This document outlines an agenda and presentation for a workshop on learner-centered leadership. The workshop discusses the differences between school-centered and learner-centered approaches to education. Participants engage in activities to brainstorm what competencies of a learner-centered leader look, sound, and feel like. They also discuss steps that can be taken to move a school towards a more learner-centered model. The goal is to help leaders develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to create learning environments tailored to individual students' needs and interests.

1. Tuesday, December 5, 2017 // 10:15–11:30am // Cocoa 4
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2. “It’s never enough to tell people about some new insight.
Instead of pouring knowledge into people’s heads, you
need to help them grind a new set of eyeglasses so they
can see the world in a new way. That involves challenging
the implicit assumptions that have shaped the way
people have historically looked at things.”
–John Seely Brown

3. What is / isn’t learner-centered leadership?
What knowledge, skills, and dispositions do
learner-centered leaders need?
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4. Reflect personally, and then share with a
partner / small group near you:
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What brought you here?
Why is this important to you?
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What brought us here?
Why is this important to us?
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What do graduates need to
know and be able to do?
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What kind of learning environments will best
support the development of skills, bodies of
knowledge and dispositions?
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How does this connect with our learning beliefs?
How does this connect to our vision for a
Salisbury graduate?
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School-Centered Learner-Centered
Learning happens in learners.
Education is done by (and with) the learner.
Learners are known as individuals–each having
unique strengths, interests and goals.
Learners want to learn.
Focus on having the most effective learning.
The system adapts to the unique learner.
Effectiveness is achieved through
customization.
Each learner moves on their own path at an
appropriate and adaptable pace.
Every learner is exceptional. The uniqueness of
learners is not a problem but, instead,
something to build on.
Learning happens in schools.
Education is done to the learner.
Learners are known by how they compare to
their class averages on standardized tests.
Learners must be compelled to perform.
Focus on having the most effective teaching.
The learner adapts to the standardized system.
Effectiveness is achieved through
standardization.
All learners follow standard paths at standard
paces and demonstrate mastery in
standardized ways
Teach the average learner an manage
exceptions as problems.

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Partner Conversation
What does learner-centered mean to you in your
learning context?
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How do we lead in a learner-centered
learning environment?
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Activity
Choose a competency hanging around the room
and hall. Brainstorm with your small group what
that competency looks like, sounds like, and
feels like. Choose a way to document your ideas.
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What competencies would you add?

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Let’s discuss,
What can get in the way of exercising
these competencies?
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What steps can you take to move your
school/building towards learner-centered?

16. Tuesday, December 5, 2017 // 10:15–11:30am // Cocoa 4
SAS Institute
INNOVATIONL E A D I N G
rziegenfuss@salisburysd.orgRandy Ziegenfuss
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@ziegeran
lfuinihetten@salisburysd.orgLynn Fuini-Hetten
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@lfuinihetten