As a teacher, I see myself as a life-long learner. This is reflected in my on-going
Professional Learning both Formal and Informal, personal and in a wider forum.
As I gain new knowledge I ask myself questions - is this relevant to me? Will this make a difference to learners? And because I have a Secondary Lens on much of my work - what would this look like in a Secondary classroom? What would this look like in my classroom?
My inquiry focus this year is still based in the Secondary School area - looking at how I can support Sec School Teachers moving into ILE.
A large amount of the work I do is sharing new concepts/research/information with teachers I ma working with. Leading change requires teachers to be a little uncomfortable in their spaces.
"Change is not hard, it is uncomfortable" Grant Lichtman. I have used my own new learning to share ideas/research with teachers to move them in those uncomfortable spaces.
Videos such as Sir Ken Robinson's "Do schools kill creativity?" "the three carriage train" and "The power of student driven learning" have resonated with teachers.
Other examples of new information/knowledge I have shared with teachers include the
Spirals of Inquiry, The Nature of Learning ,Story Hui and Using Student Voice and Choice.
Being involved in writing/co-constructing a Literacy Enable course and a module for an Empower course has also been a way for me to continue learning and share that knowledge with course participants. eg using information from enabling e-learning, Literacy online, TKI, VLN, CLA website and assessment online.
Using goal sheets for teachers and also getting feedback has allowed me to encourage teachers to
get into that uncomfortable space to try something new, reflect and then share with colleagues.
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