1. ASMS CHARTER 2003
To transform teaching and learning in science and mathematics
To create self directed learners who are critical thinkers, problem solvers, communicators, are collaborative, creative and innovative
A school with global recognition for innovation, excellence and enterprise
A school for all South Australian students
At the lab site meeting we will be running through an activity to identify the internal structures and cultures that are required to support innovation. As lab sites you have been chosen because you already have high levels of engagement and innovation, and so we would like to ask you to share how you have created innovative learning environments in your school (and possibly beyond) through a 4-slide maximum presentation. The aim is for us to then collectively pull together the key themes from each four lab sites and create organisers that can support developer sites to reflect on whether structural or cultural adjustments need to be considered in their contexts to create the conditions for innovation (things that promote it, things that inhibit it).

2. Features of an organisation that support innovation
Staff from a variety of disciplines working together
Mechanisms for introducing new ideas
Involving staff in programs from other agencies
Internal mechanisms to distribute ideas and proposals (formal and informal)
“shedding of responsibility” ie they are everyone's responsibility
Most communication about ideas is advice and information not instructions & decisions
Aitken and Hage (1969)

4. Platforms of Innovation at the ASMS
Open & flexible
Collaborative
Connected
Learning commons
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
LEARNING PROGRAMS
STUDENT
LEARNING
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Staff PL Teams
Teaching Teams
Practitioner Inquiry
Focus on pedagogical core
Informed by research & student voice
INNOVATION IN
TEACHING
AND
LEARNING
Authentic
Interdisciplinary
Inquiry driven
Co-designed
Multi-age level
Self-directed
Metacognitive
Capabilities focused
Assessment for Learning