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How arts-based leadershipenriches school culture
improving teaching and learning
Presented By
Curtis Tye (Chair-HWDSB), Carol Mackenzie (HWDSB), Jennifer Tye (DSBN), Suzanne Stiegelbauer (U of T/OISE), David Booth (OISE & Nipissing University)
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Reflection-Principal Practice
Overarching question: What is an artsminded principal?Why does this matter to me in my role as principal?What and who does it serve? And it what ways?How does arts-based leadership enhance staff
proficiency and student engagement?
Please feel free to comment, using the CHAT FEATURE on the following questions while you are waiting for the conference to begin
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Please standby, the session will begin shortly
While you are waiting for the conference to begin, please use the CHAT FUNCTION to:
Introduce yourself and your team
Identify your role and the roles of your team members
Describe why you registered for this web conference
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Session GoalsThe purpose of this webinar is to assist school leaders in developing an artsminded approach to teaching and learning.
Topic will include:
Inherent capacities of arts in school leadership;
Awareness and range of implementation strategies toward an arts-based foci on student engagement;
How an art-based leadership can enhance a collaborative school culture;
Leadership experiences and practices of an artsminded staff;
Attitudes and approaches of an arts-rich activities in the daily life of a school leader;
Mobilize knowledge on arts-based leadership to innovative teaching practices and student achievement.
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The Artsminded Principal
The intentional, purposeful, and meaningful act of a principal to foster creative and innovative practices by educators resulting in student involvement and improvement.
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Lens on Arts-Based Leadership Benefits of Arts-Based Leadership Approach
1. Creating Conditions2. Professional Learning3. Arts Community & Instructional Practice4. Shared Leadership…Constructing Co-learning5. Student Voice
Highlights from Research
Process vs. Product
Changing the Learning Environment and Culture of School
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Questions
How do we highlight arts-based leadership in school improvement planning and throughout curriculum areas?
Which supports/resources are available to assist principals with this work?
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Creating Conditions Planting the seeds of interest
Discussing approaches and looking for successful ones
within the school
Capitalizing on teachers’strengths
– find teachers to champion the cause – possibly a committee
Importance on Teacher buy-in
Creating a “Tipping Point” within your school
Designate time and budget to support the focus
Maintain pressure and support – requires principal vision
and diligence and narrow focus
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Professional LearningDefining the arts community
Envisioning and restructuring relationships
Planning, teaching and learning with artists and teachers
Informed instructional practice
A new learning: Integrating the Arts in the curriculum
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Arts CommunityEnvisioning and restructuring relationships
Planning, teaching and learning with artists and teachers
Informed instructional practice
A new learning
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Shared LeadershipTeaming approach to school-wide initiatives
Distributed leadership & Cross curricular arts practice
Co-teaching and the role of the principal
Plan with a focus-A mindset of ‘Artful Thinking’
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Student VoiceLetting student ideas and feelings be represented
and heard
Altering mind sets of students, teachers and parents
Increasing student achievement by deepening participation through forms of meaning making
Staff development - teachers transforming student learning through artistic modalities that engage and challenge young learners
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Organizational Matters...Back to Artsminded Leadership...
How does this get achieved?:
A change of vision
Reframing the culture of learning
What other factors to consider:
Shifting paradigms of managementTimetablingStaffingPlant considerations
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Next StepsReflective Questions
What is one action you intend to pursue as a result of this session?
Survey
Resource List – Developed and archived with this webinar
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