Innovative Schools toolkitStrategic Workshop 2 - Creating a shared vision

Objective Suggested Approach

Establishing the framework for innovation.

Presentation to outline the methodology that will be used in the workshop for innovation and envisioning. Using the Innovation Wheel and the resources in the Knowledge Library section of the toolkit.

Develop 4 clear long term vision statements in each themed area. These will be called the BEST vision

Small group discussions in which delegates share their aspirations for the future of education in each of the main “Innovation Wheel” themes: • Teaching, Learning and Assessment • Leadership and Culture of Innovation• Ongoing Professional Development• Learning Environments

Discuss and agree the BEST vision statements.

Individuals prioritise statements and whole group agree final version

Discuss and list ideal enablers to help make these BEST visions reality

Individuals prioritise enablers and whole group agree final version

Workshop 2 overview

• Every successful journey begins with clear planning and fostering a culture of innovation in schools is no different

• The adoption of a framework which will drive innovation is important

• The next slides shows the suggested framework for designing your visions and planning for innovation. It’s the same one that drives the toolkit self assessment you carried out.

• Remember, you can’t cover everything and success doesn’t happen overnight. This is the start of a long on continuous process.

Think big but start small.

Developing a roadmap for change

Framework for Innovation

Adapted from Knapp, Copland and Talbert 2003

Make sure that you understand what the framework meansRead the documents in the Knowledge Library section of the toolkit that explains it

Decide which sections of the wheel you might start withStart with the areas where you can achieve the quickest wins with so that small successes can happen early on to ensure increased motivation and involvement. Perhaps consider which areas were most often highlighted during the self assessment process?

Whose point of view will drive your vision and your innovation planning?When creating projects will your objectives be teacher lead or student

lead?

Establishing the roadmap

Teacher Lead Student Lead

• Knowledge ‘delivered’• Learners consume media• Competitive• Teacher assessed• Distinct from informal• Pace of the class• Single course• Predominant learning style• Restricted age range• Personalised by teacher

• Knowledge created• Learners produce media• Communities of learning• Peer and Self Assessment• Formal, informal continuum• Individualised challenges• Multiple pathway• Choice of approach• Peer and multi age working• Personalised by choice

Teacher lead and student lead routes

Step 1 – on post-it notes list teaching and learning activities that you are aware of in your school, have read about in the Toolkit Case Studies section or you know happen elsewhere that you think are innovative e.g. Students being given the opportunity to teach a lesson to their peers.

Step 2 – in groups categorize these activities as either teacher lead or student lead

Step 3 – in what ways could the activities that are teacher lead be re-modelled to focus more on the students?

Step 4 – which of the activities are best left as teacher focused? Why?

Task 1: Understanding routes

• To build a clear and shared vision it is important to use simple and common language

• Using labels such as good, better and best is a simple way ensure common understanding

– Good: This is simple steps you can make today with a clear guiding plan to ensure provision for all learners is up to an acceptable baseline. What quick wins can you deliver tomorrow?

– Better: This is vision within timescales associated with current planning documents. How can your school better meet the demands of the current government strategic plans during the next 5 years.

– Best: This describes your educational philosophy that is set far in the future without thinking about current constraints, for example dreaming of the way things might be in 2020

Creating a vision

GOOD BETTER BEST

Outcome Enablers Outcome Enablers Outcome Enablers

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Basic computer literacy

Better quality resources and information

Digital literacy Curriculum

Shared , secure access to PCs

Knowledge from collaboration

Create and use multimedia in learning

Internet, LANE-content

Range of media devices and apps

Learners with 21st Century skills

Self supported lifelong learners

Personal learning devices24x7 access

Spectrum of apps & tools

Ongoing Professional Development

Increased quality of lesson resources

Printer.Projector, PC.

Digital Literacy Curriculum

Ideas from other teachers

Self reflection and action research

Authoring, collaboration, analysis and productivity tools

Internet in class

Personalised learning. Co-developmentAction research and peer evaluation

Spectrum of e-resources, collaboration and analysis tools

Learning Environment

Community access to ICT

Shared access to PCs

Partners in Learning School Leader development

Connected community

E-mail.Web.Tools.Digital Literacy Curriculum for community

Increased stakeholder involvement in learning

Learning Gateway.National STIC.Link to Innovative Schools.

Leadership and Culture of Innovation

More efficiency Admin PCs in schools and regional offices

Digital Literacy Curriculum

Improved flow of information

Removal of duplication

Database and Portal technologiesPartners in Learning District & School Leadership

Better management of resources

Business IntelligenceNational MoE School Agreement

Establishing the roadmap (example focusing on ICT)

1. In groups of three or four decide which of the four categories of the innovation wheel you would like to work on.

2. Imagine it is the year 2020 and you are giving an international presentation about the most outstanding practice in your country

3. What would this success look like? Create a set of statements that describe what is happening in your school. Look at the examples on the next slide for ideas and complete the best visions template

4. Add your ideas to post-its and stick on the flip charts provided.

Task 2: Envisioning

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Ongoing Professional Development

Learning Environment

Leadership and Culture of Innovation

Best

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Competencies and Quality. In 2020 the main focus of learning is the development of competencies including, problem solving, reflective learning, socialization, team working, cooperation, critical thinking and autonomy. Learners work in ways that practice and develop these competencies. For example they raise question, share knowledge, set problems and develop resources. Assessment provides quality feedback for the learner

Lifelong Learning. In 2020 learning will be a continual lifelong process which involves universities, libraries, schools, homes and companies. Knowledge is thoughtfully shared, collaborated on and exchanged throughout such learning communities.

Belonging.. Learners are fully engaged with their community as active and happy social citizens. They work collaboratively to develop knowledge with peers parents and teachers as partners in communities.

Ongoing Professional Development

Teacher as researcher. In 2020 teachers are continually engaged in action research and reflection as part of their professional development. As a role model they actively promoting a research culture among learners involving them and using their feedback to improve.

Teacher as a pedagogue. In 2020 teachers will understand how conceptual understanding happens as well as how they themselves learn. They will be able to help children understand concepts by giving them the tools so that they can become progressively autonomous

Teacher as a person. In 2020 teachers will continually develop skills that cut across all subjects as well as personal attributes and attitudes which allow them to take the ethical responsibility of the role.

Learning Environment

Learner at the centre. Education is a partnership between parents, learner, teachers and others. Learners are supported in their pursuit of goals which are primarily based on the development of social and human capacities and their interaction with others rather than knowledge.

Inclusive universal access. From early years to adult learning there is inclusive universal access for all. Diversity will be encouraged so equal access does not mean imposed systems or technology.

Community cohesion. The community will be actively engaged in the development of education. through the transparency of the system and the democratization of the processes. This will promote peace, understanding, ownership and cohesion.

Leadership and Culture of Innovation

Quality feedback at all levels. In 2020 feedback at every level gives accurate analysis and evaluation allowing policy decisions, value for money calculation, teacher action research evaluation and parental involvement.

Constant evolution. Our educational system is focused on the integral development of children, young people and citizens and constantly evolves and improves to remain sustainable.

Flexibility to strengthen diversity. Systems will empower people in their roles without restricting innovation. The aim is to seamlessly support every person (actors) in their role.

Example vision statements

• You have been provided with three coloured stickers. Read all of the imaginary future statements your colleagues have written.

• If only three of these future statements were going to happen, which three do YOU think should?

• Choose your THREE by placing your stickers next to them and write them don on a piece of paper as you’ll need them for the next activity

Task 3: Priorities emerging from the visions

• Remember, we are thinking about 2020 without current constraints financially or otherwise. What do you need to help you achieve these BEST visions

• For each of the 3 BEST vision statements you selected imagine what kinds of resources and technologies would make these easier to implement.

• List these dream resources on the best visions template under the column called enablers

Task 4: Enablers

• Copy all of your vision statements into one block of text and paste it into www.wordle.net (this is a online programme which allows you visualise a block of text. The more frequently a word is used in a text, the larger it appears)

• This will provide you with an analysis of the emphasis of your vision position.

• Discuss if you are happy as a group with the emphasis of your final vision. If so, add it to your school profile page by pasting it into a Word document.

Task 5: Visual analysis (if you have internet access)

Did you achieve the objectives?

Objective Output

Establishing the framework for innovation. Understanding of innovation wheel framework and need for a clear language for planning

Develop 4 clear long term vision statements in each themed area. These will be called the BEST vision

• Set of BEST vision statements• Make sure you collate these either on paper or electronically using the Toolkit One Note notebook or blog space if you have created one.

Discuss and agree the BEST vision statements. • Add your agreed BEST visions document to your school profile page on the Innovative Schools portal using the Word template provided in the notebook

Discuss and list ideal enablers to help make these BEST visions reality

Add your agreed ideal ENABLERS document to your school profile page on the Innovative Schools portal using the Word template provided in the notebook