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Introduction Things to do for the implementation of 334 Decision Making Process School Leadership Team for 334

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Page 1: Preparation for 334 Brian Yau HKTA Yuen Yuen Institute No.1 Secondary School

Preparation for 334Brian Yau

HKTA Yuen Yuen Institute No.1 Secondary School

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AgendaIntroductionThings to DoWorkshop PapersIssues

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IntroductionThings to do for the implementation of 334Decision Making ProcessSchool Leadership Team for 334

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Things To Do Starting from 9/2006

Teacher Preparation Decisions Who should be involved? How to make best use of grants or resources

provided? What is the professional development plan? What is the human resource plan?

Curriculum Decisions What are the electives offered? What would be

the MOI? Time allocation? How to organize OLE? Learning portfolio? What is the curriculum plan?

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Planning Steps

Curriculum Plan

PD Plan

HR Plan

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How Much Resource?

Grant Min Max 05/06

06/07

07/08

08/09

09/10

Onward

TPPG 0.38m

0.44m

Y Y Y Y

COC **NSS CM 0.08

m0.08m

Y Y Y

SSCC 0.04m

Y Y

OEBG/EOEBG

3.5m 4.3m Y Y Y Y Y Y

TRG 0.11m

0.11m

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Curriculum Planning

Class Structure

Timetabling

Subject Pattern

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Class Structure

The existing structure is 5554422What would be the new structure?

“How can I do it without knowing the class structure?”

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Subject Pattern

“How many elective subjects should we have in NSS?”

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Timetables“Should we have week basis instead

of cycle basis? Why?”

Time AllocationTransition

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Human Resource Plan “In which key learning areas do

we need more teachers or less?”

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Continuous Professional Development“What are the expected outcomes?”“How should the curriculum be

delivered?”“How should we assess?”

Curriculum – Pedagogy – Assessment

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Using Resources WellI think we will know how to do it well after knowing the answers to these questions.How to proceed?

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Decision Making Process Participation of 334 Workshop on 23-

24 Jan Formulation of a preliminary strategic

plan in SAC All Teachers and Panel Heads are

consulted Experience sharing with other schools Revision of plan Further consultation

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A Conceptual Map

All Teachers

SMC

School Leaders & SAC

Panels, JPM

Other Schools, Networks,EMB

10/3

1/6

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School Leadership TeamRationale: A mechanism by which the Principal and other

senior school leaders work closely with a small number of other school leaders to develop strategies and monitor progress and problems in for the implementation of 334

Features: To Sustain school improvement Leadership need to be shared at all levels To create pool of talents for tomorrow’s

leaders

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Team Composition Principal, VP, PS, VPSTeacher RepresentativeCareer MistressPTA Representative

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Workshop Program (23-24 Jan)

In an International ContextCurriculum, Pedagogy and Learning AssessmentPlanning for Effective ChangeSchool Leaders’ 334 Action PlanCapacity Building and Professional Development for TeachersUsing Resources WellChange Management, Certainties and Uncertainties

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Paper 1: Questioning Education C M Cheng

99% are SME in HK, 98% in US

Small, Medium Enterprises-to provide total solution-creation & enquiry minds-collaboration & teamwork-merged & dismantled frequently

Large Organisation-mass production-master plan & tasks-task fulfillment-top-down & specialization

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Education for Today & Tomorrow

Workplace skills: communication, brainstorming, presentation etcTeamwork skillsSocial competencies: qualities in emotions, values, principles, moral & ethics dimensionsSelf-management, self-confidence, self-regulation, etc

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Learning ParadigmsLearning is construction of knowledge by the learnersLearning occurs only when learners interact with external worldDifferent learners may learn in different waysLearning is effective through solving real-life problemsLearning is effective in social setting

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International Context Curriculum change in other countries:

Singapore -30% Japan -33% China 3+X in U Entrance

Exam

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Paper 2: Principals as Leaders in Culture of Change M Fullan (2002)

School Capacity

Principal Leadership

Instructional qualityStudent Achievements

Teachers’ Knowledge & SkillsProfessional CommunityProgram CoherenceTechnical Resources

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Principal of The FutureAttuned to the Big PictureSophisticated at Conceptual ThinkingTransformation of the Organisation through People and TeamsNew Mind and Action SetEnergy, Enthusiasm & Hope

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Principal Leadership5 Core Components: Moral Purpose Understanding Change Relationship Building Knowledge Creation & Sharing Coherence Making (Focus on Student

Learning)

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Leadership & Sustainability

Leadership & Social EnvironmentLeading in ContextLeaders at Many Levels/SuccessionDevelopment of Teaching Profession

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Paper 5, 8: The Role of the Principal in School Reform M Fullan (2000)

6 Leadership Styles1. Coercive (“Do what I tell you!”)2. Authoritative (“Come with me!”)3. Affiliative (“People come first!”)4. Democratic (“What do you think?”)5. Pacesetting (“Do as I do, now!”)6. Coaching (“Try this!”)

People resent & resist 1. People get overwhelm & burnt out with 5. 2, 3, 4 & 6 have the best climate &

performance

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Six Guidelines for Principals

1. Stay clear of false certainty2. Base risk on security3. Respect those you want to silence4. Move toward danger in forming new

alliance5. Work on emotional intelligence.

Don’t take dissent personally6. Fight for lost causes

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6. Planning for Effective Change Participant Handbook

Strategic Planning and Prioritizing

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Strategic Planning Framework

I. Overall 334 Vision and an Implementation Plan Establish a Leadership Team Develop a 334 Vision Overall Action Plan Leadership Capacity Building Co-ordination & Monitoring of Staff

Development across school

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Strategic Planning Framework ( cont.)

II. Role and Responsibilities Middle level leaders Distributed Leadership

Empowerment Motivation

Teamwork & influence by ML to team membersIII. Action Plan Priorities and sequencing of the strategies and

initiatives in their areas Effective program of staff development into all

implementation strategies

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7. Building Trust in Your School Participant Handbook

Management of Relationship Inspiration, Influence Develop Others, Change Catalyst Conflict Management

Surface the conflict Acknowledge the feelings and views of all sides Redirect energy towards a shared ideal

Building Bonds A web of relationships, trust & rapport within

schools & external organisation &network Teamwork & Collaboration

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Paper 3: Curriculum, Pedagogy & Assessment Participant Handbook, EMB

Focus on Deep Learning Learning facts can be a crucial backdrop

but it is not learning for understanding Understanding is the ability to think and

act flexibly with what one knows Deep learning is the ability to show one’s

gasp of a topic and at the same time advance it and use it in new ways

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Teaching for Understanding - 4 Cornerstones of Pedagogy

What shall we teach? Generative TopicsWhat is worth teaching?

Understanding Goals

How shall we teach for understanding?

Understanding Performances

How can students & teachers know what students understand?

On-going Assessment

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Generative TopicsIssues, themes, concepts and ideas that provide enough depth, significant connections and variety of perspectives to support student development of powerful understandingsExamples: Bio: Definition of life; rain forests; dinosaurs Maths: The concept of zero; number patterns; etc History: Survival; revolution; conflicts etc Literature: Humour; folktales; etc

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‘Understanding’ GoalsConcepts, processes, skills that we want students to understandExamples: Maths: Ss will understand both inductive

and deductive reasoning to prove 2 triangles are congruent

Bio: Ss will understand how to distinguish between living things and non-living things

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‘Understanding’ Performances

Explaining; solving a problem; building an argument; constructing a product and so on. Basically, it is a kind learning activities to find out students’ understanding over timeExamples: Maths: Use of % in real life situation. Students

collect and compile data about school attendance and calculate the absence rate, etc then create graph to present their data, collect feedback and revise the graphs

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On-going AssessmentAssessment: Criteria for each performance of

understanding Feedback:

Provide Ss with information how well they did and what to improve

Inform Ts’ planning and subsequent class activities

For Ss to reflect on their own work

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Example of On-going Assessment

Maths: Criteria:

qualities of the survey effective use of %

Feedback: Ss share drafts of their surveys Submit graphs and chart to T for comment Self-evaluation for T assessment as part of

the final grade

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Paper 4: Using Assessment to Improve Learning Geoff Masters

Principle 1Principle 2Principle 3

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Papers 9 –169. Building Capacity of schools and teachers10. Bridging the gap between standards and achievement -Elmore, R F11. CDI, EMB (2005) Professional Development Programmes

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IssuesAre there issues that would be important for the implementation of 334?

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Thank you