Focusing

What is Going on For Our Learners? How do we know?

• Focusing 
  Where will concentrating our energies make the most difference? Focusing well will lead to informed actions, and usually means selecting no more than one or two areas so that the inquiry is "focused and deep". The authors point out that a common focus generates the momentum to transform schools.

My new inquiry big question is: What is learner agency and how could I develop this at my school?

My leadership responsibilities (from Leading from the Middle - MOE - pg12) are:

• Improve outcomes for all students - with a particular focus on priority learners
• Create the conditions for effective teaching, learning and curriculum delivery
• Explore and promote the use of ICT and e-learning to open up new ways of connecting, sharing and learning
• Develop schools as learning communities
• Build networks within and beyond their schools to enhance learning and achievement
• Develop others as leaders

FOCUSING MY INQUIRY

I have had to think long and hard about where to focus my energies, time and resources for this inquiry. The scanning phase opened up a lot of questions and thoughts, and I could spend a lot of time focusing on too many areas.

Looking back at my big question and considering the scanning phase these are the areas that I will FOCUS my attention to:

• Learner Agency - personalised learning, articulating learning, collaborative learning and sharing their learning with others
• Collaborative teaching - team teaching and modern learning environments
• e-learning - digital collaboration, access to devices, systems that work well, online sharing of information, equity of device use and BYOD
• Leadership - how will I as a leader implement and lead these changes? Why should others change? How can I help and support others?