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1 Study/research circles and dialogue conferences as communica5ve spaces Torbjørn Lund, University of Tromsø. Norway, Karin Rönnerman, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Petri Salo, Åbo Akademi University, Finland

2 Three cases about se:ng up a communica5ve space A. Top- down reform meet collaborajve network in a dialogue conference B. InviJng middle leaders to a research circle where the content is jointly decided upon C. BoNom- up strategy negojated by principals parjcipajng in study circles

3 International Studies, Hattie, Global Idea, Master Idea Assessment for learning PISA/TALIS results Ministr y of Edcation and reserach Norw Directorate For Education and Learning Program Assessment for learning Each school Local School Authorities DIALOGUE CONFERENCE AND LEARNING NETWORK: Developing groups Teachers, prinsicpals Staff on school Students, parents, others,

4 Background 19 schools in a network, handling new najonal reform ideas, (e.g. assement for learning) 2 1/2 year collaborajon between university and a region, contuinity to 2015 (5 years) Using dialoge conferences as the communicajve space 4 «spaces» each year, 2 days conferences

5 Dialogue conferences - Constructed with the aim to see how teachers and principals, through social relajons in certain spaces can contribute to each others and the school`s development

6 Model; site based learning, network and dialogue conferences. Step 3 School development Network Learning and knowledge architecture Mixed groups Plenary Site based development Teacher as researcher Site based Ac5on Research Par5cipa5on Engagement Reciprocity Object Dialogues Reflec5ons Innova5ve plans Local developing group Theory Presenta5ons Plenary Learning as a social construc5ve process

7 The learning structure in Dialogue conferences The theory practice discourse G R O U P S Dialogues about practice, from different sites Storytellings. Inside Developing Groups, sitebased Theory, concepts, models Presentations, different sites P L E N A R Y Reflections and planning

8 Dialogue conferences The mediajng discourse (theory- pracjce) The communicajve structures ReflecJon and planning as central dimensions «Travelling of ideas» and «translajon studies» as as the innovajon concepts

9 The research circle CreaJng a communcajve space Jme was allocated for all parjcipants 12 preschool teachers, who all parjcipated in a one- year long acjon research program All teachers facilitate own groups of teachers (colleagues) within and across preschools Coming together to focus on their own leading

10 Se:ng up a research circle as a communica5ve space Preparing by reflecjng over what leadership means Individually construcjng a mind- map out of the experiences of being a facilitator (middle- leader) CollecJvely construcjng a joint mindmap out of the individual mindmaps Relevant themes for the four meejngs emerged

11 Themes in a research circle Learning for leading understanding your role as a middle- leader Searching for panerns analysing data from you as a middle- leader Professional learning communijes To find a balance how to create necessary condijons for learning, as a middle- leader

12 Conduc5ng a research circle Interchange between experienced and theorejcal knowledge Dialogues in pairs and in whole group ReflecJons individually and collaborajvely Learning for coming acjons

13 Study circles for principals to ini5ate ac5on research within their professional communi5es Small schools circle, medium size schools circle, big schools circle, Finnish speaking principals circle coming together 3 to 6 Jmes during a year Four very different communica5ve spaces and and ac5on research processes from a textbook example of CS and AR to a feedback group to a sod resistance group in search of rajonal explanajons! Small schools circle as the textbook example

14 Individual- professional quali5es Four experienced principal- teachers with a focus on and interest in upbringing and fostering Strong and sound professional idenjty; from fosterers to a rectors Safe and sound small pragmajc CS:s at school, sjll a need of a between- schools CS:s Professional respect and mutuality personalijes and inclinajons complemenjng each other Tacit idenjficajon of individual resources complemenjng (not challenging) communicajon panerns

15 Collegial- professional quali5es EffecJve, goal- oriented use of the resource of coming together in study circle Use of the researcher as a secretary, celebrajng his simple and stupid outsiders quesjons Latent needs easily idenjfied and put on the table (informal collegial support) Focus on evident and mutual interest in their schools (use of textbooks) and idenjficajon of experjse s Tacit and experience- based understanding of collegiality (inclusion of school assistants) Engaging colleagues and opening up for collegial needs expressions (couch potatoes)

16 Strong ethos of local responsibility and care! Smallnes triggering bigness! Leadership relying on closeness, sense of belonging, long term perspecjve (sustainability) FIRST YEAR: ORIENTATING- PLANNING- ACTING- OBSERVING- REFLECTING CreaJng collegial places to meet and come together Pedagogical focus SECOND YEAR: ORIENTATING- PLANNING Reconquering teacher professional idenjty, informing polijcians on the condijons of the small schools Poli3cal focus

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