Building responsive schools for 21st-century learners

Analysis of data from the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) and the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) finds that successful education systems are those that promote leadership at all levels, thereby encouraging teachers and principals, regardless of the formal positions they occupy, to lead innovation in the classroom, the school and the system as a whole. This chapter introduces the three main themes of the 2015 International Summit on the Teaching Profession: leadership, teachers’ self-efficacy, and innovation.