Making Teacher Learning Visible

Shore School• Founded in 1889.• Located in North Sydney• Non-government school• Co-educational from K to 2, then boys' school from 3-12. • 161 teaching staff• 1583 students• “The emphasis on professional development and growth for the

teaching staff is a notable feature of the school's activities.”

"Schools are deeply hard-wired, culturally and structurally, to resist systemic practices of adult learning."

(Richard Elmore)

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“Schools learn collectively in teams and teachers get better by working in teams on teaching issues.”

Richard Elmore

“Watching most teams operate in schools is like watching Astroturf grow.”

Richard Elmore

From a socialised mind to a self-authoring mind

“The most powerful source of information about teaching and learning in a school is the student and teacher work that occurs in classrooms, day in and day out.”

(Tina Blythe)

80% of professional knowledge is built informally

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Professional Learning Choices 2013

CoachingCultures of Thinking Breakfast GroupLooking At Student Work Focus GroupFeedback Focus GroupInstructional RoundsLesson Observation Focus groupSupervising a Student-TeacherTeam CoachingRelevant Tertiary StudyOther Approved OptionProfessional Learning CommitteeBook Studies

Key Readings

A development culture, not a compliance-oriented culture.

“Leadership is about building highly functional people into highly functional teams.”

Richard Elmore

“The job of a leader is to follow the work, not to dictate the work.”

Richard Elmore

Networks rather than hierarchies

“A stand-alone school cannot be a self-improving school. Self-improving schools work in partnership, in clusters.”

David Hargreaves

I BLEW IT!I tried something new and innovative

and it didn’t work as well as I wanted

This coupon entitles me to be free of

criticism for my effortsI’ll continue to pursue ways

to helpmy students be successful

Cameron Paterson

E: cpaterso@shore.nsw.edu.au

T: cpaterso