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Category Archives: Professional Learning Communities
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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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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Research ED FE and Vocational December 3rd 2016- Presentation on Making Supported Experiments Happen
http://www.researched.org.uk/event/researched-fe-vocational/ I am really pleased to be presenting on making Supported Experiments happen alongside Diana Tremayne from the FE sector. We will be sharing the challenges and approaches that help and discuss the role of project management and coaching in … Continue reading
Posted in Action research, Advanced Practitioners, Coaching, CPD, CPD for Teachers, Culture for Learning, Evidence-based teaching, FE, Geoff Petty, Leadership of learning, Professional Development, Professional Learning Communities, Research, Solution Focused Approaches, Staff Development, Supported Experiments, Teaching and learning, Uncategorized
Tagged Coaches, coaching skills, Geoff Petty, Professional Learning Communities, projects, pros, staff development, Supported Experiments
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Interesting reads on research in schools from NFER
Some interesting reads about the growing role of research in schools from the National Foundation for Educational Research https://thenferblog.org/2015/09/07/researched-2015-working-out-what-works/ https://thenferblog.org/2016/03/11/weaving-a-little-magic/ https://thenferblog.org/2016/05/27/building-bridges-between-teachers-and-researchers/
Making the most of your CPD day for professional learning
Many schools and colleges are still wedded to the model of a day each term where classes are cancelled and teachers are involved in staff development activities. From my twenty-five years of experience as a teacher, trainer and consultant, I … Continue reading
Posted in Action research, CPD, CPD for Teachers, Culture for Learning, FE, Geoff Petty, Leadership of learning, Learning Leader, Professional Development, Professional Learning Communities, Sharing good practice, Staff Development, Supported Experiments, Teaching and learning, Uncategorized
Tagged CPD, culture for learning, FE sector, Professional Learning Communities, professional reflection, staff development, Supported Experiments
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Looking for some training/consultancy for your college or school?
I have put together a summary of the kinds of training and consultancy that I am focusing on during 2016 to support schools and colleges with a sustainable approach to development. There is a big emphasis on follow-up and closing … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Practitioners, Coaching, Consultancy, CPD, Culture for Learning, Evidence-based teaching, FE, Graded lesson observations, Leadership of learning, Learning Leader, Lesson observations, Management skills, Professional Development, Professional Learning Communities, Sharing good practice, Staff Development, Supported Experiments, Uncategorized, Ungraded lesson observations
Tagged consultancy, CPD, CPD training, FE, management development, management in FE, Professional Development, stretching learners outside the classroom, training
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Supporting Supported Experiments:Tips for Managers
As part of my consultancy work, I work in colleges on practitioner-led research and innovation projects such as Supported Experiments. Curriculum managers and leaders sometimes ask me how they can support teachers in this process and so here are some approaches … Continue reading
Posted in Action research, Advanced Practitioners, CPD for Teachers, Culture for Learning, Evidence-based teaching, FE, Geoff Petty, Leadership of learning, Learning Leader, Management skills, Professional Development, Professional Learning Communities, Sharing good practice, Staff Development, Supported Experiments, Uncategorized
Tagged CPD, FE, leadership of learning, leading learning, Sharing good practice, Supported Experiments
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