Building capacity: teachers thinking and working together to create new futures.
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Paper/Presentation Title | Building capacity: teachers thinking and working together to create new futures. |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Andrews, Dorothy (Author) and Lewis, Marian (Author) |
Year | 2005 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.barcelona-icsei2005.org/ |
Conference/Event | International Congress for School Effectiveness and improvement (ICSEI) (2005) |
Event Details | International Congress for School Effectiveness and improvement (ICSEI) (2005) Event Date 02 to end of 05 Jan 2005 Event Location Barcelona |
Abstract | This paper is based on research illuminating organisation-wide processes used during a whole school revitalisation process, IDEAS (Innovative Designs for Enhancing Achievement in Schools). It explores the organisation-wide processes that engage teachers in futuristic thinking and the creation of shared meaning. The paper explores how teachers engaging in processes of school revitalisation think and work together to add significant value to their successful practices. The school revitalisation process at the heart of this research centres on the work of teachers and recognises the fundamental importance of teacher leadership in successful school change. Creative organisation-wide processes link personal pedagogical work with the work of the broader professional community of the school. This linking of personal and school wide pedagogical aspirations and understandings provides a foundation for culture building and the creation of new futures. It enables the professional community to build the capacity of the school to add value to classroom and school wide practices - improving teaching and learning as a result. |
Keywords | professional learning community, school improvement, school-wide change, teacher leadership, capacity building |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390399. Education systems not elsewhere classified |
390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators | |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y6ww/building-capacity-teachers-thinking-and-working-together-to-create-new-futures
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