Why school leadership is a driving force for innovations in education
- School leaders provide the guidance and foundation for smoothly implementing new practices, such as adopting computational thinking lessons
- The CoolThink@JC programme, created and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, links its success to the support provided within schools
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Strong leadership in schools is a critical factor in the successful rollout of innovations in education. Any new innovation, which is designed to alter human behaviour, may be difficult to implement as it is human nature to resist change – and even the best educators can fall prey to that.
This reality underlies the achievements of CoolThink@JC – an education programme created and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust that develops computational thinking through coding education – and also exemplifies how important support from school leaders is when pushing for innovations in education.
Advancing computational thinking education
Andy Li, a CoolThink@JC Fellow and Principal of Ling To Catholic Primary School, says school leaders are fully aware of the importance of computational thinking education.
“The problem-solving skills of those who possess a computational thinking mindset are more advanced than those who don’t,” he adds. “These students will be more prepared for the future workplace.”