RE-ENGINEERING THE TEACHING PROFFESSION IN THE 21ST CENTURY FOR EFFECTIVE CURRICULLUM REFORMS: Leadership in Transformational Change

KENYA PRIMARY SCHOOLS HEAD TEACHERS

ASSOCIATION (KEPSHA) CONFERENCE

9TH-12TH APRIL 2017

KASKAZI BEACH HOTEL, DIANI, KWALE COUNTY

By Dr. Maina WaGĩokõ

Italian Proverb

“A rotting fish begins to stink at the head. 

REAL CHANGE TAKES PLACE DURING CRITICAL

MOMENTS – OVER TIME – AND IT IS THESE

CRITICAL MOMENTS THAT WILL DETERMINE

WHETHER CHANGE WILL STICK

Areas of Focus

Transformative Leadership

21st Century

SkillCurriculum

Reforms

CHANGE STICKS WHEN LEADERS UNDERSTAND

THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE SO THEY CAN

FRAME CHANGE IN A WAY THAT IS VIEWED AS AN

OPPORTUNITY AS OPPOSED TO A THREAT

Curriculum Reforms

• Nurturing learners potential • Students to Learners • Teachers –Facilitators –Nurturers • Subject to Learning Areas• Summative Assessment –Continuous

Assessment • Balancing Assessment of Learning

and Assessment for Learning• Values Based Education • Service Learning

LEADERS CANNOT TRANSFORM THEIR

ORGANIZATION IF THEY FIRST DO NOT TRANSFORM

THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP STYLE AND METHODS

Childhood and learning

1. Children are COMPETENT from

birth. Their brains grow most between birth and about ten

years of age

2. Children WANT to learn to become competent human

beings.

3. Children NEED competent adults

to help them to develop as competent adults

themselves.

WHILE IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR

CHANGE IS IMPORTANT, TAKING

ACTIONABLE STEPS TO MAKE

CHANGE AND EVOLVE AS A LEADER

IS WHAT WILL REALLY DRIVE

CHANGE INTERNALLY AND AFFECT

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

21st Century Skills

Learning Skills

Collaboration and teamwork

Creativity and imagination

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Literacy Skill

Technology Literacy

Information literacy

Media Literacy

Life SkillsFlexibility and adaptability

Initiatives

Social Skills

Productivity

Leadership

HOW SUCCESSFUL

CHANGES WILL BE

ADOPTED IS TIED TO THE

STRENGTH OF YOUR

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Framework for 21st Century Student Outcomes and Support Systems

FINDING PEOPLE WHO ARE THE RIGHT CULTURAL

FIT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS FINDING SOMEONE

WHO HAS THE RIGHT QUALIFICATIONS

Leadership styles

Tactical Strategic Transformational:

COMMUNICATING CHANGE TO YOUR TEAM MEMBERS AT THE RIGHT MOMENT WITH THE RIGHT MESSAGES WILL HELP TO CREATE TRANSFORMATION, STIMULATE BUY-IN AND INSPIRE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

The Components of Transformational Leadership

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ce B

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d Ex

pect

atio

n

Intellectual Stimulation Individualize

d Consideratio

n Inspirational Motivation Idealized Influence

Perseverance Through

Conflict

IDENTIFYING FUTURE LEADERS

IS THE KEY TO MAINTAINING

STRONG LEADERSHIP

AT ALL LEVELS IN YOUR

ORGANIZATION

Strengths and Weaknesses of Transformational Leadership

Weakness

Strengths

Leadership strategies

Effective influence

Needs and Values Based

Many Components

Leadership as personality Trait

ONCE YOU IDENTIFY

POTENTIAL LEADERS IN YOUR

ORGANIZATION, IT IS

IMPORTANT THAT YOU BEGIN

TO GROOM THEM FOR

ADVANCEMENT

Applying Transformational Leadership

empowers followersrole modellistenercreates a visionchange agent helper

UNDERSTANDING CRITICAL MOMENTS OF CHANGE AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY

COMMUNICATE WITH THE PEOPLE INTERNALLY IS ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESSFULLY

MAKING TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE HAPPEN

Characteristics that impact organizational growth

• 1. Internal motivation and self-management:

• 2. The ability to make difficult decisions:

• 3. Check their ego

• 4. Willing to take the right risks:

• 5. Organizational consciousness

• 6. Adaptability

• 7. Willing to listen and entertain new ideas

• 8. Inspiration

• 9. Proactive

• 10. Visionary

John C Maxwell (2001) The 17th Irrefutable Laws of Teamwork, page 185

“The single biggest way to impact an organization is to

focus on transformational leadership. There is almost

no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits

good people, raises them up as leaders and continually

develop them.”

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Maina WaGĩokõ Ph. D.Vice Principal PD and Outreach

Programme Manager Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa

Visiting Faculty Harvard Graduate School of Education

Global Facilitator Examiner and School Evaluator

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