South Western Sydney Institute presents

The Head Teacher Network

Finding the Smallest Change to Create the Biggest Difference

SWSI HEAD TEACHER NETWORK

First meeting 12 March 2008

Aim • To discuss strategies to support Head Teachers • Identify and discuss possible support mechanisms

and training needs for Head Teachers• Submission for a 2008 Reframe the Future Project

was successful

Our Aim

Reframing the Future

The HT Network focused on

Increasing the productivity of the VET workforce and contribute to the productivity of the Australian workforce. In context of the AQTF and chose Appreciative Inquiry as a methodology as an

organisational change management tool.

Problem Focused

AI’s invitation asks……

“What is the smallest change that can make the

biggest difference?”

“The Cycle”

Inquire/Discover

Appreciating the best of ‘What is”

Inquire/Discover

Appreciating the best of ‘What is”

Imagine/Dream

“What might be?”

Imagine/Dream

“What might be?”

Innovate/Design

“What should be?”

Innovate/Design

“What should be?”

Implement/Deliver

Navigate the changeImplement innovation

Implement/Deliver

Navigate the changeImplement innovation

Head Teachers

as educational leaders

http://www.iisd.org/ai

Encompass model of AI

Saul Steinberg 1961

Asking the right question?

Appreciative Inquiry Principles

We move in directions of what we ask questions about;

So by deliberately asking positive questions we create

constructive dialogue and inspired action

Meat in the Sandwich

Or a strengths based approach….

Dream

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Deliver

Moving into action Ideas become actions

• Mentoring with TAFE NSW Managers Association• HT Kit is being tailored to the SWSI context• HT Network invites you to join the Network

Head Teacher NetworkHead Teacher Network

Come and join with us for an afternoon of networking.Come and join with us for an afternoon of networking.

Find out about the Head Teacher Kit, the mentoring Find out about the Head Teacher Kit, the mentoring program and discuss your professional development program and discuss your professional development

opportunities for 2009.opportunities for 2009.

Where: Liverpool ETCWhere: Liverpool ETCWhen: 3rd December, 2008When: 3rd December, 2008Time: 12.30 for lunch, 1-4pmTime: 12.30 for lunch, 1-4pm

If you think you are too small to make a difference try sleeping with a mozzie.

African Proverb

Interactive Session

Appreciative Inquiry beings at the discovery stage.

It uses dialogue and active listening to find what is best within a system.

We invite you to take part in a discovery session with us here today?

DISCOVER

One goal is to seek the root cause of success

http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/uploads/AI