•Contribute to the Faculty Head Teacher Development Framework and Strategy.
•Describe the roles of mentor, mentoree and coach.
•Demonstrate an awareness of the professional development opportunities available for Head Teachers.
•Reflect on the role of a Head Teacher by sharing your experiences with others.
•Identify strategies that would support beginning Head Teachers.
The HT Framework and strategy were shared with the group and then we had a discussion on:
- Explicit knowledge
- Tacit knowledge.
The bright ideas project highlighted that it is easy for explicit knowledge. This is knowledge that can be articulated, documented, transferred, shared, and communicated. For example: Policies – Procedures through Intranet - Sharepoint – Email – Newsletters. So to support HT there is many explicit forms of knowledge avaiable. The main issue here is the management of this knowledge so you can find it when you need it!!
For tacit this is more complex and depends on your networks and identifying supporting information. That is tacit knowledge is knowledge that comprises experience and work knowledge that is with the individual.For example experiences shared through conversation, story-telling
So for this project the goal is to:
Transform tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge and share this knowledge in innovative ways. Strategies to support the Application to Management of Knowledge include:
Learn
1.Train
2.Reflect
3.Collaborate
Access
1.Orientation
2.Quick Reference Guides
3.Head Teacher Kit
Coach
1.Communicate
2.Develop confidence
3.Synthesise Ideas
Mentor
1.Personal Goals
2.Self Learning
3.Feedback
The next part of the session was presented by Robyn Bosley, Head Teacher Community Services using Appreciative Inquiry to determine strategies that would support aspiring and beginning new head teachers. This will be provided in the next post...so stay tuned.
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