1. Welcome to Whitiwhiti Kōrero
Community of Learning – Building Collaboration .
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2. Where I am from . North Shore Catholic Schools
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3. Korero – to discuss ideas with others
Overview of this presentation:
What is a CoL? Some background information.
Definitions of some terminology
Stage One of the journey: getting the CoL approved
Stage Two of the journey: getting the CoL underway
What helped collaboration
What hindered collaboration
Korero – to discuss ideas with others .
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4. Image Source : https://www.sandler.com
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9. From that video, we can see that:
Collaboration is more than just ‘playing well with others’.
A culture that enables people to share ideas and thoughts openly
3. The collaborative solution is reflective of the diversity of the group – can everyone see at least an acknowledgement of who they are and what they want in that final vision? .
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10. Collaboration: Anything else you would like to add to this definition?.
Collaboration: Anything else you would like to add to this definition?
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11. Make technology work for you Assign a vision keeper Become ego-less
Some strategies:
Divide and conquer
Outsource
Make technology work for you
Assign a vision keeper
Become ego-less
Know if and when collaborating is actually working for you.
Stephen and Joel Levinson .
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12. Orientation to learning Motivation to learn
5 assumptions:
Self concept
Learner Experience
Readiness to learn
Orientation to learning
Motivation to learn .
– longer version
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Andragogy: Share any of the ideas from this video and what this might mean for forming adult collaboration.
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15. The AC template document: Background History of working together
Learning Pathways
Engagement with Maori, Pasifika, community
Achievement of Maori and Pasifika
Our actual academic challenge
Key strategies
How we think we might achieve our challenge
Code of conduct
Our structure
Legal beagle stuff – MOU with each other and MOE. .
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16. The AC template document: Background History of working together
Code of conduct
Legal beagle stuff
Learning Pathways
Engagement with Maori, Pasifika, community .
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17. Mission and vision statements
Mission Statement
The North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners will work and learn collaboratively so that all our learners successfully navigate their own learning pathway. We will do this by developing a future focused approach to learning and teaching and providing cohesive and effective transitions between our primary and secondary schools.
Vision
We want our learners to be confident and connected, Catholic learners for life, committed to being the best they can be, acting generously and inclusively, prepared to challenge and shape the future. .
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18. Kairangi (Excellence) Aroha (Compassion) Auaha (Innovation)
Values
Whakaute (Respect)
Kairangi (Excellence)
Aroha (Compassion)
Auaha (Innovation)
Kotahitanga (Unity)
Kanorau (Diversity)
Tapatahi (Integrity)
Atawhai (Mercy) .
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19. If you were building collaborative mission /vision statements and list of values, what would be your non-negotiables? .
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20. Disadvantages of this collaborative method:
Loooooooong list of values and
very wordy mission and value statements
Time consuming
Could look like ‘committee’ written statements and value list. .
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21. We learned about each others’ schools and what was important to them
Advantages:
Everyone gets a voice
We learned about each others’ schools and what was important to them
a common vision / goal for all the schools that reflected the diversity of our community
Very clear, agreed common ground to underpin our CoL work. .
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22. Achievement of Maori and Pasifika.
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23. Data for our academic challenge.
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25. Our actual academic challenge
NCEA Level 2
We aim to lift the number of NCEA Level 2 endorsements to 75%. This is a shift of 5% points. An additional 13 learners will attain a NCEA Level 2 Certificate of Endorsements.
 This will include:
a shift of 6 Level 2 Maori learners so that 75% (19/26) attain a Level 2 endorsement.
a shift of 15 Level 2 Pasifika learners so that 75% (20/26) attain Level 2 endorsement.
(NB: this total is more than the 13 required because non-Maori and non-Pasifika is higher than 75% already). .
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26. North Shore Catholic Schools Community of Learners/Kahui Ako.
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27. Key ‘enabling’ strategies.
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28. Culturally responsive pedagogy Teaching as inquiry
The strategies:
Special Character
Student Voice
Culturally responsive pedagogy
Teaching as inquiry
Effective transitions
Future focused learning .
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29. Stage One finish line . North Shore Catholic Schools
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30. What hindered collaboration? Time commitment Getting the data
Continual changes in requirements
Change of principals during the process
Tight timeframe – not allowing for ‘building of consensus’
Technology .
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31. What helped collaboration? Collaborative practices in place.
Change of principals during the process
Outsourcing
Admin systems
Equitable not equal work load
Realistic
Used the ‘vision keeper’ idea
Timeframe – kept the focus
Using technology to support the collaboration .
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32. Our logo . North Shore Catholic Schools
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33. Stage Two of the journey: getting the CoL underway.
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34. Lead Principal . North Shore Catholic Schools
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35. Across and Within school teachers.
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36. Expert partner . North Shore Catholic Schools
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39. ‘How to come up with really great ideas and actually make them happen’ – by Ewan McIntosh.
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41. Visible Thinking Wall . North Shore Catholic Schools
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42. Across Schools - It’s in if …..
It relates directly to at least one of the strategies from our Achievement Challenge document
Evidence based / research supported
Focused on particular ‘target students’ from our Achievement Challenge document
Is collaborative in nature
Supports our CoL values
Can show link to how it will enable us to achieve our CoL mission / vision
Has been discussed and agreed at our Lead meetings before it can be disseminated under the CoL brand.
It’s in if …….. .
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43. BHAG – Big Hairy Audacious Goal.
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44. Get amongst the people . North Shore Catholic Schools
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45. How might you use some of these ideas to build collaboration in your learning community?.
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46. External expertise . North Shore Catholic Schools
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47. Data and evidence . North Shore Catholic Schools
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48. Who are our students who are not making the learning progress that we think they should be
AND how do you know that? .
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49. Research . North Shore Catholic Schools
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50. Using technology . North Shore Catholic Schools
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51. Clear direction . North Shore Catholic Schools
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52. Short cuts . North Shore Catholic Schools
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53. Keep talking . North Shore Catholic Schools
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54. Barriers . North Shore Catholic Schools
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55. ‘Cultivating Collaboration – Don’t be so dammed defensive’ Jim Tamm.
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56. Keep in the green zone . North Shore Catholic Schools
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