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This week we had the pleasure of working with a group of Supervisors and Managers from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police force. We spent 3 days exploring, “Leading from the Middle.â€
Middle managers play a pivotal role in organizational success, serving as the linchpin between top-level executives and front-line employees. Their significance lies in their ability to translate high-level strategic goals into actionable plans and ensure their implementation at the operational level. Our days were filled with learning, discussion, problem solving, role playing, strategic thinking exercises and a little play to demonstrate key points through new mediums. Congrats to the first cohort to complete "Leading from the Middle!"
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.†– Andrew Carnegie
Today we had the pleasure of working with the NIB Compliance team. ‘Building Out Team Dynamic’ is a half day workshop that provides teams with the opportunity to learn, discuss, reflect, problem solve and grow together. Today's session included:
Way to go NIB! 
"Responsibility equals accountability, accountability equals ownership, and a sense of ownership is the most powerful thing a team or organization can have." - Pat Summit
Earlier this week, we spent some time with the Turks and Caicos Islands Gaming Commission exploring one of our newer workshops, Accountability in the Workplace.
Building an accountable workplace requires strong teamwork and collaboration. Every team member must have a strong understanding of the values of the company and recognize the importance of their dedication, in order to attain success. This workshop will provide you with informative tools and practical strategies that can be used to help empower your team to work towards achieving the benefits of accountability. Accountable employees will fuel performance and productivity, and generate an enhanced workplace. ​Way to go Gaming! ​  In the last few weeks, I have had a number of conversations about meeting the needs of diverse learners in the classroom. Sometimes, minor adjustments, in the form of adaptations, accommodations and modifications, can make a world of different in the level of student success. I thought it may be helpful to share what these adjustments can look like in the classroom to provide clarity to both teachers and parents.
Firstly, let me lay some ground work. When we are looking at ‘Special Education’ we are referring to the way that instruction is designed to meet the needs of exceptional students. This may require special materials, teaching techniques, equipment or even facilities. When we refer to exceptional students or learners we are referring to students that require special education and related services if they are going to reach their full potential. Many of our classrooms in the Turks and Caicos Islands are Inclusive Classrooms. This means that there is a general education curriculum being taught where students with or without learning differences learn together. For this to happen with success, educators often must ask themselves, how can the content I am teaching be adapted so that it can be accessed by all my students? Adaptations are changes in the way instruction and assessment are carried out to provide equal opportunity for students to achieve their learning outcomes. For exceptional learners, these adaptations can be essential for them to reach their potential. Adaptations can be either accommodations or modifications. Accommodations change how the students access the curriculum. They don’t change what students are learning, but how the content is presented or how they are showing what is being taught to them. Here are examples accommodations:
Modifications are a little different than accommodations. Accommodations don’t change the content or instructional level, whereas modifications do. Modifications take the individual students need into consideration and change what they are expected to learn. Here are examples of modifications:
Inevitably when we discuss accommodations and modifications, the idea of fairness arises. It’s important to highlight that fair does not mean equal. Fair means giving students what they need. Modifications and accommodations do not give students an unfair advantage but are designed to create level the playing field…in other words to bring equity into the learning equation. When we focus on building equity into our education system and our learning environments, we create opportunities for all students to thrive.
Did you know that the importance of early mathematics is overlooked?
On Friday, the teachers at Precious Treasures International Primary were refreshed on important ways to make math come alive and move from the abstract to concrete for young learners. This workshop covered:
For this week's episode, we take a look back at episode 55. Latasha Strachan steps into the 'interviewer' role and Interviews Yolande Robinson. This episode is especially geared towards parents, educators, and anyone looking to shift the success narrative. We discuss the importance of intentionally defining what success looks like in this period. We explore the importance of choosing attainable benchmarks for ourselves, our children or our students, and our families, and preparing our environments and our mindsets to attain these benchmarks.
Yesterday we had the opportunity to with work with the Turks and Caicos Islands Gaming Commission. Our afternoon was filled with lots of learning, debate, laughter, discussion and fun.
"Building Our Team Dynamic" reminds us that it is not enough to put a group of individuals together in the same department and call them a team. A team dynamic is built through an intentional effort by all members of the team. Way to do Gaming Commission!  It's hard to believe we are already in November! Many of our students are starting to prepare for their end of term exams. A common complaint that I get is that ‘my child doesn’t know how to study.’ If you are in this boat, not to worry, I have some tips that will help.
Firstly, it’s important to remember that studying is a skill that can be taught. When our kids are not given instruction on how to study, they often just look over their pages endlessly with without a goal in mind. For studying success, we want them to have study strategies that can help them improve. Start by looking at the subject areas that your child needs to study. In areas where there are example problems or papers that can be used, guide them through the practice questions that can be completed. Plan with them as to how many review questions they should get done within a certain period. In subjects that require memorization of definitions and facts, it may be helpful to make some flash cards. Put the term on one side, and the definition or important facts on the other side. Teach your child how to go through the stack of terms and say the definition or facts orally before checking the answer on the back of the page. When there is a lot of reading involved, suggest that they look at the headings of each section and turn the headings into questions. For examples, if the heading of a section is, “Natural Resources within the Turks and Caicos Islands,” guide them into turning this title into a study questions – “What are the natural resources found in the Turks and Caicos Islands?” Writing the questions, they make in a notebook or on flash cards provides a great way for them to review content. In addition to the three strategies provided above, here are some important tips to keep central when supporting your child through exam season.
"90 % of how well the talk will go is determined before the speaker steps on the platform." Somers White  Over the last few weeks, two employees from the Sports Commission of the Turks and Caicos Islands have been joining me weekly to work through ‘The Public Speaker.’ This coaching program is 5-sessions and walks participants through planning, creating and executing impactful speeches and presentation.
Being a confident public speaker can be a benefit to your personal and professional life.
For this week's conversation we take a look back at Episode 46 - Sitting with Uncertainty. In this episode, which originally aired on May 29, 2021, we discussed the emotions that can come up with uncertainty, how to manage these sometimes heavy and unpleasant emotions and how to draw on your mindset and faith to trust the opportunities and blessings that come out of uncertainty.
Stay tuned for New Episodes beginning November 18th! 
We closed out October in Grand Turk for the launch of The New Vision Foundation. I was honored to be the guest speaker at their launch. This non--profit organization, that strives to support the development of the youth of Grand Turk is off to a great start. We look forward to seeing what they have planned in the upcoming months.
As we continue to prepare for the launch of new episodes of Shifting Perspectives, here is a look back at 'Anchored and Persevering.'
Our last workshops in October were with the staff from Mr. Grouper's Restaurant and Les Suites at Mr. Grouper. Participants enjoyed the opportunity to learn, debate and laugh together. Each group had the opportunity to learn about:
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