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Communication & Evaluation

Reflective dialogue
Reflective dialogue refers to the ‘extensive and continuing conversation among teachers about

curriculum, instruction, and student development’ (Newmann et al., 1996). Aside from formal
communication channels like meetings, leaders may consider using informal communication
channels to build a relationship, generate ideas, disseminate information, and test the feedback
with his/her teammates. When a leader is trying to build up informal communication channels,
he/she should comply with the following practices—

Select a feasible method
Explain your idea/difficulty explicitly
Identify a suitable time
Make sure the chosen person for interaction is suitable

Evaluation

In the context of initiating new ideas, evaluation is about assessing colleagues’ willingness with
adapting new ideas and bringing them into practice.

Level of use

Identifying colleagues’ level of use enables the leader to check the effectiveness and adaption of
the new tools, as well as helps to seek improvement and scale-up. The level of use can be
summarised in the below scale—

Level Classification Description

Re-evaluates the quality of use of the innovation, seek a
6 Renewal
major modification
Is combining own efforts to use the innovation with related
5 Integration activities
Users
4B Refinement Varies the use of the innovation

4A Routine Use of the innovation is stabilised

3 Mechanical Focus on day-to-day use without reflection
2 Preparation Is preparing for the first use of the innovation

Has recently acquired or is acquiring information about the
1 Non-users Orientation
innovation

0 Non-use Has little or no knowledge of the innovation

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