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School District 57
Learning Intentions
Systems and Change highlights of
relevant resources
Innovation why is it important in our
schools?
Change and Leadership examining a
process Recognize the Spark, Fanning
the Flame, Passing the Torch
Seeing it in action CSS-NBC (from an
idea to action)
Innovation in SD57
(Pepper)
Innovation
The work of innovation in our schools is not a
program, it is not something we can announce,
proclaim or implement. It is an ongoing shift to
adjust our system to meet the needs of students in
a way that is reflective of the world they are living
in.
Chris Kennedy, Superintendent, West Vancouver, Culture of Yes
Innovation
a major innovation is one that is so successful that soon
after its introduction few people can remember what life
was like before the innovation was introduced.
its about the process by whichnew things take place. I
look at innovation as an approach.
Resource: Creating Innovators (Tony Wagner)
Trailer
Vows
5 Foci
Community Partnerships
and more.
Our schools?
Collaboration and Leadership Groups
Professional Development
and more.
Innovation in Action
Innovation in Action
Real ProgramsReal Schools
Diffusion
How do we take an idea from one school, which is clearly
making a difference for learners, and replicate it in our other
schools? -> Dont replicate diffuse
Diffuse - spread, scatter, disseminate disperse
Sustainability
Keep the fire burning
(resource: http://thelearningnation.blogspot.ca/2011/03/my-10-picture-
tour.html)
1) Use a cellphone camera, then you won't have to pack/find another electronic gizmo
2) Take 10 minutes. That's it. Then you won't find a reason not to do it. And it won't be too
"staged". And you won't take a 100 pictures and spend hours going through them (I took 14, and two of
the ones I scrapped had my thumbs in them)
3) Take pictures around your school that you think showcase some pretty cool things. They don't just
have to be of kids learning, we believe you when you say they are...
4) Publish them with basic captions so we know what we are looking at.
Elevator Pitch
(resource: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvxtC60V6kc)
You get on to an elevator on the first floor of a building. The person who enters is a new
parent to Prince George looking to buy a house and enrol in a school. What is your
Elevator Pitch? Why should they choose you and your school/catchment area? What
do you have to offer?
Community Are there more options for students to stay at their home
school for the majority of their program
Teachers: New initiatives are often guided by passionate teachers
Blending: The lines of school/non-school activities are becoming increasingly
blurred
The creation of new programs/initiatives is an interesting journey, and often,
challenges your own resistance to change. You cant help to ponder whether
some of these programs would gain traction many are booming with
interest, which makes me also wonder, so, what is next?
Relevant Resources
- People recognize they cant go from doing old things well to new
things well
- Go from doing wrong thing well to the new thing poorly
- People must be able to see and believe in a path that will take
them from doing the right thing poorly to doing it well
Integrating Networks
high school students might work in their
home schools in the morning and then
mix with other students across their
local network of schools to undertake
inspiring and enjoyable learning
together in the afternoons (p.100)
Confidence
(Kanter)
Confidence
(Kanter)
Confidence
(Kanter)
Important Work
Important work has a clear strategic focus
and significance, so that it matters to
everyones fate; and it offers the
opportunity for everyone in the system to
see where their efforts might make a
difference
5.Remove Obstacles
6.Create Short-Terms Wins
My suggestion for people wanting to change what they do? Focus on one
thing at a time. Look at something you currently do, and ask how you could
do that better, and improve learning opportunities for kids.
Success breeds success, and if you focus on that one brick at a time, soon
you will have something that is so much better than what you started.