"Leadership 2.0 – A Collaborative Learning Opportunity for School Leaders
As administrators, learning is continuously evolving and we must be learning leaders within our organization. But what does leadership look like in schools today? If we are leading schools the same way that we were 20, 15, or even 10 years ago, will administrators still be relevant.
Using the Alberta Education framework for Principals, we are looking at developing leadership in schools that builds upon the fundamentals of good administration but in a continuously changing environment. Although we will be using the Alberta Education framework, these qualities are beneficial to leaders no matter what area of the world they are in. Because of this, we have asked school administrators from all over North America to share their insights on each strand and how they effectively meet this in the context of today’s learner.
With the “Leadership 2.0” open course, we will be pulling upon different experts to talk about what leadership looks like based on the Alberta Education Principal Quality Standard. The following seven dimensions will be focused on:
Fostering Effective Relationships
Embodying Visionary Leadership
Leading a Learning Community
Providing Instructional Leadership
Developing and Facilitating Leadership
Managing School Operations and Resources
Understanding and Responding to the Larger Societal Context
To ensure that participants are coming out with a product, a first session on “digital portfolios” will be offered to help school leaders be able to reflect openly on their learning both during and after the sessions. The suggested platform for this portfolio will be a wordpress blog."
As leaders we have a love/hate relationship with meetings. We know that when we get people together we have the opportunity for collaboration, creative problem solving and clear communication. For these reasons and more, most any leadership development program is going to include some training on meeting management or facilitation (though in my experience, probably not enough).
A week ago, I had the pleasure of shadowing principal Wanda Perez at DC Bilingual Public Charter School. While Wanda admitted she spends more time in meetings than she’d like, we spent the majority of my visit walking the school and observing students and teachers in learning and teaching. I also observed Wanda planning the week’s professional development session with New Leaders Resident Principal Daniela. There was so much to talk about – home visits, instructional strategies, assessments and the like – with not enough time.
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