JUNE-JULY INSTITUTES
Required Preparation for
Creating an Effective School
First In-Person Session: 27 June - 3 July 2023 Second In-Person Session: 13 - 19 July 2023
COMPLETE
This pre and post self-assessment survey, based on the skills we will be addressing in the course. We hope that it will help you on your continuous leadership journey.
BRING
A brief description of one possible improvement at your school which you feel would positively impact student learning, including: why you think it is a significant issue, what evidence you have to support your thinking, and what actions leaders might take to ensure that this improvement is implemented. Read and become familiar with the application task template found in Schoology where you will plan for that improvement.
Foundational statements from your school, such as mission and vision, learning principles, or anything that helps stakeholders understand the school’s purpose and direction. Be familiar with these documents and be able to access them during the course.
A LEADERSHIP ISSUE OR PROBLEM
As part of your experience, you will be assigned to a home group. In preparation, please prepare a short case study or example that deals with a problem or situation you have confronted during your professional practice and for which you would value input from others. This does NOT have to be related to the course content.
READ
In preparation for the course, you are asked to review ONE of the following resources linked below and found in Schoology (see joining instructions below), with this focus question in mind: What makes an effective school, now and in the future? You will find your assignment on a list found in the Prep Assignment/Prep Readings folder in Schoology.
You will be the only one in your group who has read your assigned resource. Therefore, you will be the "team expert" on that resource, responsible for helping your team understand essential take-aways, significant discussion points and the essence of the resource. You may choose to write and share some notes as a resource and to build common understanding among your team. There will be no in-class time for review. We will discuss them on day 2 (in-person) and day 1 (online):
"Reimagining a more equitable and resilient K-12 Education system"
OECD -"World Class - How to build a 21st C school system" -pages 61 - 64 and pages 65 - 139, if time
Wellbeing Project: Wellbeing Strategy: The Essential Guide
Wallace Foundation: How Principals Affect Students and Schools (Executive Summary)
Nine Big Questions Schools must Answer to Avoid going back to normal (Intro/ What is Sacred/ What is Learning)
Youtube: The Problem with Schools
PREPARE
Ensure you have Access to these Technology Tools:
A laptop with a video camera, the ability to read PDFs and that can access the internet. A phone or tablet will not be sufficient. Ensure you have all necessary passwords and permissions (including the ability to download programs/apps) to use the laptop if you are using a school laptop.
A set of earphones that you can use with your laptop.
Your school drives/platforms that will allow you to access any team/school planning documents
Schoology (see information below)
BY 1 JUNE 2023
JOIN SCHOOLOGY To access all course materials, you will need to sign up (free) for our Learning Management System, Schoology. For the purpose of this course, please sign up as a student if creating a new account. All necessary course materials will be available about 10 days prior to the start date of your course.
Use the access code for your session below to join your course in Schoology using the "courses" dropdown at the top of the landing page once you login:
Access Code for 27 June - 3 July 2023 in-person session: PNN3-SR3Q-QW7QM
Access Code for 13 - 19 July 2023 in-person session: D5RD-77KW-R3475
If you encounter any difficulties in accessing the course, please contact registrations@theptc.org.
We look forward to our learning together!
Robyn Chapel
Simon Gillespie
Ji Han
Jamie Otis
