Designing an effective professional learning programme

Designing an effective PLD programme

DeepLearningLab2-4October,2016

QUESTION•  DescribeoneofthebestPLDexperiencesthatyou’vebeeninvolvedin?

•  WhatchangedinyourpracKceasaresult?

•  Whatmadeitsogood?Canyoulistsome“successcriteria?”

ASKWhatdoyouthinkarethecharacterisKcsofasuccessfulPDprogramme?•  In-depth•  SustainedoverKme•  Contextuallyrelevant•  LinkedtopracKce

Somemodelstoconsider…•  Wholestaff/schoolwide•  Syndicates•  Mentorteachers•  Trickledown•  Just-in-Kme•  RewardinnovaKon•  Whichhaveyouexperienced?

FormsofPLD…SpendsomeKmeinyourgrouptobrainstormallofthekindsofPLDexperiencesandapproachesthatyoucanthinkof…CapturetheseusingthesKckynotesatyourtable.

DefiniKonofConcern“ThecompositerepresentaKonofthefeelings,pre-occupaKon,thought,andconsideraKongiventoaparKcularissueortaskiscalledconcern.”

Hall&Hord,p.61

QuesKon1.  WhenyouthinkaboutintroducingaDeepLearningfocus

inyourownpracKce,whatarethethingsthatconcernyoumost?

2.  Shareyourlistwithacolleague–writeeach‘concern’intheformofaquesKononaseparate‘sKcky’note–thenplacetheseontheboard.

3.  Grouptheconcernsunderthethreekeyareasoffocus.

3keyareasoffocus•  Self

–  Howwillthisaffectme?–  WhatdoIneedtoknow?

•  Task–  HowcanImanageitallwithinmyworkload?–  WhatresourceswillIuse?–  HowcanIensureIcovereverythingIneedto?

•  Impact–  HowdoIknowit’smakingadifference?–  WhocanIworkwithtodevelopsharedunderstandingsofthiswork?–  WhathappensifIcanthinkofadifferentorbederway?

LevelsofconcernLevelofconcern Expressionofconcern

6.Refocusing Ihavesomeideasaboutsomethingthatwouldworkbeder

5.CollaboraKon HowcanIrelatewhatIamdoingtowhatothersaredoing?

4.Consequence HowismyuseaffecKnglearners?HowcanIrefineittohavemoreimpact?

3.Management IseemtobespendingallmyKmegefngthingsorganised

2.Personal Howwillusingitaffectme?

1.InformaKonal Iwouldliketoknowmoreaboutit

0.Awareness Iamnotconcernedaboutit

ThinkaboutplanningaprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopinyourorganisaKon...

•  HowweretheparKcipants’concernsidenKfied?•  HowdidthePDprogrammematchtheconcernsofthe

individuals?

TalkingPoints

Open-EndedStatement

“Whenyouthinkabout[innovaKon]whatconcernsdoyouhave?Pleasebefrank,andanswerincomplete

sentences.”

Hall&Hord,p.68

Awareness•  "Idon'tknowanythingaboutICTandamnotinterested“

•  Themainfocusforstaffdevelopmentatthislevelofconcernisraisingawareness.

•  Strategiesinclude:displays,noKce-boards,orientaKonprogrammes,presentaKons.

InformaKonal•  "I don't know a great deal but would like toknowmore".

•  The main emphasis at this stage is providinginformaBon

•  Strategiesinclude:brochures/pamphlets,tours/visits,starterkits,newsleders.

Personal•  "I'mnotreallysureIcandoit.Howwillthisaffectme?“

•  ThemainfocusatthislevelisestablishingrelaBonshipsandsupport.

•  Strategiesinclude:one-on-oneassistance,funcKonalrelaKonshipswithkeyresourcepeople

Management•  "geEngorganisedtakesallmyBme".•  ThemainfocusatthislevelisdemonstraBngprocedures

•  Strategiesinclude:proceduresforaccessingsokware,hardware,peripherals,technicalhelpetc.Also,templates,sharedfiles/clipart,policies.

Consequences•  "HowcanIimprovemyworktoincreasestudentperformance?“

•  ThemainfocusofthislevelisclarifyingandevaluaKngeffecKveteachingtechniques

•  Strategiesinclude:seminars,workshops,professionalreading,libraryresources,internal‘help’publicaKons

CollaboraKon•  "How can I work with others tomake a greaterimpact?

•  ThemainfocusofthislevelisdisseminaKngideasandworkingwithothers

•  Strategiesinclude:peernetworks(buddies),seminars,conferencepresentaKons,contribuKonstostaffmeeKngs&newsleders

Refocusing

•  IknowabeFerway.“•  Thoseworkingatthislevelareabletoconcentratetheireffortsonnewdevelopments.

•  NeedtoprovidebackgroundinformaKonintheformofresearchfindings,readingsetc.

PlanningIntervenKonsSELF

TASK

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UseideasfromthelistofPLDexperiencescreatedearliertopopulatethiscolumn.Askyourself,whichapproachismostlikelytobestaddresstheneedorconcernbeing

expressedhere?

ThankYou

derek.wenmoth@core-ed.org

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