Vanderbilt
University’s Peabody College
Nashville,
Tennessee 37203
29 March –
9 April, 2014
We have constructed the Institute to enhance
the leadership capacity of aspiring Abu Dhabi school leaders by focusing on a
set of topics that will nurture them on their trajectory for success. We
have purposefully built in opportunities for rich, theoretical & conceptual
discussions as well as designed sessions that address very specific,
immediately applicable domains of expertise needed by school leaders. Additionally,
we have framed the Institute to provide targeted resources directly applicable
to our goal of developing a set of recommendations for improved PISA
performance.
Learning outcomes for the Institute include:
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A deeper awareness of aspects of
education leadership that transcend culture and context, and ways that
leadership must be tailored to specific social and organizational norms
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Enhanced understanding of how
highly effective school leaders leverage specific domains of knowledge and
skill to improve student and teacher performance
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Increased awareness about how to
engage all key stakeholder groups to support learning in their schools.
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Deeper understanding of specific
strategies school leaders use to create and sustain a professional learning
community.
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Enhanced expertise understanding of
how to utilize formative assessment as a tool for developing teacher
effectiveness.
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Greater skills around
understanding the frames of mind with which individuals operate, how these
frames influence interactions, and how to provide effective feedback to
teachers
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Added insights about the specific
challenges, responsibilities and strategies for working boys, girls and
mixed-gender settings.
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Enhanced understanding of ways to
creatively develop student capacity in content areas that are critical to
solving challenges of the 21st century and to ensuring students can compete
globally. Participants will also learn about bridging resources
(university and community capacity) with local school and student needs.
