kathy green speech skg
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Schule koopera-v gestalten
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1. The Durham Story2. The Links to Germany3. The Way Ahead: a. Sustainabilityb. Lessons from Durham
Agenda
1. Teachers came to training by choice!!!
2. Teachers had to come to training in teams of 2-‐4 teachers
3. All school administrators had to come to training at some point so as to understand the innova?on, thus increasing the likelihood that they would support it with resources.
The Model had 5 Essen-al Components
4. Teachers were required to return to their schools and try a new structure or two in the first 2 weeks aEer training.
They would do this with the support of their CL team.
Research is very clear that if this new learning is not followed by applica?on in two weeks, it likely will not happen.
They were NOT required to go back and teach other teachers!!
5. Training was to be a process over ?me and not an event.
The first level 1 training was 3 days, and 4-‐6 weeks later it was followed by a 2 day follow-‐up session.
Level 2 training was also offered.
Key Educators in Durham’s Success
1. Norm Green -‐ staff development officer2. Barrie BenneQ &others -‐ trainers3. Michael Fullan -‐ authority on change 4. Pauline Laing -‐ director, supplied resources and support to move ahead
FactorsAffec-ng
Sustainability
... absolutely key at every level -‐classroom, school, community and districta. Great leaders need integrity, intelligence and energy.b. Once an innova?on is well established, replacing leaders with like-‐minded leaders is absolutely necessary, otherwise other priori?es will take over
1. Leadership
a. You need to review the basics to stay true to the model.
b. Key to add new learning (teaching strategies) and varia?ons to keep interest high and teachers engaged.
2. Ongoing Training
a. It is absolutely cri?cal that everyone involved in CL, School teams, trainer teams, principal groups, keep communica?ng and mee?ng to share new ideas, new challenges and to keep energy high.b. As Norm oEen said, “Talking is thinking out loud” and this exchange is essen?al in keeping the classroom doors open, ideas flowing, and the silos from going up again in the schools.c. Time is a precious commodity and it is easy to get busy with other things, thinking that CL will take care of itself. This complacency, thinking that things will remain stable without aQen?on, is deadly !!
3. Communica-on and Communi-es of Learners
4. Moral Purpose
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a. The reason we started our journey of learning must be kept front and centre, “To improve the learning and life chances of all students.” b. When we started expanding our repertoire of skills we saw the results we read the research and we knew we were on the right path.c. Since then we have had the early Pisa analysis, where CL is the only teaching strategy men?oned, and the recent McKinsey recommenda?ons that state clearly that a school is only as good as the teachers in it!!!d. We need no more convincing. The ?me and effort put into sustaining this innova?on will be worth the effort!!
4. Moral Purpose
oh -‐ by the way ...