APTA STUDY TOUR : DEC 2010APTA STUDY TOUR : DEC 2010Purpose: Purpose: To seek new models of professional learning To seek new models of professional learning in order to set up ways to support Australian teachers in order to set up ways to support Australian teachers through change as the National Teaching Standards through change as the National Teaching Standards are implementedare implemented

EMBEDDING CHANGE IN EMBEDDING CHANGE IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNINGPROFESSIONAL LEARNING

According to Professor Doug Reeves, if too many initiatives are taken on at once, you are losing ground in expecting teachers to move into the changes. www.lead&learn.com

5 FEARS OF CHANGE CHANGE MOTIVATORS

Fear of the UnknownFear of FailureFear of CommitmentFear of DisapprovalFear of Success

Dis-satisfactionHigh probability of

successHigh value of the

change

CHANGE

Change in education is met with enthusiasm when teachers:

can see benefit from the changefeel their opinions are heard and valuedare involved in designing the changeConsider change as necessaryare given time and support to adjust to the changes 

Change= Problem SolvingChange= Problem Solving ( (Jackson NicholsonJackson Nicholson))

4 STAGES OF CHANGE: Jackson Nicholson Brookings Institute

Question:

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ?

Answer:

LEARN FROM OTHERS

ie: other people that did better than your efforts, better than peers, better than you expected

Learn from people, organisations that have best practice

According to Andy

Hargreaves:

Boston Staff Developer

MENTOR/COACHMENTOR/COACH

Coaches have an agenda for the person they will coach.Differentiated instruction / Listens and directs. This builds a person’s capacity.

Mentor is content focused- person must learn something.

8 Factors for social and 8 Factors for social and educational change educational change

www.andyhargreaves.comBook: the 4Book: the 4thth WAY WAY

DREAMFEARFIGHT for what you believe inCOUNTERFLOWFLAIR, FLOW, FLEXIBILITYFAST & FAIR TRACKINGFEASIBLE& SUSTAINABLE GROWTHFRIENDLY RIVARLY

How can we make delivery of professional learning more effective?

Tips to create an effectiveTips to create an effectiveE- Learning environmentE- Learning environment

PLAN the website, tools, content, outcomes

ENGAGE viewers eg webinars, book reviews to share

E-MENTOR training: eg 3 week on-line training

ONLINE DISCUSSIONS: which include online conversations, weekly invitational postings

INQUIRY LABORATORY: where teachers choose content/ topics of interest to them- provide about 4-6 topics. Teachers PLAN, TEACH, REFLECT. Gain feedback from mentors and interested peers

Community ForumsNB :This could be the biggest section of the website

Could use retired teachers as mentors and who put up content: Get paid a fee for service.

DRUPAL- can be used to build a community platform

USE : SAKAI or MOODLE for communicating/ feedback

6 M’s of Presentation Style

Thank you for the opportunity to share my Thank you for the opportunity to share my learning. learning.

Susan Melhuish March 2011Susan Melhuish March 2011