1. New Professional Standards for Lecturers – SO WHAT?
College Expo 2019, Perth College
Vikki Robertson, Senior Education Officer, Colleges and Professional Learning
Dr Carol Langston, Senior Education Officer, Colleges and Professional Learning

2. Purpose of the Session
As part of an integrated professional learning process, Professional Standards challenge our thinking, enhance our practice and demonstrate our professionalism.
Based upon the GTCS model of Professional Update;
To illustrate how the new professional standards can support lecturers to engage in high quality, impactful professional learning
To understand how the professional standards for lecturers can support your professional learning and development through your college PRD process
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3. What role do Professional Standards have in Professional Learning?
Professional Update;
On an ongoing basis:
engage in the college staff review (PRD) scheme
engage in ongoing career long professional learning
keep a reflective record of your professional learning and evidence of impact of learning on your thinking and actions
reflect and plan using the Professional Standards

4. How Standards can support our Professional Learning
Professinal Standards
Frame & support your thinking and practice
As a way to signpost and plan your learning (Timperley)
Standards as provocation and catalyst for learning (Sachs)
Develop teacher agency
Self evaluate & engage in critically reflective dialogue about practice as part of ongoing PRD process
Challenge and consider your beliefs, values and professional actions
Reflect on your professional practice
Professional Standards
Professional values
Standards as provocation and catalyst for learning

6. Leadership of Learning Continuous Professional Improvement
New Professional Standards for Lecturers in Scotland’s Colleges – New Professional Values
Equality and Diversity
Respect and integrity
Promotes and enables wider achievement
Leading collaborative learning
Students at the Centre
relationships
Leadership of Learning
Continuous Professional Improvement
Active participant in career long learning and development
Learning for sustainability
Embraces change
Supports and promotes a culture of improvement
* New standards launched 29 November 2018, College Development Network, Scotland
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7. Professional Update and Professional Learning
Professional Update a 5 step process to impactful Professional Learning
The Standards
and
Self Evaluation
Professional Review and Development
Evidence of Impact on professional practice
Diverse and focussed Professional Learning
Professional Reflection
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8. Professional Learning is more than going on a course……..
Engagement with Employers on curriculum design and delivery
Self-evaluation and critical reflection processes
Experiential, action or enquiry-based learning
Professional dialogue with colleagues, community partners, other professionals, and learners
Focussed professional reading and research
Leading or engaging in practitioner enquiry/action research
Critical analysis of reading, learning and impact on professional practice
Learning about aspects of the curriculum or pedagogical practice
Peer support e.g. coaching or mentoring
Classroom visits/peer assessment/classroom observation
online learning/blogs
Work shadowing
Questioning your thinking and professional actions and identity
Co-operative or team teaching
Participation in collaborative activity e.g. lecturer learning community, learning round
Leading or participating in a working or task group
Planning learning which is inter-disciplinary or cross-sector
Participation in activities relating to assessment and moderation
Secondments, acting posts and employer placements
Masters study and qualifications
Professional/Academic conferences
This list is not exhaustive there are other activities that you may consider relevant
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10. Thank you for coming

11. Getting in Touch
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