2017 sas institute: leading innovation

Tuesday, December 5, 2017 // 10:15–11:30am // Cocoa 4SAS Institute

INNOVATIONL E A D I N G

[email protected] Ziegenfuss//

@ziegeran

[email protected] Fuini-Hetten//

@lfuinihetten

“It’s never enough to tell people about some new insight.

Instead of pouring knowledge into people’s heads, you

need to help them grind a new set of eyeglasses so they

can see the world in a new way. That involves challenging

the implicit assumptions that have shaped the way

people have historically looked at things.”

–John Seely Brown

What is / isn’t learner-centered leadership?

What knowledge, skills, and dispositions do learner-centered leaders need?

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Reflect personally, and then share with a partner / small group near you:

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What brought you here? Why is this important to you?


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What brought us here? Why is this important to us?


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What do graduates need to

know and be able to do?


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What kind of learning environments will best support the development of skills, bodies of

knowledge and dispositions?

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How does this connect with our learning beliefs?

How does this connect to our vision for a Salisbury graduate?


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School-Centered Learner-Centered

Learning happens in learners.

Education is done by (and with) the learner.

Learners are known as individuals–each having unique strengths, interests and goals.

Learners want to learn.

Focus on having the most effective learning.

The system adapts to the unique learner.

Effectiveness is achieved through customization.

Each learner moves on their own path at an appropriate and adaptable pace.

Every learner is exceptional. The uniqueness of learners is not a problem but, instead,

something to build on.

Learning happens in schools.

Education is done to the learner.

Learners are known by how they compare to their class averages on standardized tests.

Learners must be compelled to perform.

Focus on having the most effective teaching.

The learner adapts to the standardized system.

Effectiveness is achieved through standardization.

All learners follow standard paths at standard paces and demonstrate mastery in

standardized ways

Teach the average learner an manage exceptions as problems.

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Partner Conversation

What does learner-centered mean to you in your learning context?


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How do we lead in a learner-centered learning environment?


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Activity

Choose a competency hanging around the room and hall. Brainstorm with your small group what

that competency looks like, sounds like, and feels like. Choose a way to document your ideas.


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What competencies would you add?

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Let’s discuss,

What can get in the way of exercising these competencies?


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What steps can you take to move your school/building towards learner-centered?

Tuesday, December 5, 2017 // 10:15–11:30am // Cocoa 4SAS Institute

INNOVATIONL E A D I N G

[email protected] Ziegenfuss//

@ziegeran

[email protected] Fuini-Hetten//

@lfuinihetten