RE-ENGINEERING THE TEACHING PROFFESSION IN THE 21ST CENTURY FOR EFFECTIVE CURRICULLUM REFORMS: Leadership in Transformational Change
KENYA PRIMARY SCHOOLS HEAD TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION (KEPSHA) CONFERENCE
9TH-12TH APRIL 2017
KASKAZI BEACH HOTEL, DIANI, KWALE COUNTY
By Dr. Maina WaGĩokõ
Italian Proverb
“A rotting fish begins to stink at the head.
REAL CHANGE TAKES PLACE DURING CRITICAL
MOMENTS – OVER TIME – AND IT IS THESE
CRITICAL MOMENTS THAT WILL DETERMINE
WHETHER CHANGE WILL STICK
Areas of Focus
Transformative Leadership
21st Century
SkillCurriculum
Reforms
CHANGE STICKS WHEN LEADERS UNDERSTAND
THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE SO THEY CAN
FRAME CHANGE IN A WAY THAT IS VIEWED AS AN
OPPORTUNITY AS OPPOSED TO A THREAT
Curriculum Reforms
• Nurturing learners potential • Students to Learners • Teachers –Facilitators –Nurturers • Subject to Learning Areas• Summative Assessment –Continuous
Assessment • Balancing Assessment of Learning
and Assessment for Learning• Values Based Education • Service Learning
LEADERS CANNOT TRANSFORM THEIR
ORGANIZATION IF THEY FIRST DO NOT TRANSFORM
THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP STYLE AND METHODS
Childhood and learning
1. Children are COMPETENT from
birth. Their brains grow most between birth and about ten
years of age
2. Children WANT to learn to become competent human
beings.
3. Children NEED competent adults
to help them to develop as competent adults
themselves.
WHILE IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR
CHANGE IS IMPORTANT, TAKING
ACTIONABLE STEPS TO MAKE
CHANGE AND EVOLVE AS A LEADER
IS WHAT WILL REALLY DRIVE
CHANGE INTERNALLY AND AFFECT
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
21st Century Skills
Learning Skills
Collaboration and teamwork
Creativity and imagination
Critical thinking
Problem solving
Literacy Skill
Technology Literacy
Information literacy
Media Literacy
Life SkillsFlexibility and adaptability
Initiatives
Social Skills
Productivity
Leadership
HOW SUCCESSFUL
CHANGES WILL BE
ADOPTED IS TIED TO THE
STRENGTH OF YOUR
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Framework for 21st Century Student Outcomes and Support Systems
FINDING PEOPLE WHO ARE THE RIGHT CULTURAL
FIT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS FINDING SOMEONE
WHO HAS THE RIGHT QUALIFICATIONS
Leadership styles
Tactical Strategic Transformational:
COMMUNICATING CHANGE TO YOUR TEAM MEMBERS AT THE RIGHT MOMENT WITH THE RIGHT MESSAGES WILL HELP TO CREATE TRANSFORMATION, STIMULATE BUY-IN AND INSPIRE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
The Components of Transformational Leadership
Perfo
rman
ce B
eyon
d Ex
pect
atio
n
Intellectual Stimulation Individualize
d Consideratio
n Inspirational Motivation Idealized Influence
Perseverance Through
Conflict
IDENTIFYING FUTURE LEADERS
IS THE KEY TO MAINTAINING
STRONG LEADERSHIP
AT ALL LEVELS IN YOUR
ORGANIZATION
Strengths and Weaknesses of Transformational Leadership
Weakness
Strengths
Leadership strategies
Effective influence
Needs and Values Based
Many Components
Leadership as personality Trait
ONCE YOU IDENTIFY
POTENTIAL LEADERS IN YOUR
ORGANIZATION, IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT YOU BEGIN
TO GROOM THEM FOR
ADVANCEMENT
Applying Transformational Leadership
empowers followersrole modellistenercreates a visionchange agent helper
UNDERSTANDING CRITICAL MOMENTS OF CHANGE AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY
COMMUNICATE WITH THE PEOPLE INTERNALLY IS ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESSFULLY
MAKING TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE HAPPEN
Characteristics that impact organizational growth
• 1. Internal motivation and self-management:
• 2. The ability to make difficult decisions:
• 3. Check their ego
• 4. Willing to take the right risks:
• 5. Organizational consciousness
• 6. Adaptability
• 7. Willing to listen and entertain new ideas
• 8. Inspiration
• 9. Proactive
• 10. Visionary
John C Maxwell (2001) The 17th Irrefutable Laws of Teamwork, page 185
“The single biggest way to impact an organization is to
focus on transformational leadership. There is almost
no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits
good people, raises them up as leaders and continually
develop them.”
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Maina WaGĩokõ Ph. D.Vice Principal PD and Outreach
Programme Manager Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa
Visiting Faculty Harvard Graduate School of Education
Global Facilitator Examiner and School Evaluator
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