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Leadership for Ontario Schools
Webcast: April 30, 2007Streaming Video on Demand
Part 1 – Leadership for Ontario Schools: Academic Perspectives
(Length: 36 minutes)
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Part 2 – Leadership for Ontario Schools: Provincial Perspectives
(Length: 1 hour and 49 minutes)
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Part 3 – Leadership for Ontario Schools: International Perspectives
(Length: 27 minutes)
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Segments
Leadership for Ontario Schools: Academic Perspectives
Ben Levin
Introduction for Leadership for Ontario Schools
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Avis Glaze
Transformational Leadership
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Michael Fullan
Tri-level Reform
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Laurie Pedwell
Leadership Framework
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Ken Leithwood
Principal's Levers for Change
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Leadership for Ontario Schools: Provincial Perspectives
Bill Hogarth
Forward-Thinking Leadership
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Berisford Richardson
School and Classroom Visits
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Marlyne King
Strong Community Relationships
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Gen Ling Chang
Learning for Leaders
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Larry Langan
How Directors Stay Current
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Martha Dutrizac
System and School Data Walls
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Janet Wilkinson
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Laverna Greene
Equity of Outcome for Aboriginal Students
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Douglas Yack
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Carmel Preyra
Professional Learning Teams
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Jack McMaster
STAR Leadership
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Mary Anne Alton
The Director's Role
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Steven Reid
The Superintendent's Role
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Mary Reid
Teacher Moderation
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Leadership for Ontario Schools: International Perspectives
David Eddy
Effective Leadership
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Patricia Clarke
Leadership Styles
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Alan Boyle
Compassionate Leadership
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Ben Levin
Conclusion
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Leaders of the 21st century know that yesterday's education is not sufficient for today's learners. Effective leaders today are learners first and foremost. They know that if they are going to make the required changes in student learning, they must dramatically increase the skill and knowledge level of every educator in the system.
This webcast will introduce you to directors, superintendents, and principals who are instructional leaders within their school districts. You will learn how they are managing the complexities of school improvement, and how they make available the skill and knowledge that enable people to do things they either have not yet been able to do or have not yet learned to do – and that involves connecting people to sources of knowledge and skill outside of their own workplace. This webcast will also show how effective leaders connect people within the workplace and substantially increase the type of professional learning that has a focus on instruction and is designed to enhance student achievement.
Focusing Questions:
The purpose of this webcast is to stimulate professional learning. The following questions are intended to promote thoughtful dialogue and inspire action that improves student achievement for all students.
- What does current research reveal as the key successful practices of effective principals?
- How can I move my system into 21st-century thinking?
- How does the Ministry Leadership Framework assist leaders in their role?
- How can I facilitate change and sustainability that result in improved achievement for all students?
- What are the characteristics of "winning" leadership?
- How can I make time to observe classroom teaching?
- How can I track student achievement in my schools?
- How can I work with principals to ensure equity of outcome for all students?
- How can I involve my community in the life of my school?
- How can I ensure that teachers and principals individually and collectively continue to refine practices to improve student achievement?
- How can I develop my own skills in leading for understanding?
- How can I support my principals in establishing effective professional learning communities (PLCs)?
- How can I create a context within my PLCs in which others can lead?
- How can I support curriculum staff and ensure that teachers understand that they are expected to implement effective instructional strategies?
- How can I support schools in aligning their school plans with their board plans?
- How can I evaluate the impact that I am having on student achievement?
"I used to believe that the school was the primary unit of educational change, and the literature repeatedly insists that it is. However, I'm now persuaded that we can't save education one school at a time. Excellent schools in poor districts implode over time, whereas poor schools in excellent districts get better."
Lambert, L. (2003). Leadership Capacity for Lasting School Improvement.
Alexandria, VA, ASCD, p.80.
Featuring:
Ben Levin, Deputy Minister of Education for Ontario
Avis Glaze, Chief Student Achievement Officer/CEO, The Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat, Ontario Ministry of Education
Michael Fullan, OISE, Special Advisor to the Premier and to the Minister of Education
Ken Leithwood, OISE professor, author, researcher
Laurie Pedwell, Education Officer, Ministry of Education
Also Contributing:
Staff and students of Ontario schools
Bluewater DSB
Mary Anne Alton, Director of Education
Steven Reid, Superintendent of Schools
Liz MacPherson, principal
Mary Reid, principal
Mary Lynn Bray, Grade 4/5 teacher
Neil Gowan, Grade 5/6 teacher
Karen Plaxton, Grade 3/4 teacher
Huron Perth DSB
Larry Langan, Director of Education
Martha Dutrizac, Superintendent of Schools
Keewatin-Patricia DSB
Janet Wilkinson, Director of Education
LaVerna Greene, Community Liaison
Peel SB
Berisford Richardson, Superintendent of Education
Marlyne King, principal
Rainy River DSB
Jack McMaster, Director of Education
Toronto District School Board
Gen Ling Chang, Superintendent of Schools
Toronto Catholic DSB
Douglas Yack, superintendent
Carmel Preyra, principal
Jonathan Purves, teacher
Maria Angela Curia, teacher
Michael Hewitt, teacher
Stacey Hewitt, teacher
Zoe Maxwell, teacher
York Region DSB
Bill Hogarth, Director of Education
International Voices
Alan Boyle, educational researcher, United Kingdom
David Eddy, educational researcher, New Zealand
Patricia Clarke, educational researcher, United Kingdom
The Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat:
Pauline Beder, Student Achievement Officer
Judy Speirs, Student Achievement Officer
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Hosted by the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat in partnership with Curriculum Services Canada