Dr Jan Robertson, Academic Consultant and formerly Director of the London Centre for Leadership in Learning at the Institute of Education, talks about her teaching and research which focuses on professional learning. Jan believes that developing deep learning relationships throughout the education community, is at the heart of effective educational leadership. She believes it is her role as a leadership educator, to "...challenge, provoke, affirm, present ideas, and seek commitment to thinking about change and innovation in places of learning, for meeting the needs of tomorrow's leaders."
Dr Jan Robertson, Academic Consultant and formerly Director of the London Centre for Leadership in Learning at the Institute of Education, talks about her teaching and research which focuses on professional learning. Jan believes that developing deep learning relationships throughout the education community, is at the heart of effective educational leadership. She believes it is her role as a leadership educator, to "...challenge, provoke, affirm, present ideas, and seek commitment to thinking about change and innovation in places of learning, for meeting the needs of tomorrow's leaders."
Dr Jan Robertson, Academic Consultant and formerly Director of the London Centre for Leadership in Learning at the Institute of Education, talks about her teaching and research which focuses on professional learning. Jan believes that developing deep learning relationships throughout the education community, is at the heart of effective educational leadership. She believes it is her role as a leadership educator, to "...challenge, provoke, affirm, present ideas, and seek commitment to thinking about change and innovation in places of learning, for meeting the needs of tomorrow's leaders."
Roger Moses, Principal of Wellington College, talks about the opportunities available when combining implementation of the New Zealand Curriculum along with an ICTPD cluster contract, including leadership opportunities and the school's Tech Crew.
In this short, sharp and engaging talk from ULearn11 Stephen Capper, head teacher from Sawyers Hall College in the UK, explores the qualities he thinks are essential for effective leadership. Stephen tells us that an effective leader needs to have the moral courage to stand up for what they believe in and that they also need to know when to be quiet.
Jennifer Moxon, Managing Director of IBM New Zealand speaking at the Education Leaders Forum 2011, highlights the need for skill and creativity-based education in New Zealand. She believes the most important thing educators can do is teach children how to learn, not what to think.
