2014/02/13 1 Presenter: Dr Muavia Gallie (PhD) Education Moving Up Cc. [email protected]http://muavia-gallie.blogspot.com http://supervisingwithadifference.blogspot.com www.slideshare.net NECT – Deloi2e Project - School Turnaround Programme (STP) – Session 1 Focus Specific Issues • Introduction of participants per school • The state of education in your school • One person per school will introduce the team, and indicate the school’s ‘dream’ performance level; • Identify three things, in order of priority, to change IN THE SCHOOL. 2
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• One person per school will introduce the team, and indicate the school’s ‘dream’ performance level;
• Identify three things, in order of priority, to change IN THE SCHOOL. 2
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4. Theories of Changing What has to be done to influence those causes
Conceptual tools of the Workshop
1. Theories of Education What we ought to do in schools
2. Theories of Organisation How we should be set up to do it
3. Theories of Change What causes progress
towards where we want to be
Northern Pike Experiment
Grizzly Bear Story
10% on Problem 90% on Solution
“Shifting Paradigm” vs “Paradigm Shift”
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• They used a fish tank capable of being divided in half by a clear glass partition.
• A number of small fish (food) were placed in the other half. • The pike repeatedly crashed its snout to get to the small
fish. • After a time, the pike gave up having learnt it was of no
use. • The experimenter then removed the clear glass partition. • The small fish continued to swim in one half and the pike in
the other, making no attempt to cross the other half of the tank.
• What the pike experienced in the past dictated how it reacted in the future.
Are you a Northern Pike?
The Northern Pike Experiment
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• An American took his Japanese friend for a ride through the woods.
• The vehicle broke down and they decided to walk. • After some time they were confronted by a big
Grizzly bear. • The Japanese started taking his takkies out of his
bag. • The American said: “Hey, that won’t help - you
can’t out-run a Grizzly bear.” • To which the Japanese replied: ”I don’t have to out-
run the bear -‐ all I have to do is to out-‐run you.”
Grizzly Story
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Life is 10% of what happens to you
(problems), and 90% of how you respond to
it (soluTons).
10% - 90% Balance
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Quite often people talk about “shifting the paradigm” when what they really mean is an alternative answer or way
of explaining solutions to problems using the same but slightly changed concepts, approaches, constructs or
methods.
‘Shifting Paradigm’ vs ‘Paradigm Shift’
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There is something I don’t know That I am suppose to know
I don’t know what it is I don’t know And yet I am suppose to know
And I feel I look stupid If I seem both not to know it
And not know what it is I don’t know Therefore I pretend to know it
This is nerve-racking since I don’t know What I must pretend to know
Therefore, I pretend I know everything.
Knots by R.D. Lange
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TIMSS 2003 - Applying Maths
5 Types of School Performance
Chao
tic
Scho
ols
- 10%
Exit Focus -‐ P
assing
81-‐100%
61-‐80%
41-‐60%
21-‐40%
0-‐20%
Dysf
unct
iona
l Sc
hool
s - 20
%
Unde
r-Per
form
ing
Scho
ols –
50%
High
Fun
ctio
ning
Sch
ools
– 15%
Scho
ols o
f Exc
ellen
ce –
5%
Entrance Focus
-‐ Bache
lors 81-‐
100%
50-‐ 80%
1.2 Mill
2.4 Mill
6 Mill
1.8 Mill
0.6 Mill
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School Turnaround Pathway Turnaround Indicators
Leve
l
Type Description
1. Ins
tructi
on P
rogr
amme
(Te
achin
g and
Lear
ning)
2. Dr
op (P
ush o
ut) R
ate
(Thr
ough
put r
ate)
3. Ex
it Pas
s Rate
(F
inal G
rade
Pas
s)
4. Co
mplet
ion R
ate
(Dre
am A
chiev
emen
t)
5.0 F
ailur
e
5.1 N
SC (J
ust a
Pas
s)
5.2 C
ert (
Ave 5
0%)
5.3 D
ip (A
ve 65
%)
5.4 B
ach (
Ave 8
0%)
Total
5.
100%
4.
100%
3.
100%
2. 100%
1.
100%
Chaotic
Dysfunctional
Under Performing
High Performing
Excellent • 100% Bachelors completion
• 100% Pass, but less then 50% Bach completion
• 1 or more learners failing: Pass 80%+
• Less than 60% pass rate
• Less than 40% pass rate
Great
Good
Comply
Weak
Disaster
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
100%
100% 100%
80%
80%
60%
60%
40%
40%
20%
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✪
✪✪✪
DistribuTon of ‘Levels of Pass’
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Session 2 Focus Specific Issues School Turnaround Strategy (STAS) for Developing countries, including the 8 School Readiness Components
• 5 phases in STAS;
• 50 School Operational Systems and;
• 50 School Quality Systems; 14
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Barriers to Learning in South Africa 1. Systemic Barriers • Access to basic services
• Poor teaching • Lack basic and appropriate LTSM and AssisTve devices; • Inadequate faciliTes at schools • Overcrowded classrooms
2. Societal Barriers • Abject poverty • Late enrolment at school • Urban/rural dispariTes • DiscriminaTon -‐ race, gender, language and disability
3. Academic Barriers
• Inappropriate pedagogy • Insufficient support of teachers • Inappropriate and unfair assessment procedures • Language of instrucTon • Inflexible classroom management • Inappropriate aftudes
Principles of School Turnaround Strategy 1. All learners were created to be SUCCESSFUL, and
therefore no learner should fail; 2. The academic ability of learners is not linked to their
economic, social and cultural status in society (poor learners can perform at same level as middle-‐class and rich learners);
3. The biggest challenges in School Turnaround require Adults to Change (Thinking and Doing) – reconnect them with the dreams of learners;
4. Move away for the Deficit Thinking Model, and the VicFm Mentality Approach;
5. Restructuring the current educaTon models that are resulTng in DysfuncFonal-‐by-‐design and Success-‐linked-‐to-‐social-‐status (un-‐ and under-‐qualified and poorly performing teachers are teaching in these schools).
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Selecting Turnaround Models ‘Changing What for What?’
Technical
PoliFcal
Economical
Social JusFce
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“Children walking through the Gate” Preferred Children Reality Children 1. Country club kids 1. Township and working-class kids 2. Above the railway lines – rich suburbs
3. Traditional family (both parents) 3. Today’s family (single or child headed) 4. Parents/family took care of them 4. Early on learning to fend for themselves 5. Have ‘talk shows’ stories 5. They have counter-stories (News bulletin) 6. Protected by the family/parents 6. Grow up on the very dark side of life 7. They are easy to teach 7. They are not the easiest to teach 8. They have long-term dreams 8. They have potential, if you believe it 9. They are predictable, sable 9. They are unpredictable, volatile 10. Their future are positively preordained
10. Their future can or can’t be negatively or positively preordained, depending on us
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-‐ Turnaround what? -‐ What do we mean? What are we talking about?
EducaF
on System
District S
uppo
rt and
Develop
men
t
Provincial Im
plem
entaFon
Scho
ol Pass Ra
te
Scho
ol Leade
rship
Learne
r Achievemen
ts Gap
Teache
r Co
mpe
tencies
Purpose of Edu
caFon
1 2 9 6 5 4 3 7
Teache
r Subject K
nowledge
8 10 Teache
r Subject K
nowledge
Learne
r Pe
rson
alised
Learning
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Parent/Stakeho
lder In
volvem
ent
12
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From ChaoTc to Excellence
1. ChaoTc, DysfuncTonal and Under-‐Performing Schools
2. High FuncToning Schools
3. School of Excellence
8 School Readiness Components (Planning) A2endance Teacher
InformaTon Learner
InformaTon Annual Planning
Time-‐Tabling
Teaching, Learning, Assessment Schedule
Organogram TLSM
Ownership
50 School AdministraFve Systems Academic (11) AdministraTon (14) CommunicaTon (6) ICT (7) Pastoral Care (12)
In learner expectations and behaviour: • Higher likelihood of success
Educational Outcomes • Higher learner achievement
Academic Issues: • Lack of relevancy to learners
Social/ Emotional programmes: • Reward system • Peer groups • Extra-mural activities, etc.
Teaching and Learning: • Cultural responsiveness • Affirming potential and possibilities
Adulthood Outcomes: • Citizenry • Leadership
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Eight (8) School Readiness Components
(SRC) 26
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1. Adendance
2. Teacher InformaFon
3. Learner InformaFon
4. Annual Planning
5. Timetabling
6. Teaching, Learning & Assessment Schedule
7. Organo-‐gram
8. Teaching, Learning & Assessment Materials 27
Session 3 Focus Specific Issues School Readiness Components 3. Learner Information
• Learner expectation and achievement agreement.
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Problem Statement Learners • Teachers don’t believe in us;
• Have a low expectaTon of us;
• Think we are lazy; • That we have no pride and drive;
• Don’t trust us; • Etc.
Teachers • Learners are not serious about their work and life;
• Not focused on their success;
• They don’t do their homework;
• Etc.
Leadership • DisconnecTon between ‘teaching and learning’ and ‘administraTon’. 29
Nature of ExpectaTons • Poor families are living based on survival, and therefore don’t have a concept of ‘dreams’ – long-‐Tme expectaTons;
• Only focusing on ‘gefng through the day’;
• Don’t have, like middle and upper class families, conversaTons around the dinner table about “what the children want to be one day”;
• Schools can play a role in developing a dream, and raising expectaTons of poor kids.
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Student ExpectaTon and Achievement agreement (1)
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IdenTfy your Dreams
Career Areas (1 of 9) 1. Engineering and Technology
2. Health and Natural Sciences
3. Computers and ICT
4. Business, Finance and Management
5. Agriculture and Environment
6. Human and Social Sciences
7. Services
8. Art and Culture
9. Languages 32
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IdenTfy your Dreams Career Areas (1 of 9)
1. Engineering and Technology
2. Health and Natural Sciences
3. Computers and ICT
4. Business, Finance and Management
5. Agriculture and Environment
6. Human and Social Sciences
7. Services
8. Art and Culture
9. Languages
Career Fields (8 of 49) 1.Engineering or Engineering Support
2. Architecture, DraughTng and Technical Drawing
e. Building and ConstrucTon or Building Support
4. ArTsans
5. Manufacturing
6. AutomoTve or AutomoTve Support
7. Geology, Mining or Mining Support
8. Woodwork and Furniture 33
IdenTfy your Dreams Career Areas (1 of 9) 1. Engineering and Technology
2. Health and Natural Sciences
3. Computers and ICT
4. Business, Finance and Management
5. Agriculture and Environment
6. Human and Social Sciences
7. Services
8. Art and Culture
9. Languages
Career Fields (8 of 49) 1.Engineering or Engineering Support
2. Architecture, DraughTng and Technical Drawing
e. Building and ConstrucTon or Building Support
4. ArTsans
5. Manufacturing
6. AutomoTve or AutomoTve Support
7. Geology, Mining or Mining Support
8. Woodwork and Furniture
Specific Jobs (4 of 171) 1.Civil Engineer
2. Chemical Engineer
3. Electrical Engineer
4. Mechanical Engineer 34
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Student ExpectaTon and Achievement agreement (1)
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Student ExpectaTon and Achievement agreement (2)
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Student ExpectaTon and Achievement agreement (1)
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Feedback from Principal of JOTHS
• Our learners lack direcTon; • They see schooling as a phase that they need to pass through;
• And therefore they put in li2le effort, just to pass; • We have spoken about learners’ dreams, but found it difficult to have a process around it;
• We have now embarked on the construcTon of a Learner ExpectaTon and Achievement Agreement;
• The LEAA is a structured way of gefng learners to announce their dreams and to work towards achievement them;
• I can already sense the posiTveness among the learners; • And I am confident that this iniTaTve is going to make a big difference in their achievement levels. 38
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Feedback from a Learner at JOTHS • In 2012, the LEAA was introduced in our school; • At that Tme, I thought that I already have goals and dreams; • But when I wrote them down; • I realised that I have been cheaTng myself for the past 5 years;
• By compromising them since no-‐one else knew about my dreams;
• I realised that I am capable of so much more; • My marks improved drasTcally; • This iniTaTve really changed my life. 39
Sechaba Results 2012
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Session 4 Focus Specific Issues School Readiness Components 4. Annual Planning
• Target setting in your school.
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Annual Planning (SRC) 1 2 3 4 5
Compliance Planning
Compliance and
Administrative Planning
Compliance, Administrative
and Professional
Planning
Compliance, Administrative, Professional and Ethical Planning
Planning with
requests to
District Officials
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Annual Planning Implementing
Monitoring & Evaluation
Description Plan Act/Do Reflect Plan Act/Do Reflect Frequency Length Total Time When Scheduled Code Periods pw 30min pp Work Schedule 1 25 25 WS Pre-Moderation 25 0,5 12,5 Pmod Moderation 60 1,5 90 Mod Assessment - Summative 17 0,5 8,5 Assessment - Formative 12 2 24 Playground duty 40 1 40 Devotion 8 0,5 4 Parents' Meeting 3 3 9 SMT meeting 200 0,25 50 Staff meeting 8 2 16 General Staff Development 8 1 8 Team building 1 8 8 Exhibitions - LTSM 1 6 6 Bosberaad 1 16 16 AGM of parents 1 4 4 Sports day 1 8 8 Operational meeting 40 1 40 ANA meeting 1 1 1 RCL Leadership development 2 36 72 RCL Meetings 40 2 80 RCL Elections 1 1 1 Cluster meetings 4 2 8 Exhibitions - Learner Enrichment 1 2 2 Exhibitions - Roadshows 2 2 4 Excursions 1 8 8 Marking - Summative 30 5 150 Marking - Formative 10 5 50 District Officials meeting 4 1,5 6 30 0,5 Staff Functions 4 2 8 759 510 1269