L21CSV+Showcasing+and+Reporting+Day

**L21CSV Showcasing and Reporting Day - 12 November 2012 - Round 3 Principals**
The Most Significant Change process was used to assist principals and schools reflect on their work thus far in developing Asia literacy in their schools, and then share these stories with other principals. Stories from the day will be posted at the **Schools in Action** page []
 * The showcasing and reporting day aimed to:**
 * Recognise principals as national leaders in curriculum reform
 * Encourage, congratulate and validate work in this area
 * Build a professional learning community
 * Engage with options moving forward
 * Celebrate and showcase the achievements of schools
 * Share and capture learnings
 * Benefit from each others’ endeavours
 * Provide an efficient mechanism to select stories to be showcased
 * Provide an authentic audience
 * Meet reporting requirements
 * Distribute banners to 3rd cohort
 * The day included input from Allan Goedecke [[file:A Goedecke's_PPT.pptx]]and clips from Martin Jacques' TED talk on 'When China rules the World'**
 * The Most Significant Change Stories were preceeded with a clip from Angie O'Hare of Marlborough Primary School as a model.**
 * The White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century can be found at:**

**L21CSV Showcasing and Reporting Day - 21 November 2011 - Round 1 and 2 Principals**

 * The showcasing and reporting day held on 21 November 2011 aimed to:**
 * Recognise principals as national leaders in curriculum reform
 * Encourage, congratulate and validate work in this area
 * Build a professional learning community
 * Engage with options moving forward
 * Celebrate and showcase the achievements of schools
 * Share and capture learnings
 * Benefit from each others’ endeavours
 * Provide an efficient mechanism to select stories to be showcased
 * Provide an authentic audience
 * Meet reporting requirements
 * Distribute banners to 2nd cohort

The day included input from Kathe Kirby from the Asia Educaiton Foundation and Sue Christophers from the Departmeon of Education and Early Childhood Development Internaitonal Division. Their presentations are here:

The Most Significant Change process was used to assist principals and schools reflect on their work thus far in developing Asia literacy in their schools, and then share these stories with other principals. These stories will soon be prepared for inclusion here.

Some comments from the day :
 * Evaluations** of the day showed that 98% of principals thought the overall day was effective or highly effective.
 * Kathe Kirby keynote **
 * Showed variety of resources available for ongoing and current support
 * Polished and informative - accessible goals for us, realistic
 * Always current and compelling - succinct.


 * Sue Christophers keynote **
 * Leadership and management to be distributed and supportive for sister school relationships
 * Will follow through with the Advice of building relationships with sister school


 * The Most Significant Change process as it related to Reflection and evaluation **
 * Valued the opportunity to reflect and share our story – enjoyed writing the story
 * This process made me reflect on what I had set out to achieve and where I had got!! Moved forward but lots of backward steps
 * Good to highlight a positive shift and take pride in achievement despite the challenges that present along the way.
 * Provided food for thought and ways to move the program forward.
 * So much change took place - difficult to say what was most significant.


 * The Most Significant Change process as it related to **** Engaging school teams re Asia literacy **
 * So many wonderful inspiring stories
 * This process has not really re-engaged us as we weren't dis-engaged!
 * Lots of terrific ideas about ways to seamlessly integrate studies of Asia into curriculum.
 * The support was fantastic.


 * The Most Significant Change process as it related to **** Learning from other principals **
 * Great to hear all the stores, with personal perspectives, and hear the changes that have taken place. Informative re programs / policies / staffing / events / community.
 * The narrative genre was conducive to being engaged in the examples.
 * Excellent strategy of sharing our stories.
 * Good reminder that we are all at different points in our journey.


 * The Most Significant Change process as it related to **** Building the work of Asia literacy **
 * Inspired us to participate in study tour to Vietnam
 * Pushes me to take the next step through encouragement and new ideas
 * Will follow up process for sister school and study tours
 * I will share the stories at school. Have made notes of ideas that may enhance our programs.
 * Interesting insights into pushing past obstacles.


 * The Most Significant Change process as it related to building and feeling connected to a **** Professional learning community **
 * Highlighted the need for us to share best practice and learn from each other as leaders
 * Has done this
 * Very helpful to hear what is happening in PS and SS, the connections between schools and the many and varied programs that are running. The importance of IT a recurring theme.
 * Fantastic.


 * Rating overall **
 * A great effective way to report on the program ad to share ideas and get new ideas.
 * Great spirit of openness beyond the norm.
 * Efficient well organised and effective exchange of knowledge and school stories
 * Worth the time out of school!
 * A well run day. We were able to use the MSC model and learn about that, as well as hear about what is working well in other schools.
 * I would like a copy of everyone's stories. Could they go on the website?
 * It was interesting to hear all the different stories. Progress appears to be spectacular in rural communities - it is inspirational to hear how they are all working together.
 * Great to hear all the different ways that schools have been able to implement Asian studies, improving and developing teacher capacity.
 * Well worth attending.