School principal registration to the system Opinion survey

2. School principal registration to the systemOpinion survey Please answer the following questions on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 – very little, 5 – a lot) To what extent do your teachers want to take initiative To what extent do the teachers at the school feel they are able to take initiative To what extent can I tolerate failure of the teachers’ initiatives To what extent do I permit the expression of diversity in opinions, perceptions, courses of action in the teachers’ lounge To what extent do I allow the teachers freedom of action for promoting their initiatives 1

3. Did you pack alone? The system sends the principal an email with teasers to be distributed around the school before the game Teaser examples: • Did you pack for the trip? • Prepare yourselves – the journey starts soon • Pack your bags and join me to… • What is your initiative? • It’s time to start dreaming! Dreams may come true • Go buy a bathing suit… 1-2

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5. The start point – towards registration of teachers in the system The system sends the principal an email with a link to the system and a short explanation for the teachers. Each stage of the gram starts with a teaser email from the system: Dear teachers, this year we have decided to participate in an exciting entrepreneurship journey, in which we will all take an active part. You have been selected to participate in an assignment game, the purpose of which is to bring to our school the implementation of new educational initiatives, which you will create and lead together as a team. It’s time to stop talking and start playing! Click on the following link, enter your ID and start playing www.yozma.co.il I hope we will all enjoy the journey and successfully conquer the challenge. Best regards, Your beloved principal 2

6. Registration of teachers to the system Upon entering the system, the teacher is asked to answer a short opinion survey To what extent do you identify with the following statements on a scale of 1-5 I can identify a school need that requires change I believe I can influence school’s reality There are school challenges that I am willing to make an extra effort in order to deal with I can recruit the entire teaching staff to an initiative Teachers are free to promote their initiatives at the school Teachers’ initiatives are appreciated and respected at the school 2 2

7. Dream Harbor – Raising ideas/dreams Questions for focusing the dream: What was your dream when you started working in education? If anything were possible – a supervisor that agrees to anything, parents that agree and passionate students, what would you do completely different at the school? Can you imagine school without teachers? If school were open only one day a week, what would happen? If you were offered to change the school into a chocolate factory, what would you do with this opportunity? If the national School Efficiency and Growth Test and matriculation exams were cancelled, what new fields of content would you introduce into the students’ daily routine? Deliberations preceding the new budget resulted in tripling of the education system’s budget for schools, what would you do with the money? A new teachers’ college decided to work with you, and teachers who finish training pass through your school. You get 60 extra staff members each year. What would you do with them? You have pixie dust that can make the students curious, internally motivated and hungry for knowledge. How should school operate from this point on? Why did you choose education? Why did you choose education? 2 2

8. Assignment 2: Talks with students The system sends the principal an email that is to be distributed to the teaching staff. This email includes an instruction to speak with three outstanding students (whose opinions the teacher respects) and with three additional, challenging, students Week 2 Teacher

9. Dream Harbor – Entering products into the system The teachers will be asked to write their dream in the system 2 2

10. Dream Harbor – Connecting between dreams This stage can begin once at least 20 ideas have been raised by five different teachers. The goal is to connect between similar or identical dreams and check teams. 3 3

11. Dream Harbor – Choosing the dream / team Each teacher chooses a sailboat Teachers are free to connect with another team at any stage in the process. A sailboat may be sunk if all team members agree to do so. 3 3

12. Isle-deal – an image of the future "You’re invited to dream here, break theboundaries of imagination, beyond identification of the need: what would it look like once the need you identified receives a comprehensive solution at the school? Be very specific in your description and phrase it in present tense: you come to the school… in the future image, in which the need has been fulfilled – what do you see? What are the students doing? What are the teachers doing? How does the school look? What has changed in the school? And whatever else you can imagine…" 4 4 Teachers will be asked to decide on five goals and targets as a team

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15. Treasure cave – Drowning the Fear An invitation to play “Drowning the Fear” in the system and earn coins. 1st task: “Drowning the Fear” game Fears: supervision, parents, authority, work load, Efficiency and Growth Test, what will people say?, students, failure, success, taking responsibility, position holders at the school Each player needs to drown the three fears they consider most scary 2nd task: three fearless team ideas At the end of the game – “Now that you have drowned all your fears, what would you do at the school, if you knew you could not fail / will necessarily succeed”. Suggest three fearless team ideas for solutions 7 4 Treasure cave – Creativity roulette Gathering creative team ideas

16. Choosing the treasure – choosing the solution Optimization and improvement of ideas for existing solutions, choosing one solution and commencing thorough work on it שבוע 8 Principal

17. Logbook – from idea to plan The system sends the principal an email that is to be distributed among the teaching staff. The email contains a template presentation for the teams. Bonus points will be awarded for a clip and a model of the initiative, while marking its components 8-9

18. Presentation on the island Assignment 1: Initiative presentations Assignment 2: Opinion survey for the teachers Assignment 3: Choosing initiatives for implementation Assignment 4: Expression of appreciation to the ten leading teachers + certificates 10

19. Resource allocation – Implementation of the projects The system sends recommendations to promote and advance the chosen initiatives Snacks and recommendations – laying the foundations of an entrepreneurial culture 11 11