principals and supervisors as curriculum leaders...principals and supervisors as curriculum leaders...
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Principals and Supervisors as
Curriculum Leaders
Ms Lim Meow Hwee
Senior Specialist, Pre-school Education
Ms Fuziah Bte Muhamad Taha
Associate, Pre-school Education Branch
Pre-school Education Branch
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Outline
Curriculum Leadership
What
Why
How
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What
“The actions the leadership team takes to achieve growth in teaching and student learning.”
Prof Viviane Robinson MA , PhD (Harv)
Head of School of Education
University of Auckland
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What
Active participation “in moving schools forward to provide a learning program that is vigorous and relevant in preparing students for a successful future and that demonstrates results over time.”
Steven Jay Gross
Professor of Educational Leadership Temple University College of Education
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Why
The more leaders focus their relationships, their work and their learning on the core business of teaching and learning, the greater their influence on pupil outcomes.
Prof Viviane Robinson
MA , PhD (Harv) Head of School of Education
University of Auckland
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How
Intentional
Curricular
Pedagogical
Structural Evaluative
SUPPORT
Adapted from
Source: Elliot W.
Eisner’s “Ecology of
Schooling” Framework
(1988).
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Dimension 1: Intentional
Considerations:
• Developing a curriculum vision
• Translating into learning goals/outcomes
• Aligning learning experiences to learning goals/outcomes
Establish goals & expectations
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Dimension 1: Intentional
Support:
• Setting learning goals/outcomes with staff and other stakeholders
• Communicating learning goals/outcomes to staff and other stakeholders
• Monitoring learning goals/outcomes with staff and other stakeholders
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Dimension 2: Curricular
Considerations:
• Aligning espoused curriculum to kindergarten’s vision
• Contextualising espoused curriculum to meet national requirements and children’s needs and interests
• Aligning teaching strategies and assessment to teaching and learning principles (e.g. iTeach)
Planning & coordinating the curriculum
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Dimension 2: Curricular
Support:
• Plan and coordinate the curriculum with teachers
• Monitor the implementation of the curriculum with teachers
• Review the curriculum with teachers
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Dimension 3: Pedagogical
Considerations:
• Teachers’ strengths and challenges
— What they know and can do
— Which areas they need assistance
— What they see as barriers to using different approaches and teaching strategies
Implementing the curriculum
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Dimension 3: Pedagogical
Considerations:
• Teachers’ beliefs / experiences
— Have an impact on their instructional decisions on what and how their children learn
Implementing the curriculum
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Dimension 3: Pedagogical
Support:
• Develop a common understanding
• Communicate explicitly expectations for high-quality teaching
• Guide teachers to develop a repertoire of teaching strategies to engage children:
E.g.
Questioning techniques
Graphic organisers
Cooperative learning
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Dimension 4: Structural
Strategic resourcing
• Teachers
• Time and Space
• Teaching and learning resources
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Dimension 4: Structural
Teachers
Considerations:
• Most important resource
Support:
• Recruit the right people and deploy them appropriately
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Dimension 4: Structural
Time and Space
Considerations:
• Teacher’s Development
Support:
• Schedule time and venue for
— Planning
— Reviewing
— Sharing
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Dimension 4: Structural
Time and Space
Consideration:
• Children’s learning
Support:
• Plan daily schedule and physical environment to support curriculum vision
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Dimension 4: Structural
Teaching and Learning Resources
Considerations:
• Align selection and allocation to goals
• Appropriateness
• Accessibility
Support:
• Plan the selection of resources with teachers
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Dimension 5: Evaluative
Considerations:
• Children’s learning outcomes
• Teaching practices
What is needed:
• Documentation
• Self-appraisal tool
• Classroom observation
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Dimension 5: Evaluative
Documentation:
• To determine whether learning outcomes for children have been achieved
• To initiate dialogue with teachers on teaching practices
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Dimension 5: Evaluative
Self-appraisal tool:
• Using self-appraisal tool to evaluate own curriculum
• Train others to use the tool as well
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Dimension 5: Evaluative
Classroom Observation :
• Purpose: Coaching/mentoring or staff appraisal?
• Role: Who observes and what do they do?
• Duration and frequency: How often and for how long? Which part of the curriculum
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The more leaders focus their relationships, their work and their learning on the core business of teaching and learning, the greater their influence on pupil outcomes.
Prof Viviane Robinson MA , PhD (Harv)
Head of School of Education
University of Auckland
Key Message