ELF 09

Shifting the focus of education leadership Shifting student achievement up a gear "Insights often arise at the boundary between communities." Etienne Wenger

The third annual Education Leaders Forum was held at Centre of Excellence, Waiariki Institute of Technology, Rotorua - 14 and 15 October 2009.

This online community for the SmartNet Education Leaders Forum 09 has been established to enable online dialogue and sharing among participants.

Shift doesn't just happen. How can education leaders tackle the wind shifts of uncertain times and bring about the necessary mind shifts and behaviour shifts in their learning communities to lift both professional and organisational competence, and therefore student achievement, at all levels?

How can education leaders tackle the wind shifts of uncertain times and bring about the necessary mind shifts and behaviour shifts in their learning communities to lift both professional and organisational competence, and therefore student achievement, at all levels?

ELF 2009 is for those from across the education and training spectrum interested in how different parts of the learning system can better collaborate and be more responsive to changing needs.

For more information visit see the SmartNet website or contact ELF Steering Team Co-ordinator Lyall Lukey (03) 366 7874.

Something to get us started Some big questions we considered at ELF 09 include: Are our future visions for education based upon assumptions about humanity, society and technology that are no longer valid? How can education leaders tackle the wind shifts of uncertain and changing times and bring about the necessary mind shifts and behaviour shifts in their learning communities to lift student achievement at all levels? How do you make worthwhile shifts in education happen, ie policy shifts, mind shifts and practice shifts? How do you know which shifts are worth making? How do you articulate shift visions, strategies and action plans? How do you best engage busy professionals to bring about changes which enhance student achievement? How do you shift smoothly through the gears of a change process? Please take some time to watch these kick-off videos, then discuss them in the Talkzone.

View David Gurteen's slideshow of photos from ELF 08

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Angela Page 18 Nov 2009

New speaker videos

Two more videos can now be viewed on the ELF 09 speaker videos page.

Getting beyond the narrow

Professor John Hattie asks if teachers, in their critical role as change agents, are too focused on the short term horizon - national standards, literacy and numeracy - when they should be focused on using literacy and numeracy to engage more students in the pursuit of learning.

Shifting the focus of education leadership

Professor Russell Bishop gives his keynote address.

Angela Page 10 Nov 2009

A personal vision for education

A third video is now available for viewing on the ELF 09 speaker videos page.

A personal vision for education

In the context of developing leaders in education, graduate teacher trainee, Turei Thompson, shares his personal view on the importance of providing an education that incorporates strong values, and strong relationships with family and community.

Further videos like this can be viewed at EDtalks.

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