BILL BROWN learning to learn about parent engagement in lifelong &lifewide learning
This is an honest attempt to reflect on the push and pull forces that have shaped my thinking to date
REFLECTIONS
THE PULL OF COMPETING PARADIGMS and the need to identify patterns and themes across disciplines & this Years New Thing (TYNT)
CONCEPT 3 ASK PEOPLE STRATEGIC QUESTIONS TO START WHERE THEY'RE AT.
ASK WHERE
Local National Global
ASK WHY
Developmental Values spectrum
ASK WHO
Capability/Connectivity
ASK HOW
Systems,Structures ,tools & techniques
ASK WHAT
Identity ,goals metrics of success
CONCEPT 2 FIND THE PEOPLE INTERESTED INFLUENCING CONTROLLING The core connectors ( boundary actors ,boundary spanners ,partners ,)

THE PUSH OF ACADEMIC STUDY Dr Anne Silcock provided self belief and challenge.

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CONCEPT 1
4 INTERDEPENDENT DIMENSIONS to frame a learning context .​



CONCEPT 6 LEARN TOGETHER
Anyone ,
can learn Anything
Anywhere
@ Any time
in Any way that works

CONCEPT 5
APPRECIATE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE TASK
CONCEPT 4 MAP THE VALUES IN ACTION PROFILES OF CORE LEADERS
All share the SAME human condition( values spectrum );& display DIFFERENT cultures that frame desired ends ,preferred means & capabilities for action


START WITH THE END IN MIND
A PROVOCATIVE PROPOSITION
THE QUESTIONS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE ANSWERS
A WORKING HYPOTHESIS
EVERY CONTEXT IS DIFFERENT
THER ARE MANY THINGS THE SAME WHEN WE USE ABSTRACT META FRAMES TO SCAFFOLD OUR LEARNING
;A BROAD FOCUS FOR THE LEARNING
PARENT ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING
TRANSPARENT ASSUMPTIONS EXPRESSED AS ASSERTIONS
PARENTS ARE THE PRIMARY EDUCATORS
CONCEPT 7 DEFINE THE INTENDED RESULTS AND DELIVER
MUST HAVE The immediate ,tangible outputs to be delivered in the short term
LIKE TO HAVE The medium term outcomes that add shared value
LOVE TO HAVE The long term intended impacts that provide the higher order moral purpose BUT defy attribution above the accountability ceiling for any individual./organisation