Who Own’s the Learning?

1. WhoOwn’s the Learning? Pomaria Primary School 2013 Coaching and Leading the LearnerLedEnvironment Chic Foote Helix consulting chic.foote@helix.ac.nz

2. Focus • Inquiring to Learn • Mentoring and Coaching

3. Aha’s – Clarifications Today • It all about the vision therefore its all about the learner • Integration : How do I connect the learning in the classroom • Inquiring to Learn v’s Doing an Inquiry • There is an age and a stage –Teacher led, teacher student shared and student led • The heart of inquiry is the thinking

4. Movingfromwherewe are to wherewewant to be........it’s all part of the process. The Pomaria Learning Community

5. Our Goal is to.....? Support and nurture a collective learning culture of professional inquirers • where participants show they have confidence and capacity to take: - Ownership - Responsibility for their professional practice or learning • to impact learning and achievement at Pomaria

6. The 3 R’s(Robertson 1997) • Reciprocity • Relationship • Reflect-on-reality

7. Skills • Listening • ReflectiveQuestioning • Self Assessment • Goal Setting • Feedback

8. Group Task • Considerwhat has been shared. • Brainstorm and discussyour - Expectations - Confusions - Opportunities For the Coaching and Mentoring • Share back to whole group

9. An Effective Coach is.... • Highlyreflective • Skilledatrecognisingothersstrengthsabilities & beliefs • A Servant leader • Patient • Considers the Bus Question Pete Hall & Alisa Simmeral: Building Teachers Capacity for Success-A collaborative Approach for Coaches and School Leaders (ASCD 2008)

10. A Continuum of Self Reflection • Unaware stage • Conscious Stage • Action Stage • Refinement stage Pete Hall & Alisa Simmeral: Building Teachers Capacity for Success-A collaborative Approach for Coaches and School Leaders (ASCD 2008

11. The PomariaWay • Speak up- clarify the focus - speak to the right person • Team up- Get Connected - find the person or people that can support you. • Stand up- and ACT!  Take the opportunity. Make the change. • What does The Pomaria Way mean for the development of the coaching and mentoring of a culture for learning as inquiry?

12. Building an Effective Coaching Culture TenPrinciples – Jan Robertson • Inquiry • RiskTaking & Challenge • Responsibility & Trust • Shared Learning • Support • Building capacity • QualityInnovation & Improvement • CriticalThinking & Awareness • Belief