Culture

Leading by influence is an important cultural driver of Education 3.0 transformation.

Visionary leadership

Education 3.0 leaders understand, embrace, model, and champion the vision their school system has developed to direct its journey toward transformation.

All system leaders, including leadership teams and principals, support this effort.

Leaders model not only the values of the system but also the desired attitudes and behaviors—including innovation and collaboration—and model the technology vision in their own daily work.

Excellent teachers and leaders

Education 3.0 leaders recruit, train, and support excellent staff at all levels. They use a variety of creative strategies, including links to pre-service institutions, to recruit teachers who are highly skilled in their home discipline and technology integration, as well as able to operate across the curriculum.

Leaders provide a comprehensive induction program for new teachers and reward the best teachers with leadership opportunities.

Teachers learn from each other in professional learning communities, with ongoing job-embedded mentoring and professional development.

An ambitious culture of collaboration and innovation

Schools and systems use multiple channels to communicate with all stakeholders on a regular basis.
Leaders promote a culture of collaboration, respect, openness, and fairness, with support for managed risk-taking that has the potential to improve learning.

All stakeholders set and achieve high expectations for themselves and for each other, with the concept of students as valued members of the school community at the center of all endeavors.

Research

Harvard Graduate School of Education Change Leadership Group. This group researches issues around reinventing leadership and leadership practice communities.

Resource

Managing at the Speed of Change.  This book by Daryl R. Connor, an internationally recognized expert in change management, discusses the relationship between behaviors and impact.  

Webinar

The Impact of Globalization on School Leadership in the US
Andrew Thomson, Public Sector Consul, Cisco Global Education

Case Study

Leadership Builds Momentum for Change in Louisiana School District.  This district grasped the opportunity to build a new systemwide culture after Hurricane Katrina.