ACER Leadership Centre
Technical Leadership: Thinking and Planning Strategically
Project Manager: Ms Mary Cahill
This project is in its second year of a three year contract with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. It delivers professional learning and mentoring to 75 aspiring leaders in Victorian government schools.
Features:
- Research-based content aligned with the DEECD Leadership Framework and focused on strategic thinking and planning and change management.
- Problem-based learning strategies such as school-based projects that link theory and practice and support reflection work towards the resolution of school based problems
- Peer learning groups that enable collaboration, teamwork and mutual support
- Mentor support that provides direction, focus and support to implement school-based projects
- Intellectual engagement through examination and analysis of theory and research related to technical leadership
Activities:
- pre-reading of the proscribed text Leading the Strategically Focused School (Brent Davies)
- self-assessing current leadership practice
- Actively participating in a three day conference and one day consolidation seminar
- Contributing to the mentor and peer support group
- Completing an individual school-based strategic planning project
- Contribute to an online project bank
Key Dates:
Three day conference: 7-9 May 2008
Consolidation Day: 10 October 2008
Submission of project: 31 October 2008
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