innovation that sticks - real examples from real schools
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INNOVATION THAT STICKSReal Examples From Real Schools
May 2, 2014
CHRIS KENNEDYSuperintendent of Schools, West Vancouver School District
2014 Networks of Inquiry and Innovation Symposium
#NOII2014
Stories of Change: Pictures of Possibility
ALL ABOUT CULTURE
“Culture Eats Strategyfor Breakfast”
A Culture of Innovation
A Culture of Yes
More than just trying
stuff –disciplined
inquiry
Feeling permission takes time
Focus on a Few Things
Inquiry
• No one “model”
• It is more than just asking questions
Self-Regulation
• Start to focus at the younger grades
• Looking across domains
Digital Access
• Start with teachers
• Modernize classrooms
• Embrace BYOD in the context of equity
Common secondary timetable
• One District Campus
• Joint Ownership of students and learning
School Wide Signatures
• Every school needs an elevator pitch
• They don’t need to be the same but need to be part of a coherent network
STRUCTURES
ALIGNING RESOURCESLearning Teams
Dedicated $100,000 for teams to use –micro-budgeting
Meet inside and outside the school day
Work with a mentor
Ends with a celebration
ALIGNING RESOURCES
“So if you ever wondered if the innovation grants were making a difference – just take a look at what’s going on here! There is a massive shift in teaching and learning”
Elementary School Principal
DISCUSSION
What are the structures in your school and district that are promoting a culture of innovation?
NEW ROLE FOR PARENTS
Parents are part of the process not just observers of the polished product
INNOVATION IN ACTION
Letter grade free
assessment
Maker movement
iPads in elementary music class
Reggio Emilia inspired
programs
Bienalle arts projects across
schools
Passion projects
Heart rate monitors in
PE
What is something that is “sticking” in your school and / or district that didn’t exist 3 years ago?
DISCUSSION
What Does Support Look Like?CELEBRATE RISK TAKING
SHINE A LIGHT ON INNOVATION
MATTERS
WHERE LEADERS SPEND THEIR TIME MATTERS
Teachers
Schools
Districts
Governments
• Will make it easier for students...
• Will make it easier for teachers...
• Will make it easier for schools...
• Will make it easier for districts...
To be FLEXIBLE
Yeah, but . . .
? How do you scale the work
YOU DON’T
YOU CONNECT AND BUILD NETWORKSThink diffusion not replication
Where you can find me:
604-202-4379
@chrkennedy
Chris Kennedy
cultureofyes.ca
www.sd45.bc.ca