S1 EP03 - Leading Innovation, Finding and Activating School Leaders

For this episode, we have Jennifer Shortreed joining us to share some of her experiences working on innovative structures that improve student outcomes over the years, most frequently in Design thinking, Student Success and Online Learning.As a System Principal with 15 years secondary administrative experience, she has activated staff on innovation in new modular credits in student success, innovation labs with packaged credits, remote learning that centers the student, and recently blended learning. In this conversation, Jennifer outlines leadership moves, relationship tools, and the key aspects needed to ensure success on an innovation in your school, across schools, or across the system. When students are in the heart of a human centered design process, the unimaginable becomes a practical reality.GUESTJennifer Shortreed - Waterloo Region District School BoardHOSTSLawrence DeMaeyer – Professional Learning Advisor, Ontario Principals’ CouncilSusie Lee-Fernandes – Director of Professional Learning, Ontario Principals’ CouncilEpisode 3 Transcript PDF