Pedagogical Leadership - CBSE

1 First Edition: November 2020 Second Edition: March 2021 Cover Design: Sanchita Verma, Principal, Indian School Sohar, Oman Infographics: Ambika Gulati, Principal, The Millennium School, Dubai & Dr. N. Mythili, Assistant Professor, NCSL, NIEPA, New Delhi Published by: The Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education, Shiksha Sadan, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi 110092 & National Institute of educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi Printed By: National Institute of educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, Year of Printing: March 2021: 75 copies i Pedagogical Leadership : A Handbook for Leading Learning in Schools A project carried out by National Institute of educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi for Central Board of Secondary Education, India November 2020 Principal Investigator: Dr.

2 N. Mythili, Assistant Professor, National Centre for School Leadership , National Institute of educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi-110016 ii Contributors N. Mythili (Principal Investigator) Ambika Gulati Harpreet Kaur Swarnima Luthra Sanchita Verma Captain Dinisha Bhardwaj Singh Seema Jerath iii Message from Vice Chancellor NIEPA iv Message from Chairperson CBSE v Message from Director (Academics) CBSE vi Message from Director (Training & Skill Education) CBSE vii Acknowledgement There is no greater satisfaction and fulfillment than reaching every leader working in the schools in our vast education system of million schools in which there are nearly 15 lakh principals working with more than 45 lakh teachers.

3 This book Pedagogical Leadership : A Handbook for Leading Learning addresses the need of school principals as Pedagogical leaders for improving the student learning. I immensely thank the then Chairperson CBSE, India, Madam Anita Karwal who is now Secretary, School Education at Ministry of Education, Government of India, New Delhi. She decided to give this assignment on Pedagogical Leadership for principals to NIEPA, New Delhi. I am also thankful to the current Chairperson Sri Manoj Ahuja for his support and encouragement to explore the hitherto unexplored area on school Leadership in Indian context. All this work would not have been possible, without the support of Vice Chancellor, NIEPA, Prof.

4 Varghese who took keen interest to provide valuable insights during the shaping of the project. I feel honoured that he entrusted the project to me and for the belief and trust reposed in me. I place on record my heartfelt gratitude to Prof. Varghese for the same. I would also like to acknowledge the immense support provided by Dr. Sunita Chugh who is currently looking after NCSL. It was her constant encouragement and the academic freedom offered that ensured this project to be completed smoothly in a free, fair and safe environment. She chose me to do this project along with Prof. Varghese. My special thanks to Dr. Sunita Chugh. From the inception of this project till the end, those who supported at CBSE, India include Dr.

5 Biswajit Saha, Director, Training and Skill Development, Dr. Joseph Emmanuel, Director, Academics and Dr. Sandeep Jain, Joint Secretary. The two initial meetings held with Dr. Saha helped to move ahead with confidence in this project. Dr. Joseph Emmanuel s presence in the initial meeting added the necessary clarity on the CBSE s way of looking at Pedagogical Leadership that provided the conviction that I am moving in the right direction leading the working group. I was in contact with Dr. Sandeep Jain consistently updating the progress, and to organize periodical weekly meetings with the working group. His support helped immensely for the smooth completion of this project work. I, therefore, thank Dr.

6 Saha, Dr. Emmanuel and Dr. Jain for their constant encouragement and the trust in completing this project. I thank the help provided by Mrs. Rama Raghuram, consultant, CBSE, India for her assistance at all times in this project. CBSE termed our weekly online meetings as Manthan having observed the rigour of academic discussions and reflections involved in it. Now comes the most difficult part to express my gratitude to the working group- the six principals who walked the journey with me. They walked the path accepting the academic rigour through meta-cognition, unlearning and relearning to raise their bar to contribute academically the most relevant and crucial practices through their lived experiences for this handbook.

7 It was heartening when Mrs. Ambika Gulati wearing the hat of when I am filling this Annual Pedagogical Plan as the school , vetted the Annual Pedagogical Plan with her teachers to make it user-friendly for all principals working in CBSE schools. Being good at writing skills and interested in research, she actively joined hands in developing all aspects of this handbook. Mrs. Harpreet Kaur with her profound insights provided critical support to develop the handbook at various stages. She, being an ardent supporter of inclusive education especially focusing on inclusion of children with special needs , developed the viii descriptor , and tutorial for Building an Inclusive Culture suggesting that it should be added to framework.

8 She could be relied on as the third eye to read and give her views throughout the development of the document. Mrs. Swarnima Luthra, with her conviction that innovations can be systematically planned and implemented in the schools brought in the latest discussions and practices happening across the globe into the tutorials. She was joined by Captain Dr. Dinisha Bhardwaj Singh in its completion. Mrs. Swarnima Luthra also shouldered the responsibility of cross-checking, organizing and arranging the resources provided by all team members for the tutorials in part IV of the handbook. Mrs. Sanchita Verma with her strength to develop case studies added the extra flavour to the tutorials on Teacher Professional Development and displayed her creative streak by designing thematic cover for the handbook depicting the Indian art and culture using Madhubani style.

9 She also edited the first draft of the handbook. Drawing from her experience as a trainer, Mrs. Seema Jerath contributed her insights in developing the tutorials on how principals can empower teachers and lead teaching-learning in a school. She also worked on the descriptor Developing a Personal Vision as a School Leader .I also acknowledge the contribution of Shri. Rajesh Chandel during the development of the handbook at initial stages. The COVID-19 did not deter us from successfully completing this endeavour. Together we converted the adversity into opportunity. I thank all those who were involved indirectly and remotely in this endeavor. I hope that this book will benefit all the principals working in government, private and semi-government schools of India.

10 My good wishes to all the principals in their journey to lead learning in the schools by being lead learners themselves. Assistant Professor National Centre for School Leadership National University of educational Planning and Administration 17-B, Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi -110016 Email: ix Preface to the Second Edition The second edition of the handbook is the outcome of the Capacity Development Workshop conducted for the principals of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) by NIEPA, New Delhi in collaboration with Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), Head Quarters, Noida in February 2021. This is the first workshop after the handbook was developed and submitted to CBSE. The planning for the workshop was carried out to meet the expectations set forth by the NVS.