ACER Leadership Centre

Technical Leadership: Thinking and Planning Strategically

Project Manager: Dr Neil Carrington
2009 completes a three year contract with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. It delivered professional learning and mentoring to 206 aspiring leaders in Victorian government schools. 

Featured:

  • 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 working towards the resolution of school based problems
  • Peer learning groups that enabled collaboration, teamwork and mutual support
  • Mentor support that provided 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 text Leading the Strategically Focused School (Brent Davies)
  • Self-assessing current leadership practice using iLead 360° instrument
  • Actively participated in a three day conference and one day consolidation seminar
  • Contributed to the mentor and peer support group   
  • Completed  an individual school-based strategic planning project
  • Contributed to an online project bank  

Individual school-based strategic planning projects completed by participants

Projects completed in 2009

Projects completed in 2008

Projects completed in 2007

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