School leadership program for BBMP HMs 2017

A program for sharing and learning about school leadership and development, with the HMs of 13 BBMP schools in Bengaluru.

The program will comprise 7 workshops (first Friday of each Month), with interactions between workshops over virtual phone communities. Readings will be assigned and presented to facilitate discussions.

Session 1 - July 2017 - School leadership in context / ಅಧಿವೇಶನ 1 - ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶಾಲಾ ನಾಯಕತ್ವ

1. Fill up Participant information form
2. Introductions -   Basic information about myself and my school
3. Introduction to Community of Learning and school leadership - "Presentation and discussions - Why is a Community of Learning useful – school, teachers, parents as "learning community"
4. Presentation of the overall program
5. Understanding our context - reading ಪ್ರಭಾವ ವಲಯ ಕಾಳಜಿ ವಲಯ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನಾ ಪತ್ರ ("COI COC), presentation + discussions. Documenting discussions in a concept map
6. Assign reading - ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಗುರಿಗಳು (Aims of Education - NCF 2005 Position paper excerpt) 
7. Home work - Identify ONE incident / event in which you had both ಪ್ರಭಾವ ವಲಯ ಕಾಳಜಿ ವಲಯ
8. Read the slides for ಪ್ರಭಾವ ವಲಯ ಕಾಳಜಿ ವಲಯ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನಾ ಪತ್ರ
9. Buy a smart phone - RedMi, Micromax and get Internet - 100 Rupees per month for data

Session 2 - August 2017 - Aims of education / ಅಧಿವೇಶನ 2 - ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಗುರಿಗಳು

1. Sharing about ourselves, Getting to know ourselves in a community
2. Complete discussions on ಪ್ರಭಾವ ವಲಯ ಕಾಳಜಿ ವಲಯ
3. ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಗುರಿಗಳು Aims of education - presentation and discussions
4. Tux typing and text editing - Becoming familiar with editing text resources
5. Connecting for learning - using Computer and Internet to access open educational resources in Kannada and English.
   1. Browsing internet with web browser Firefox.
   2. Searching information with Google Search engine
   3. Identifying useful sites. Surfing on your phone.
6. Reading Diva Swapna chapter 1
7. Assign reading - School vision - Kai Ming Cheng, ‘Vision building among school leaders’ - ಕೈ ಮಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಕೂಲ್ ವಿಷನ್ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ
8. Assign - Collate information on how the students, teachers and community perceives the school. Identify one area where you want to build your understanding and implement a small project. Help required from other HMs/schools, program and other stakeholders to be identified

Session 3 - September 2017 - Vision for school development / ಅಧಿವೇಶನ - 3 - ಶಾಲಾ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗಾಗಿನ ದೂರದೃಷ್ಟಿ

1. Present and discuss School vision - Kai ming cheng - ಕೈ ಮಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಕೂಲ್ ವಿಷನ್ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ
2. Time management - Second Quadrant
3. School physical infrastructure - needs, challenges and possibilities
4. Preparing your school development plan
5. Reading Divaswapna chapter(s) - ಕನ್ನಡ - English - हिन्दी
6. Assign reading - School as a learning community. Peter Senge. Harris Alma 2002 "School Improvement in Context"

Session 4 - October 2017 - Aims of education - ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಗುರಿಗಳು

1. ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಗುರಿಗಳು Aims of education - presentation and discussions
2. ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಗುರಿಗಳು Aims of education - discussions
3. Demonstration of Geography (lesson on Earth), using the software application Marble
4. Assigned reading - school development- ಶಾಲೆಯನ್ನು ಉತ್ತಮವಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ?

Session 5 - November 2017 - School development project planning and implementation - ಪ್ರಕಲ್ಪ ಯೋಜನೆ, ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಿ

1. Viewing TCOL video - discussing and reflecting on 'school development' as a conscious and planned process - planned and implemneted through series of small discrete projects
2. Note for designing school development projects - review and discussions. Understanding the concept of 'Project' - as a time bound set of activities, for achieving specific aim(s)
3. Identification of school development project by the HMs, for planning and implementing in their schools

Session 6 - School Development - January 2018

1. Input session - Time Management for School leaders - The 2nd Quadrant, ಸಮಯ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ - ದ್ವಿತೀಯ ಚತುರ್ಥಕ.odp . Distinguishing between 'urgent' and 'important'
2. Sharing / presenting of school development projects planned and implemented by HMs, by Mr. LOKESHAPPA, BBMP UHPS, Bharathinagar (Swacha School) and Ms. UMADEVAMMA, BBMP UHPS, MARAPPANPALYA (School Magazine)
3. Discussions on the project presentations by HMs

Session 7 - Putting it together, and taking it forward - February 2018/ ಅಧಿವೇಶನ 7 - ಇವುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿಸುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ಮುನ್ನಡೆಸುವುದು

1. Sharing / presenting of school development projects planned and implemented by HMs        
2. How do we take our learning and our school leadership and development forward?
   1. How do we continue learning as a virtual community?
   2. Can each school be a resource centre in one area for other schools?
   3. What can we offer to the community on an ongoing basis
   4. How can we be part of the Bengaluru schools community (government and aided schools)?

See presentation of the school development projects planned and implemented by the HMs

• ಬಿಬಿಎಮ್‌ಪಿ ಹಿರಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆ, ನಾರಪ್ಪನಪಾಳ್ಯ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು

• ಬಿಬಿಎಮ್‌ಪಿ ಉರ್ದು ಹಿರಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆ, ಭಾರತಿನಗರ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.
• ಬಿಬಿಎಮ್‌ಪಿ ಹಿರಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆ, ನೀಲಸಂದ್ರ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.
• ಬಿಬಿಎಮ್‌ಪಿ ಹಿರಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆ, ಜೋಗಪಾಳ್ಯ , ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.
• ಬಿಬಿಎಮ್‌ಪಿ ಹಿರಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆ, ಪಂಚಶೀಲನಗರ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.

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School support to Teacher Professional Development / ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಶಾಲಾ ಬೆಂಬಲ

1. School psycho-social environment - ಶಾಲಾ ಮತ್ತು ತರಗತಿ ವಾತಾವರಣ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನಾ ಪತ್ರ
2. ಪ್ರಕಲ್ಪ ಯೋಜನೆ, ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಿ - ಒಂದು ಟಿಪ್ಪಣಿ
3. Building your teachers as a learning community  
4. Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) - discussion.
5. Demonstration. How ICT can enrich content and pedagogy - demonstrate in maths, science, language, SS
6. Brief hands-on on the educational applications
7. NCF Position papers in different subjects translated into Kannada, useful for your school teachers
   1. NCF 2005 ಗಣಿತ ಪೊಷೀಷನ್ ಪೇಪರ್
   2. NCF 2005 ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಪೊಷೀಷನ್ ಪೇಪರ್
   3. NCF 2005 ಸಮಾಜ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಪೊಷೀಷನ್ ಪೇಪರ್
   4. NCF 2005 ಭಾರತೀಯ ಭಾಷಾ ಬೋಧನೆ ಪೊಷೀಷನ್ ಪೇಪರ್
   5. NCF 2005 ಪರೀಕ್ಷಾ ನಿಯಮಗಳು ಪೊಷೀಷನ್ ಪೇಪರ್
   6. NCF 2005 ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಭಾಷೆ ಪೊಷೀಷನ್ ಪೇಪರ್
8. Reading Divaswapna chapter(s)
9. Assign reading - school support to TPD    Rosemary Webb - ‘Leading teaching and learning in the primary school’.
10. Assign reading - school and community. Social equity - case study ಪ್ರಕರಣ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ . Namma Shaale

Session - School as a learning organization - school identity and culture / ಅಧಿವೇಶನ 4 - ಕಲಿಕೆಯ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಾಗಿ ಶಾಲೆ - ಶಾಲಾ ಗುರುತಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ

Session - School and community + Seminar / ಅಧಿವೇಶನ 6 - ಶಾಲೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮುದಾಯ + ವಿಚಾರ ಸಂಕಿರಣ

1. School and community of parents.  Presentation and discussion on reading
2. ಭಾಗೀದಾರರ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವಿಕೆ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನಾ ಪತ್ರ
3. Demonstration of IVRS
4. Reading Divaswapna chapter(s)
5. Presentation on 'what I learnt and implemented'. Each HM presents the project they have developed and implemented. Can this idea be useful to other schools?
6. Geogebra demonstration - Addition of integers on number line