[Application] What Distinguishes Transformational Classrooms? Teaching As Collective Leadership’s Actionable Guidance for Teachers and Teacher Developers

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Welcome:

We are delighted to invite you to apply to a course in the Global Institute. Each course seeks to bring diverse cohorts together to learn from and with each other about what it takes to transform classrooms, schools, and systems to shape a better future. These collective learning experiences are aimed to advance our understanding of what it takes to grow students as leaders of a more just, equitable, and sustainable future.

Cohort Selection Prioroties:

1. Diversity: To foster a dynamic learning environment we aim to select a diverse group of leaders from various sectors and geographic locations, within and beyond education.

2. Commitment: Applicants should commit to 15-17 hours over 8 weeks to:

<7.5 hrs> Attend all zoom sessions

<6-8 hrs> Develop and execute your project, outlining the project plan and identifying the resources required for implementation.

<2 hrs> Craft and share your story

3. Connection: We seek participants who understand the strength of their communities and can clearly articulate the challenges they face."

Description

In this five-week, five-session course, participants will virtually visit classrooms around the world where students are developing holistically so they can shape a better future for themselves and their communities. Participants will work together to discover actionable insights from those classrooms and contribute to the evolution of the Teaching As Collective Leadership framework. model. This inspiring and provocative course will energize teachers, teacher developers, and students with new insights, capacities, and resources to lead their own transformational classrooms.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, learners will:

- Discover and internalize the distinguishing purpose, lenses, practices, and outcomes of transformational classrooms

- Become contextualized, practiced, and committed to new ways of teaching and learning that will improve their impact as teachers, teacher developers, or students

How to apply and what to expect:

Click HERE to find a detailed description of the Global Insitute. Please review this overview carefully to understand the commitment you are making if you choose to apply.