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Welcome to Leadership for Learning MEDL 650 Session 1 . Judy Halbert and Linda Kaser. VIU. Check In. Where are you at with your formal studies in MEDL? Where are you at with your pre-reading for this course?. Surfacing knowledge. The MEDL 650 Top Ten.
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Welcome toLeadership for LearningMEDL 650Session 1 Judy Halbert and Linda Kaser VIU
Check In Where are you at with your formal studies in MEDL? Where are you at with your pre-reading for this course?
The MEDL 650 Top Ten • Inquiry framework for equity and quality • Assessment For and As learning • Indigenous ways of knowing • Learning models • Contemporary international learning principles • Teacher professional learning • Innovative learning environments • Trusting relationships and the impact on learning • Learning-focused leadership for system transformation • Networks and networking
Four Key Questions …and why they matter
Intentions • Clarity on course outcomes and expectations • Growth versus Fixed mindset – implications • Moral Purpose – your HARD goals • Inquiry Mindset – forms of inquiry • Where is your school now? • Lesson study design – applications to your setting
HARDGoals Heartfelt Animated Required Difficult
Every learner crossing the stage with dignity, purpose and options
ALL learners leaving our schools MORE curious than when they arrive
ALL learners with an understanding of and respect for Aboriginal perspectives Susan Point
NarrativeInquiry What is the dominant story now? Who are the heroes? Villains? What are the prevailing themes? What will be the NEW story?
Discovery AffirmativeTopic Choice Destiny Dream Positive Core Design Appreciative Inquiry
Critical InquiryExamining Theories of Action Standards: • Accuracy • Effectiveness • Coherence • Improvability
Reflective Inquiry Importance of a learning partner
Forms of Inquiry Short presentation of the importance of this form of inquiry – and how you could apply it in ONE of your settings.
Fixed or Growth Intelligence is something you have or don’t have. Avoids challenges Gives up easily Sees effort as a waste of time. Ignores feedback, Feels threatened by the success of others. Intelligence can be developed. Embraces challenges. Keeps going when things get difficult. Sees effort as the path to mastery. Learns from feedback. Takes inspiration from the success of others.
Readings for next class: • The Nature of Learning. Chapter 13: 21st Century Learning Environments. • Leadership Mindsets. Chapter 5: Learning for Deeper Understanding. • Embedded Formative Assessment. Chapter 2: The Case for Formative Assessment.