Professional development for Teacher Educators

Keeping up to date with policy

‘Reflection is not an ‘add-on’ piece to your learning process, portfolio, or teaching practice. It is integral to the complex process of becoming an educator.’ Allin, L. & Turnock, C (2007) Reflection on and in the Workplace for Work-based Supervisor [online at http://www.practicebasedlearning.org/resources/materials/docs/Reflection%20Word%20Based%20Supervisors/page_07.htm accessed 5-8-07

Models for reflection

ACTIVITY: in groups of 3 at your table (5mins)

Discuss which models you use or recommend for individual development.

Rate these on a scale of 1 – 10 (10 being brilliant!)

Some models

• IfL Reflect (mandatory)• Brookfield, 1995 (Four lenses – self, students,

colleagues, theory)• Burton, 2000 (What? So what? Now what?)• Peters, 1991 (Describe, Analyse, Theorise, Act)• Schon, 1983 (Reflection-on-action; Reflection-in-action)• Whitmore, 2003 (Goals, Reality, Opportunities,

Threats)

http://reflectivepractice-cpd.wikispaces.com/Reflecting+on

My favourite

Individual ACTIVITY – Coaching Blind

Identify something that you would like to change or develop OR focus on how to keep up with developments and policy.

(you will reflect on this using GROW)

© The Quality Improvement Agency for Lifelong Learning (QIA) 2008

Development through reflection – some useful resources

Useful resources Url

Models: personal and professional development (LSIS)

http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/media/Foundation%20Learning%20Tier%20Support%20Programme/combined_slc_models_and_protocols_cards.pdf

CPD support for individuals, managers and teams on the Excellence Gateway

http://tlp.excellencegateway.org.uk/tlp/cpd/

In the varied topography of professional practice, there is high, hard ground where practitioners can make effective use of research-based theory and technique, and there is swampy lowland where situations are confusing ‘messes’ incapable of technical solution.

Donald Schon, 1983

Keeping up to date for teacher trainersOrganisation Details url

SWCETT: What’s Hot?

Regional updates http://www.learning-southwest.org.uk/page/whats-hot-newsletters

LLUK Standards and qualifications www.lluk.org

LLUK Equality and diversity http://www.lluk.org/equality-and-diversity/

LSIS Improvement guidance and the excellence gateway

http://www.lsis.org.uk/Pages/default.aspx

IFL Professional updates for the sector; professionalism.

www.ifl.ac.uk

Wired Government and public sector news alerts

http://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-main-1.nsf

Government Information including student finance information

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm

STEP site Support materials from this course http://teachologyuk.blogspot.com/