Leadership Series: Building a Supportive Learning Culture (BSLC)
About This Course
Leaders play a crucial role in shaping organisational culture.
This two-part workshop will bring participants through a journey of self-reflection, meaning making, and knowledge and skills building. Participants need to complete both parts to have deep understanding of culture building. As the two parts are linked, participants need to complete Part 1 before proceeding to Part 2.
Part 1 focuses on the leader’s personal journey and ‘inner work’, i.e., clarifying the leader’s own values, mission and vision (VMV), examining congruency of the values, mission and vision, establishing the gaps between one’s espoused VMV and VMV-in-action, and assumptions, and mindsets.
Part 2 builds upon the personal journey and expands into what leaders can do to build a learning culture. The different components of culture will be examined, and topics such as fostering a shared vision, building trust and teamwork will be discussed. Participants will also develop a plan for fostering a learning culture at their own centres.
What You'll Learn
Build consciousness and knowledge:
• Be conscious of the meaning of one’s held values(V), personal mission(M) and vision(V) and the need for congruency of these beacons (VMV) for consistent behaviour;
• Be conscious of the gaps between one’s declared VMV and actual VMV;
• Understand the importance of fostering trust and a shared vision in organizational capacity building;
• Understand what culture is and how to foster a learning culture; and
• Be able to apply the following theories in their daily practice: Levels of perspective; Self-determination Theory, Core Theory of Success.
Be equipped with skills to:
• Engage staff through generative conversations;
• Create opportunities for shared learning;
• Nurture a trusting work environment;
• Build teamwork and a sense of collective efficacy among staff;
• Foster a shared vision; and
• Be able to draw up a plan of action plan to nurture a culture supportive of learning.
Entry Requirements
1) Be ECDA-certified as L2 teacher
2) Currently employed in a childcare registered or licensed with ECDA
3) Have completed pre-req course POLP