This is a link to a talk by Marc Lewis, who is the Dean of the newly re-established School of Communication Arts in London. He combines knowledge from this with expertise gained in a successful career in innovative technology companies to deliver solutions around creativity and innovation.

My question is as follows: What can I do as a creative leader, through the underlying principals of the teacher effectiveness enhancement programme (TEEP) to bring a ‘profit’ (socially, professionally and academically) to my team?

Why have I chosen this area of focus?
As one of the lead coaches and mentors for the school my aim through the ‘Creative Leadership Programme’ is to use the underlying principles of T.E.E.P and the learning cycle to encourage and promote independence with my colleagues and students to ‘profit’ the English department and them as individuals. To do this effectively I plan to utilise Liz Harker’s four ‘personal objectives’ titled Interpersonal skills, planning and organisation, managing change and leadership style thereby focusing on managing an efficient and continually improving team through building colleague and pupil satisfaction. This alongside Tim Bailey’s notion of ‘profit’ will be the markers of my success.

• Evidence/Ideas
  
  · Interpersonal skills – questionnaire
  · Planning and organisation – lesson plans based on the T.E.E.P model, feedback from the students on the success of these lessons, photographic evidence of student participation and statements from staff who have used the lessons within their own groups.
• Managing change – Creating and innovating (above lesson plan?), adaptability and risk taking? Mention three pathways of students and how using the TEEP cycle meets needs of all.
• Leadership style – Staff statement to include developing others (JWo, JGr, CBo) and coping with pressure – BIP.

This is just my first thoughts so no doubt all will have changed by the 9th December :-). See you all then,
Amy Cadwallender

Enquiry Q.

I'm looking forward to the other sessions, hopefully we can be in smaller groups so it's possible to discuss/coach in depth.

My question:
How can I lead the staff to want to work together to improve curriculum links to make it more relevant, challenging, stimulating and enjoyable for all learners in our school community (pupils, families and teachers.

To do so I will need to :
Convince staff that there is a purpose to this (we are a school which has used a creative curriculum for many years, indeed is considered to be a leader in this area)
Ensure that teachers have a real sense of ownership over any changes
Provide opportunities for staff to extend their own learning and expertise.

Enquiry Q

Hi all,

Thanks for a really inspiring day!

Q- How can I create a team, who works together as a team?

Being part of a big Technology Department, there are issues within the team as we are all focused on specialist areas. I would like to create a team who work as part of a solid unit striving for a shared goal.

Kendal Dodds

This is the link to the Sugata Mitra video on TED where he talks about child driven education

Thank you all for your contributions and participation in the first session of our Creative Leadership programme. I really enjoyed meeting you all and felt inspired and excited by the possibilities and potential of your enquiries. I shall look forward to the coming few months as these ideas and thoughts develop.

Clare

Maggie Atkinson talk about the rights of children and young people. The event was held in Sunderland University last week.

I just wanted to share this

TeachMeet @ Tyneside Cinema

Thursday 9th December 2010 6:00pm - 9.00pm (bar open until 11pm)

Tyneside Bar, Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne 

TeachmeetNE will give educators from all sectors the opportunity to meet up with like minded individuals and share the best of what is happening in their classrooms. If technology tickles your interest or independent learning intrigues you then come along and share your ideas and experiences with others. Based in the Tyneside Bar and Digital Lounge; canapés and drinks will keep the creative juices flowing! Please feel free to bring along your laptop or iphone to share your resources. There will be free wifi and we would encourage anyone who blogs or Twitters to do so during the evening so our virtual friends can join in. 

http://teachmeet.org.uk/

Enquiry Idea

Hi everyone,
Id first like to say thank you for a great day.

"How can I encourage vocational students to become more independent learners?"

Creative Leadership Proposal

Question: How can I lead (reluctant) staff to embed effective e-learning within their lesons?

Context: I currently run a series of Teaching and E-learning Workshops for all staff, which cover a range of technologies and tools, including, Podcasting, Using Google Docs for Student Voice and Web 2.0 Technologies. Attendance at sessions can range from 10-20 colleagues from a range of subject areas and support staff.

Initial Thoughts: I think that I need to identify the perceived barriers to implementing e-learning in a lesson/scheme of learning. I need to work closely with staff, in a mentoring capacity, and to continue to offer the training sessions which will help to remove the barriers. This will involve managing change and overcoming some teaching "habits". Furthermore, I will work with staff in helping to identify the learning opportunities where e-learning will be effective and add value to the lessson rather than being used as a tool just to "tick a box".

Any ideas?

Question

First thank you for an inspiring day on Tuesday.
My question is as follow:
How can I revive teaching and learning in primary schools through creativity and teamwork?

Thanks again

Stephane

Ambitious and thought provoking

What a great day, thank you so much for your energy, contributions, openness and especially your thought provoking ideas for enquiries. The depth and diversity of your ideas signals the start of a very rich and ambitious programme, really looking forward to seeing all your enquiries up on the blog - (gold star to Pete).

K

My Enquiry Idea

First in the buffet queue and first to post my question!

'by being an effective creative leader, through risk taking, shared decision making and enpowering young people, how can I achieve better quality independent learning?'

I will look at:

- what is effective independent learning?
- what are the characteristics of risk taking, decision making and empowerment?
- what evidence will I need to show the enquiry question has been met?
- how am I going to undertake the enquiry?
- how do I need to act to demonstrate/explain risk taking, decision making and empowerment?
- how can I (creatively) lead others to the same outcomes?
- what tools and context do people (children) want in order to independantly learn?

Group 1 - Setting the self-negotiated 'personal' Enquiry project

The discussions were in small groups to identify individual enquiry projects.... and feeding back to the group and allowing further Q & A's to help each other and share ideas.

Group 1 - Tour of Boho - 2 of 2

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Group 1 - Tour of Boho - 1 of 2

Tim showed us around the Boho building, talking through the design ideas and eco-friendly decisions made to encourage communication and creativity.

Group 1 - Mark Elliot introduces Digital City and Boho One

Presentation by Mark Elliot (CEO) - originally a film maker, making commercials for Disney and Coca Cola.

Mark was the original 'architect' of Digital City and it started in 2003. It is a regeneration project - unique across Europe - driving businesses into our communities.

Digital City is now split into two:

- Digital City business (small business, team of 10 - works to demand and inspires people)

- Institute of Digital Innovation (for business start up companies 'Digital City Fellowship Scheme' is the core activity for IDI, and they are involved with schools projects)

The Boho zone is a concept and the area we are currently in. We are in the Boho One building, for the programme today. Digital disciplines work in this building... but to have an impact on the town, there is Bohouse next door and studios for artists originally part of the train station and "we will aim to build the zone into the fabric of the town" of Middlesbrough. The place for digital and encouraging networking.

Mark said creativity isn't just about images, it's also knowledge and technology.

Group 1 - Tim Bailey talks about the culture of xsite

'Ideas' for Tim are where creativity starts and shared his experience with the participants:

- He is "fascinated by markets" - it a single opportunity to reinvent and attract customers... "creating a market place for ideas".

- Doodling is encouraged in the workplace and 'the subconscious' reveals a lot about someone. The image of fruit shows patterns and colours.

- They have weekly meetings "Talk on Tuesdays" - inviting artists and technical people to talk about varying topics, projects and develops CPD.

- Research is important to their practice and culture - meeting people and sometime getting their hands dirty, helping to build structure of varying degrees.

- "Collaboration is a big part of our practice", working with difference practitioners to develop work.

- There is a space available for a 3 month residency for artists within their building, who wish to develop their work. With a view to have an exhibition at the end of the residency and it inspires the team working with an artist.

- Communication is vitally important and the words you use, more so. For example: A company blog has been introduced - originally called a 'newsletter' and it was changed to 'blog' which has changed how people understand their communication as a company.

- Invention "highlights and enables people to see things in a different way". Tim discussed temporary exhibitions they have worked on - looking at conversation areas and different atmospheres.

- 'Counterpoint' is the company testing how we look at things and exciting for people who take part in the activities.

- 'Humour' is very important. Tim likes take part in fun / sport activities and is a leader who is also part of the team.... and they thoroughly enjoy themselves.

- When you hit the brick wall it "is seen as an opportunity" and creates a dialogue.

All these areas influence the buildings they design and when responding to a brief.... putting ideas into practice:

- starts with ideas

- sketch out ideas

- building in communication areas (kitchen and meeting rooms)

- visual ideas shown

- building in change and highlight points

- physical building built - 'xsite' architects designed Boho - the building we are currently in today.

The investment in the team (as a whole) is reflected in the amazing work the 'xsite' team produce and the loyalty they have for the company.

Group 1 - Inspirational Leader

Inspiring presentation from an inspirational leader - Tim Bailey from 'xsite architecture'.

Tim is originally from Hartlepool, is very proud of where he comes from and has continued to live and work in the North East of England. Tim is the founder of the company 10 years ago. Within the last two years his company has changed and he is one of three partners running the company.

The company studio shares the building with a wide range of artists and creative practitioners and has an open door atmosphere... linking the potential of motivation, creativity and money to work together to create a profitable environment.

Developing an inspiring culture in the company usually involves cakes - some team members go to great lengths to design the best cake and it's a social activity too.

Group 1 - Starting the evaluation process

We received an evalutation questionnaire to start evaluating ourselves....

...we can even use this with our colleagues.

Group 1 - What is Creative Leadership?

Powerpoint presentation by Liz Harker, Programme Evaluator.

Group 1 - Introductions and initial thoughts

We have introduced ourselves, documented our own personal thoughts and worked in a group to identify qualities of an inspirational leader we know of and who we admire.

Welcome for Group 1

Good morning...

...welcome to the start of the programme.

Over the coming months photographs and video will be posted here on the blog, documenting your progression.

Kind regards, Shirl

Creative Leadership Programme Group 1

Hello everyone,

I am really looking forward to meeting you all tomorrow. Boho One looks like an very inspiring place for us all to start our course.

Stephane Bommel

children's commissioner

Hi everyone, looking forward to meeting you all over the next couple of weeks.

Just thought I would get our brain cells going with a question inspired by Maggie Atkinson the Children’s Commissioner for England. At a recent presentation she reminded us all of our responsibility to involve children and young people in the decisions about the services that affect them. http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk

So I thought it might be interesting to consider … What can creative leaders in education do to ensure children and young people have an active role in shaping their own educational experiences?

best wishes, Katherine

Looking forward to Tuesday

Hello,

I will be attending the first of the Creative Leadership sessions on Tuesday in Middlesbrough. I am sure the programme will be hugely enjoyable for us all and I look forward to meeting everyone.

best wishes

Clare

Ken Robinson RSA

I really enjoyed this video from the RSA Animate series with Ken Robinson talking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U

Hello All

Hello,

I'll be attending the Group 2 sessions for the Creative Leadership programme.

I'm looking forward to meeting all participants and getting started on the programme.

One of our Creative Agents recently told me about 'Everybody Writes' a partnership between Booktrust and the National Literacy Trust. They have a website - www.everybodywrites.org.uk which contains some useful resources.

Welcome

Over the next few months we will be using this blog to share knowledge and resources and to invite critical debate between participants on the Creative Leadership Programme for Teachers, delivered by Creative Partnerships in the North East.
All participants are invited to add to the blog and to comment on blog posts initiated by fellow teachers and Creative Partnerships participants.