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Leading Learning

Des Cullen

Norma O’Brien

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• Effective school leadership is identified as crucial to student outcomes, second only to the quality of the teacher (Augustine et al., 2009).

• Principals have to set high expectations for all students and teachers to succeed (Matthews, 2009).

• School leaders influence student achievement through two important pathways: – the support and development of effective teachers – the implementation of effective organisational

processes (Leithwood et al., 2004)

The School Leader

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ieVariables influencing a child’s life chances and well-

being excluding gender, disability and ethnicity

Personal Capacity 40% (resilience, readiness, moti-vation, ability);

40%

Social Factors 40% (family, social class,

social capital, poverty); 40%

School 20% - (Leadership 7%)

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Think back to your interviewWhat questions were you asked on the role of the principal in relation to Leading Learning in your school.

You said…..???

Activity

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The domains I. Leading learning and teaching II. Leading school development III. Building culture, capacity and teams IV. Professional growth and development V. Organisational management SELF-EVALUATION OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP (Draft)Domains, standards and statements of practice . DES Oct 2015

Domains & Standards

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A well-functioning school requires leaders who: • create a culture of professional learning that fosters continuous

improvement in learning, teaching and assessment as the core functions of the school

• foster the development of the full range of teacher competencies, and work to ensure that teacher professional development leads to improved student learning

• foster a commitment to inclusion and equality of opportunity and develop goals to realise the holistic potential of each student

• develop and implement a system to promote professional responsibility and accountability

• manage the design, planning and implementation of the school curriculum

LEADING LEARNING AND TEACHING

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• Divide into groups• Unpack one bullet point• Brainstorm• Feedback to plenary

Unpack Leading Learning

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Post-its / Placemat

• What do we do well?

• Even better if…?

Exercise for Staff meeting(general or specifically related to Teaching & Learning)

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• Learning to know – knowledge of core subjects• Learning to do – practical skills, critical thinking, problem-

solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, innovation, ICT

• Learning to be – personal responsibility, self-regulation, metacognition, social / cross-cultural skills, learning to learn

• Learning to live together – value diversity, team-work, inter-connectedness, civic and digital citizenship, global and inter-cultural competence

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002429/242996e.pdf

What are we helping our students to learn?

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• Learners at the centre• Social Nature of Learning• Emotions as Integral to Learning• Recognising Individual Differences• Stretching all Students• Assessment for Learning• Building Horizontal Connectedness

https://www.oecd.org/edu/ceri/50300814.pdf

7 Principles to Guide the Learning Environment

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• Moral imperative to change in relation to social and economic changes

• New era of technical knowledge• Need for flexibility and adaptability in the

workplace and in life – learning for life

The Why and How of Learning-Centred Leadership

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