Thursday, December 9, 2010
Networked Leadership
Kaser and Halbert present the idea of networked leadership through the Network of Performance Based Schools. There are common characteristics of being part of a network including: team work, interdependence, inquiry, asssessment, public communication, depth of thinking, connecting ideas, metacognition and use of evidence. Is it possible to experience all of these characteristics? What kinds of barriers can prevent them? How can these barriers be overcome?
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Networked Leadership is a strategy for education transformation when there is a clear focus on improving student learning. Canadian researchers, Steven Katz and Lorna Earl's study (2008)identify the key variable to networks being effective are the individuals. These individuals develop relationships within schools and with other schools to collaborate on a focus of creating deep learning for all students. The barriers to this kind of networking are the establishing of trusting relationships with colleagues and other schools. Trusting relationships are needed to bring teachers out of isolation and to help them understand that teachers need their colleagues to teach the whole child. When trusting relationships are developed then collaboration can occur, which is a key to networking.
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