Revisiting this brilliant book on teacher development by @PepsMccrea. A short thread on my favourite points:
To implement strategies effectively teachers have to understand the mechanics - HOW and WHY these strategies work, and have the opportunity to tailor these strategies to their context (subject/phase/students).
Giving examples of strategies isn’t enough - we should provide models along with highlighting the crucial features of the model and explain why these are so important. We should provide multiple examples and non-examples, and highlight why these are non-examples.
Expert teaches require much less explicit guidance. They should be given opportunities to research/trial new techniques, reflecting on their practice, with occasional feedback.
PD has to be responsive - monitor impact of previous PD and respond accordingly - do you need to revisit certain aspects? Is there examples of good practice to share? Can complexity be added?
Peer accountability, for example through sharing actions plans with a colleague,can be powerful in helping to ensure follow up actions are taken.
Loads of really nuanced insights alongside the brilliant ‘Get it, See it, Try it….’ model that gives a super clear outline of the ingredients of effective PD
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