CHOOSE a table and sit down.If your table of choice is full?In 15 minutes time you will move to a second table.

• “How does learning vocabulary as an autonomous habit affect students learning experience?”Teacher A (Teaching Leaders, Action Research with Zoe Elder, MA)

• “What time efficient strategies encourage our students to respond well to feedback?” Teacher B (MA)

• “Can a literacy focused approach accelerate progress of students in KS3 Science?” Teacher C (MA)• “What impact do early exam entry and one year courses have on teaching, learning and student

motivation?” Teacher D (Masters in Teaching and Learning)• “What impact does coaching have on teaching and learning?” Teacher E (NPQML and LPSLBA)• “How do we close the gap with Somali girls? “ Teacher F (NPQSL)• “What are the best teaching strategies for students with BESD and very challenging behaviour?

Teacher G (Teach First)• “What makes great teaching?” Teacher H (Lead Practitioner)• “How can we make best use of what is currently known about Neuroscience to improve learning

and teaching?” Teachers I and J (Neuroscience in the classroom, Learnus)• “Evaluating Art electronic feedback and its possible implications for a high school.” Teacher K (MA

in Ed leadership)• “Designing a Research Study”

Teacher L (PGDip, Doctoral Training Centre for the Social Sciences)• “How effectively has the English Language iGCSE course been led and implemented at GHS

throughout the academic year of 2013-2014?” Teacher M (Teaching Leaders, MA)

Researching teachers ?

Are we letting Mr R and crew

experiment on us in the

lab…?

Are we letting Mr Rugg and

crew experiment on us in the

lab…?

Trying to avoid being zombies

• What works?

• Why?

• What doesn’t work?

• Why?

Trying to avoid being zombies

• What works?

• Why?

• What doesn’t work?

• Why?

Researching teachers work smarter, not harder

Why researching teachers ?

Beware the EXPERT

voice

Why researching teachers ?

Some interventions do more HARM

than

GOOD

Why researching teachers ?

Can we trust that educational research

identifies what works for

our classroom?

How can I be a researching

teacher?

Launch – November

Choose a METHOD and a FOCUS

Group planning – mid Jan

Month of Enlightenment – January

Group reflection – mid Feb

Teachmeet – summer term

Showcase – September 2015

January

Month of enlightenment

Evaluative blogging

Triad coaching

Practitioner Enquiry

Learning from Research

Practitioner Research

Choose a class for your

reflection, enquiry or

research

Spend from 15 minutes a

week developing your

practice

You will choose a METHOD

and a FOCUS

Evaluative blogging

See VLE

Inspiring

Teachers

for

examples

Triad coaching

Work with two colleagues in peer observation & feedback, with the third colleague reflecting on quality of feedback

Practitioner Enquiry

Step in to ACTION RESEARCH. Learn methods to research in your own classroom and get answers to a question about your practice

Learning from Research

READ some of the latest education research for your subject, see what the experts are saying. Try it in your classroom.

Practitioner Research

Studying for an MA, recently completed an MA or planning to next year?

Apply research methods to write an article for the first ever Greenford Journal, launch Sep 2015

What do you need to do now?

Choose a METHOD(choice 1 and 2)

Choose a FOCUS

Complete yellow sheet & return to J Enright’s pigeonhole by Monday 17th Nov

Researching teachers ?