May+20th+Meeting


 * 'Shifting Conversations'**

In reflecting on our meeting on Friday we seemed to center our discussions on this idea of shifting conversations. Seeking existing opportunities to focus our discussions on learning; to progress your own learning and the learning of other leaders and teachers.

Some suggestions that were made during our discusssion include undertaking the following actions:

1. Seek opportunities that exist where there is a readiness to learn, explore and innovate. The year 3 level that has engaged in blogging is one example. How might you connect with this to enhance your own learning? How will you learn from this? How will you support the team in their learning?

2. Being mindful and attentive to learning in the everyday situations that arise. What kinds of conversations am I having about learning? What do I attend to in these conversations? What kinds of questions progress my learning and the learning of others? Reflection prompts
 * What did you notice?
 * What does this mean for learning in our school?
 * What are the implications for my learning? What else do I need to know?

3. Leadership Meetings with team leaders

Using these existing meetings to focus on Contemporary Learning. Given that one of the leaders has asked for this, it create a great opportunity to engage in some learning together. Some the possibilities for these meetings included:
 * using the Contemporary Learning Schema to focus the discussion
 * making a personal connection to the schema. What examples of contemporary learning are evident in the teaching and learning of your team? What inspires you about what you see? What else is possible?
 * using a Model of Contemporary Learning (from Scootle) What is the evidence of powerful teaching in the story? What is the evidence of powerful learning in the story? What's inspiring? What questions do you have?
 * using the reading (7 Rs of Quality Curriculum). Making connections to the schema.
 * at some point leaders can be encouraged to bring evidence of contemporary learning from their team. What did you bring? Why is this evidence of contemporary learning? What else is possible? What are the implications for __us__ as leaders?

4. Recording some brief reflections on the wiki after the leadership meetings or in response to some significant learning that you have experienced.

We will keep in touch via the wiki for this term and then schedule a meeting early term 3