue
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Share your knowledge
Be a Motivator
Understand your purpose and mission
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people to manage their
energy, not time, in order to
complete the mission!
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Weklar, D. (2004). Becoming a change agent. Retrieved
September 11, 2015, from http://www.dfwasee.org/archive/0409meet.ppt
Fullan, M. (1993, March 1). Why Teachers Need to
Become Change Agents. Retrieved September 11, 2015,
from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educationalleadership/mar93/vol50/num06/Why-Teachers-MustBecome-Change-Agents.aspx
JOPERD, Aug 2011, “The journal of Physical Education”,
2011(Thinks Beyond the Playing Field: Leading Change in
Your Community), Jack L. Groppel,