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Exploring informal professional development
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> Intended outcomes
By the end of this module you should:
> be able to identify key features of effective professional development
> be able to analyse the effectiveness of a range of formal and informal learning opportunities
> know about a range of strategies to support professional development in your institution
> know what a personal learning network is
> be able to implement a professional development activity in your institution.
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> Effective professional development
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> 5 key features of effective PD
Structured to have clear outcomes
Develop personal as well as professional growth
Meet the needs of the individual and the organisation
Entitlement for all
Led by experienced and professionally credible presenters
Opportunity to work in collaboration
Formal training
Informal networking
Placements in other schools or by ‘acting up’ in your own school
Access should be transparent, fair and equitable.
Grounded in classroom practice
Based on sound educational practice
Avoids the 'deficit model'
Building on what teachers already know
Clear about what success looks like
Supports reflection and inquiry
Both institutions and teachers are committed
Collaboration
Relevant
> Your experience ...Face to Face Course
Online course Workshops Webinars
Social networks -Twitter
Writing Blogs Reading
Chat rooms Collaboration Newsletters Internet research
Conferences Special interest groups
TeachMeets Chatting in person
Show and Tell Peer Observations Mentoring Visits
Videos - You Tube Inspections Chatting online Bookmarking
Online research Shadowing
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Courses Classes Workshops Everything else ……..
Self-contained body/event of instruction providing comprehensive, logical approach to a topic with
opportunities for practise and testing
Informational content (e.g. conferences, books, websites) informal interactions with people (conversations, discussions, etc)
ad hoc, on demand, ongoing
EXTERNAL EXTERNAL INTERNAL INTERNAL
Generic educational and training providers
School specific training courses and programmes Generic / other School/organisation specific
Produced and delivered by experts (Academics, Trainers, Local Authority, Consultants)
Produced and delivered by experts and other individuals …Your PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK
Content People Content People
Courses/ Workshops
MANAGED
Top down LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Time/ money/ skill ‘Cover ‘ Time to ’learn’ – quick to forget
Semi – formal Information Colleagues Help Desk
Observations Ad hoc on the job
training Email, chat, forums,
meetings, online meetings peer coaching
Conferences, books, journals, websites, blogs, news feeds
Professional associations
Social networks – Twitter, LinkedIn
Screencasts Teachshares
Documents Podcasts
Blogs, wiki
Briefings Newsletters
SELF - MANAGED
Bottom up ‘aggregating access to and managing own informal and formal learning episodes
into a single experience
Browser – RSS Reader – Online Journal – Blog – Social Bookmarking – Social Network – Email – Skype – Online meetings
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You
Cluster group
colleaguesWhole school
colleagues
Department colleagues
Friends
LinkedIn Bookmarkin
g Other
Subject portals
VP forum
Subject Association
s
Professional bodies
Tutors
‘class mates’
Ex- colleagues
> Personal Learning Network
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Involves an individual’s topic oriented goal, a set of practices or techniques aimed at attracting or organizing a variety of relevant content sources, selected for their value, to help the owner accomplish a professional goal or personal interest. David Warlick
Personal Learning Networks consist of the people a learner interacts with and derives knowledge from in a Personal Learning Environment
Set own learning goalsManage learning; managing both content and processCommunicate with others in the process of learning
Learners create connections and develop a network that contributes to their professional development and knowledge
The learner does not have to know these people personally or ever meet them in person
The entire collection of people with whom you engage and exchange information, sometimes online
> PLN Activity
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Group Task
A How do the explanations of PLNs that we have given in the previous two slides compare with or differ from your definitions of a PLN?
B List three points of interest about Personal Learning Networks
C Why is it important to develop a PLN?
In breakout roomsWrite responses on whiteboardBe prepared to feedback to everyone in 6 minutes
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> Possible barriers & solutions
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Possible barriers Possible solutions
Type of activity: Developing my team’s collegiality and PLNs
> Success?
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What are your anticipated outcomes?
Over what time period?
How will colleagues know if they’re succeeding?
How will you monitor progress?
> Information and support
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Background info
Top tips
How are you going to support them?
Finding help
> Intended outcomes
By the end of this module you should:
> be able to identify key features of effective professional development
> be able to analyse the effectiveness of a range of formal and informal learning opportunities
> know about a range of strategies to support professional development in your institution
> know what a personal learning network is
> be able to implement a professional development activity in your institution.
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Questions and next steps