1. Leadership for learning
P.Robert-Jan Simons

3. OECD, 2016 Distributive school leadership
the ability of schools to incorporate different stakeholders in their decision-making processes:
students,
teachers / staff,
Parents
Instructional school leadership
set of practices that principals use in relation to the improvement of teaching and learning.

4. What kind of school leadership in Estonia?
Integrative school leadership
distributive + instructional
Instructional school leadership
Instructional
Distributive schoolleadership
Involving students, teachers / staff and parents
Administrative school leadership
No distributive nor instructional leadership

5. Actions of instructional leadership

6. Kinds of school leadership in Estonia compared with other countries

7. OECD indicators for professional learning communities
1) teacher engagement in reflective dialogue 2) deprivatised practice 3) shared sense of purpose 4) collaborative activity 5) a collective focus on learning

8. Distributive leadership is related to: shared sense of purpose
Instructional leadership is related to: reflective dialogues by teachers and collaboration
More instructional leadership in practices of school leaders who participated in instructional leadership training

9. Lessons to be learned from this?

10. Lessons to be learned from this?
More instructional leadership needed in Estonia
Instructional leadership training helps

11. Recent study in Harvard Business review on effects of leadership in UK

12. Accountant Architect Philosopher Soldier Surgeon
invest and grow, focusing on the top line.
Architect
redesign and transform, focusing on long-term impact
Philosopher
debate and discuss, focusing on values
Soldier
trim and tighten, focusing on the bottom line.
Surgeon
cut and redirect, focusing on test scores.

13. During tenure:
soldiers

14. 1 year later:
Architects and some
philosophers

15. 2 years later:
architects

16. 3 years later:
architects

17. Accountant Architect Philosopher Soldier Surgeon
Effects on revenues, but not exam results
Architect
Long term effects, both financially and performance
Philosopher
Nothing changes
Soldier
Short term financial results only, but no long term effects
Surgeon
Short term perfomance results, but disasters on the long term

18. Lessons to be learned from this?

19. Lessons to be learned from this?
Architects achieve more
Long term perspective of architects seems essential
Many of the architects come from outside of education (after a career in business)
Leadership for learning as perspective needed for this long term perspective
Architects are not recognised, don’t get medals

20. Leadership for learning

21. Leadership for learning centres:
Wisconsin (US):
Cambridge (UK):
OECD, 2016:
Austria, Scotland, New Sealand, Australia, Netherlands

22. Leadership for learning (Knapp et al) https://depts. washington
Establishing a Focus on Learning
Building Professional Communities that Value Learning
Engaging External Environments that Matter for Learning
Acting Strategically and Sharing Leadership
Creating Coherence

24. Teacher leadership as consequence of distributive school leadership
Teachers
Who coach and mentor colleagues
Who develop materials and tests
Who are involved in innovating teaching and learning, i.e. digital learning
Who initiate and execute practical collective research
Who initiate professional learning communities
Who are involved in professional development of colleagues

26. Teacher leaders

27. 7 domains of teacher leadership:

28. What changes are needed in education?

29. Top 10, according to research:
From fixed to growth mindset
From summative to formative assessment
From evaluation to feedback culture
From different outcomes to mastery learning
From surface to deep learning
From content to general skills such as creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, environmental awareness, digital literacy, etc.
From general to personalised learning
From individual work to communites of practice
From intuitive to data driven teaching
From f2f to digital learning

30. 1. Dweck’s Mindsets about the mind as base
Fixed mindset
Growth mindset

32. Mindsets 50-50 % Dependent on topic
Dependent on environment (feedback)
Unconscious: discover your own fixed mindsets
Discover how you have fixed mindsets for others