Intended End User:Â School Leader
Age Group: Lower Primary; Upper Primary; Lower Secondary; Upper Secondary
Themes and Topics: School Leadership
Duration: Ongoing.
Type of Resource: Guidelines & Notes, Reference Document
Keywords: Teacher Learning, School Head, Stimulating Growth, Whole School Approach
Languages: English
Description
ESHA’s quality cards series HEADstart aims to help school heads with useful professional tips on developing and becoming better team leaders.
The materials address the questions ‘why is it important to promote teacher learning?’, ‘how can school leaders stimulate their teachers’ learning?’ as well as four steppingstones:
- Steppingstone 1: Promote collaboration in your team
- Steppingstone 2: Support in identifying the learning needs of your team members
- Steppingstone 3: Support in conducting learning activities for teachers
- Steppingstone 4: Monitor the progress of your teachers’ learning processes
The materials also include some small actions you can take to provide opportunities during the learning process.
How to use this resource
This resource is meant to be used as guidance to support school leaders with the steps outlined designed to help promote professional learning in teachers and build a psychologically safe learning environment for all.
The resources
Stimulating Teacher Learning (PDF):
Learning Outcomes (Leadership)
- Apply a range of suitable tools and frameworks to promote Sustainability Citizenship within their schools and communities.
- Collaboratively synthesise knowledge, tools and frameworks to create a vision for delivering a school environment that supports the development of Sustainability Citizenship in their community.
- Through workshop activities and communities of practice, build capacity as Sustainability Citizenship educators and leaders.
Green Competencies
- Envisioning Sustainable Futures: Exploratory Thinking
- Acting for Sustainability: Collective Action; Individual Initiative
Creative Commons
This resource was created by ESHA and is to be used for non-commercial purposes. No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted.