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Category Archives: Culture for Learning
Lesson observations – quality assurance or quality improvement?
http://blog.optimus-education.com/lesson-observations-quality-assurance-or-quality-improvement The blog on the link above includes some thoughts on the importance of gaining staff feedback on observation practices and seeing observation as a tool for professional learning and quality improvement as opposed to mere quality assurance. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Culture for Learning, Graded lesson observations, Lesson observations, Professional Development, Ungraded lesson observations
Tagged coaching models, developmental observation, Graded lesson observations, Lesson observations, professional dialogue, ungraded observations, ungraded peer observations
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The challenges of sustaining joined-up CPD
I am working with Optimus Education to deliver some workshops around creating sustainable, joined-up CPD cycles and here is a link to a blog on this topic, covering some of the common pitfalls and ways around them. Details of the … Continue reading
Training on creating a sustainable, joined up CPD cycle
I am working with Optimus Education to present several half day events to help schools and colleges develop sustainable, joined up CPD cycles. There will be plenty of practical approaches shared as well as chances to network with others from the … Continue reading
Classroom Practice Development – A different approach to CPD?
As a freelance trainer and coach in schools and colleges, I am often invited to deliver training on a staff development day. This can give staff access to research insights and expose them to different classroom approaches as well as … Continue reading
Making Supported Experiments happen: How can coaches and managers collaborate to develop and improve T&L?
Many schools and colleges use models such as Supported Experiments to encourage teachers to develop their practice and own their professional learning. I note that the institutions where these initiatives take hold and come to life often have a team … Continue reading
Posted in Action research, CPD, CPD for Teachers, Culture for Learning, FE, Leadership of learning, Learning Leader, Management skills, Professional Development, Professional Learning Communities, Solution Focused Approaches, Staff Development, Supported Experiments, Teaching and learning
Tagged Advanced Practitioners, Advanced Teachers, Coaches, coaching skills, culture for learning, leadership of learning, leading learning, learning leaders, management skills, Supported Experiments
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Why coaching and mentoring? Webinar with Joanne Miles and Emily Barrell
Here is the link to my webinar conversation about coaching and mentoring approaches with Emily Barrell from Realise Futures Learning and Development. We talk about the differences between coaching and mentoring, the skills involved and the challenges within an educational context. … Continue reading
Making Supported Experiments Happen: Presentation from Joanne Miles at Research Ed FE London, December 3rd 2016
Research ED FE and Vocational event in London on December 3rd 2016 was a really interesting and enjoyable event so thanks to Tom Bennett from Research ED for pulling it together.The Twitter hashtag on the day was #rEdFE if you … Continue reading
Posted in Action research, Advanced Practitioners, Coaching, coaching skills, CPD, CPD for Teachers, Culture for Learning, Geoff Petty, Professional Development, Professional Learning Communities, Research, Sharing good practice, Staff Development, Supported Experiments, Teaching and learning, Uncategorized
Tagged CPD, FE, Geoff Petty, Professional Learning Communities, staff development, Supported Experiments, Teaching and learning
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