Christchurch New Zealand October 2009

Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership

Competent Adults

Competent Kids

Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership

Dr Cheryl Doig

Learning Intentions

• To explore ‘relating to others’ as it appliesto the adults in your organisation

• To develop strategies to encourage thedevelopment of interpersonal skills withthose we lead

• To practice relating to others!

Kiwi Leadership

Relationships builton trust aredeveloped whenprincipals respectand care for othersand consistently“walk the talk”.

You as leader…

• The power oflanguage

• The importance ofconflict

• Cross functionalteams

www.plotpd.com

Ideas Harvest

What do you want to know about:• How are you embedding kcs into daily

practice?• How do you get ongoing feedback from

students?

Link to survey

Capacity building

• Resilient - you dopeople a disservicewhen you do thework for them

• How do youencourage people tothink for themselves?

• Learningconversations

ANALYTICALAnalysis ofevidence of impactof teachingpractice on studentlearning outcomes.Evidence basedtalk that enablesteachers to judgetheir owneffectiveness

CRITICALEvaluatesthe impact ofteachingpractice onstudentlearningbased onanalysis

CHALLENGINGMaking changebased onanalysis &critique. All talkchallengescolleagues tojustify and/orchange practice

Learning Talk is…

Adapted from Annan, Lai &Robinson 2003

With recognition to Roween Higgie,Principal of Remuera School

Eustress

ChallengeSupport

A Professional LearningCommunity

1. •Provide opportunities for staff to work in arange of groupings and collaborations

2. •Actively foster perspective taking & diversity3. •Sharing vision, values and norms with

appropriate accountability4. •Encourages systems thinking/holonomy5. •Mutual trust, recognition and support6. •Encourage inclusive membership

Key Competencies document

Questions?

For more information…

www.thinkbeyond.co.nzc.doig@thinkbeyond.co.nz