Vision, values and principles

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• Multimedia General
  The world is flat

  Thomas Freidman's MIT address about his book on globalisation and the great changes taking place as a result of new technologies and communication.

  http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/266/

  
• Multimedia General
  Kim Hill interviews Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach

  Podcast of the interview between Kim Hill and Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach about 21st century learning and teaching.

  http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/sat/sat-20081011-0940-Sheryl_Nussbaum-...

  
• Reading General
  21st century learning

  This paper asks, "what is the difference?"

  http://www.shiftingthinking.org/21st-century-learning/

  
• Reading General
  Active citizenship in INCA countries: Definitions, policies, practices and outcomes (PDF 520KB)

  This report was commissioned by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in England and comprises a thematic study on active citizenship.

  http://www.inca.org.uk/pdf/Active_Citizenship_Report.pdf

  
• Reading General
  Values in the New Zealand curriculum

  "This report reviews the literature on values in the New Zealand curriculum. It examines recent research literature in national curriculum policy and practice and examines current and developing school practices. The report describes the process of the review and outlines the key findings."

  http://www.minedu.govt.nz/educationSectors/Schools/CurriculumAndNCE...

  
• Reading General
  Technology and values

  "This paper summarises key points from the values section of the curriculum and discusses how values education links with technology education. Examples are provided to illustrate these links."

  http://www.techlink.org.nz/curriculum-support/tech-values/index.htm

  
• Reading General
  Critical issue: Building a collective vision

  "Schools are likely to be more successful in achieving in-depth learning when leaders work with staff and the community to build a collective educational vision that is clear, compelling, and connected to teaching and learning. This collective vision helps focus attention on what is important, motivates staff and students, and increases the sense of shared responsibility for student learning. "

  http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le100.htm

  
• Reading General
  Visioning

  E-Lead.org takes a comprehensive look at visioning. "Visioning is a collective process through which communities envision the future they want and plan how to achieve it."

  http://www.e-lead.org/resources/resources.asp?ResourceID=19

  
• Reading General
  Visionary leadership

  This recent ERIC Digest outlines resources discussing what's in a vision, why does vision matter and how does vision develop

  http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin044.shtml

  
• Book General
  Diffusion of innovations

  Rogers, E. M. (1995). Diffusion of innovations. (4th ed.).
  NY: The Free Press.

  
• Book General
  School leadership that works: From research to results

  Marzano, R., Waters,T. & McNulty, B. (2005). School leadership that works: From research to results. VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

  https://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentID=12290

  
• Book General
  Sustaining and developing leaders

  Fullan, M., & Sharrat, L. (2006). Sustaining leadership in
  complex times: An individual and system solution. In Davies,
  B. (Ed). Sustaining and developing leaders. London: Sage.

  
• Multimedia General
  Do schools kill creativity?

  Sir Ken Robinson makes an case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity.

  http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/66

  
• Multimedia General
  Teachers TV: Gurus

  Tony Buzan speaks on improving memory and brainpower, and argues that schools should change the way they teach children in order to increase creativity.

  http://www.teachers.tv/video/5082

  
• Blog General
  How to be successful

  Stephen Downes' top ten rules on what you need to learn in order to be successful.

  http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2006/09/11/how_to_be_successful_...

  
• Reading General
  Moral purpose and shared leadership: The leaders transforming learning and learners pilot study

  A paper by Associate Professor Michael Bezzina presented at the ACER conference, August 2007.

  http://www.acer.edu.au/research_conferences/2007.html

  
• Reading General
  Leadership for radical transformation in school education

  A paper by Professor Brian Caldwell presented at the ACER conference, August 2007.

  http://www.acer.edu.au/research_conferences/2007.html

  
• Reading General
  Expanding the capacity to learn: a new end for education?

  Guy Claxton's opening keynote address at the British Educational Research Association's annual conference, September 2006.

  http://www.buildinglearningpower.co.uk/blp/Extras.html

  
• Reading General
  Engage me or enrage me: What today's learners demand

  Marc Prensky argues provocatively that the current, wired, technology-savvy generation of students are engaged everywhere in their lives except at school. “And here it is so boring that the kids, used to this other life, just can’t stand it”.

  http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/leadership/articles/engage-me-or-enrag...

  
• Reading General
  The shape of things to come

  The Shape of Things to Come, by Charles Leadbeater, provides a substantial explanation of personalised learning, its impact on learners, and its implications for how schools function. It reports on primary and secondary schools in the UK which have already begun to implement this approach to teaching, learning, and curriculum.

  http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/leadership/decision-making/shape-of-th...

  
• Reading General
  The school of the future: Key issues for school leaders

  What will the leaders of schools in the future be like? It could be that future schools will face radically different challenges which will require different qualities and skills for those in leadership roles. In this article from the National College of School Leadership, David Bennett considers five of these challenges, together with five sets of leadership qualities to meet them.

  http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/leadership/articles/the-school-of-the-...

  
• Reading General
  Schooling for tomorrow: OECD scenarios

  These scenarios are from the Schooling for Tomorrow series developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Centre for Education and Research (CERI). The series forms part of a long term OECD project that is focused on developing an international body of analysis, reflection and experience intended to contribute to long-term thinking in education. The scenarios outlined here are based on those in the OECD’s 2001 publication, What schools for the future?

  http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/leadership/articles/oecd-scenarios.php

  
• Reading General
  Accomplishing important work together

  In this article from set: Research Information for Teachers, 3, 2002, Dr Helen Timperley and Associate Professor Viviane Robinson examine what is meant by the term ‘partnership’ when applied in an education context.

  http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/leadership/articles/accomplishing-impo...

  
• Reading General
  The school culture. Bridge or barrier to change

  School culture viewed as the existence of an interplay between three factors: the attitudes and beliefs of people both inside the school and in the external environment, the cultural norms of the school, and the relationships between people in the school.

  http://www.sedl.org/change/school/culture.html

  
• Reading General
  Shared culture: A consensus of individual values

  Provides a brief theoretical context on the importance of the principal’s role in shaping school cultures. This is followed by practical examples from schools where principals have tried different strategies to develop a culture in which the whole staff is engaged and comfortable.

  http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/leadership/articles/a-consensus-of-ind...

  
• Reading General
  What is our school culture like? - A checklist for analysing a school's culture

  Gathering the data for this audit should allow you to identify the range of cultural issues, beliefs, practices, norms and values that prevail in your school as an initial step to evaluating how these might impact upon student learning.

  http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/leadership/articles/what-is-our-school...

  
• Reading General
  School culture

  Louise Stoll’s article explores the relationship between school culture and school improvement.

  http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/leadership/articles/school-culture.php

  
• Reading General
  Exploring school culture

  Jane turner and Carolyn Crang's interactive seminar held for education professionals and parents to examine the meaning of school culture as a concept, to explore different views on school culture and for participants to discuss their own beliefs about school culture.

  http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/leadership/articles/exploring-school-c...

  
• Reading General
  Knowledge and skills for life: First results from PISA 2000

  “A new three-yearly survey of the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds in the principal industrialised countries. A new way of looking at student performance. A unique collaboration between countries to monitor educational outcomes.”

  http://www.pisa.oecd.org/document/46/0,2340,en_32252351_32236159_33...

  
• Book Secondary
  Disciplining and drafting, or 21st century learning?

  "Will today’s curriculum prepare secondary school students for life in the 21st century? Rachel Bolstad and Jane Gilbert propose radical new models for schooling that challenge long-held ideas about the purpose and structure of the senior secondary years."

  http://www.nzcer.org.nz/default.php?cPath=345_139_133_43&products_i...

  
• Reading General
  Values clusters (Word 23.5kB)

  The values in the New Zealand Curriculum are broad and rich. Each value is in essence a values “cluster” that has a range of values, ideas, and concepts within it.

  http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/content/download/437/3564/file/Value...

  

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