The Bicolano Leaders:

Inspiring Trust,
Igniting Passion,
Transformng
Organization
Presented by:
LORNA DIG DINO
Undersecretary for Curriculum & Instruction
 Highlights

• Inspiring Trust> Why : Learners

• Igniting Passion> What attributes:

21st Century Skills
• Transforming Organization> How :
Believe and Do it
 Highlights

• Igniting Trust> Why : Learners

Basic Education is
preparation for life.
 DepEd
Team Vision
• By 2022, we will have
nation-loving and competent lifelong learners
able to respond to challenges and opportunities

through quality, accessible, relevant and

liberating K to 12 Program delivered by a
modern, professional, pro-active, nimble,
trusted and nurturing DepEd
 Igniting Trust> Why : Learners

“The NZ Curriculum vision calls on schools to

help young people become creative, energetic
and enterprising. We want young people who
are motivated and resourceful, who are
informed decision makers and active seekers,
users and creators of knowledge.”
-Secretary of Education Karen Sewell

21st Century Educational Leadership

 Igniting Trust> Why : Learners

“Educating the mind without

educating the heart is no
education at all.”- Aristotle
 Igniting Trust> Why : Learners

“ Improve teacher quality…Teachers should be well

equipped to engage students in classroom…and
develop critical thinking and other core cognitive and
non-cognitive competencies among them.”

“Improve secondary and tertiary education to match

the changing skill demand.”

-ADB, Human Capital Development in South Asia, 2017

21st Century Educational Leadership

 Igniting Trust> Why : Learners
• The Challenge for school leaders in the 21st century :

to understand ,
respond to ,
and influence teachers to understand the
importance of creating a learning environment that is
creative, authentic and relevant to students who
function within a globally connected world.

--Greg Roebuck
21st Century Educational Leadership
 Highlights

• Igniting Passion>What attributes:

21st Century Leadership Skills
Igniting Passion>What attributes:
st
21 Century Leadership Skills
*Visionary

better place

clear difference
 Igniting Passion>What attributes:
21st Century Leadership Skills
• *Emotionally intelligent.
Lead from the heart,
Have passion and unite people
Use distributed leadership model
Empower others
Talent Development
Abundance mindset
Think ‘Yes’ and then work out ‘How?’
Supportive, authentic and sincere

When necessary, hold people accountable to the vision and their individual
responsibilities

•
 Igniting Passion>What attributes:
21st Century Leadership Skills
*Have mastered self-leadership.
Purpose driven
Have grit and commitment

Develop ‘Focus’ as a 21st Century Skill and simplify wherever possible

Happy
See failure as a growth point
Are courageous and conquer their fears and limiting thoughts

Manage their well-being

Igniting Passion>What attributes:
21st Century Leadership Skills
*Embrace change and innovation

See opportunities and possibilities in everything

Are Change Agents
Change Advocates
Manage organizational change
Nurture a desire to innovate in their teams
 Igniting Passion>What attributes:
21st Century Leadership Skills
*Welcome and value diversity.
Seek different perspectives
Compassionate,
responsible Global Citizens(GCE)

Empathize and adjust communication

and styles of collaboration across
cultures and generations
•
 Igniting Passion>What attributes:
21st Century Leadership Skills
*Develop a 21st Century Mindset.
Have growth mindset positive attitude
Think outside the box
Think strategically
Solution-oriented, proactive and non-reactive
Use data analysis to inform decision-making
Seek constant improvement for themselves and the
organization they are leading, pushing themselves outside
their comfort zone
Igniting Passion>What attributes:
21st Century Leadership Skills
*Connected with the world.

Fluency with digital and social media

Agile and flexible partnerships with others
Intercultural and Intergenerational savvy
Sustainability must be embedded into
the curriculum
 Igniting Passion>What attributes:
21st Century Leadership Skills
* Action oriented

Strong results focus

Efficiency, productivity and priorities
Solve problems effectively
Create the future.
-Maxine Driscoll, Leadership Really Matters
Transforming Organization> How :
Believe and Do it

21st century leaders will understand

and model this in their practice.
Transforming Organization> How :
Believe and Do it

1. Know your context /community: increasingly

diverse, globalised, complex and media
saturated society.
Transforming Organization> How :
Believe and Do it
2. Understand your learners and know
the skills, competencies or literacies
that are required by students when
entering the workforce of the future.
 EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FROM K -12
To Attain Quality: Development of Lifelong Learning Skills
ESSENTIAL SKILLS

1. Visual and 1. Creativity and 1. Collaboration and 1. Flexibility and

information curiosity interpersonal skills adaptability
literacies 2. Critical thinking 2. Personal, social 2. Initiative and self-
2. Media literacy and civic direction
3. Problem solving
responsibility 3. Social and cross-
3. Basic, scientific, skills
economic and 3. Interactive cultural skills
4. Risk taking
technological communication 4. Productivity and
literacies and 4. Local, national, accountability
5. Design thinking and global
multicultural 5. Leadership and
literacy orientation responsibility
4. Global awareness 6. Systems thinking 6. Ethical, moral and
spiritual values
July 11, 2018 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 ransforming Organization> How :
Believe and Do it
3. Focus on teaching and learning which has a
direct correlation to student learning and
achievement

4. Focus on personalising the learning,

identifying talents, creating learning
pathways, ensuring that authentic real
learning contexts are engaging children and
allowing good achievement to occur.
 ransforming Organization> How :
Believe and Do it
5. Acknowledge that learners are
naturally a part of social
interactive communication; we
need to teach children how to
infuse thinking skills while
utilizing social media.
 ransforming Organization> How :
Believe and Do it
6. Use effective strategies to ensure the
coaching, mentoring for personal and
professional development

7. model and monitor types of interactions

which foster teacher learning and caring
about student achievement.
ransforming Organization> How :
Believe and Do it

8. Show that leadership is for everyone;

everyone is empowered to learn. Teachers are
empowered to inquire into their practice to
solve learning and teaching problems;
research based understanding of how
students achieve.
 ransforming Organization> How :
Believe and Do it
. Be a bridging leader
9

Ownership Co-ownership Co-creation

- Steven Pierce
Transforming Organization> How :
Believe and Do it

10. Continually self-reflect and reflect with

others on whether the learning needs of
students within a constantly changing world
are met
 A Systems Model
of Action Research
INPUT TRANSFORMATION OUTPUT
PLANNING
ACTION RESULTS

Prelim Diagnosis Changes in

Data Gathering Learning Processes behavior
Feedback of Action Planning Data Gathering
results Action Steps Measurement
Action Planning

Unfreezing Changing Refreezing

Educational leaders of the 21st century is not
a requirement but a necessity to ensure
21st century teaching and learning (Reeves,
2011).

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/31
9490073_Educational_Leadership_for_the_21
st_Century [accessed Aug 24 2018].
A Peaceful & Happy Journey!

God bless.
Move on
From:
with Love!
Lorna Dig Dino
Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction
Department of Education, Philippines