analysis
of
pr
elimi
-
nary
findings
including
account
of
the
monitoring
and
evaluation
pr
ocess
referencing items M, N and O (2000 words) Does the account answer the following questions:
•
How
the
key
ideas
in
the
programme
supported
the
improvement
of
school
administration, leadership and improvement? •
How did you learn about the ef
fectiveness of implemented changes?
•
How monitoring outcomes will reflect on school improvement in future?
Appendix 1
1
Item M
. 2
nd
T
ALIS survey questions
1
1, 18 and 24
.
Appendix 12: Item
N:
Synthesis
of
the
evidence
from
the
monitoring
develo
pment
process
. T
o
continue the account5 in
Appendix 10.
Item
O
Appendix
13
: Evidence
collected
since
the
three
month
mid-point
stage:
e.g.
•
Assessments of teacher competence
•
Item M 2
nd
T
ALIS survey
•
Further notes of mentor meetings with deputy principal
•
Further monitoring records of coaching
3,
2
Very str
ong
Str
ong
W
eak
Not
pr
esent
Trainer
’s feedback:
Trainer
’s decision on grade:
Good
Pass
Borderline
Fail
Signatur
e..................................................................................
Date........................................................................................
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Appendix 5: Standards for trainers
PROFESSIONAL VALUES
An effective trainer of the Leadership Programme knows and understands:
• what motivates people to learn and become lifelong learners
• why it is important to have high expectations of learners to ensure they achieve their full potential
• why it is important to adopt high standards of behaviour in their professional role
• how to establish fair, respectful, trusting, supportive and constructive relationships with all
learners
• why the principles, frameworks and theories of learning and teaching can help to develop and
change practice
• how to promote the concepts of equality, diversity and inclusion and apply them in practice
• why continuing professional development is important and how it can develop and improve their
own and others’ learning and practice
• why communicating and collaborating effectively with colleagues helps to develop and improve
their own and others practice
• how to empower individuals to ensure they achieve their full potential
• how their practice has an impact on colleagues’ learning and practice
• how to use research to develop and change practice by engaging in continuing professional
development
• how the principles, concepts and theories of leadership and management can help to develop and
change own practice and those of school cultures
• why they need resilience, perseverance and optimism in the face of challenges
• why they need to be confident and consistent in their decisions, and focus on outcomes
• why they need to strive for own improvement and challenge underperformance
• why they must have the capacity to be flexible, adaptable and creative
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PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE , UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS:
PLANNING
An effective trainer of the Leadership Programme knows and understands how to:
• plan coherent learning programmes that meet learners’ needs, curriculum requirements and
integrate new approaches to teaching and learning
• plan learning sessions that have clear aims, objectives and structure
• design activities that motivate learners to learn and encourage them to think critically
• prepare learning materials, resources and facilities to support learners’ learning
• plan and prepare for the evaluation of learning and teaching to develop and improve own practice
• plan learning sessions which are innovative and encourage learners to be creative
• lead teams to plan programmes of learning to develop excellent practice
• plan to create an environment which enables learners to perform at their best
• plan to support Principals in managing change
• plan for formative assessment in different phases of a learning programme
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE , UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS:
TEACHING
An effective trainer of the Leadership Programme knows and understands how to:
• create an inclusive and motivating learning environment where learning is without limits
• use the learners’ existing experiences as a foundation for learning
• present information and new ideas clearly so learners can make links with existing learning
• use a variety of teaching and learning strategies that engage and challenge all learners’ learning
• facilitate individual, pair, group and whole class learning activities which foster learners’ curiosity,
creativity and ability to think critically
• use effective listening and questioning techniques to monitor, support and challenge learners’
learning
• manage the learning environment and flow of activities so all learners stay engaged in learning
• manage the learning of individuals, pairs, groups and whole classes by modifying teaching
appropriately to suit the stage of the lesson and the needs of the learners
• use resources effectively, including new and emerging technologies, to support learning
• give additional support and guidance to learners where necessary
• challenge and extend the learners’ learning and practice
• use a variety of teaching and learning strategies to personalise learning
• coach and mentor learners to develop their learning and practice
• demonstrate excellent and innovative practice that facilitates effective learning
• use strategies that encourage and maximise contributions from Principals and interested stake-
holders
• develop a culture of learning and continuous professional development
• foster an open, fair and equitable learning culture
• demonstrate management and leadership techniques effectively
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• facilitate activities that motivate, develop, empower and sustain individuals and teams to learn
• determine how to collaborate and work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
• embrace the wider curriculum and the opportunities it provides
• encourage Principals to use feedback from internal and external stakeholders to reflect and analyze
on their own practice and the development of the learning of others
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE , UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS:
ASSESSING
An effective trainer of the Leadership Programme knows and understands how to:
• use formative assessment methods to support and monitor learners’ learning
• use Assessment for Learning concepts to plan the next steps in learning
• involve learners in peer and self-assessment to support their own learning
• provide constructive formative assessment feedback to support and develop learners’ learning
• examine learners’ portfolios of evidence to make summative assessment decisions accurately,
reliably and fairly
• evaluate assessment methods in terms of their validity, reliability and sufficiency
• analyse formative and summative assessment information to improve learners’ learning and own
practice
• keep records of learners’ learning progress and assessment decisions
• communicate relevant assessment information to those with a legitimate interest in learner
achievement
• ensure learners are involved and share responsibility for assessment of their own learning
• develop and facilitate assessment for learning activities that promote peer and self-assessment as
a tool for learning and progression
• improve the effectiveness of assessment practice, including how to analyse statistical information,
to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning
• give feedback from observation of school-based practice to support learning
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE , UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS:
EVALUATING
An effective trainer of the Leadership Programme knows and understands how to:
• evaluate programmes of learning and individual learning sessions by analysing information
obtained from a variety of sources on an on-going basis
• reflect and evaluate own learning and practice using information obtained from a variety of sources
• use the outcomes of evaluation to plan future improvements to learning programmes, learners’
learning and own practice
• develop and promote evaluation practices as part of their strategic role
• use research to develop and disseminate new and innovative evaluation practices
• analyse feedback from a variety of sources to build on existing teaching strengths and further
develop own practice as a lifelong learner
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Appendix 6: Trainer portfolio content
№ Title of document
Size
Key questions to keep in mind in pro-
ducing this evidence include:
А
А1
Knowledge and understanding of key
ideas
Reflective account with a justification
of the necessity for change in school
practice
Account should present an analysis and
justification of reformation processes in
the world education system, and give
arguments about the relevance of given
process adaptation in Kazakhstan, in
particular, at the school where principal
works.
Account should confirm existence of
author’s deep knowledge about world
education system and leading experi-
ence of schools.
2000
words
Whether account contains answers to
questions:
• Why do world countries conduct
reforms in education system?
• To what extent are these reforms
considered as relevant and achievable
to Kazakhstan in general?
• Why are the given reforms
necessary and practicable for
the particular school?
А2 Reflective account of collecting evi-
dence and its analysis during school-
based phase in the course of trainer
training.
In the appendix to the account – brief
plan of the process of collecting data
and key findings
2000
words
Whether account contains answers to
questions:
• What were the aims of your activity?
• Why did you plan and carry out the
data collection planned in such way(s)?
• How did you apply what you
learned during the face-to-face
training phase in the practice of
data collection and analysis?
• What issues and challenges
did you experience, and how
did you address these?
• To what extent did the data you
collected in the school help you
to identify the focus for school
development and understand
the main issues involved?
• What are the main problems of
that school in terms of the key ideas
of the programme and why?
• To what extent does the school
take into consideration learners’ and
parents’ opinions in making decision
about making principal changes
into school work practice? What is
your opinion of this and why?
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В
В1
Effective practice
Training plans
4 sequential lesson plans from the
Leadership programme.
Plans should demonstrate that you plan
and prepare lessons taking into account
teachers’ needs. In your short comment
(250 words), you need to explain why
you chose this or another approach. If
you use the sample used in the trainer
training, you should explain how you
adapted the plan deliberately for your
principals’ needs.
Com-
ment
250
words+
Plans
• Does the proposed content of lesson
plans reflect key course ideas?
• Do the lesson objectives
meet learning aims?
• Do proposed trainers’ tasks make
contribution to teachers’ needs and
development of their critical thinking?
• Do used forms and methods of
teaching consider integrity to learning
process of key course ideas?
• Does the learning environment
created by trainer, help participants
to develop values, systematic views
and necessary practical skills for
realising new approaches to learning?
• Is assessment of principals’
learning made with the purpose of
improving their practice in the future?
• Do additional data resources
used by trainer provide personal-
oriented, constructivist approaches?
В2
Teaching: Records of critical events
from the 4 taught sessions planned in
B1 that include:
• one scanned entry from
reflective journal of trainer;
• digital images taken from any
of the 4 (maximum 6 photos);
• short feedbacks from
principals (feedback on lesson
outcomes in different forms);
• Records of observations
from colleagues or mentors
• A short video, if available,
that can be used as additional
evidence (1,5-3 minutes)
NB Documents, which are given
above, should be presented as records,
not reflective accounts or descrip-
tions. In short (250 words) feedback,
you can explain how these records
make an authentic picture of these
important events, how improve qual-
ity of evidence, how provide link
and interaction components inside
the section B of trainer portfolio
Com-
ment
250
words +
records
• Scanned entry of reflective
journal, which is related to learning
and teaching questions.
• Maximum 6 photos, which
illustrate practice of active learning
and activities of principals
• Feedback from principals on
learning and teaching, which can
be used for reflective practice.
• Feedback on observation from
expert (colleague or mentor) for
improvement practice in the future
• Short video, which demonstrates
support of principals in their
learning and effective management
of situation in classroom
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В3
Assessing: Records of formative and
summative assessment
(а)
Three records, which demon-
strate how you use formative assess-
ment in your practice, in particular:
• How you use formative assessment
during four sessions with principals;
• How you use formative assessment
in the process of observing practice of
principal at school
NB Records should include feedbacks
which you gave to principals. In your
short comment (250 words) you should
explain, why you choose this or another
approach.
(b)
Two records, which demon-
strate, how your use of summative as-
sessment of
• Principals’ portfolios
Com-
ment
250
words+
2 records
Com-
ment
250
words+
2 records
(а) 2 records of formative assessment us-
age for giving feedback:
• During training /lesson;
• During observation process of
principal practice at school
•
(b) 2 records of use of summative assess-
ment as independent trainer
В4
A report of evaluation of the 4 taught
sessions
• How effectively was
conducted learning of your
principals during sessions;
• Strong sides of your practice,
and what can be improved in
methods, which you use in
teaching your principals to new
approaches in management
• The purpose of this account is to
show how effectively was conducted
principals’ learning (to present the
outcome of conducted trainings
effectiveness evidence),and how
you are going to improve your
own trainer practice in the future
1500
words
• How effectively did principals
learn during the particular sessions?
• Does the learning environment
described help principals
to develop values?
• Was the learners’ experience
used as basis for learning?
• Do materials and resources have
logic and consistency in application?
• Is there a description of approach,
strategy and methods, which take
into consideration particularities
of the learners’ school?
• Is the analysis of learners’
assessment effective usage
given in account?
• Is the rationale and cause-
and-effect relationships during
training of learners analysed?
• Are constructive conclusions and
proposals on changing further trainer
practice presented in account?
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С
Reflection and development
Reflective account of own learning
and how future practice will change
which evaluates:
• What have you learned
about your own practice in the
principal training process;
• How your own trainer practice
will change as a result of your
reflection on the application of
modern theories, ideas, approaches to
management, teaching and learning;
• What specific changes do
you plan to make in your
trainer practice in conducting
such training in the future.
1500
words
• What did you know about your
own practice during and with a
help of training principals?
• How will your trainer practice
change in the future as a result
of reflection relating modern
theories, ideas and approaches to
management, teaching and learning?
• What concrete changes do
you plan to make in your own
trainer practice in the future?
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Appendix 7: Rubric for
assessing portfolio of Leadership trainer
Trainer
’s name
Date:
Expert’
s name
Stage: Formative / summative
Centr
e of courses
Sec
-
tion
Trainer
portfolio of evidence
Crite- ria
Feedback-rationale for
grades
A
Knowledge and understanding of key ideas
А 1
Reflective
account
with
a
justification
of
the
necessity
for
change
in
school
practice (2000 words)
Account
should
present
an
analysis
and
justification
of
reformation
processes
in
the
world
education
system,
and
give
ar
guments
about
the
relevance
of
given
process
adapt
ation
in
Kazakhstan,
in
particular
, at
the
school
where
principal
works.
Account
should
confirm
existence
of
author
’s
deep
knowledge
about
world
education system and leading experience of schools.
Account
should
present
an
analysis
and
justification
of
reformation
processes
in
the
world
education
system,
and
give
ar
guments
about
the
relevance
of
given
process
adapt
ation
in
Kazakhstan,
in
particular
, at
the
school
where
principal
works.
Account
should
confirm
existence
of
author
’s
deep
knowledge
about
world
education system and leading experience of schools.
1, 3
Very str
ong
Str
ong
W
eak
Not
pr
esent
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А 2
Reflective account of collecting evidence and its analysis during school-based phase in the course of trainer training (2000 words)
In the appendix to the account – brief plan of the process of collecting data and key findings
1, 3
Very str
ong
Str
ong
W
eak
Not
pr
esent
В
Effective practice
В1
4 plans of sequential sessions on pr
eparation of Leadership pr
ogramme
,
with brief commentary (250 words) demonstrating:
•
integration
into
session
plans
content,
used
learning
forms
and
methods
of main course ideas; •
conformation of session objectives to principal teaching aims;
•
conformation
of
proposed
tasks
to
principal
needs
and
their
critical
thinking development; •
ef
fectiveness
of
learning
environment
to
form
value
s,
systematic
view
and
necessary
practical
skills
for
principals
for
realization
new
approaches
to learning; •
using
assessment
for
learning
and
teaching
in
order
to
improve
their
practice in future; •
directivity
of
additional
sources
of
information
used
by
trainer
for
realization of self-oriented constructivist approach;
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