The Centrality of Teacher Efficacy
High-performing principals prioritize making a difference and focus on instructional leadership and teacher development. They spend more time coaching teachers and supporting school improvement. Pathways to teacher efficacy involve moving away from isolationism, insularity, and professional impoverishment towards fostering autonomy and collegiality.
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The Centrality of Teacher Efficacy - - - McKinsey I McKinsey II McKinsey III Capturing the Leadership Premium Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Capturing the Leadership Premium High performing principals are motivated mainly by their ability to make a difference ... (they) focus more on instructional leadership and developing teachers ... (they) are more likely to report that they enjoy teaching ... (they) are distinguished less by who they are and more by what they do ...(they) work the same hours as other principals but spend more time working on different things ... (they) walk the halls more, spend more time coaching teachers ... (they) find supporting the improvement of other schools and leaders attractive and do this more frequently than other principals . Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Away From Isolationism Insularity Professional Impoverishment Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Away From Secret Garden/ Privatised classrooms Isolationism Insularity Professional Impoverishment Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Away From Secret Garden/ Privatised classrooms Isolationism Insularity Professional Impoverishment Autonomous Teacher Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Away From Secret Garden/ Privatised classrooms Isolationism Insularity Professional Impoverishment Autonomous Teacher Factory Model Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Away From Secret Garden/ Privatised classrooms Isolationism Insularity Professional Impoverishment Contrived Collegiality Autonomous Teacher Factory Model Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Away From Secret Garden/ Privatised classrooms Isolationism Insularity Professional Impoverishment Contrived Collegiality Autonomous Teacher Training Sects Factory Model Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Away From Secret Garden/ Privatised classrooms Isolationism Insularity Professional Impoverishment Contrived Collegiality Autonomous Teacher Training Sects Bounded stand alone school Factory Model Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Away From University Centred Knowledge Creation Secret Garden/ Privatised classrooms Isolationism Insularity Professional Impoverishment Contrived Collegiality Autonomous Teacher Training Sects Bounded stand alone school Factory Model Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Away From University Centred Knowledge Creation Secret Garden/ Privatised classrooms Isolationism Insularity Professional Impoverishment Contrived Collegiality Autonomous Teacher Training Sects Bounded stand alone school Researchers Research: Teachers Teach Mindset Factory Model Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Towards Collaboration & Connectivity Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Towards Collaboration & Connectivity Learner Centredness Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Towards Personalisation Collaboration & Connectivity Learner Centredness Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Towards Personalisation Collaboration & Connectivity Pupil Voice Learner Centredness Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Towards Personalisation Authentic Collegiality Collaboration & Connectivity Pupil Voice Learner Centredness Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Towards Personalisation Authentic Collegiality Collaboration & Connectivity Pupil Voice Learner Centredness Professional Learning Communities Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Towards Personalisation Authentic Collegiality Teacher Centred Knowledge Creation through Partnerships Collaboration & Connectivity Pupil Voice Learner Centredness Professional Learning Communities Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Pathways to Teacher Efficacy Towards Personalisation Authentic Collegiality Teacher Centred Knowledge Creation through Partnerships Collaboration & Connectivity Pupil Voice Learner Centredness Professional Learning Communities Learning enriched schools Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
The Knowledge Creating school (David Hargreaves) Investigates the state of its intellectual capital Manages the process of creating new professional knowledge Validates the professional knowledge created Disseminates the created professional knowledge Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Knowledge Base Metacognition and Cognition Motivation Affective Developmental Personal and Social Individual Differences Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011
Only if teachers can be pioneers of new approaches; involved in both testing and validating techniques for teaching and learning will the education system rise to the challenges it faces. Renewing and rejuvenating teaching as a profession also depends on this shift. (David Hargreaves) Dr Tom Hesketh Director TEAN Conference April 2011