Academic Leadership “Teachers Transforming Children” 27 th -29 th Nov.2015

Synopsis - MINI CONFERENCE 1 28 th Nov. 2015

Academic leadership Dr. G. S. Madhav Rao  Main objective is enhanced students performance.  Need quality teachers / teaching.  Students improvement as Prime responsibility.  Elements of improved performance.  Importance of Appraisals and Scaffolding.

Leadership in 21st century Teacher’s and Principal’s Appraisal Maxine Driscoll Think Strategic Think Pair Share

Types of leadership Commanding Visionary Affinitive Democratic Pacesetting Coaching (instructional)

Objectives of leadership 1.Goal Oriented 2.Maximize skills 3.Lead teacher’s style. 4. Sustainability People, Planet and Profit

Professional standards of teacher 1.Graduate 2.Proficient 3.Highly effective 4.Lead teacher

Objective of appraisal Students learning, progress, safety, Global citizenship. International professional standards. Identify domains of Professional knowledge, pedagogy/ practices, Engagement & assessment. Practice those domain.

Professional Standards of Principals 1.Vision & values 2.Knowledge and understanding 3.Personal qualities 4.360degree appraisals…. …..developing learning community.

Set appraisal plan now ….. 1.Dream big 2.Set goals 3.Take action

Bela Joshi - Appraisal A Touchstone Seema Singh- Understanding school leadership for effective schools Every school has a different DNA. 1.Current status 2.Goal in shared vision (three dimensional) 3.Gaps to be filled for actualization of vision 4.Physical environment.. infra, resources, adequacy 5.Human related linkages… parents, community system and environment.

Analyse and Strategise Deconstruction of inside the school. 1.Human centric 2.Growth centric 3.System centric Reflection, collaboration, networking, Interdisciplinary approach across subjects & classes, Vertical sharing, Horizontal sharing

Schools are like organism….

Create fortify design having space for sharing, problem solving, collaborators, critical thinkers, civically engaged. Need to have porous boundaries in plastic structures.

Dhaval Suseela Teacher's responsibilities as leaders inside & outside schools Inner Engineering by SatGuru Identify the human within and equip the students with human values. Quotes of President Rajender Prasad ji Prof. A P J Abdul Kalam ji

Ms. Shadma Parveen Competency- specific approach to enhance individual student's potential Teachers should be trained to identify the competences of a child e.g. Communication, Mathematics, IT, Civic, Attitudinal and behaviour competencies. Adopt pedagogy….. 4 H –head, heart, hand and health

Group 1……. Data Driven Approach Improved… Physical, Emotion and Social development, Academic performance, Life skills, Cognitive skills Identify sources of data. Means of data collection. Use data for improving last child. Parental education ?????

Group 2 Team Approach towards building a successful school

Shared vision, Patience Leader as a team player Code of conduct & Team dynamics Work culture and work ethics Example of PPT given by presenter.

Group 3- Building and sustaining Academic rigor

All-round development of student with emphasis on knowledge and concept should be strong. Assessment of learner should replace the assessment of learning and concepts clarity. Activities, projects, role plays, charts, posters during formative assessments should not dilute the academic standard. Good practices should be followed. Appraisal should be integral part of the system.

Group 4 Approaches to Pedagogy

Primary level- communication and comprehension, mathematics, surroundings (environment), integration of ICT, story telling. Secondary level- focus on result, presentation of thought, onus of learning, Use of technology Pedagogy is the driver, Technology is the accelerator. Encouraging creativity, collaboration, teamwork, projects, Inquiry and enquiry, combatting failures and flipped class rooms, active learning ……

Learning community is at Risk

A Moral Dilemma ?????

Thank you Mukta Misra