Learning in the Rush

Everyday development activities for busy teachers

Martyn Clarke
Development activities for busy teachers
How we learn as teachers

What have we learned?

How have we learned it?

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Development activities for busy teachers
How we learn as teachers

colleagues

teaching Learning from experience

Development activities for busy teachers
How we learn as teachers

respond
experience

make meaning give a value

Development activities for busy teachers
How we learn as teachers

Professional development activities for busy teachers

simple

short

shareable
 Development activities for busy teachers
How we learn as teachers

teaching teaching teaching

activities awareness approaches
(what we do) (why we do it) (how we do it)

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 Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about teaching activities

Now I know
Forgotten books

Departure lounge (?)

Market place The box

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about teaching activities

Write a plan with gaps

Now I know
Revisit lesson plans:
• Things that were difficult to
explain
• Things students found difficult
• Changes to timings
• What worked
• What I would do differently next
time

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about teaching activities

Forgotten books
Take a book:
• Try at least 2 things
• Report back:
What worked
What didn’t work
• Shall we keep it?

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about teaching activities

The box
Box or tray
• Add copies of activities/
articles/notes/pictures, etc.
• Put your name on it.
• Use one – add one.

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about teaching activities

Market place
Find another teacher:
• Go through your week’s
lessons.
• Barter ideas/activities/services.

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about teaching activities

Departure lounge

Lucy

Marek

Fathia

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Development activities for busy teachers
Making development happen

A
You bring up the idea of CPD one day at a meeting, and then mention it every now and then. You wait for the process to
start off organically.

B
You speak to a number of colleagues and try to gain support for the idea of regular CPD. Then you present a detailed
proposal to everyone.

C
You approach one colleague and offer to work together. Then you involve more colleagues as they become interested in
what you are doing.

D
You ask the trainers at a local training institution to organise a formal workshop on CPD and hope this will motivate your
colleagues to join in with your activities.

E
You create a CPD school policy and to have monthly staff meetings when teachers report back on what they area doing for
their professional development.

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Professional Development
 Development activities for busy teachers
How we learn as teachers

teaching teaching teaching

activities awareness approaches
(what we do) (why we do it) (how we do it)

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 Development activities for busy teachers
How we learn as teachers

teaching teaching teaching

activities awareness approaches
(what we do) (why we do it) (how we do it)

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Development activities for busy teachers
Teaching awareness

teaching
awareness
(why we do it)

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The way we talk

disputational

cumulative

Mercer, N. (1995) The Guided

Construction of Knowledge: talk exploratory
amongst teachers and learners.
Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about why we do what we do

Teacher talk
intentional

structured

focused

purposeful

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about why we do what we do

Me time
What’s different?

Needs and wants

Why it worked

Ups and downs

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about why we do what we do

Me time
‘A’ talks
B & C listen (may ask for
clarification)

‘A’ talks may invite

B & C to offer actions
(but no opinion)

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about why we do what we do

Describing
Why it worked
• Describe the success.
• How do you know you were successful?
• Have you tried the activity before with different
results?
• What effect did the success have on the people
involved?

Exploring
• How do you measure success?
• How might others see your evaluation?
• What aspects of this success are replicable?
• If you have tried something similar before with
different outcomes? How do you account for the
change?

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about why we do what we do

Describing
Ups and downs
• What positive and negative emotions have you
experienced this week?
• Which stand out for you as memorable?
• What caused these emotions?
• What impact did the emotions have on you/others?

Exploring
• Would you express your emotions differently after
reflection?
• What control do you have over the causes of the
emotions?
• What would you like to avoid/repeat?

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about why we do what we do

Describing
Needs and wants
Identify key colleagues
• What does X need from you?
• What do you need from X?
• What are the features of your professional
relationship?

Exploring
• How much are you both aware of your needs and
wants?
• What would you like to stop/change/continue in
your professional relationship?
• How can you make your relationship more
productive?

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 Development activities for busy teachers
How we learn as teachers

teaching teaching teaching

activities awareness approaches
(what we do) (why we do it) (how we do it)

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 Development activities for busy teachers
How we learn as teachers

teaching teaching teaching

activities awareness approaches
(what we do) (why we do it) (how we do it)

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about how we teach

Observation for exploration

Needs support

2-stage teaching
approaches
(how we do it)

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about how we teach

Spot the difference

Away from the plan

Keep 2 change 2

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about how we teach

What is done differently

Spot the difference in our lessons?

Why do these differences happen?

What other ways are there of achieving

similar outcomes?

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about how we teach

What is the rationale behind our

Keep 2 change 2 selections?

What aspects of the context influence

our selection?

What do any differences in our

selections tell us about our views on
teaching and learning?

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Development activities for busy teachers
Learning about how we teach

What categories of changes are there?

Away from the plan Which are most common? Why?

What criteria can we use to decide to

move away from the plan?

What differences did the changes

make?

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Development activities for busy teachers
What we have looked at

Now I know Me time

Forgotten books What’s different? Spot the difference
The box Why it worked Keep 2 change 2
Market place Ups and downs Away from the plan
Departure lounge Needs and wants

Thank you…. And good luck!

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Professional Development
Learning in the rush
Development activities for busy teachers
Martyn Clarke