Overview

By focusing on in-depth data analysis, theories of organizational change and the development of a deep understanding of how to accelerate learning for students and adults, NYC Leadership Academy programs enable participants to strengthen their abilities to transform schools.

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NYC Leadership Academy

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• Adults learn most deeply from experience and reflection. The Leadership Academy uses problem-based and action learning methodologies, inspired by the belief that adults learn best from real-life, job-relevant problems and experiences.

Adults learn best in an environment of structured freedom created by thoughtful attention to a variety of factors, including space, time, questioning and assignments in which they feel supported, respected and accountable, but not confined. Considered attention to time boundaries, without rigidity or condescension, conveys respect for participants’ lives and work.

Adults learn by creating and revising stories in order to develop a context in which to operate, viewing the world as material out of which to make "meaning stories". They select particular data from that environment, and construct a narrative or story that explains the relationship between otherwise disparate pieces of data.

The Leadership Academy’s belief is that adults learn most effectively when motivated by the discomfort of the unknown in practical, applied contexts. Learning is embedded in a continuous process of moving from the known to the unknown, under a persistent dissatisfaction with the status quo.

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Learning is a social process. The Leadership Academy emphasizes team-based approach to learning. Collective knowledge is always greater than what resides in an individual. Working with thought-partners and groups provides opportunities to increase individual and system-wide knowledge.

Adults learn most deeply from experience and reflection. The Leadership Academy uses problem-based and action learning methodologies, inspired by the belief that adults learn best from real-life, job-relevant problems and experiences.