Presentation for the 2013 Reform Symposium #RSCON4. Focusing on discussions about creating the time and conditions within the school day to help teachers/staff to learn and explore hunches, curiosities. Session info http://bit.ly/1fcvUAQ
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Educational Leadership: Creating the Conditions for Passion and Innovation
1. Educational Leadership:
Creating the Conditions
for Passion and Innovation
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Chris Wejr
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8. Teacher Leadership
The old model of formal, one-person leadership leaves the
substantial talents of teachers largely untapped...
Leadership is the professional work of everyone in the school.
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- Linda Lambert
15. Wise
Strong
New
Linda Kaser and
Judy Halbert
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17. Educational Leadership
Creating the Conditions for
Passion & Innovation
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Balance effective leadership and management
Make innovation a priority – provide the TIME
Encourage leadership from within
Focus on Strengths
Balance effective traditions, research, innovation
Be the connector – SHARE
18. What are other ways to create the
conditions for passion and innovation in
schools?
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Thank you to the organizers. Honoured to be here.Explore ideas and practical ways that we can create more opportunities within school for staff to share their passions, explore hunches, and use and share innovative ideas. (without an added cost)
Teacher, father, Canadian sports nutKent Elementary (K-6) school in Agassiz, BC, Canada. 260 students.
Researchers at the Uni of Rochester.This is the statement that drives the majority of the decisions at our school – for kids and adultsAutonomy-Mastery-Purpose Autonomy to take risks, explore hunches, fuel passions.And be driven Purpose – THE WHY
Bruce Beairsto – management has been given a bad wrapLeadership and management are the yin and yang of administration… Management andleadership are equally noble, complex and necessary – BeairstoComplex relationship – often a tension from a dilemma b/w things like current structures and resources. policies, and important relationships (technical to artistic)George Couros – leadership should drive management. I would add that we need to ensure we focus on both and not one over the other.There must be a fusion of these two elements in all actions, a healthy combination of direction, discussion and dialogue in each conversation - BeairstoLeadership is open to allInstructional Leadership relies on both - management and leadership not polar opposites – yin and yangfocus for today will be on creating the conditions for people to excelGive people the tools and resources (incl time) they need to be successful and innovative
What is innovation? Doing something in a completely new way? Also taking an idea and doing it in a DIFFERENT way. Building upon ideas. (power of social media)Why is it hard to be innovative in education?
Staff meetings, Pro-DShifting priorities in our current day
Part of our collective agreementBlasé – autonomy TO not autonomy FROMRelevant learning – differentiated learning – collegial learningLove of BooksAs bottom up as possible – and as top down as necessary – Tom Schimmer
Everyone can and should lead – principals can create the conditions for this to occurthe vast majority of our schools are still squandering the experience, ideas and capacity of our nation’s schoolteachers. - Bill FerriterInformal Areasof strength/interest/passionOffer time, resources, connections – end up building capacity of the people within the school
I understand the role of bringing an expert in and/or going to conferences… but too often that is the focus
Model and create an environment that is safe to let go, take risks and try new things.Growth mindset and learning.
Google 20% Time, FedEx Days – Dan Pink’s DriveFedEx PrepInnovation Day/Week – Josh Stumpenhorst (Illinois), Jesse McLean (Alberta/BC) Teacher Innovation DayStaff unconference (edcamp style) – strength from within
What are we curious about?“seed time”Inquiry - driven
Need a balance:Wise – honour effective traditions and practicesStrong – use strong ideas based on researchNew – encourage innovation and take risks
Model sharing of ideas. Create intellectual collisions.Be the messenger of what is happening in one class to the other – and to families (verbally, social media) WINDOWSOffer time to observeOne of the best things that I have done is spent time in classrooms learning from great teachers and trying to share those stories to other classrooms.Blogging the stories
Just because I am encouraging teachers to do their thing... Does not mean I get to just sit back Balance effective leadership and managementLeadership from within – tap into the strengths of staffRelationships – build trust, listenProvide Resources Model – teach, take risks, supportLearn – stay current, challenge status quoConnect – be the connector in/out the building - shareProvide Feedback – challenge and supportChallenge and SupportStay currentShared Vision