Innovation in Action

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• Responsive leadership
• Pedagogy
• Data informed decision–making
• Differentiated professional learning
• Mentoring
• Risk–taking
• Professional Collaboration
• Culture of Learning

• The impetus for change in pedagogical practices in this school began with careful
  consideration of data to identify student and teacher learning needs. How was data used
  to inform decision-making? How is data being used to support innovation in teaching and
  learning in your context?
• Educators and system leaders in this video speak about a ‘culture of learning’ within
  the school and system. What cultural norms need to be fostered in your district, to
  enable a collaborative approach to collaborative professional inquiry, supported by digital
  technology? What conditions are needed for such a culture to flourish? How might these
  conditions be created in your context?
• How did the principal and system leaders in this video support innovation at the school
  level? What kinds of supports and practices are needed for this kind of innovation to
  be sustained and spread across a district? How does this connect to school and system
  leadership in your context?
• Referring to the Innovation Journey Rubric, at what stage would you consider this district
  to be with regard to leadership and developing effective professional learning models?
  What do you imagine might be their next step?