Evolving Systems Thinking Module 1 Leadership for System

Evolving Systems Thinking Module 1 Leadership for System Improvement For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators Document title For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators

Ontario Principals’ Council OPC is a professional association with 5800 members representing elementary and secondary vice principals and principals in the public education system. OPC’s key roles are advocacy, consultation and legal advice and professional learning Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

International School Leadership, a subsidiary of the Ontario Principals` Council provides training and certification program to K-12 school and system leaders around the world, professional consulting services and program customization. Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Evolving Systems Thinking The program aims to provide: o opportunities to develop systemic perspectives and strategies with a focus on improving outcomes for children and young people o development of system level Professional Learning Communities across the six Regional Improvement Collaboratives Program Overview • Evolving Systems Thinking aspires to supports system level educators to enhance their leadership skills and experience through national collaborative working – with a strong focus on delivering excellence and equity for all children and young people in Scotland. • This programme is for school and system leaders with a remit for curriculum and pedagogical developments, quality processes and effective collaborative improvement across the system • The programme does not carry credit however there is an opportunity to gain a certificate following assessment from the Ontario Principals’ Council. • Evolving Systems Thinking consists of six modules, delivered over three learning events. • Culminates with participation in an Action research piece. Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

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Systems Leadership “In this world of rapid, complex change, no one can really the future and lead others there. An individual leader can’t neatly choose the right outcome and chart a course alone, because there are too many unpredictable variables in the mix. We need a new model of leadership, which we call Whole Systems Leadership” University of Minnesota and Life Science Foundation (2010) “Systems Leadership is defined as leadership across organisational and geopolitical boundaries, beyond individual professional disciplines, within a range of organisational and stakeholder cultures, often without managerial control with the intention to effect change for positive social benefit across multiple interacting and intersecting systems. ” Systems Leadership: Exceptional Leadership for Exceptional Times. Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

The New Model of Professional Learning Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Three Fields of Knowledge What is known? Publicly available knowledge “ theory and research publicly available to be drawn into learning environments” Who is in the room? • What people know • Knowledge brought to the learning table • How people can contribute What is the new knowledge? The knowledge we create together through collaborative enquiry Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Evolving System Thinking Module 1: Leadership for System Improvement Module 2: Effective School Systems Module 3: Capacity Building Practices Module 4: Data Use Practices Module 5: Instructional Practices Module 6: Planning Practices Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Agenda q Setting the Stage q System Leaders Make a Difference q Exploring Your Why q Leadership and Management q 21 st Century Leadership q Student Centred Leadership q Effective Schools Document title q School Leadership Frameworks q Effective School Systems q System Leadership q Leading Change q Reflection Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

The Learning Environment Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

The Learning Environment Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Strategies to Go Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

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Reflection Feedback is a process that engages the learner in review, analysis, reflection, and planning of future action. When learners actively engage in constructing feedback rather than passively receiving feedback, they are far more likely to own the information generated and to take responsibility for future actions. (Killion) Content Document title Process Leadership Action Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Point Reflection Two point - Reflect with another person Third point - Reflect on a third point (words, picture, quote) One point - Self reflection Fourth point - Reflect on someone or something outside the room Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

In Scotland In Ontario Population 5. 37 million (2015) Population 13 million Primary 2019 Secondary 360 Special 135 688, 959 students (2017) 4% independent schools Growing diversity in school populations 4, 000 elementary, 900 secondary schools 2 million students ( 2015) 95% of children in publicly funded schools 27% of students born outside Canada – 80% non-English speaking 54, 734 teachers (2 – 18 years ) ECE 115, 000 teachers + ECE in every kindergarten class ( 3 21 years) 32 Local Authorities 72 school boards / districts (Public, Catholic, Frenchlanguage) 6 Regional Improvement Collaboratives Directors of Education, Heads of Service , Quality Improvement Officers , Head Teachers, Deputy Heads, Principals Teachers Life Long Learning Committees - elected members Parent councils Vice Principals, Supervisory officers and Directors of Education Publicly elected board of trustees for each district Parent Advisory Council August to June…. 195 … 22. 5 h teacher contact time September to June …. 194 school days… 300 instructional minutes per day Share with me 40 h volunteer work to earn graduation diploma Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Elementary Outcomes: Achievement Results Over 170, 000 more students at provincial standard Overall Elementary Achievement Growth: 2002 -03 to 2017 -18 Document title Source: Ministry of Education, Ontario 4 key levers for elementary reform: 1. Improving classroom teaching and learning 2. Improving school effectiveness 3. Leadership capacity building 4. Research and evaluation For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators

High standards and expectations: Provincial Graduation Rate 6 key levers for secondary reform: 217, 500 Additional Graduates Graduation rates have increased from 68% to 85. 5% 190, 000 more students have graduated than would have had rate remained at 68% 1. Leadership infrastructure 2. Engaging and relevant programming 3. Effective instruction 4. Focused Interventions for students at risk of not graduating 5. Legislation and policy development 6. Research, monitoring and evaluation Document title For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators

Teachers Make a Difference Source: Sanders and Rivers, Cumulative and residual effects on student academic achievement Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

School Leaders Make a Difference Document title Source: Marzano, Robert, T. Waters and B. Mc. Nulty Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

System Leader Make a Difference Correlation Between District Leadership & Student Achievement An average superintendent at the 50 th%ile in terms of his or her leadership abilities and leading a district where average student achievement is also at the 50 th %ile. Increase the skills of the leader by one standard deviation to 84%ile. 0. 24 Source: School District Leadership that Works: The Effect of Superintendent Leadership on Student Achievement J. Timothy Waters, Ed. D. & Robert J. Document title Marzano, Ph. D. (2008) Replacing an “average” system leader with an “outstanding” system leader in an associated group of “average” schools could raise student achievement by 9. 5 percentile points Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Exploring Your Why 1. I chose to become an educator because. . . Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Exploring Your Why 1. I chose to become an educator because. . . Document title 2. An educator that made a difference for me was. . . because. . . Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Exploring Your Why 1. I chose to become an educator because. . . 2. An educator that made a difference for me was. . . because. . . 3. I chose to become a school/ system leader in education because. . Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Exploring Your Why 1. I chose to become an educator because. . . 2. An educator that made a difference for me was. . . because. . . 3. I chose to become a school/ system leader in education because. . A system leader that made a difference for me was. . . . because. . . . Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

How Great Leaders Inspire Others https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=IPYe. Clt. Xpxw Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

How Great Leaders Inspire Others What How "People don't believe in what you do but why you do it“ Simon Sinek Document title Why Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Sharing Your Why Reflect on why and how people with common beliefs achieve great things. Reflect on one thing you believe that determines your why? How does it connect to student achievement and well being? Do those whom you work with and/or lead know your why and do you know theirs? Next steps? q Know where you stand, ground articulate your why in your decision making and model your why in your words and actions every day and every time. Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Leadership is… “ Leadership is the exercise of influence on organizational members and diverse stakeholders towards the identification and achievement of the organization's vision and goals. ” “ Leadership is second only to effective teaching among all school related factors that impact student learning” Leithwood(2009) Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Management and Leadership https: //app. principals. ca/stream/video/launch. Vid. aspx? vid. I D=103 “One defining attribute of effective leaders is their ability to carry out even the most routine and seemingly trivial tasks in such a way as to nudge their organizations toward their purpose. ” Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Leading Learning As a leader in your system, you draw on many leadership skills to lead other to increase student achievement and well being. Record two of the most important skills that you use on a post it. Round robin share Large group share of one common skill. Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

21 st Century Leadership Fullan & Leithwood OECD ü Increased Accountability üVision and Goal Setting üAccountability üCollaboration üDistributed Leadership üLeadership Beyond School Walls üStrategic Resource Management ü Whole System Responsibility ü Critical thinking and problem solving ü Collaboration and leadership ü Collaborative Culture ü Agility and adaptability ü Differentiated Professional ü Initiative & entrepreneurialism Learning ü Management and Leadership ü Developing Other Leaders ü Document title Wagner - Harvard ü Effective oral & written communication ü Accessing & analyzing information ü Curiosity and imagination Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Final Word q Review the 21 st century leadership skills. q Assemble in Musketeer groups. q Reflect on leadership in your system and the research. Select the three most important skills that you believe school leaders in Scotland must demonstrate if they are to lead student achievement and well being successfully in the next century. q. Stay tuned for further directions. Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Student Centred Leadership Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Minds On The term student centred leadership means different things to different people. Write down a phrase that for you captures the concept. Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Leadership That Makes a Difference Leadership that makes a difference to the equity and excellence of student outcomes and is measured by the impact on the students rather than the impact on the adults. Document title https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v= 9 VA 7 V 46 Zw. Lw Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Five Dimensions Which dimension do you believe has the greatest impact on student achievement and well being? Document title Student Centred Leadership Goals and Expectations Resourcing Strategically Quality Teaching Promoting & Participating in Teacher Learning Orderly and Supportive Environment Reference: Dr. Viviane Robinson, Student Centred Leadership ( 2011) Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Linking Leadership with Student Outcomes Document title Reference: Dr. Viviane Robinson, Student Centred Leadership ( 2011) Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

I Wonder…. Looking at the research data on the five dimensions, are there any surprises? Are there any dimensions that you thought would be there, but are not included? Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Robinson’s Research in Action in Scotland’s Schools Student Centred Leadership Goals and Expectations Resourcing Strategically Quality Teaching Promoting & Participating in Teacher Learning Orderly and Supportive Environment Document title Reference: Dr. Viviane Robinson, Student Centred Leadership ( 2011) Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Five Dimensions Gallery Walk or Y Chart Presentation Student Centred Leadership Goals and Expectations Resourcing Strategically Quality Teaching Promoting & Participating in Teacher Learning Orderly and Supportive Environment Document title Reference: Dr. Viviane Robinson, Student Centred Leadership ( 2011) Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators

Stop Start Continue Stop Actions, activities or behaviours that limit your capacity to learn. Start Actions, activities or behaviours that would enrich your learning. Continue Actions, activities or behaviours that are supporting and building your capacity to learn. Document title For Scotland's learners, with Scotland's educators

Reflecting on our Learning Document title Scotland'slearners, with educators For Scotland's with. Scotland's educators