LEARNING BY DESIGN
Developing Shared Values and Vision ‘Who we are and where we will be going’
Dr Julia Atkin Education & Learning Consultant “Bumgum” Harden-Murrumburrah NSW 2587
[email protected] http://www.learning-by-design.com
The map is not the territory. Alfred Korzybski
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If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the people to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
Antoine de Saint Exupery
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Dialogue The roots of Dialogue are the Greek "dia" and "logos" which means "through meaning." It is often useful to contrast Dialogue with discussion. In Dialogue we are interested in creating a fuller picture of reality rather than breaking it down into fragments or parts, as happens in discussion. In Dialogue we do not try to convince others of our points of view. There is no emphasis on winning, but rather on learning, collaboration and the synthesis of points of view.
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VALUES & VISION DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
HOW? PRACTICES
WHAT? PRINCIPLES
WHY? VALUES & BELIEFS
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Process:
Dialogue and story Surfacing, clarifying, articulating values.
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VALUES & VISION DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
HOW? PRACTICES
WHAT? PRINCIPLES
WHY? VALUES & BELIEFS
Derived from values & beliefs Captured in policy statements
VALUES & VISION DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT Our drive to action, our will to act, should be driven by what we say we value and believe.! If a practice is suggested from outside, our first question should be WHY? - How will doing this, using this practice, help us achieve what we say! we value?! As we explore new practices we should constantly reflect on how well it enables us to achieve what we value. !
Mutually agreed upon and owned by school community- the basis of a common sense of purpose Made explicit in vision/mission statement
Pressure from outside should! be worked through the “WHY? process?”!
PRACTICES
PRINCIPLES
Living expression of your values
WHY?
VALUES & BELIEFS
Derived from values & beliefs Captured in policy statements
Julia Atkin From Values & Beliefs about Learning to Principles & Practice http://www.learning-by-design.com
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VALUES & VISION DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
WHAT? PRACTICES
To what degree are your practices shaped by outside forces?
HOW?
PRINCIPLES
WHY?
VALUES & BELIEFS
How conscious and explicit are your values & beliefs?
How deliberate is the connection between your values and your actions?
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Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the shadow T.S. Eliot The Hollow Men
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VALUES & VISION DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT What prevents congruence? WHAT? PRACTICES
HOW?
PRINCIPLES
WHY?
VALUES & BELIEFS
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past patterning habit lack of ‘know-how’ self delusion lack of confidence/trust lack of time
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VALUES & VISION DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT I often here people saying ‘Why do we have to reinvent the wheel?’ Someone else has worked it out. Just tell us what to do.’! When changing practice meant changing machines (Industrial Era) the quality of production would automatically improve. ! Teaching is an act of person. People will not change their practice authentically unless they value it, unless they believe it.!
WHAT? PRACTICES
HOW?
PRINCIPLES
WHY? VALUES & BELIEFS
That doesn’t necessarily mean 5 years navel gazing about what you value and believe but it does mean being open to explore new or different practices combined with a commitment to reflect on how certain practices, strategies or actions help us achieve what we value.!
© Julia Atkin, 2007!
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Challenge: Surface Share Clarify Work towards congruence
Education Design & Development Key elements & Shapers
WHY school? What is your educative purpose? C O N shapes T & E informs X T
WHAT should students learn? What is essential? What is desirable?
What is it powerful to learn?
values & beliefs
HOW do students learn? Principles of Effective Learning
L E A R N I informs N G
What is powerful learning?
T H E O R Y
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