The Educational Leadership and Innovation Program, Latin America

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Key Information

Leadership & Innovation, Argentina is an intensive six week program designed for current and aspiring school leaders with a special focus in leadership, innovation, communication and technology. The programme develops the essential skills school principals need to become the managers of real change within their own institutions. We aim to train more than 15,000 principles. We believe effective school leadership is critical to high student achievement. The programme is practical, challenging and intellectually engaging. It is made up of six modules: Educational leadership for organizational development and school reform, Managing technology integration, Leading and managing learning, creativity and curriculum innovation, Educational leadership for quality assurance and to improve performance in the teaching and learning process, Leading Teacher Professional Development, Leading and Developing Community Relations.

The Educational Leadership and Innovation Program has been implemented since October 2016, first in Argentina, later in Uruguay and Ecuador. By implementing innovation projects, Principals and teachers trained are transforming their schools and communities. 


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Latin America & Caribbean

Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2016 -

Partner(s)

Gobierno de la Provincia de Salta, Minsterio de Educación Miniserio de Educación Cicencia y Tecnologia, Dirección General de Escuelas, Gobierno de JUJUY, Corrientes Minsterio de Educación

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Adapted

Geographic Scope

Global / regional

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other

  • Other

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Other

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

School administrators, Teachers - female, Teachers - male

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Population of interest is not school-aged

School Level

  • N/A

Other populations reached

  • Boys in school
  • Girls in school
  • Other community members - female
  • Other community members - male

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community mobilization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general

Women's empowerment programs

  • Leadership training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Increased advocacy/civic engagement