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Course Description

This course supports school leaders to build their capacity to lead improvement, innovation and change, and is aligned with the Australian Professional Standard for Principals: Leading Improvement, Innovation and Change. The course focuses on how leaders can trial, embed and scale pedagogical and digital innovations that improve student learning and staff engagement across primary and secondary contexts.



Audience

School Leaders


Teaching Standards

3.3.4 Lead Level - Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning - Use teaching strategies:  Work with colleagues to review, modify and expand their repertoire of teaching strategies to enable students to use knowledge, skills, problem-solving, and critical and creative thinking.

3.4.4 Lead Level - Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning - Select and use resources:  Model exemplary skills and lead colleagues in selecting, creating and evaluating resources, including ICT, for application by teachers within or beyond the school.



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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • Acknowledgement of Country

    • Learning Objectives

    • Teaching Standards

  • 2

    Module 1 – What Do We Mean by “Innovation” in Schools?

    • Introduction

    • Common Myths About Innovation in Schools

    • Reframing Innovation: A More Useful Definition

    • Innovation, Impact and Evidence

    • Aligning Innovation with Curriculum and Policy

    • The Australian Professional Standard for Principals Lens: Leading Improvement, Not Activity

    • Teaching and Leadership Application

    • Resource - Innovation Clarity Tool

    • Reflection Questions
  • 3

    Module 2 - The Leader’s Role in Innovation

    • Introduction

    • Innovation Leadership ≠ Compliance Leadership

    • Psychological Safety and Trust

    • Protecting Time and Attention

    • Video: The Pruning Principle – Simon Breakspear

    • Modelling Risk-Taking and Curiosity

    • Teaching and Leadership Application

    • Empowering Teacher-Led Innovation

    • Resource – How Am I Leading Innovation? – A Leadership Conditions Diagnostic

    • Reflection Questions
  • 4

    Module 3 – Trial – How to Test Innovation Safely

    • Introduction

    • Introducing the Trial–Embed–Scale Cycle

    • Why Trial Before You Scale

    • Start With a Clear Problem of Practice

    • Innovation for Equity and Inclusion

    • What Makes a Good Trial

    • Digital Leadership Spotlight: Trialling EdTech Safely

    • Australian Examples of Trial Frameworks

    • Teaching and Leadership Application

    • Resource - Designing Safe Trials – A Leadership Decision Canvas

    • Scenario: Trial – Rivergum School (K–12)
  • 5

    Module 4 – Embed – From Trial to Practice

    • Introduction

    • What Embedding Looks Like in Practice

    • Leader Moves That Support Embedding

    • From “Optional” to “Expected”

    • Digital Leadership Spotlight: Embedding Without Adding On

    • Australian Examples of Embedding in Action

    • Resource - Embedding What Works – A Systems Alignment Check for Leaders

    • Scenario: Embed – Rivergum School (K–12)
  • 6

    Module 5 – Scale – Growing What Works Without Overload

    • Introduction

    • Why Scaling Is Different From Embedding

    • Readiness to Scale: Key Leadership Questions

    • Scaling Strategies That Work in Schools

    • Digital Leadership Spotlight: Scaling With Consistency

    • Avoiding Initiative Fatigue

    • Resource - Scaling What Works: A Leadership Capacity Check

    • Scenario: Scale – Rivergum School (K–12)

    • Final Reflection

    • Wrap Up

    • Resource - Leading Innovation in Teaching and Learning – Post-Course 30-Minute Collaboration

    • Reference List
  • 7

    Course Feedback

    • Course Feedback

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