New Models of Improvement

In training for the last three days, we have learned and practiced a shift from evaluation to a growth model approach to improving teacher practice. In the past, there were boxes to check and comments at the bottom. The focus, then was to see how many boxes were checked and a general overview evaluation in each area.
The new approach is different in a few ways. One is that there is a more descriptive guide to quality in each dimension of good teaching. Another is that that the method provides a process for professional growth rather than a question of covering all of the boxes. A part of the approach is that there is one focus on strength and one focus on growth.
A frustration in growing is competing commitments. Usually, when we fail at change, it is because of a loss of attention and focus. I like this quality of focusing one one thing until it is mastered before moving on to another thing or trying to change multiple things at one time.