Leadership in eTwinningJune 2014

Engaging School leaders and overcoming resistance –Aileen Monaghan

Aileen will lead a workshop on “Leadership in learning, using eTwinning”.

This workshop will discuss the place of leadership for learning, for those leading work in eTwinning across the

country.

We will also discuss the place of eTwinning as a catalyst leading the best of 21st century learning and how to use

transformative change methods within this work

Aileen Monaghan is an HMI with Education Scotland and national specialist for music and ICT in secondary. She is also the Lead Officer for Transformative Change in Education Scotland.

Aileen is part of a team of school inspectors who carry out inspection and review of schools, identifying strengths and priorities for improvement across the system. Previously she was one of the team of writers for Curriculum for Excellence (Expressive Arts team) seconded to work with Learning Teaching Scotland.

Aileen was also head of a large inner city music department, Music Technology Consultant for 14 years and a member of “Masterclass”( a team of experienced practictioners funded by the government to help advance ICT skills).

Aileen won a BECTa Secondary Teachers’ ICT in Practice Award for the best use of technology in a UK classroom.

Her pupils also won a second BECTa award for creative use of music composition using technology.

She has written articles on the use of technology for educational journals and provided a series of music technology articles.

Before working as an HMI at Education Scotland Aileen provided in-service consultancy advice and training on the use of music technology to enhance and improve music education.

The curriculum: all that we plan for children and young people’s learning•Ethos and life of the school…•Curriculum areas and subjects•Interdisciplinary learning•Opps for personal achievement

Effective teaching

and

active,

sustained learning

Arrangements for:

• Assessment

• Qualifications

•Self-evaluation &accountability

•Professional development

•Support the purposes of learning

Values

Wisdom, justice,

Compassion, integrity

The curriculum includes

Entitlements e.g.• Coherent curriculum 3 to 18

• Broad general education

from age 3 to the end of S3

• Senior phase: opportunities

for qualifications and other

opportunities to develop the

four capacities

• Skills for learning, work, life

• achieve to highest levels

•Positive / sustained

destinations

Experiences and outcomes

Expressive arts

Languages and literacy

Health and wellbeing

Mathematics and numeracy

Religious and moral education

Sciences

Social studies

Technologies

Principles for planning:Challenge and enjoyment

Breadth

Progression

Depth

Personalisation and choice

Coherence

Relevance

Personal Support:

•Review of learning / next steps

•Learning activities - meet needs

•Ops for personal achievement

•Changes / choices MCMC

•Pre-school / schools working

•with partners

curriculum for excellence

Principles for

planning:

Challenge and

enjoyment

Breadth

Progression

Depth

Personalisation

and choice

Coherence

Relevance

greatfrom

Three horizons: horizon one: Current scenario

Time

Pre

va

lence

Existing things

that need to be

addressed

Things

we need

to phase

out

Existing things

we need to keep

Three horizons: horizon two: Transitional scenario

Time

Pre

va

lence

Innovations that

develop

current practice

Innovations that

fix the current

system and move

us towards the

futureInnovations that

have played their part

Three horizons: horizon three: Future scenario

Time

Pre

va

lence

Radical practice

that can be

developed

Innovations

to grow to

help reach

the future

Features of an

ideal system that

fit our future vision

How good are we now?The existing system How do we get to where we want to be?

The transformation systemHow good can we be in the future?

The future system

A: Aspects of existing practice that need addressing

B: Current innovations that help sustain and develop today’s

practice

C: Radical practice pointing to very different approaches that we can develop for the future

G: Features of an ideal system and practice that are fit for the

future and match our vision

H: Innovations that have played out their role in transformation and that we no longer need at

the same level

I: Key aspects of existing practice that we need to keep for the

future

D: Innovations that help to fix the existing system and pave the way

for future practice

E: Current practice that we need to phase out

F: Innovations that we need to grow for

future practice

Three Horizons Zone Chart Strategic conversations