Courageous Renaissance Leadership - Leadership for a Time of TurbulenceWorkshop 1

Stephen Murgatroyd, PhD FBPsS FRSA

What this workshop will help with ….

Understanding the challenges of the “in-between time”

Identifying 5 big challenges faced by schools and school systems

Identifying the barriers to effective leadership with respect to these challenges

Understanding what courageous leadership looks like

The In Between Time

In Between

Time

Time and the Investment of Energy and Effort

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Industrial Form of Schooling / 3rd Way Policies

21st Century Personalized Learning in School and

Community / 4th Way Policies

Paradigm Shift

“In Between Time” Challenges

What should we teach? The Curriculum Challenge.

How should we teach? Pedagogy and Learning Challenge.

Who should teach and support learning? The Professionalism Challenge

How will we assess learning ? The Assessment / Accountability Challenge.

Who decides which technologies (if any) we should use? The Appropriateness Challenge.

How do we pay for education? The public policy / resource challenge.

But our response to…

these challenges only have meaning in the context of the school, teachers and learners – it’s the only place in the end that matters.

these challenges shape the nature of schools as cultures, experiences and performers.

these challenges shapes the future of our communities

Framework for All DecisionsA Great School for ALL

No student should feel alone, lost or out of place in our school

Each student will find a route through school that maximizes their chances of success in their terms

Equity does not mean that everyone is treated the same – to achieve equity we need to treat everyone as a person

Students get the help they need when they need it, not just when we chose to make it available

Teachers are supported, enabled and resourced

Curriculum is nimble, adaptable

Instruction is differentiated and enabling

Identify Your Schools 3 Biggest Challenges

Activity 1

What Do Leaders Need to Do to Respond to these

Challenges?Activity 2

What should we Stop, Improve, Redesign and/or

Start?Activity 3

Think: Personal, School, Teams within the School

Renaissance Leadership

Practice Personal Mastery

Apply a Glocal Mindset

Practice Cross Boundary Learning

Think Back from the Future

Lead Systematic Change

Drive Performance with a Passion

Key Roles and Understanding

Think Ahead

Deliver Within

Lead Across

Leadership

Focused Communication

Capability Based

Management

5 Lessons for Leadership

No one else is coming – its your collaborative action that counts.

Collaboration and engagement are the DNA of the knowledge economy.

Authentic listening to teachers, students, parents and the community provides the answer.

Its never just about the resources.

Culture, focus and alignment will drive your response.

This is a VERY good book..