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Leadership Mindsets for Deeper Learning Creating Spaces – Engaging Learning

Leadership Mindsets for Deeper Learning Creating Spaces – Engaging Learning. Conference of the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International September 25 2009 Dr. Linda Kaser & Dr. Judy Halbert.

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Leadership Mindsets for Deeper Learning Creating Spaces – Engaging Learning

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  1. Leadership Mindsets for Deeper LearningCreating Spaces – Engaging Learning Conference of the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International September 25 2009 Dr. Linda Kaser & Dr. Judy Halbert

  2. Education remains at the forefront in confronting the future and is crucial in encouraging human endeavor. It has lifted the spirits and imaginations of generations before when challenges have been faced. Philip Idle Regional President cefpi

  3. Themes to Explore • Closing the learning gaps • Leadership mindsets – creating quality and equality for all learners • Design / environments for quality and equality

  4. Intentions To connect Pacific West Coast leadership experience with Australasia design perspectives by exploring: • six research-based leadership mindsets • three ways forward – wisdom, science, innovation

  5. Global ThinkingGlobal Questions • Shiftingfrom a sorting to a learning system • Encouraging inquiry and lifelong curiosity • Developing new forms of leadership

  6. Global ThinkingGlobal Questions • Flatteningorganizations - networks and networking • Informing assessment, learning and pedagogical practice

  7. Canadian and BC Context

  8. British Columbia • 200 + First Nations • 57 Language Groups • Many small remote communities • Fast growing urban population • Diverse newcomers

  9. PISA RESULTS Source www.OECD.org

  10. A Look at BC

  11. Canadian Challenge • Honoring our gifts • Building a deeply engaging learning system – for all

  12. Our Vision for BC2020 EVERY learner walks the stage with dignity, purpose and options.

  13. Moving From Sorting to Learning

  14. Our Theoretical Perspective • Transformative • Networked (distributed) • Oriented to Deep Learning • Democratic School Leadership is

  15. Foundations for Leadership Mindsets Case studies of BC schools over past ten years International findings of leadership impact on student learning International research on leadership

  16. Evidence That Matters • Daily Engagement • Growth Per Learner – Content Area Progressions • Year to Year Transition • Completion Rates

  17. Leadership Mindsets Adult Learning Design Evidence Informed Deep Learning Intense Moral Purpose Inquiry Trust Competence in core responsibilities

  18. Three ways forward connecting Powerful Pasts Strong Ways Promising Paths

  19. Powerful Pasts Indigenous Ways of Knowing

  20. “For First Nations people the purpose of learning is to honor and protect the earth and ensure the long-term sustainability of life.”

  21. The Power of Relationships The Seen Face Work Together Walk Slowly Believe in Me • Debbie Leighton Stephens • Tsimshian - Metlakatla BC

  22. Multi Generational Learning Across Ages Across Stages of Learning

  23. Dadirri “In our Aboriginal way, we learned to listen from our earliest days. We could not live good or useful lives unless we listened. That was the normal way for us to learn – not by asking questions. We learnt by watching and listening, waiting, then acting.” Miriam-Rose Ungenmerr-Bauman Daly River

  24. Watchful Listening – Lil’wat An openness to listening beyond our own personal thoughts and assumptions

  25. Strong Ways Practice and Evidence Informed

  26. Strong Ways • Learners owning their own learning – assessment and engagement knowledge • Professional learning • Leadership knowledge and practice

  27. Promising Paths

  28. 21st C Learning • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving • Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by Influence • Agility and Adaptability

  29. 21st C Learning • Initiative and entrepreneurialism – social and economic • Effective oral and written communication • Accessing and analyzing information • Curiosity and imagination

  30. Promising Paths Innovative Practice - Next Practice Kieran Egan Guy Claxton Tony Wagner Valerie Hannon

  31. Learning Quality Considerations • Space • Time • Membership • Role of Teacher • Ways of Learning • Role of Technology and Media

  32. Powerful Pasts, Strong Paths, Promising Futures • What ideas from traditional, indigenous wisdom are you applying in your school design? What are you learning? • What promising new ways are you considering in building for quality and equality?

  33. Cwelelep Being in a place of dissonance, uncertainty in anticipation of new learning

  34. Kat’il’a Finding stillness amidst our busyness and need to know

  35. Judy Halbert – jhalbert @telus.net Linda Kaser - lkaser@telus.net Network of Performance Based Schools www.npbs.ca

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