TURN: Teacher Union Reform Network

Organizational Change Strategies

Dr. W. Patrick Dolan discussed the profound impact that labor-management collaboration between the union(s), administration (management) and board of education can have on the improvement of teaching and learning for the benefit of students.

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Patrick Dolan: Organizing Through The Three Frames of Unionism – Industrial, Professional and Social Justice

September 15, 2014 Video 8 of 8 Featuring the Three Frames of Progressive Unionism  WATCH NOW

Patrick Dolan: Learning to Live Together: Building a Culture of Collaboration Focused on Improving Teaching and Learning

September 15, 2014 Video 7 of 8 Redefining and Developing the Role of the Practitioner Building a Collaborative Culture focused on Truth-telling and Ownership of “The Work”.  WATCH NOW

Patrick Dolan: The “Damage of Life Below” in Educational Systems and its Impact on Teaching and Learning

September 15, 2014 Video 6 of 8 Featuring the work of Peter Block http://peterblock.  WATCH NOW

Patrick Dolan: Why Public Education?

September 15, 2014 Video 5 of 8 Featuring Rudyard Kipling’s fable “How the Elephant Got His Trunk”  WATCH NOW

Patrick Dolan: Organizational Change and Change Structures

September 15, 2014 Video 4 of 8 Organizational Structures - The Military Model Building Labor-Management Collaborative Structures & Processes in Districts and Sites Featuring the work of Peter Block http://peterblock.  WATCH NOW

Patrick Dolan: The Impact of Federal and State Educational Policies in America’s Schools

September 15, 2014 Video 3 of 8 Historical Overview of Federal Education Policies from 2001-2014 ESEA’s No Child Left Behind – Standards, Measurements, Accountability and Waivers Race To The Top – Evaluation Systems linking Professional Practice and Student Growth Measures, Charter Schools, State and Local Competitive Grants Common Core State Standards and Assessments The Voice of the Professional in...  WATCH NOW

Patrick Dolan: Education Reform Elements Influencing the Act of Teaching

September 15, 2014 Video 2 of 8 The What, Why and How of Teaching No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Policies and Their Impact in Educating the Whole Child  WATCH NOW