When Leadership & Learning Collide

Dave M. EdwardsChief Communications/ProfessionalLearning Officer, NCVPS

When Leadership & Learning Collide

Leadership Learning

Accurate?

“…we need to make innovation a habit, we need to make it systematic . .”

Standards Testing ABCs NCLB CCP

InnovationCreativity

PerformanceChange

Risk

6 design principals of the 21st century high schools

YOU

Relevance

Support

Resources

Reward

WORK

Student

Relevance

Support

Resources

Reward

SCHOOL

New Paradigm

Time is Constant Learning is Variable

Learning is Constant Time is Variable

Current

New

21st Century Leaders

1. Solve Problems Creatively2. Develop and Communicate Vision3. Create Community – Builds

Relationships4. Create Challenges (reward risk &

innovation)5. Remove Barriers to Learning

Good Leaders L.I.E.

LeadInnovateEmpower

Student

Principal

Teacher

4 Essentials for Innovation

1. Believe that kids can learn

2. Understand kids need relationships

3. Know that kids want to belong

4. Allow failure to be an option

Principal• Risk/Reward Culture• Change is the constant

Teacher• Risk/Reward Culture• Engagement is the constant

Student• Risk/Reward Culture• Learning is the constant

What does it look like?

Best Practices

1. @JohnCCarver – VanMeter, Iowa

2. @graingered – Alberta, Canada

3. @powerteacherca – HS Tech Teacher

Dave M. Edwards@davencvps67 – Twitter

david.edwards@ncpublicschools.gov