Presentation at LEADS 2017, International Conference on Educational Leadership: Redefining School Leadership, Challenges & Strategies, Taj Gateway Hotel, Calicut, 9 December 2017

1. Dr Jeremy B Williams
Visiting Professor
IMT Dubai
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Taj Gateway Hotel, Calicut, 9 December 2017

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3. Today’s date …
9 December 2022

4. Welcome to KGS

5. KGS is carbon neutral

6. Water net positive

8. A diverse, engaged student body

9. Influx of international staff

10. Ranked #1 in India
A ‘model school’: quality
learning outcomes
2022
Recognised
for ‘teaching
excellence’
Honoured for ‘social innovation’

11. Back in 2017 things were
different…

12. “Time has come to
show India’s strength
to the world. Let’s
recognise our
demographic
dividend and present
the image of a skilled
India.”

17. Engaging 21st century learners
requires a new participatory pedagogy

24. In 2018, with the help of a
consultant, there was a
change in strategy …

26. Image credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ransomtech/6165842051/

28. Don't Start With
Technology
Start with a vision for
learning outcomes,
and the skills &
attributes required
for good citizenship
in the 21st century
Technology is
simply an enabler
<<not an end result>>

30. The sweet spot

33. During 2019: the transition from
teaching to learning …

35. Introducing Generation Z

44. Telling
is not
teaching
Listening
is not
learning

47. Good teaching is showing
learners how to learn
where to look, but not
what to see
Learning is a voyage
of discovery …
…but it’s guided
discovery

50. Digital skills ¹ Digital literacy
Knowing Understanding
e.g.
Sending an
WhatApp,
DM or text
e.g.
The ability to make a
judgement about the
appropriate digital
channel for online
communication with
peers, teachers and
parents.

54. Resistance to change can be a challenge

58. 2020 … the emergence of
purpose learning

59. Can schools be positive
deviants for change?

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64. § Participation in
activism is
learning rather
than merely
leading to
learning

65. § Participating in activism means
, not only on the part of the students who
contribute to it, but also the community who benefit from their work.

66. http://www.dfcworld.com/

68. In 2021: the demise of teaching to
the test …

73. "Life is an open book exam."
Learners need to be convinced of the authenticity
of the task if they are to fully engage
Professor Alan Blinder
Princeton University

76. In 2022, school as a learning
organisation …

77. an organisation that provides instruction, such as an
institution for the teaching of children

78. organisation

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