Dave Martin Day 2

Day two had a great deal of information I found useful. The discussion about culture versus climate was interesting. I feel like the culture is the surrounding feelings and ideals outside the building and the climate is the feeling in the building that is unique to each individual school. The 11 top ten strategies for shaping culture was also interesting. Although many are common sense, they don't always get done, and often times we get so busy wrapped up in our own stuff that we forget to take the time to pay attention to those things. I believe that modeling trust and respect are the cornerstones to the top 11. Finally the use of the IIRC web site was useful. Each time I go to that site I find something new.