why innovate?
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Daniel Bayer & Nikki Nardelli & Jeanne Schofield: Open Access College
Dr Susanne OwenPrincipal Officer & Leader, DECD Innovative Learning Environment project
& DECD innovation practitioner action researchershttps://app.gosoapbox.com 520-519-404
IMPROVING STUDENT LITERACY THROUGH INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGY,ENGAGEMENT AND USING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES:
A FOCUS ON PRACTITIONER ACTION RESEARCH AND USING DATA
• Knowledge is recognised as central in transforming societies and economies & concerns re economic loss from underutilisation of human potential
• Little higher order thinking & individualised learning occurring : new educational possibilities are arising from ICTs (OECD 2007 TALIS research of 70000 teachers in 24 countries re 15 year olds: OECD, 2008)
• Measuring learning outcomes highlights need for finding new ways to change outcomes and to re-focus on the learning environment
• Traditional schools not necessarily delivering well for 21st century agendas & for some students/groups (PISA, OECD)
• Secondary student disengagement concerns: reduces to about 40% by age 15 (Wilms, Friesen & Milton, 2009)
• Technology development has re-set the boundaries of educational possibilities
• Research base on learning is growing but “great disconnect” to policy and practice
Why Innovate?
the nature of innovation ….?
Incremental Innovation
•Minor modifications to existing product
•Swims with the tide
•Starts with the present and works forward
School improvement ?
Radical Innovation
•Significant breakthrough representing major shift in design
•Swims against the tide
•Starts with the future and works backwards
Transformation ?
From presentation by Valerie Hannon, Innovations Unit
3 objectives for event:
• Build understanding of practitioner action research processes and their
value for teachers/leaders in supporting change
• Increase understanding of innovative practices in DECD schools and their
impacts on student learning
• Improve understanding of Open Access College practices and use of
professional learning communities and action research for supporting
change
8.40 – 8.50 Opening & housekeeping• https://app.gosoapbox.com• Then put event access code 520-519-404• Click ‘Join now ‘ • ..comment on ‘Great ideas.. Things to think
about during the day’• Complete poll at end of day + future action
8.30-8.40 Registration/coffee
8.40 – 8.50
Housekeeping/agenda/opening Susanne
8.50-9.00 The OAC context Julie/Daniel/Nikki9.00-9.15 DECD innovation & Group Activity about innovation Susanne9.15-9.22 Practitioner Research key ideas input Susanne
9.22-9.45 Speed date rotations (5 groups) x 3 mins each: • OAC year 8-9 innovation and integrated units OAC whole school literacy research OAC strategic plan and PLCs Unley HS innovation Hackham East PS innovation
Susanne
9.45-9.55 6 other innovation schools ‘stations’ for informal chat about their school’s innovation work
Susanne
9.55 – 10.30 OAC demo lesson Nikki/Daniel and other OAC teachers
10.30-10.45 Morning Tea Nikki/Daniel
10.45 -12 Choice sessions (3 options)
Choice 1: OAC Year 7/8 innovation & integrated unitsChoice 2: OAC Open Access whole school literacy practitioner researchChoice 3: DECD Innovation Practitioner Research (Barossa cluster, Renmark HS, Hackham East PS, Ocean View College)
DanielNikki
Susanne & Barossa cluster, Renmark HS, Hackham East PS, Ocean View College)
12.00 -12.45 Lunch 12.45-2Choice sessions (3 options)
Choice 1: OAC Strategic Action plan and PLC action research teams Choice 2: OAC Open Access whole school literacy practitioner researchChoice 3: DECD Innovation Practitioner Research (MOC, Cowell AS, Unley HS, Felixstow)
Jeanne
Nikki Susanne & MOC, Felixstow, Cowell AS, Unley HS)
2-2.45 Choice 1: OAC Year 7/8 innovation and integrated unitsChoice 2: OAC Open Access whole school literacy practitioner researchChoice 3 OAC Strategic Action plan and PLC action research teams
Daniel Nikki Jeanne
2-2.45 Practitioner researchers & academics only evaluation Susanne/all practitioners
2.45-3 Plenary & evaluation Daniel/Nikki/Susanne
8.50-9.00 The OAC context
9.00- 9.15 DECD innovation and group activity about innovation
Innovation ‘a significantly improved product (good or service)’ or new organisational approach 2. Innovation may result from new approaches through continuous improvement processes, adapting ideas from elsewhere or futures-oriented and transformative change.’
2.OECD. (2005).Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Innovation Data. 3rd edition. p. 51. OECD Publishing: Paris.
www.innovations.sa.edu.au
Innovation
Schooling: Increasing concerns: Traditional
schooling methods are inadequate for preparing students for C21st contexts Issues for low SES
students but also for student
engagement
New Languages of educational
innovations re: physical space; teacher role; &
curriculum approaches
Beyond school improvement …
rethinking education and starting from 21st century
skills
Learning commons
Fertile questions
Inquiry-based learning
Teacher engagers
Campfires
Interdisciplinary curriculum
Innovation changes: Learners, Educators, Resources, Organisation & Pedagogy, Content (supported by Learning Leadership)
Deep learning skills
Character education: honesty, perseverance, self confidence, empathy, personal health & wellbeing, career & life skillsCitizenship: global knowledge, sensitivity & resect for other cultures, active involvement in addressing issues of human & environmental sustainabilityCommunication: oral, written, digital tools, listeningCritical thinking & problem solving: think critically to design/manage projects, solve problems, make decisions using various digital tools/resourcesCollaboration: work in teams, learn from & contribute to learning of others, social networking skills, empathy in working with diverse othersCreativity & imagination: economic & social entrepreneurialism, considering novel ideas & leadership for action
Fullan & Langworthy (2013) Towards a New End: New Pedagogies for Deep Learning : 3
Innovation group work task• What do we mean by innovation?
• Discuss sections of innovation sheet in pairs
• What innovative practices are happening in your site/or do you think should be happening to ensure quality education and learning?
Background: DECD Innovation
DECD is an invited system in the OECD* Innovative Learning
Environment project:
OECD innovation framework : Learners, Educators, Resources,
Organisation & Pedagogy, Content
(supported by Learning Leadership)
7 DECD sites/programs met
OECD criteria, of 125 cases in 26
countries
25 SA public education sites/programs now recognised within DECD innovation
CoP (incl. 11 low SES)
2011-2014: Culture building strategies
*Innovation CoP & Prof Learn’g*Workshops & school visits/PL*Networks: internal/external
*Practitioner research & support
*Website*Newsletters
*International Expert sessions*Cross-DECD innovation
committee
Importance of innovation schools & having evidence about student learning impacts: academic, social, other 21st C skills
*Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development +Department for Education & Child Development
DECD Objectives & key current innovation work for systems upscaling
Evaluation processes *practitioner researcher surveys & examining reports of impacts of innovations & research skill-building; CoP national & international partnership network
collaborations & recognitions & impacts; survey/interviews re site visit attendees uptake of innovative practices
Innovation CoP/Networks
Innovation CoP support work & disseminating innovations through building various networks
Exploring Innovation Visits/Learning Program:
To disseminate innovation practices & provide support for emerging sites
Practitioner -Researcher Processes:
*Application*Research Training*Finalise proposal*Progress report*Presentations*Final report
(flexible formats)
Visits program processes
*Advertise 14 sessions*Promote program & agenda*Register & track attendee sites for innovation*Incorporate research*Follow up
Practitioner-Researcher
Grants : 2012 & 2013, in
partnership with UniSA, grants to
support significantly
innovative schools in research skill -building & data
gathering re impacts of
innovations on student learning
Objectives (including low socio): Using ‘nested’ CoP model & focused on grassroots innovations:
*build systems innovation culture/capacity-building: hosted site visits for wider dissemination of practices & impacts *support emerging innovation sites with practitioner research skill building/evidence re student impacts
* increase innovation learning through CoP & dissemination across DECD & more widely, with links and recognition also achieved within broader professional, national and international networks
9.15-9.22 Practitioner Research key ideas input
Training: What is Research?
“ A careful,
systematic,
patient
investigation
undertaken to
discover o
r
establish
facts and
relationships.”
(Mertle
r & Charles,
2005, p. 6)
A process or set of steps involving
collecting and analysing information to increase understanding of
a topic or issue.
Involves: Posing a
question
Collecting data
to address the
question
Presenting a
response
(answer) to the
question
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research…..A. Einstein
Research begins with a problem…
*Source: Dr Barbara Spears
Focus on Action Research
Applying the scientific method to real life problems in their own environment
Positioning teachers as reflective learners
*Source: Dr Barbara Spears
Background: Process Over 10 months
Application Research training Finalise Proposal
Liaise with UniSA partner Progress report Presentations
Final report
DECD practitioner research reports: http://www.innovations.sa.edu.au/default.asp?id=40511&navgrp=1118
Flexible Format
*Source: Dr Barbara Spears
Research Proposal Study Title
Background
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Research
Justification for the Research
Research Question
Ethics/ Permissions
Context of the issue Local, National
The Problem to be Researched
Research Aims
Literature Review
Research Question
Informed consent
Qual/quant
Methodology: design
Method: Who, What, How, When, Where: Why do it
this way?
TranscriptsContent Analysis
Text AnalysisStatisticalInferentialDescriptive
Development of the Proposals
*Source: Dr Barbara Spears
Examples of Proposal Topics*Authentic Assessment through learning Stories: Assessment for Learning
*use of ICTs for students with disabilities/dyslexia in supporting students to show a deeper understanding of their learning
* online or face to face connective teacher learning & effect on heir practice
*Social media and the Curriculum
*Innovative use of technology within Ocean View College Senior Study Centre
*Comparative study between
integrated and independent
curriculum
*Task redesign for student
engagement and achievement –
involving students more in co -
construction and review of tasks
*Blended Learning via Video
conferencing to external
sites: enhancing curriculum
access for isolated students
Example of Research Questions• Renmark High School: How do 21st century pedagogies and integrated studies
engage learners in the Middle Years?• Ocean View College: How does a connective environment with ‘bring your own
device’ impact on students study skills, engagement and learning outcomes in the Senior school?
• Unley High School: How can Secondary school teachers and students be encouraged to design learning tasks which are co-constructed?
• Hackham East Primary School: In what ways does online or face to face connective teacher learning effect their practice?
• Barossa cluster: How does the use of ICTs allow students with disabilities/dyslexia to show a deeper understanding of their learning?
• Felixstow Community School: How is authentic assessment created in learning stories with children, teachers and parents using digital and non-digital tools?
• Cowell Area School: How can we use the current model of Local delivery and blended learning to lead to the development of community ownership and a sustainable future for isolated students?
• Mark Oliphant College: What is young people’s understanding of cyberbullying and the law and what happens in processes where they are involved in co-creation of curriculum?
Practitioner Research Reports
Findings
Next steps
Challenges and Value of practitioner research
ReferencesResearch Question
Research methods
Analysis processes
School Background
Innovation focus area
9.22 -9.45 Speed date rotations (5 groups) x 3 mins each:
OAC year 8-9 innovation and integrated unitsOAC whole school literacy researchOAC strategic plan and PLCsUnley HS innovationHackham East PS innovation
9.45 -9.55 5 other innovation schools ‘stations’ for informal chat about their school’s innovation work
9.55 -10.30 OAC demo lesson
10.30 -10.45 Morning Tea
Place choice sessions for the day on sheets
10.45 -12.. choice sessions
Choice 1: OAC year 8-9 innovation and integrated units (Teaching Area 4)
Choice 2: OAC Open Access whole school literacy practitioner research (Board room south)
Choice 3 : DECD Innovation practitioner research: Barossa cluster, Renmark HS, Hackham East PS, Ocean View College (hall)
12-12.45 Lunch
12.45 – 2: Choice sessions
Choice 1: OAC Strategic Action plan & PLC action research teams (Teaching area 3)
Choice 2: OAC Open Access whole school literacy practitioner research (Board room south)
Choice 3: DECD Innovation practitioner research (MOC, Unley HS, Felixstow) (hall)
2-2.45 : Choice sessionsChoice 1: OAC Strategic Action plan & PLC action research teams (Board room south))
Choice 2: OAC Open Access whole school literacy practitioner research (Teaching area 3)
Choice 3: OAC Year 8/9 innovation and integrated units (Teaching area 4)
Plus Innovation Practitioner researchers /academics plenary session (hall)
2.45 : Close & evaluation
indicate ‘to a great extent’, ‘to some extent’, ‘Not at all’
• To what extent did the event build understanding of practitioner action
research processes and their value for teachers/leaders in supporting
change ?
• To what extent did the event increase understanding of innovative
practices in DECD schools and their impacts on student learning?
• To what extent did the event improve understanding of Open Access College
practices and use of professional learning communities and action research
for supporting change ?
Great ideas, things to think about
What further action, thinking will you do…
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