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Building Collaboration in North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/Kahui Ako

Explore the journey of forming a Community of Learners, definitions, strategies, and achievements in fostering collaboration. Mission, vision, values, and the importance of Maori and Pasifika involvement emphasized.

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Building Collaboration in North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/Kahui Ako

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  1. Welcome to WhitiwhitiKōrero Community of Learning – Building Collaboration . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  2. Where I am from . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  3. Overview of this presentation: • What is a CoL? Some background information. • Definitions of some terminology • Stage One of the journey: getting the CoL approved • Stage Two of the journey: getting the CoL underway • What helped collaboration • What hindered collaboration • Korero – to discuss ideas with others . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

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  9. From that video, we can see that: • Collaboration is more than just ‘playing well with others’. • A culture that enables people to share ideas and thoughts openly • 3. The collaborative solution is reflective of the diversity of the group – can everyone see at least an acknowledgement of who they are and what they want in that final vision? . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  10. . Collaboration: Anything else you would like to add to this definition? North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  11. Some strategies: • Divide and conquer • Outsource • Make technology work for you • Assign a vision keeper • Become ego-less • Know if and when collaborating is actually working for you. • Stephen and Joel Levinson . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  12. 5 assumptions: Self concept Learner Experience Readiness to learn Orientation to learning Motivation to learn . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLoPiHUZbEw – longer version North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko http://edtechtutorials.blogspot.co.nz/2014/09/adragogy.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f-4FaaUTn4

  13. . Andragogy: Share any of the ideas from this video and what this might mean for forming adult collaboration. North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  14. . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko https://www.flickr.com/photos/pictoquotes/27109924255

  15. The AC template document: • Background • History of working together • Learning Pathways • Engagement with Maori, Pasifika, community • Achievement of Maori and Pasifika • Our actual academic challenge • Key strategies • How we think we might achieve our challenge • Code of conduct • Our structure • Legal beagle stuff – MOU with each other and MOE. . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  16. The AC template document: • Background • History of working together • Code of conduct • Legal beagle stuff • Learning Pathways • Engagement with Maori, Pasifika, community . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  17. Mission and vision statements MissionStatement The North ShoreCatholicSchools Community of Learners willwork and learn collaboratively so that all ourlearners successfully navigate theirown learning pathway.We will do this by developing a future focused approach to learning and teaching and providing cohesive and effective transitions between ourprimary and secondary schools. Vision We want ourlearners tobe confident and connected,Catholiclearners forlife,committed to being the best they can be,acting generously and inclusively,preparedto challenge and shape the future. . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  18. Values • Whakaute(Respect) • Kairangi(Excellence) • Aroha (Compassion) • Auaha(Innovation) • Kotahitanga (Unity) • Kanorau(Diversity) • Tapatahi(Integrity) • Atawhai(Mercy) . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  19. If you were building collaborative mission /vision statements and list of values, what would be your non-negotiables? . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  20. Disadvantages of this collaborative method: • Loooooooong list of values and • very wordy mission and value statements • Time consuming • Could look like ‘committee’ written statements and value list. . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  21. Advantages: • Everyone gets a voice • We learned about each others’ schools and what was important to them • a common vision / goal for all the schools that reflected the diversity of our community • Very clear, agreed common ground to underpin our CoL work. . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  22. Achievement of Maori and Pasifika . http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/Maori-Group-Culture-Maori-Costumes-Kiwi-89317 North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko http://www.flickr.com/photos/rowlandr/528078708/

  23. Data for our academic challenge . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

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  25. Our actual academic challenge . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

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  27. Key ‘enabling’ strategies . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  28. The strategies: • Special Character • Student Voice • Culturally responsive pedagogy • Teaching as inquiry • Effective transitions • Future focused learning . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  29. Stage One finish line . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  30. What hindered collaboration? • Time commitment • Getting the data • Continual changes in requirements • Change of principals during the process • Tight timeframe – not allowing for ‘building of consensus’ • Technology . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  31. What helped collaboration? • Collaborative practices in place. • Change of principals during the process • Outsourcing • Admin systems • Equitable not equal work load • Realistic • Used the ‘vision keeper’ idea • Timeframe – kept the focus • Using technology to support the collaboration . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  32. Our logo . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  33. Stage Two of the journey: getting the CoL underway . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  34. Lead Principal . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  35. Across and Within school teachers . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  36. Expert partner . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

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  39. ‘How to come up with really great ideas and actually make them happen’ – by Ewan McIntosh . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

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  41. Visible Thinking Wall . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  42. Across Schools - It’s in if ….. • It relates directly to at least one of the strategies from our Achievement Challenge document • Evidence based / research supported • Focused on particular ‘target students’ from our Achievement Challenge document • Is collaborative in nature • Supports our CoL values • Can show link to how it will enable us to achieve our CoL mission / vision • Has been discussed and agreed at our Lead meetings before it can be disseminated under the CoL brand. It’s in if …….. . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  43. BHAG – Big Hairy Audacious Goal . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  44. Get amongst the people . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  45. How might you use some of these ideas to build collaboration in your learning community? . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  46. External expertise . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  47. Data and evidence . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  48. Who are our students who are not making the learning progress that we think they should be ANDhow do you know that? . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  49. Research . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

  50. Using technology . North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/KahuiAko

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