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This document outlines the vision and process for creating a supportive learner-led environment at Pomaria Primary School. It emphasizes the importance of inquiry-based learning, mentoring, and professional development as essential components. The approach focuses on building a culture of confidence, ownership, and responsibility among educators to enhance learning and achievement. Key principles include reciprocity, relationship-building, reflective practices, and effective coaching. The Pomaria Way fosters collaboration and continuous improvement to empower teachers and learners alike.
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WhoOwn’s the Learning? Pomaria Primary School 2013 Coaching and Leading the LearnerLedEnvironment Chic Foote Helix consulting chic.foote@helix.ac.nz
Focus • Inquiring to Learn • Mentoring and Coaching
Aha’s – Clarifications Today • It all about the vision therefore its all about the learner • Integration : How do I connect the learning in the classroom • Inquiring to Learn v’s Doing an Inquiry • There is an age and a stage –Teacher led, teacher student shared and student led • The heart of inquiry is the thinking
Movingfromwherewe are to wherewewant to be........it’s all part of the process. The Pomaria Learning Community
Our Goal is to.....? Support and nurture a collective learning culture of professional inquirers • where participants show they have confidence and capacity to take: - Ownership - Responsibility for their professional practice or learning • to impact learning and achievement at Pomaria
The 3 R’s(Robertson 1997) • Reciprocity • Relationship • Reflect-on-reality
Skills • Listening • ReflectiveQuestioning • Self Assessment • Goal Setting • Feedback
Group Task • Considerwhat has been shared. • Brainstorm and discussyour - Expectations - Confusions - Opportunities For the Coaching and Mentoring • Share back to whole group
An Effective Coach is.... • Highlyreflective • Skilledatrecognisingothersstrengthsabilities & beliefs • A Servant leader • Patient • Considers the Bus Question Pete Hall & Alisa Simmeral: Building Teachers Capacity for Success-A collaborative Approach for Coaches and School Leaders (ASCD 2008)
A Continuum of Self Reflection • Unaware stage • Conscious Stage • Action Stage • Refinement stage Pete Hall & Alisa Simmeral: Building Teachers Capacity for Success-A collaborative Approach for Coaches and School Leaders (ASCD 2008
The PomariaWay • Speak up- clarify the focus - speak to the right person • Team up- Get Connected - find the person or people that can support you. • Stand up- and ACT! Take the opportunity. Make the change. • What does The Pomaria Way mean for the development of the coaching and mentoring of a culture for learning as inquiry?
Building an Effective Coaching Culture TenPrinciples – Jan Robertson • Inquiry • RiskTaking & Challenge • Responsibility & Trust • Shared Learning • Support • Building capacity • QualityInnovation & Improvement • CriticalThinking & Awareness • Belief