This document discusses strategies that other countries have used to improve outcomes for disadvantaged students and develop teacher and leadership quality. It focuses on examples from New Zealand, Austria, Israel, and England. Key strategies included investing in teacher quality through rigorous selection, development and accountability systems, creating new leadership roles to improve instruction, and using coaching models to build leadership skills focused on equity and learning.
Christian Bautista, Isabelle Byusa, Vijayaragavan Prabakaran, Devon Wilson
Presentation to 9th International Policy Dialogue Forum
5-7 December 2016 Siem Reap, Cambodia
Teopista Birungi Mayanja Commissioner, International Commission on Financing Global education opportunity
Presentation to 9th International Policy Dialogue Forum
5-7 December 2016 Siem Reap, Cambodia
From the Penn IUR and Penn GSE sponsored conference:
“Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs in Metropolitan America: The Policy, Practice and Research Issues"
May 25-26, 2011
Organized by Laura Perna, a professor in Penn GSE, and Susan Wachter, a professor in Penn’s Wharton School, “Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs” explores the most effective institutional and public-policy strategies to be sure high school and college students and adult learners have the knowledge and skills required for future employment.
“The conference addresses such critical questions as: How do we define success with regard to the role of education in preparing students for work?” Perna said. “How well are different educational providers preparing future workers? What is the role of public policy in improving connections between education and work?
“It seeks to improve our understanding of several fundamental dimensions of this issue through insights from federal, state and local policy leaders, college administrators and researchers.”
Guest speakers include Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Education; former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell; Lori Shorr, chief education officer to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter; Charles Kolb from the Committee for Economic Development in Washington, D.C.; Claudia Neuhauser from the University of Minnesota; Bethany Krom from the Mayo Clinic; and Harry Holzer from Georgetown University.
“Much recent attention focuses on the need to improve high school graduation and college degree completion. But, relatively less attention has focused on whether graduates and degree recipients have the skills and education required by employers,” Perna said.
The event is sponsored by the Penn’s Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Interdisciplinary Methods for Field-Based Research in Education, with funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute for Education Sciences in collaboration with Penn’s Institute for Urban Research.
AHDS Conference November 2014 - Keynote; Graeme LoganAHDScotland
AHDS Annual Conference November 2014 'Teaching Scotland's Future: What you need to know and do.' Keynote presentation by Graeme Logan, Strategic Director of School Years at Education Scotland.
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Measuring teacher motivation: a scale and findings from northern NigeriaStuart Cameron
Teachers’ motivation is central to the success or failure of attempts to improve learning in developing countries. Evidence from Nigeria, as in several other sub-Saharn African countries, has suggested that low teacher motivation is a problem, with causes including poor infrastructure, difficulties in managing pupil behaviour, perceptions of unfair recruitment practices, dissatisfaction with pay and conditions, and frustration at teachers’ own inability to improve children’s learning outcomes. Despite these concerns, teacher motivation is patchily and inconsistently measured in developing countries. This paper describes the development of a teacher motivation scale for use in Nigeria, and presents results of applying the scale in evaluations of several education programmes (the Teacher Development Programme [TDP], Girls’ Education Programme, and Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria), together with quantitative and qualitative findings on teacher absenteeism, adoption of new methods, and teachers’ own perceptions. The scale attempts to measure the extent to which teachers internalise the goals of the school and the teaching profession, find interest and enjoyment in their work, and the extent to which they believe in their own ability to teach (self-efficacy). We present information on how and why the scale was developed, and some preliminary findings from a 2016 survey of 3588 teachers.
Building Performance and Global Excellence in Independent and International S...Fiona McVitie
Operating within an increasingly competitive international education landscape, institutions and schools are striving to deliver greater value and better quality education as a priority. Private and international schools need to develop a culture of deliberate, targeted and intentional school improvement to ensure continuous and sustainable progress is made. Dr Phil Cummins will share effective techniques and tips on managing and lifting performance for your school. This practical and interactive session will cover:
• Defining performance: Context, concepts, frameworks, processes
• Understanding individual performance: Appraisal, evaluation, feedback, goal-setting
• Building individual and team performance: Coaching for success
• Building whole school performance: Managing organisational change and learning
Christian Bautista, Isabelle Byusa, Vijayaragavan Prabakaran, Devon Wilson
Presentation to 9th International Policy Dialogue Forum
5-7 December 2016 Siem Reap, Cambodia
Teopista Birungi Mayanja Commissioner, International Commission on Financing Global education opportunity
Presentation to 9th International Policy Dialogue Forum
5-7 December 2016 Siem Reap, Cambodia
From the Penn IUR and Penn GSE sponsored conference:
“Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs in Metropolitan America: The Policy, Practice and Research Issues"
May 25-26, 2011
Organized by Laura Perna, a professor in Penn GSE, and Susan Wachter, a professor in Penn’s Wharton School, “Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs” explores the most effective institutional and public-policy strategies to be sure high school and college students and adult learners have the knowledge and skills required for future employment.
“The conference addresses such critical questions as: How do we define success with regard to the role of education in preparing students for work?” Perna said. “How well are different educational providers preparing future workers? What is the role of public policy in improving connections between education and work?
“It seeks to improve our understanding of several fundamental dimensions of this issue through insights from federal, state and local policy leaders, college administrators and researchers.”
Guest speakers include Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Education; former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell; Lori Shorr, chief education officer to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter; Charles Kolb from the Committee for Economic Development in Washington, D.C.; Claudia Neuhauser from the University of Minnesota; Bethany Krom from the Mayo Clinic; and Harry Holzer from Georgetown University.
“Much recent attention focuses on the need to improve high school graduation and college degree completion. But, relatively less attention has focused on whether graduates and degree recipients have the skills and education required by employers,” Perna said.
The event is sponsored by the Penn’s Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Interdisciplinary Methods for Field-Based Research in Education, with funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute for Education Sciences in collaboration with Penn’s Institute for Urban Research.
AHDS Conference November 2014 - Keynote; Graeme LoganAHDScotland
AHDS Annual Conference November 2014 'Teaching Scotland's Future: What you need to know and do.' Keynote presentation by Graeme Logan, Strategic Director of School Years at Education Scotland.
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Slides from Sir David Carter, Regional Schools Commissioner for South West England and Drs. Linda Kaser and Judy Halbert, Co-leaders, Network of Inquiry and Innovation in British Columbia
Measuring teacher motivation: a scale and findings from northern NigeriaStuart Cameron
Teachers’ motivation is central to the success or failure of attempts to improve learning in developing countries. Evidence from Nigeria, as in several other sub-Saharn African countries, has suggested that low teacher motivation is a problem, with causes including poor infrastructure, difficulties in managing pupil behaviour, perceptions of unfair recruitment practices, dissatisfaction with pay and conditions, and frustration at teachers’ own inability to improve children’s learning outcomes. Despite these concerns, teacher motivation is patchily and inconsistently measured in developing countries. This paper describes the development of a teacher motivation scale for use in Nigeria, and presents results of applying the scale in evaluations of several education programmes (the Teacher Development Programme [TDP], Girls’ Education Programme, and Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria), together with quantitative and qualitative findings on teacher absenteeism, adoption of new methods, and teachers’ own perceptions. The scale attempts to measure the extent to which teachers internalise the goals of the school and the teaching profession, find interest and enjoyment in their work, and the extent to which they believe in their own ability to teach (self-efficacy). We present information on how and why the scale was developed, and some preliminary findings from a 2016 survey of 3588 teachers.
Building Performance and Global Excellence in Independent and International S...Fiona McVitie
Operating within an increasingly competitive international education landscape, institutions and schools are striving to deliver greater value and better quality education as a priority. Private and international schools need to develop a culture of deliberate, targeted and intentional school improvement to ensure continuous and sustainable progress is made. Dr Phil Cummins will share effective techniques and tips on managing and lifting performance for your school. This practical and interactive session will cover:
• Defining performance: Context, concepts, frameworks, processes
• Understanding individual performance: Appraisal, evaluation, feedback, goal-setting
• Building individual and team performance: Coaching for success
• Building whole school performance: Managing organisational change and learning
A question of fundamentals: teacher standards and teacher preparation. Presentation by Dr Gavin Hazel, Hunter Institute of Mental Health for the Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) conference 6-9 July 2014, Sydney.
Learning analytics futures: a teaching perspectiveRebecca Ferguson
Talk given by Rebecca Ferguson on 22 November 2018 int Universita Ca'Foscario Venezia at the event Nuovi orizzonti della ricerca pedagogica: evidence-based learning e learning analytics
Dr. Eglės Pranckūnienės ir dr. Aurimo Marijaus Juozaičio pateiktis „Projekto „Lyderių laikas“ palikimas“ „Lyderių laiko 3“ baigiamojoje konferencijoje 2021 m. birželio 30 d. Raudondvaryje, Kauno r.
2017–2021 m. Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerijos Švietimo aprūpinimo centras (nuo 2019 m. rugsėjo – Nacionalinė švietimo agentūra) vykdė nacionalinį projektą „Lyderių laikas 3“ (Nr. 09.4.2-ESFA-V-715-03- 0001), finansuojamą iš Europos socialinio fondo ir valstybės biudžeto lėšų. Tai trečiasis projekto „Lyderių laikas“, vykdyto nuo 2009 m., etapas. Projekto partneriai – ISM Vadybos ir ekonomikos universitetas ir VŠĮ „Mokyklų tobulinimo centras“.
Projekto „Lyderių laikas 3“ komanda, siekdama atskleisti projekte dalyvavusių savivaldybių įgyvendintus pokyčius, parengė 3-ąjį leidinuką, kuriame galima sužinoti, koks yra projekto „Lyderių laikas 3“ indėlis į kiekvieną savivaldybę, kokį pokyčio projektą savivaldybė įgyvendino ir kokių rezultatų pasiekė, kiek jose paaugo profesinis kapitalas.
Trečiajame leidinuke pristatomos penkiolikos Šiaurės Rytų Lietuvos savivaldybių (Anykščių r., Jonavos r., Joniškio r., Kupiškio r., Molėtų r., Pakruojo r., Panevėžio m., Pasvalio r., Radviliškio r., Raseinių r., Širvintų r., Švenčionių r., Utenos r., Visagino r., Zarasų r.) patirtys ir pasiekti rezultatai.
Leidinio sudarytojai pateikia informaciją, kuria siekiama išryškinti: projekto „Lyderių laikas 3“ indėlį į kiekvieną savivaldybę; sukurtą ir įgyvendintą savivaldybės pokyčio projektą; pasiektus tvarius pokyčio projekto rezultatus; projekto poveikį, t. y. profesinio kapitalo pokytį, kuriantį pridėtinę vertę mokinių asmenybės ūgčiai: brandai, pažangai ir pasiekimams.
Transformative learning of teachers and school leaders for the development of...Lyderių laikas
2021 m. birželio 3 d. „Centro Interuniversitario per la Ricerca Didattica“ (Università di Cagliari and Università di Sassari) ir tarptautinio žurnalo „Scuola democratica“ redakcinės kolegijos organizuotoje konferencijoje „Reinventing Education“ dalyvavo projekto „Lyderių laikas 3“ deleguotos švietimo ekspertės – Mokyklų tobulinimo centro, projekto „Lyderių laikas 3" partnerio, steigėja, švietimo ekspertė-konsultantė, projekto veiklų vadovė dr. E. Pranckūnienė ir Vilniaus universiteto Šiaulių akademijos docentė, projekto tyrėjų komandos vadovė dr. J. Valuckienė. Konferencijos sekcijoje H. 5. Reinventing Professional Learning and Development „Lyderių laiko 3“ atstovės pristatė kartu su kitais tyrėjų komandos nariais (Sigitu Balčiūnu, dr. Milda Damkuviene, dr. Evandželina Petukiene) parengtą pranešimą Transformative Learning of Teachers and School Leaders for the Development of Learning Community and Their Professional Agency („Transformuojantis mokytojų ir mokyklų vadovų mokymasis siekiant sukurti besimokančią bendruomenę ir stiprinti profesinę veikmę“).
2020 m. gruodžio 16 d. vyko projekto „Lyderių laikas 3“ personalo – projekto komandos narių, projekto partnerio, VšĮ Mokyklų tobulinimo centro, specialistų, projekte dalyvaujančių savivaldybių administracijos specialistų, pokyčių projektus kuriančių savivaldybių kūrybinių komandų narių, projekte dirbančių tyrėjų, švietimo politikos formuotojų ir kitų švietimo bendruomenės narių – mokymai.
Šios mokymų programos tikslas – suteikti galimybę įvairiausius vaidmenis projekte atliekantiems dalyviams, iniciatyviems ir veikliems švietimo bendruomenės nariams, švietimo politikos formuotojams burtis, susipažinti su Lietuvos ir pasaulio švietimo kaitos naujienomis bei aktyviai diskutuoti aktualiais klausimais, kartu auginant Lietuvos švietimo profesinį kapitalą.
Mokymų ir diskusijų pagrindas – įgyvendinant projektą „Lyderių laikas 3“ (LL3) ir bendradarbiaujant su Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerijos, taip pat Nacionalinės švietimo agentūros specialistais parengtas leidinys – medžiaga diskusijoms „Ugdymo turinio kūrimas mokyklos lygmeniu: galimybės ir iššūkiai“ (autorė Dr. Ramutė Bruzgelevičienė).
Ramute bruzgeleviciene ugdgymo turinio kurimas mokyklos lygmeniuLyderių laikas
Dr. Ramutė Bruzgelevičienė pranešime „Ugdymo turinio kūrimas mokyklos lygmeniu: idėjos ir galimybės“ atskleidė mokykloje kuriamo ugdymo turinio sampratų įvairovę, būtinas sąlygas tokio turinio kūrimui, kėlė klausimus, dėl kurių reikia plataus masto susitarimų tarp švietimo politikos formuotojų, mokyklų bei savivaldybių. Pranešimas pateiktas LL3 personalo mokymo renginyje 2020 m. gruodžio 16 d.
2017 - 2021 m. Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerijos Švietimo aprūpinimo centras (nuo 2019 m. rugsėjo - Nacionalinė švietimo agentūra) vykdė nacionalinį projektą „Lyderių laikas 3“ (Nr. 09.4.2-ESFA-V-715-03- 0001), finansuojamą iš Europos socialinio fondo ir valstybės biudžeto lėšų. Tai trečiasis projekto „Lyderių laikas“, vykdyto nuo 2009 m., etapas. Projekto partneriai - ISM Vadybos ir ekonomikos universitetas ir VšĮ „Mokyklų tobulinimo centras“.
Projekto tikslas - sukurti paramos savarankiškiems lyderiams infrastruktūrą, plėtojant vadybines kompetencijas, atveriant naujas karjeros galimybes, tobulinant, remiant ir išlaisvinant mokyklą, įgalinant švietimo bendruomenę ir kiekvieną jos narį.
Šiame leidinyje pristatomos penkiolikos Vakarų Lietuvos savivaldybių (Akmenės r., Jurbarko r., Kelmės r., Klaipėdos m., Klaipėdos r., Mažeikių r., Neringos, Pagėgių, Palangos m., Plungės r., Rietavo, Šiaulių r., Šilalės r., Šilutės r., Tauragės r.) patirtys ir pasiekti rezultatai.
Leidinio sudarytojai pateikia informaciją, kuria siekiama išryškinti:
projekto „Lyderių laikas 3“ indėlį į kiekvieną savivaldybę;
sukurtą ir įgyvendintą savivaldybės pokyčio projektą;
pasiektus tvarius pokyčio projekto rezultatus;
projekto poveikį, t. y. profesinio kapitalo pokytį, kuriantį pridėtinę vertę mokinių asmenybės ūgčiai: brandai, pažangai ir pasiekimams.
2017–2021 m. Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerijos Švietimo aprūpinimo centras (nuo 2019 m. rugsėjo - Nacionalinė švietimo agentūra) vykdė nacionalinį projektą „Lyderių laikas 3“ (Nr. 09.4.2-ESFA-V-715-03- 0001), finansuojamą iš Europos socialinio fondo ir valstybės biudžeto lėšų. Tai trečiasis projekto „Lyderių laikas“, vykdyto nuo 2009 m., etapas. Projekto partneriai – ISM Vadybos ir ekonomikos universitetas ir VšĮ „Mokyklų tobulinimo centras“.
Projekto tikslas – sukurti paramos savarankiškiems lyderiams infrastruktūrą, plėtojant vadybines kompetencijas, atveriant naujas karjeros galimybes, tobulinant, remiant ir išlaisvinant mokyklą, įgalinant švietimo bendruomenę ir kiekvieną jos narį. Šiame leidinyje pristatomos penkiolikos Pietų Lietuvos savivaldybių (Alytaus r., Alytaus m., Birštono, Druskininkų, Elektrėnų, Kaišiadorių r., Kalvarijos, Kauno m., Kauno r., Kazlų Rūdos, Lazdijų r., Marijampolės, Šalčininkų r., Trakų r., Varėnos r.) patirtys ir pasiekti rezultatai.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi knygos „Srautas. Optimali išgyvenimo psichologija“ pr...Lyderių laikas
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi knygos „Srautas. Optimali išgyvenimo psichologija“ pristatymas Utenos Dauniškio gimnazijoje, Vaižganto g. 48, Utena. Lektorius – Sigitas Alubauskas
Patirtinis ugdymasis siuolaikiniam mokiniui ir mokytojuiLyderių laikas
Dr. Snieguolės Vaičekauskienės pranešimas „Patirtinis ugdyma(sis) šiuolaikiniam mokiniui ir mokytojui – geri seni dalykai ar iliuzija?“, skaitytas Vakarų Lietuvos savivaldybių regioniname forume 2019 m. lapkričio 28 d. Palangoje
Norberto Airošiaus, Neringos savivaldybės kūrybinės komandos nario, pranešimas „Mokyklų tinklaveikos sėkmės veiksniai“, skaitytas Vakarų Lietuvos savivaldybių regioniname forume 2019 m. lapkričio 28 d. Palangoje
Lyderiu laiko 3 rezultatai vakaru lietuvos savivaldybeseLyderių laikas
Dr. Eglės Pranckūnienės pranešimas „'Lyderių laiko 3' rezultatai Vakarų Lietuvos savivaldybėse, skaitytas Vakarų Lietuvos savivaldybių regioniname forume 2019 m. lapkričio 28 d. Palangoje
Ikimokyklinis ugdymas teorijoje ir praktikoje lukesciai ir realybe. dr. s. ne...Lyderių laikas
Dr. Sergejus Neifachas. Ikimokyklinis ugdymas teorijoje ir praktikoje: lūkesčiai ir realybė. Pranešimas skaitytas „Lyderių laiko“ alumnų susitikime „Lyderystės svarba ansktyvajame ugdyme“. Kaišiadorys, 2019 m. spalio 10 d.
Vaiku darzelis siandien koks jis. prof. dr. o. monkevicieneLyderių laikas
Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto Švietimo akademijos profesorė dr. Ona Monkevičienė. Vaikų darželis šiandien: koks jis? Pranešimas skaitytas „Lyderių laiko“ alumnų susitikime „Lyderystės svarba ansktyvajame ugdyme“. Kaišiadorys, 2019 m. spalio 10 d.
Kodel ir kuo svarbus ankstyvasis vaiku ugdymas. poziurio kaita. l. jankauskieneLyderių laikas
Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerijos Ikimokyklinio ir pradinio ugdymo skyriaus vedėja Laimutė Jankauskienė. Kodel ir kuo svarbus ankstyvasis vaiku ugdymas. poziurio kaita. Pranešimas, kaitytas projekto „Lyderių laikas“ alumnų susitikime „Lyderystės svarba ansktyvajame ugdyme“. Kaišiadorys, 2019 m. spalio 10 d.
National leadership in education forum march 2014 for circulation (Louise Stoll, Jan Robertson)
1. Experiences of Other Countries
Confronting Issues of
Poor Students’ Achievements
Professor Louise Stoll
Professor Coleen Jackson
Professor Jan Robertson
National Leadership in Education Forum
6 March 2014
2. 2
Below average maths performance
Above average equity in education
Below average mathematics performance
Below average equity in education
Above average maths performance
Above average equity in education
Above average mathematics performance
Below average equity in education
PISA 2012 Mathematics – student performance and equity
30 25 20 15 10 5 0
Greater
equity
300
650
500
550
600
450
400
350
UK
Australia
Japan
Korea
Canada Hong Kong
China
Liechtenstein
Macau
Finland
Estonia
Singapore
Lithuania
New
Zealand
Mean
maths
score
OECD
average
OECDaverage
Austria
3. Andreas Schleicher - OECD
• “Nowhere does the quality of the school system
exceed the quality of its teachers.”
• How they select teachers and develop teachers
• How they improve the quality of teachers
performance
• How teachers work together to develop and share
knowledge of great teaching
• Recognition for good teaching and results
• Valuing good teaching in the profession
4. Professor John Hattie
• Meta-analysis of research studies of what makes a
difference
• After what the child brings to the school experience, the
teacher contributes more than any other factor to student
achievement.
• But it is the expert teacher, not simply the experienced
teacher, who makes the great difference!
• Expert teachers “engage students in learning and develop
the student’s self-esteem as learners”. And it is certain
things that the teacher does. Effective instruction and
certain components of feedback, dialogue between the
teacher and the student, contribute substantially.
5. The focus of investment in New
Zealand?
• Teacher quality
• Head teacher/ Director quality
• We know some teachers and some leaders are
more effective than others. How do we use
these effectively across the system for
leadership for learning? Investment of
resources where they make a difference.
6. New roles to enhance pedagogical
responsibilities, enhance career diversity
• Executive principal – Highly capable, Proven
track record of lifting achievement; 2 days per
week to work in other schools in community
• Expert teacher – highly capable; proven track
record and experts in science and maths; work
with EPs and with Ts in others classrooms 2 days
per week
• Lead teacher –Highly effective. Open classroom.
Role model for others Ts =own school and others.
• Change principal – employed to lift achievement.
Turn school around. Paid bonus by Government
to trun school around.
7. Key outcomes
• Raise profile of teaching profession
• Greater career differentiation – more opportunities
and recognition for good teaching
• Attract greatest talent to challenging classrooms
and schools
• Innovation in pedagogies - shift knowledge around
pockets of innovation
• Motivation to improve own performance and that
of colleagues
• Collaboration between teachers and schools -
networks
• System leadership for NZ school system
8. High accountability systems
• Teacher standards – measuring what matters
• Principal standards – instructional leadership,
sharing leadership, building community partnerships,
competencies for monitoring instruction, projects
between schools, advice to parents
• Appraisal and performance management systems
• New standards developed for new positions –
teachers evaluated on student results, teacher and
peer appraisal, classroom observation, principal
appraisal, teacher portfolios (great data and
professional judgment)
• School evaluation and school self-review on annual
targets set with Ministry of Education
9. Sutton Trust-EEFToolkit
Accessible summary of educational research.
Guidance on how to use resources to improve attainment of
disadvantaged pupils
Supports teachers to make informed choices and adopt more
‘evidence-based’ approach
Average impact, additional months progress expect pupils to
make over a year as result of using approach
0 (low/no effect) to 12 (.96+ very high effect)
Cost estimation, based on approximate cost of implementing
approach in a class of 25 pupils £ very low to £££££ very high
Evidence, based on availability, methodological quality,
magnitude of impact, reliability or consistency of impact across
studies * (very limited) to ***** (very extensive)
10.
11. FOCUSING
What does our focus need to
be? Where are we going to
place our attention?
DEVELOPING A HUNCH
What is leading to this
situation? How are we
contributing to it?
LEARNING
[New professional]
How and where can
we learn more about
what to do?TAKING ACTION
What will we do
differently?
CHECKING
Have we made
enough of a
difference?
SCANNING
What’s going on for our
learners?
What’s going on for
our learners?
How do we know?
Why does this matter?
Spirals of Inquiry
For equity and quality
Halbert and Kaser (2013)
12. Reform project Neue Mittelschule -
New Middle School (NMS)
Fundamental reorientation of
instructional and organizational system
of teaching and learning for 10- to 14-
year-olds
Dissolving structure of tracking in lower
secondary schooling, creating
homogenous groups
Creating new roles – learning designers,
helping school director shift from
teaching to learning
Focusing on individual child
Creating professional learning
communities
Backward mapping – keeping the end in
mind
Austria
14. PISA 2015 collaborative problem solving
Students will be tested on their proficiency in:
Establishing and maintaining shared
understanding
Taking appropriate action to solve problems
Establishing and maintaining team organization
15. Leadership for Learning:
The Role and Power of
Educational Leaders
Professor Louise Stoll
Professor Coleen Jackson
Professor Jan Robertson
National Leadership in Education Forum
7 March 2014
16. The power of
leadership
for learning
Effecting change through the New Zealand
Aspiring Principals’ Programme
230 leaders each year –
now in fourth year (1000 school leaders)
17. To coaches …
• “You have to work with
them so that they are more
than you have ever been
able to be yourself…”
• “Be open to learn from
them.”
• “Change our practice from
their experiences.”
• “So they can fly …
18. Coaching leadership for
change• The model is that of a
partnership
with two-way learning .
•
The leader is a learner
in this model – an important
leadership disposition.
• (What can I learn through
my leadership? What do I
need to learn to be a better
leader?)
(Robertson, Jan, 2008, Coaching
educational leadership: Building leadership
capacity through partnership. London:
19. The action – for leadership for
learning
• Every leader focuses on students who are under-
achieving in their school.
• Decides on a school-wide inquiry action research
project in negotiation with Director.
• Leads teachers in transformative changes in
classroom practices – “what are you doing
differently that will effect change?”
• Reflects regularly with experienced coach and peer
coach – through online journals and forums, skype,
school meetings, regional forums.
• Gathers data and reports on effect of leadership to
colleagues and school Board at end of year.
20. Connected nation-wide
• System leaders
• Commitment to NZ
education, not just own
school
• Collaborative – support
and challenge
• Sharing and creating
innovative practice and
new knowledge
21. Then we research what we do and
what the most effective learning
experiences are.
• How do we develop “moral purpose for equity” in
leaders? What works? What do we do?
• How do we develop confidence in leaders that
they can effect change?
• How do we develop leaders who have a
disposition to learn?
• And then how do we develop coaching tools for
the coaches that are intentional and focused on
what we know works.
22. Leadership for 21st Century Learning:
critical for change and innovation
Design, implement and sustain
powerful innovative learning environments
Create conditions for 21st century learning
and teaching at the core of practice
Demonstrate creativity and often courage
Model and nurture 21st century professionalism
Social and connected, including team leadership
Involve diverse non-formal partners
Involve complex multi-level chemistry,
distributed throughout system
OECD - Istance and Stoll (2013)
24. Connecting the levels and teams
Austria - The Leadership Academy and
Lern Designers
Israel – The Ministry of Educational
Experiments and Entrepreneurship Division
Catalonia – Juame Bofill Foundation and
30 stakeholders
England – Creative Leadership Learning –
team development