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CPPA Conference - Leading the Complexities of Change

Richard Gerver Ted Talks  - Finding A Higher Sense of Purpose A generation seeking the silver bullet.   No helping the mental health of our young teachers.  There is no silver bullet. AI.  Teaching young people to think critically to edit, and craft using AI.    Clever prompts and crafting/editing. Eric Schmit - CEO of Google (10 years). The greatest challenge I faced was our success.   When you have nothing to lose, you go at everything.  The more successful we became, the more we have to lose, the more protective we became. VISION Remind your people that they are brilliant and galvanise around our vision. Be courageous.    Stay true to what is right for your context, your community, what you know works and holds true to vision and our values. Clarity What do you stand for?    What makes us difference, hold true to that.   Ask the kids too    Coherence   What we project outwards, is this what...
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World EduLead Conference - Congress Day - 2025

  Unlocking Potential - Prof Michael Fullen The 6 Cs - New Pedagogies for Deep Learning What are the six 6s and why are they important? How are we intentionally planning for the six Cs and ensuring that there is opportunity for children to apply these within and outside of the school community. Transcendent Thinking is important: rational thinking and assists with brain development Finding Purpose - how learning shapes their purpose and future The Art of Harmonizing - Prof. Kate Barker Maintaining excellence by accountability: Proactivity plan - know the personalities first Maintain the relationship by still having high expectations Knowing when to push and when to pull back Anticipate the reactions and understanding the “why” behind the actions 1  Go in Curious, not furious  Check our emotions/body, response not react, be logical by being less emotional Timing is everything, permission to pause and reconvene,, keep goal focused plan questions - tell me more, what solutio...

World EduLead Conference - Masterclass - 2025

  Master Class - Building Equity and Inclusion - Dr Kate Barker Brainstorm Traits that children need to be successful? How many of these that you jotted down are also on your list for being successful in your job? SoulPancake (youtube) - Connecting in a Ball Pit with Strangers How did the producers enable this?   What were the signs that people were connecting? Intentions Connections How do we intentionally create connections? Staff to staff Children to staff Children to children It starts with a name - name game (name and joy word) Knowing and saying names correctly Learn and strategically use people’s names First step in learning a person’s story and building relationships Small actions can make a big difference Knowing the person behind the story Choose one student per week One on one time Three questions to connect Teachers to report back on their student at whole staff meeting When adult’s feel like they don’t belong Anxiety, negative, less enjoyment at work, less en...