Workshops
Workshop sessions involve extensive interaction between presenters and participants around an idea or hands-on experience of a practice. These sessions may also take the form of a crafted panel, staged conversation, dialogue, or debate – all involving substantial interaction with the audience. [45 min. each]
Leading for Innovation: Leadership Strategies Required for a New Era of Schooling
Workshop Presentation Peter Dry
It is essential that schools intentionally create opportunities for students to grow their innovative muscles by inviting students to tackle authentic and challenging problems. The goal of this session is for participants to learn how schools across the world are developing future-ready students who are prepared to make a positive difference in the world and the role of leaders in this shift. The session will examine how leaders wanting to break the 20th-century paradigms of schooling build a culture of innovation by leveraging the school’s mission, creating a sense of urgency and bringing faculty, parents, and students on board through tackling the "why" of change. Insights will be given into what classes look like and the planning process for a truly minds-on, hands-on experience. Participants will leave with a variety of examples of student-centered products and place-based approaches that push students to think like innovators and change-makers with a deep awareness of social justice issues. This will be an engaging workshop run by an experienced educator with global experience. The interactive activities I will conduct with participants include provocative questions to stimulate small group discussions and the use of Kagan cooperative structures that enhance thinking and participation. Mini case studies and scenarios will be a key part of the activities.
