Leading Change for 21st Century Learning

Mentoring for whole school change toward a paradigm shift & QT

Outcome of this session

I have not got the answers, just the questions.

There is more than one way….to skin a cat….

The collective is the most powerful item in the room

Its about the people, not the technology!

Using technology is a mindset, not a skill set……

What are we really doing

about student engagement?

http://deniselofts64.edublogs.org/2010/05/16/teacher-engagement-is-that-the-first-step/

What our data told us. We conducted Surveys… simple.. using survey

Monkey.

http://litehouse4skools.wikispaces.com/file/view/SurveySummary_03072010-2.pdf

The Students Teachers were generally not doing a lot of

things differently ( Although spikes in classrooms existed).

Work was limited to desktop word processing, web searches, (Lower order), 1:1 communication. Teachers indicated limited experience in online collaborative learning, both synchronous and asynchronous. Time or interest low.

Teachers perceived that the hardware ..ie computer =engagement.

Teaching from the back of the room was not evident.

The teachers Teachers indicated limited experience in

online collaborative learning, both synchronous and asynchronous. Time or interest low.

Teachers did not have experiences beyond email, desk top publishing and 1 : 30 communication. Videos were used. NO sense of PLE and PLN.. Personal learning networks and shared learning environments. Letting go of control….

Limited experience in collaborative learning, mainly relied on demonstration instruction ( Always 42.5 %),Sometimes group work was used (50%), Interestingly, students worked often on individual projects,54%, however only sometimes presented individual work to the class 48 %.

‘Teachers vital KEY’ Facilitator

Moderator

Coach

Manager

……Vital to effective learning….

We understand learning….

We have the framework… but how should it look..

http://edutweet.wikispaces.com/05.+Design+Elements

Do we need a paradigm shift?

What is a Paradigm shift?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cp6pEzx3uw&feature=player_embedded

Initial stages with leadership from the top with emerging technologies.

Confronting for many:

Students as mentors, in the initial stages.

“Everyone is the architect of their own learning.” — Appius Claudius, Roman Politician via @etalbert7:23 PM Apr 29th from twhirl.

3 key factors Champions as mentors…

‘Community of Practice’ –personal learning environments and networks

Connectivism

What are the underpinning theories?

MENTORS & CHAMPIONS

The impact of e-learning champions on embedding e-learning- in organisations, industry & communities.

From the Australian Flexible learning framework.

http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/

Champions, Communities of

practice & Connectivity

‘Community of Practice’ (Wenger 1999)

http://edutweet.wikispaces.com/02.+Key+Features

http://edutweet.wikispaces.com/06.+The+Blue+Print+for+edutweet

Connectivist Theory

Modeling and building a foundation for an elearning community that underpins the complex interactions between the individual, their behaviour and the environment.

(Downes, 2006 & Siemens 2004)

Overview structure

QTF

TOOLS

Team formulate teaching Strategies

Mentoring Champions

Back mapping from Syllabus

Reflect Back to the Data

HT’s are the Catalysts in leading change! Leadership behaviours of successful middle

managers.

1.A focus on learning

2.Consistency

3.Care

4.Commitment

5.High Expectations

Strategies to achieve this:

Modeling: “Walk the talk”

Monitoring: Leadership is strong when informed by data.

Dialogue: Use conversation to develop everyone’s understanding about learning.

Structures and systems: the work of the team is clear, explicit. Not autocratic, rather the consolidation and formalisation of agreed strategies.

Setting the Scene Learner ( teacher ) readiness

Motivation to join the movement

Comfort and feeling of support

Support in classroom (HTs & Mentors)

Ongoing support from systems, dialogue, individual and group.

Already existing collaborative space to support the hardware….so that the learning can begin.

http://rbscsupport4ict.wikispaces.com/

Mentoring at RBSC

Collaborative Spaces http://litehouse4skools.wikispaces.com/

http://rbscsupport4ict.wikispaces.com/

Before we begin ‘know our students’

STEP 1. Lets Join EDMODO.& the Group “HT'sLeadingChange : code to access this group is: pa4r5o…..

To finish Communities of Practice (Wenger 1999)

"Communities are human systems given form by conversations of relatedness." (Block, 2008)

http://edutweet.wikispaces.com/07.+An+Executive+Summary

Personal learning networks and communities of practice

http://www.slideshare.net/GrahamAttwell/personal-learning-environments-46423