Module 4:

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Module 4

• Developing and implementing a school program for
  engaging students with Asia

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• Module 4 Developing and implementing a school
  program for engaging students with Asia

• Module delivery plan
• Step 1 A bridge between the modules (15 minutes)
• Step 2 Planning to implement the vision (20
  minutes)
• Step 3 Unpacking the vision (35 minutes)
• Step 4 Mapping community resources (20 minutes)
• Step 5 Engaging stakeholders (20 minutes)
• Step 6 (15 minutes)
• Aims
• To develop the capacity of participants to
• Lead their school in implementing its vision for
  engaging students with Asia
• Engage community stakeholders in the process
• Evaluate the impact

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Action planning in your school
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Using your vision

• The vision outlines what the school is trying to
  achieve
• The vision needs to be shared
• It is used as a reality check in the
  implementation process
• Contextual factors need to be taken into account

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• Setting goals

• The aspirational statements of what we are trying
  to achieve
• Goals must be Specific Measurable Assessable
  Realistic Time-limited (SMART)
• A sample goal To ensure that students in Year X
  have the opportunity to undertake a whole-term
  integrated unit focused on at least one Asian
  country that involves all discipline areas in the
  school

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• Key improvement strategies

• Describe how the goals will be achieved
• Focus on what will really make the difference

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Impact on goal achievement
Low
Degree of difficulty
High
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• Milestones

• Specify what is to be achieved, by when
• Strategies can build on each other over time

Key Improvement Strategies
Strategies for Year 1 Achievement milestones (ie.
Indicators of progress towards the school vision
and goals)
Strategies for Year 2 Achievement milestones (ie.
Indicators of progress towards the school vision
and goals)
Strategies for Year 3 Achievement milestones (ie.
Indicators of progress towards the school vision
and goals)
Strategies for Year 4 Vision and goalsProgram
for engaging students with Asia in place and
improved student outcomes
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• Engaging the school community

• Strategic planning can facilitate engagement
• Shared purpose is essential for ownership
• There are stakeholder capacities and resources on
  which the school can draw
• There are various mechanisms for achieving this

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