The first chapter focuses heavily on reducing change to
increase improvement. The most interesting point I took out of this reading was
that the more leaders focus their relationships, and their learning on the core
business of teaching and learning the greater the influence on student
outcomes. A key way to measure if a change in the school has made improvement
is by the impact it has on learners. Teachers involved in any change need to be
involved in ongoing inquiry into the impact of the change so those involved are
able to make the change work for students in their own context. Schools make an
impact with change when there are goals set that are based on curriculum and
evidence based on student learners needs.
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The first chapter focuses heavily on reducing change to increase improvement. The most interesting point I took out of th...
I agree that if we focus on student learning and achieving outcomes then we will make the greatest improvement. However as leaders many other things influence the school day which can sometimes distract us from our core business.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that if we want to make changes then we need to communicate the reasons why to are staff to ensure the change is productive. This is perhaps as simple as our action plans. Do our staff know why we write these plans? How can we expect teachers to embrace new learning if they are not involved in formulating the change?
This change with improvement really focusses on leadership so we should ask ourselves the question: Do we focus on the reasoning and actions needed to bring about the change process enough?
I believe that this is one of the greatest challenges facing leaders today. With completing agendas; many of which have very little impact on learning and teaching, keeping ones eye on the core business is critical. Elements such as WHS and the compliance agenda which is often set by Govt bodies do take an enormous amount of time. It is fair to note however that WHS is critical to the effective running and functioning in any workplace as safety is paramount and compliance is about accountability. i do believe that these can be streamlined however to reduce load and distraction from learning.
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