Leading to Learn

Michael Henderson (Corporate antropologist) http://www.culturesatwork.com/ How important is culture inside our organisation? What is Culture? - think of more as a verb, than a noun. A Social Culture for Safety Shared Aesop's Fable - The Four Oxen and the Lion: http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?sel&TheFourOxenandtheLion  Moral: United we stand, divided we fall Cicular Metphor of culture. Language is the bloodline of a culture . being able to describe challenges faced in your culture. Traditional tribes are at risk, becuase of the loss of their language. eg can you imagine doing the haka in Mandarin? Tribal survival: 75% of the current fortune 500 countries will not be in the top 500 organisations in 2020 because their culture will not be able to adapt quickly enough, as they will not have the collective mental agailty to cope with the speed of change. When cultures go toxic , they are powerful enough to put you out of business (eg Volkswagon lies impact

Andrea Nicholson and Liz Woods How they have made a difference at Katikati Primary School - raising Māori achievement without being 'experts' in the field. Message is that if they can do it, anyone can. Octopus - renowned for giving little resistance to attack - hammerhead shark will fight to the end. Moving from a place of compliance to where they are today: showed photos of fun - sleepovers, Te Reo as wall labels, watching a hangi, Dads helping, cultural performers, kapahaka festivals, community events

Riley and Steve Hathaway Kids TV show - Young Ocean Explorers https://www.youngoceanexplorers.co.nz/ Also crreating a book and DVD for schools. Aiming to raise awareness of caring for the ocean.

Linda Kaser and Judy Halbert, British Columbia, Canada http://www.icsei.net/index.php?id=934 www.noii.ca Are there Common Goals between NZ / Aus / BC?? Kat'il'a: Finading stillness in our busy word Cwelelep: being a place of dissonance, uncertainty in anticipation of new learning Networked Inquiry in BC - government investment If we know something that helps learning, and we don't do it, that is educational malpractice Purpose - Is our work heartfelt? Every learner crossing the stage with dignity, purpose and options All learners leaving our schools more curious than when they arrive All learners with an understanding of and respect for an indigenous world view Spirals of Inquiry - working through squeeminess and being uncomfortable about what we are contributing to problems in learning, looking for solutions. A way of being - always questioning what is going on for our learners and how do we know. http://noii.ca/spiral-of-inquiry/ 4 Key Questions: