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Engaging in Change – A Distributive Leadership Model

Engaging in Change – A Distributive Leadership Model. Why Change?. Inquiry/project based learning Greater flexibility for student learning Decrease stress for students Personalized learning environment Greater ownership and sense of control by students 21 st Century Competency assessment

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Engaging in Change – A Distributive Leadership Model

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  1. Engaging in Change – A Distributive Leadership Model

  2. Why Change? • Inquiry/project based learning • Greater flexibility for student learning • Decrease stress for students • Personalized learning environment • Greater ownership and sense of control by students • 21st Century Competency assessment • Technology - Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

  3. Student Voice “The way things are taught needs to change.” “It should be more relevant to me.” “Make it more tied to experiences.” “The way we are assessed needs to change.” Reference: http://blogs.rockyview.ab.ca/blog/2013/10/09/an-open-letter-to-education/

  4. Student Voice

  5. How did we do it? • Collaboration was at the core – Distributive Leadership • Formed a Student Centric Learning Team (parents, students, trustee, teachers, administrators, community & business • Reviewed literature • Inspiring Education, Ministerial Order (May 2013), AB ED HS Flexibility Project & other resources • Scoop-it http://www.scoop.it/t/chs-innovative-education • Road Trips to High Tech High, Olds & Springbank • Debriefing sessions • Backwards By Design Planning approach

  6. What did we do ? • UBD Planning with team • Offered information & PL sessions to staff, students and parents • Refined plan • Collaborative Design • Interdisciplinary cohorts • Learning Leader team • Creation of flex teams

  7. What did we do ? Collaborative Design cont’d • Communication Plan • Division support • Data to inform decisions • APORI • Tell Them From Me Survey • RVS Survey • CHS Action Research – Staff, Student, Parent

  8. What did we do? Mahara e-Portfolio • 21st Century Competencies • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG03o8Cwc3Q&feature=youtu.be • Post-secondary admission • Scholarships & Employers

  9. Next steps… • Action Research - ongoing • Staff, students, parents • Road trips to clarify and generate new ideas • Re-craft current program based on findings • Ongoing PL for staff • Collaboration – Distributive Leadership • Student-student, student-teacher, teacher-teacher, teacher-parent, teacher-community

  10. Chapter One You can’t start the next chapter if you keep re-reading the last one www.provincialhomeliving.com.au

  11. And so our journey continues……….

  12. Resource to Support Redesign High School Re-Design Webpage • Read • Watch • Put it into practice http://education.weebly.com/weebly/main.php

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