EMR Principal Forum Term 3, 2011. EMR Forward Directions The Forward Directions outlines three interlinked priority areas that are the focus for EMR schools.

EMR Principal ForumTerm 3, 2011

EMR Forward Directions• The Forward Directions outlines three interlinked

priority areas that are the focus for EMR schools

EMR Forward Directions Consultation

Educating the Whole Child

Project Team

Improved Student Achievement in

Literacy and Numeracy Project Team

Quality Teaching Project Team

EMR Personnel (7) EMR Personnel (5) EMR Personnel (5)

Network Reference Group (3)

Network Reference Group (4)

Network Reference Group (3)

EMR Principal Reference Group (10)

EMR Principal Reference Group (10)

EMR Principal Reference Group (11)

Context

Our direction going forward is driven by the Melbourne Declaration and the National Curriculum…

…and also sits within the context of current frameworks:

The Effective Schools Model

An EMR School Improvement Framework for Regional Network Leaders

The Developmental Learning Framework for School Leaders

EMR Forward Directions

Educating the Whole Child

• Why this direction?

Educating the Whole Child

The underpinning theory of action

• If we offer breadth and depth of education through personalised learning experiences then we will make positive progress towards realising the potential of every student and in preparing them to take their place in the world as active and informed global citizens.

Educating the Whole Child

Outcomes for this Forward Direction:

1. Students’ talents, strengths and aspirations are identified, nurtured and celebrated.

2. Students are cognitively engaged through access to personalised learning.

3. Students have access to a range of rich and authentic learning opportunities within and across schools.

Educating the Whole Child

Outcomes for this Forward Direction:

4. Schools develop and implement a broad curriculum with a global perspective.

5. Principals, as instructional leaders, have the commitment, capacity and opportunity to establish the conditions under which high quality learning and teaching of the whole child can take place.

Educating the Whole Child

Sample Professional Learning Opportunities

Educating the Whole Child

Sample Professional Learning Opportunities

• Why this direction?

The underpinning theory of actionIf we: • are all clear about the specific literacy and numeracy

outcomes we expect; • identify together key improvement strategies that

schools can implement to achieve them; • enhance the level of principals’ instructional leadership; • provide principals with relevant and necessary support; • work within established accountability frameworks to

demonstrate improvement then this will lead to improved student achievement in

literacy and numeracy.

Outcomes for this Forward Direction:

1. Higher levels of student engagement with and in literacy and numeracy learning.

2. Increased levels of effective and purposeful teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy.

Outcomes for this Forward Direction:

3. Greater consistency in the quality of literacy and numeracy teaching.

4. Principals, as instructional leaders, have the commitment, capacity and opportunity to establish the conditions under which high quality teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy can take place.

Sample Professional Learning Opportunities

Sample Professional Learning Opportunities

• Why this direction?

Rich Open endedAuthenticDifferentiatedFuture focusedDevelopmentally appropriate

The underpinning theory of action

• If we enhance the capacity of EMR schools to meet the needs of today’s learners by improving the quality of teacher practice – based on a common understanding of what effective teaching and learning is – then student performance and preparedness for life after school will improve.

Outcomes for this Forward Direction:

1. High quality, differentiated teaching practices are applied consistently within and across EMR schools.

2. Effective teaching practice is happening within and across schools.

Outcomes for this Forward Direction:

3. Improved student engagement and retention in EMR schools.

4. Shared understandings and a common language about student learning and teacher practice.

Outcomes for this Forward Direction:

5. A cycle of continuous improvement is embedded in all schools.

6. Principals, as instructional leaders, have the commitment, capacity and opportunity to establish the conditions under which high quality teaching and learning can take place.

Sample Professional Learning Opportunities

Sample Professional Learning Opportunities

EMR 2012 Leadership Conference

The Journey Internationalising Education

Educating the Whole ChildYong Zhao

EMR Forward Directions

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