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Join @bjfr & @petersenge for a free online course for school leaders: Launching Innovation in Schools. Jan 17 start! https://www.edx.org/course/launching-innovation-schools-mitx-microsoft-education-11-154x

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Join MIT lecturers Justin Reich and Peter Senge this January in a free, online course for school leaders: Launching Innovation in Schools. Over six weeks, you will complete a cycle of study, experimentation, and reflection in leading instructional improvement efforts. Through experiential activities, you will begin working with colleagues to envision the next level of work for your organization, launch a new initiative, and measure your progress along the way. Registration is now open for the January 17 start.https://www.edx.org/course/launching-innovation-schools-mitx-microsoft-education-11-154x

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Join MIT lecturers Justin Reich and Peter Senge this January in a free, online course for school leaders: Launching Innovation in Schools. Together, we’ll explore fundamental principles for starting and sustaining initiatives to improve teaching and learning. Over six weeks, you and your classmates will complete a cycle of study, experimentation, and reflection to gain confidence and skills to lead instructional improvement efforts. Through experiential activities and assignments, you will begin working with colleagues to envision the next level of work for your team or organization, to launch a new initiative, and to measure your progress along the way.At the end of the course, you will have started the process of launching an instructional improvement initiative in your school or learning environment, and you will better understand yourself as a leader and change agent. You will have made connections with peers who are also undertaking this important work.Register now to receive updates:https://www.edx.org/course/launching-innovation-schools-mitx-microsoft-education-11-154x

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Dear Colleague,

I want to invite you to join a new free online course for school leaders starting January 17th, Launching Innovation in Schools. The course is taught by MIT lecturers Justin Reich and Peter Senge, who have studied and supported innovation in education systems for many years.

Every great teacher and every great school constantly work towards creating better learning conditions for students. Just as we hope our students become lifelong learners, we as educators should be constantly learning and improving. This education course is for school leaders of all kinds (from teacher-leaders to principals to superintendents) who are launching innovation in schools—starting new efforts to work together to improve teaching and learning.

Over six weeks, you and your classmates will complete a cycle of study, experimentation, and reflection to gain confidence and skills to lead instructional improvement efforts. Through experiential activities and assignments, you will begin working with colleagues to envision the next level of work for your team or organization, to launch a new initiative, and to measure your progress along the way. Based on the work of Justin Reich (Teaching Systems Lab, MIT) and Peter Senge (MIT Sloan), this course will focus on visioning and capacity-building, with an emphasis on collaboration and building partnerships with stakeholders at multiple levels.

At the end of the course, you will have started the process of launching an instructional improvement initiative in your school or learning environment, and you will better understand yourself as a leader and change agent. You will have made connections with peers who are also undertaking this important work.

You can register now Launching Innovation in Schools and receive updates as the course gets started. You may also be interested in a second free online course starting in March, Design Thinking for Leading and Learning. Please circulate this email widely in your networks.