FROM SINGLE LOOP TO.......

measure progress

set targets

assess

DOUBLE LOOP LEARNING

measure progress

set targets

assess

Evaluate learning

Create and share knowledge

Build capacity

SMC: from single to double loopSMC: from single to double loop

Set school goals and performance targetsSet school goals and performance targets Ensure smooth operation in schoolEnsure smooth operation in school Prepare annual school plan & budgetPrepare annual school plan & budget Pilot & evaluate educational initiativesPilot & evaluate educational initiatives Promote education to pupilsPromote education to pupils Establish effective channels of Establish effective channels of

communicationcommunication Plan professional development of teachersPlan professional development of teachers Evaluate school effectivenessEvaluate school effectiveness

Set school goals and performance targetsSet school goals and performance targets Ensure smooth operation in schoolEnsure smooth operation in school Prepare annual school plan & budgetPrepare annual school plan & budget Pilot & evaluate educational initiativesPilot & evaluate educational initiatives Promote education to pupilsPromote education to pupils Establish effective channels of Establish effective channels of

communicationcommunication Plan professional development of teachersPlan professional development of teachers Evaluate school effectivenessEvaluate school effectiveness

Appreciative inquiryAppreciative inquiryAppreciative inquiryAppreciative inquiry

Protected learning time at meetingsProtected learning time at meetings Story telling sessions from invited Story telling sessions from invited

guestsguests Participation in lesson studyParticipation in lesson study Shadowing a classShadowing a class Shadow a School Review TeamShadow a School Review Team Consultancy on OLEConsultancy on OLE Focus group with studentsFocus group with students Co-teachingCo-teaching

Protected learning time at meetingsProtected learning time at meetings Story telling sessions from invited Story telling sessions from invited

guestsguests Participation in lesson studyParticipation in lesson study Shadowing a classShadowing a class Shadow a School Review TeamShadow a School Review Team Consultancy on OLEConsultancy on OLE Focus group with studentsFocus group with students Co-teachingCo-teaching

WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF YOUR SCHOOL?

Conducting a knowledge audit

Where does the knowledge lie as to:Where does the knowledge lie as to:

What motivates and engages students?What motivates and engages students? The effectiveness of teaching?The effectiveness of teaching? Uses and impact of assessmentUses and impact of assessment The value of homework?The value of homework? Learning in home and community?Learning in home and community? Other Learning Experiences?Other Learning Experiences? Agency and change agents?Agency and change agents? Qualities of leadership?Qualities of leadership?

DEVELOPING THE INNER EYE

Leadership acts are most likely to occur when

attempts are made to understand the circumstances

of teachers’ work. This means starting with the

practicalities of teaching, developing a language for

talking about teaching, and assisting teachers to

collect evidence about the contradictions, dilemmas

and paradoxes that inhere in their work. This

consciousness raising amounts to developing an

inner eye so as to penetrate accepted assumptions

and, in the process, isolate viable ways in which

transformation might occur.

(Smyth, 1986, p. 3)

The task of leadership is to make visible the how, why and where of learning. It achieves this by conversations and demonstrations around pupil learning, professional learning and learnings which transcend the boundaries of the school. The challenge for leadership is to nurture the dialogue, to make transparent ways in learning interconnects and infuses behaviour. It promotes a continuing restless inquiry into what works best, when, where, for whom and with what outcome. Its vision is of the intelligent school and its practice intersects with the wider world of learning.

Leadership for Learning – making learning visible

Leadership for Learning – making learning visible