Leading to Learn

http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ Panelists: Caroline McMillen, Vice Chancellor, University of Newcastle Pam Anders, Director of Public Engagement, Oxfam Australia Dermot O'Gorman , CEO, WWF Australia Anne Johnstone, Principal, Ravenswood School for Girls Anne - Learning and Well-being - linked. Impact of growth mindset as an example. Hattie - value add. Lots of interventions we can measure impact of. Work out frameworks that will promote student well-being. Helping students develop sense of own strengths. Accomplishment is about personal excellence - paved by growth mindset. Pam - fundamental challenge - inequality. Haves and Have nots. 8 men own the same amount of wealth as 50% of the worlds poorest. Growing gap between haves and have nots in Australia. 16% wage gap between men and women in workforce. health inequalities between indigenous and non-indigenous. Dermot   - Our disability to understand the consequences that ...

https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve How do we make sure people remain learners? Mindsets - dynamic. We are all a mixture. Fixed mindset: Intelligence is a fixed trait - a certain amount, and that's it. limits desire for challenge / zest for learning Growth mindset: Intelligence can be developed Brain Plasticity - Alfred Binet - the most fundamental capacity to learn can be transformed through education. Against 'fixed intellegence' Why do mindsets matter? (refer study by Claro, Paunedku & Dweck, 2016) Fortune 500 Companies - whether culture of genius (fixed talent), or a culture of development - makes a big difference to success of company Culture of development  - Employees more committed / empowered. Why Aren't we Always in a Growth Mindset? Many things in environment that trigger us back into a fixed mindset. 1. comfort zone 2. Struggle 3. Setbacks & Criticism (shows use of brain...

Wcppa conference Prof Chris Branson - how do you become a successful leader of a community? Leadership: James macgregor burns - 'leadership' (2010) Shared introduction of different theories of leadership since Burns Leadership is it about hierarchy - it's about influence.  Transactional vs transformational  Transformational leadership adds context. How are people working together? Accepting you are the leader and choosing what you want to do. Depends what the task is.  A theory should explain the reality - no one theory can explain completely. Therefore not really theories - they are tools. Get the relationships right, so that you know which tool to use. Transrelational - enabling others, rather than being about you. Be the promoter of what is happening. What others see happening is an important source of data. Building wisdom based on knowledge and experience of others - not ad hoc - not letting go.  Build a relationsh...

“ Gender issues in school – What works to improve achievement for boys and girls ” Department for children, schools and families, 2009 Article shared by a parent about gender imbalance in education (UK) http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/9094/1/00601-2009BKT-EN.pdf

NZ School Trustees Association Facilitator: Cleave Hay See hardcopies of Workbook 1 and Workbook 2 Notes to follow up after workshop: Re Workbook 1: Remember and use the question at meetings: "How will this discussion benefit our students?" ERO Insicators: engagement, progress and achievement outcomes Thought - in areas we are doing well, how can we do better? Different hats: The Board - one body, as a whole (not individuals) Trust ees - Board Members Trust ers   - children, parents, staff, visitors, Proprietor, Crown The Board is only a body when Trustees are sitting around the Board table (governance). Away from the Board table, the individuals are  Trusters , and have no voice / authority. Board follows a method / plan / Charter. Board entrusts the responsibilty for carrying out the Charter to the Principal. Trusters - responsibility of the Principal (management). Trusters communicate with the Principal. Principal has complete discretion as to ho...

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...