Leading to Learn

Key Ideas: Importance of linking all three parts of accountable of principals: Collective, Professional Standards, Registered Teacher Criteria Beware of SLOTH Goals - Somewhat vague, lack commitment, open ended, timid, hard to achieve. ISMART Goals - Inspiring, Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Results driven time-bound

Richard Malta, Restorative Schools

Jan Robertson Educators - being a designer of learning. If someone visited the school, would they see the design? Can teachers talk about the design? Why they are doing what they are doing, reflecting on their practice? What are they doing differently this year? T eachers are often trying to do more of the same, harder? Adult learning theory - importance of good observation about our practice and coming up with new ideas about what this means to me. Unless coaching comes into the process, teachers will focus on the what and how, but not the why? We get focused on the doing and the outcome - we are in our blinkers. Taking people to a metacognitive level - why am I thinking in that way. Where do you start? With self...if you want to lead coaching with staff, need to be coached self.   Consider times when said things like: “Maori parents not coming to the meetings...tried all sorts of things...so... Why are we having those meetings?   Start to ask questio