Liana+-+Chip+Heath+(Switch)

**First General Session**
//**Chip Heath (Author - Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard)**//
 * Change is difficult
 * People HATE change.

Conventional wisdom is not true. number one condiment is salsa. it used to be ketchup.

Change is hard but we embrace it. Two examples are marriage and having children. "Wouldn't it be cool to..." What does your elephant tell you?

Change happens when we align the rider w/ the elephant

To help facilitate change and make it as positive as possible:
 * Direct the Rider (don't argue with the rider-the rider likes to argue)
 * Motivate the Elephant (journey of change takes a while to unfold)
 * Shape the Path (take away the obstacles. mark out the path with good road signs)

The rider loves problems (the achilles heel of the rider) Find the bright spots. Strengths based. (LOVE THIS APPROACH!!!) (Example: Jerry Sternin - save the children, vietnam, the very very poor) TBU (True, but useless)


 * //Change Leaders: Find the bright spots!//**

Crystal Jones, Teach for America, Atlanta, Georgia. - "you're going to be third graders by the end of the year!" By telling her students this one phrase, it motivated them to raise their test scores all on their own. Phenomenol progress.

Book: //**Mindset**//

the brain is like a muscle

the fundamental attribution error: focusing on people rather than situation.

To change the behavior, change the environment (buy the kids a piggybank to teach them to save money).

have you 1-Clicked the process in your classroom?

Doug Lemov, Star teachers book - //**TEACH LIKE A CHAMPION**// (Bright spot teachers have:
 * Entry routine (Do Now - 3-5 minutes e.,., "Give the dimensions of two different rectangles with an area of 104 square inches.")

Tweak the Environment. OUR ROLE.

Molly Howard. Jefferson County High. Louisville, Georgia. 80% below poverty line. 15% go to college.

A, B, C,...NY (Not yet) if they do substandard work, the teach will say, Not Yet...that gives them the mindset: My teacher thinks i can do better."

Direct the Rider, Motivate the Elephant, Shape the Path.


 * Reflection**: This was the best part of the entire conference. Chip Heath was vibrant, a star performer, prepared (I'm sure he has given this same talk many many times), and entertaining. And the information was great. How to affect change. Be the change agent. I think that's what we are trying to do so it behooves us to read his book AND follow his philosophy of " Direct the Rider, Motivate the Elephant, Shape the Path." My favorite part was his STRENGTHS BASED APPROACH. Focus on what is good.


 * Implications for Ka Pi'ina**: If we want to affect change positively we will need to Direct the Rider, Motivate the Elephant, Shape the Path. We need to discuss this as we all read the book.