1. 1 Session 2 Professional Development

2. Learning Outcomes  Consider various modules of professional development and relate to personal experience  Formulate a professional development plan  Consider models of reflection 2

3. Professional Development session outline  Ice-breaker  Definitions of professional development  Professional development models  Articles 3

4. Ice Breaker  Think of a number between 1 and 10 (don’t tell anyone)  Multiply by 9  If resulting number has 2 digits add them together  Take 5 away from this number  Transfer your answer in figures to letters, so 1=A, 2=B, 3=C and so on  Think of a country beginning with that letter  Think of an animal beginning with the second letter of that country’s name. 4

5. QUESTION – ACTIVITY  How do we define CPD in an educational setting?  What are the central issues facing CPD leaders? 5

6. Examples of CPD activity:  External conferences and courses  Internal courses and CPD events  Coaching and mentoring, shadowing and peer support  Participating in networks or projects providing opportunities for CPD  Discussions with colleagues / pupils to reflect on work practices  Research and investigation 6

7. 3 minutes -Paired Activity :  Find a partner. One of you will be A and the other B  What kind of staff development have you encountered?  What are your CPD needs? 7

8. Paired Activity:  Ask questions to help formulate an action plan.  Involve open questioning that helps to facilitate thought.  Quickly draw a model to represent your action plan. 8

9. Guskey’s Model  See handout  Discuss the model and how it might be used  Are there any potential criticisms of the model? 9

10. Guskey (2002) 5 level analysis evaluation:  Participant reaction  Participant learning  Organisational support and change  Participant use of knowledge and skills  Pupil learning outcomes 10

11. Reflective practice:  In pairs  Discuss examples of reflection and what impact has it had on your practice… 11

12. Kolb’s model  Examine Kolb’s model of reflective practice and discuss 12

13. PD Plan example  An example of a part of a plan from a student’s assignment… 13

14. 14 CPD areaSkills knowledge and attributes to be developed Dates for review People involved Areas of responsibility Evidence Measurement of success Extend pedagogical knowledge and skills To be able to translate subject knowledge and skills into suitable classroom activities for a range of adults. Reflection on practice Evaluation of teaching and learning strategies After each taught session- Thorough evaluation of lesson. Self-directed discussion with verbal feedback from students. End of module evaluations, student grades, external examiner reports.