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During the Orbis Instructional Leadership program, Bruce Armstrong took a deep dive into neuroscience, exploring the foundations of habit forming. Our South Australian school leaders were challenged to think about their modus operandi, and how their habitual behaviours influenced their leadership. Read on to find out how to create positive habits, and how to bring the tribe with you.
We’re all creatures of habit.
Think about it for a minute…how much of your daily routine do you do on automatic pilot?
Would you have guessed almost half? Recent ...[read more]
Are leaders born? Or is it something you can learn?
The concept of leadership is complex and multifaceted. During the instructional leadership program our experts have presented cutting-edge research around impactful educational leadership. In our final intensive, Bruce Armstrong explored characteristics common to effective leaders.
Read on as Bruce discusses whether leadership is learnable.
Google the word ‘leadership’ and the search result (today, at least) is 2,630,000,000 links! What an enormous field of inquiry, research and opinion. Here, I weigh in on the topic, with a view to ...[read more]
I undertook the Orbis Literacy R-3 program in 2019 and have been rewarded with new skills and knowledge, and a deeper understanding of how students learn. In addition I have gained valuable insight into resources and models that improve students’ literacy learning.
The opportunity to collaborate with other educators from across South Australia was of particular benefit to me personally and professionally. The Orbis program allowed us to build relationships, share resources, communicate planning, analyse data and share our expertise with one another. I strongly believe ...[read more]
Congratulations to each of our leaders selected to attend the inaugural Leadership for School Excellence program in January 2020.
Professional learning is a key enabler for school improvement. Orbis’ approach to professional learning is based on sourcing the expertise of the world’s best education institutions who engage leaders in learning that is purposeful, collaborative and empowering.
The Leadership for School Excellence program will focus on key elements for enacting school improvement including:
- gaining a deeper understanding of the leadership capabilities needed to set high expectations for instructional ...[read more]
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