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Senior Teacher Presentation
Encouraging
Individual Staff Development
+
A Personal Development Plan
An individual development culture
A common situation
Individualism Collectivism
An individual development culture
Examples Encourage individual teacher initiatives Lists of weekly learning objectives for each level Teacher-training sessions - the 'spiral' curriculum vs.
the 'progressive' curriculum Encourage liaison with Blended Learning Specialist
and Study Centre managers for self-development
Minimise
confusion + ignorance
Build
confidence + trust
The need for clarification
The need for clarification
Examples KIC coursebook materials - weekly paid-for training
session - 'best practice' Teacher mentoring scheme Staff room 'representative' - monthly rotation
Possible solutions - documentation
Communication
verbal supported by written
Not didactic
consultative & inclusive
Easily-accessible
Possible solutions - documentation
Examples Reference materials - electronic + 'hard-copy' Podcasts - advice/instruction - common administrative
tasks Video - 3 - 5 min. instruction guides with working
examples - accessible via intranet
Time and accessibility Availability
On demand or By appointment
A mixture of both?
Staff
studentsPriorities?
Students
staffWho to?
Possible solutions - time and accessibility
Examples Staffroom presence - lunchtimes School presence during break times outside of
personal teaching hours Liaison with DoS - streamline common requests with
document creation - 'class transfer' requests
IncentivesMotivation
Engender creativity
Encourage collaboration
Reward-based recognition
Need not be expensive
Possible solutions - incentives
Examples Learning at Work day - “taster” sessions on topics
related/unrelated to daily work - weblink Voucher for a meal in the Cafeteria Day off for exceptional application to work Meal for two, massage session - weblink Shopping/book voucher
A Personal Development Plan - PDP
Teaching
A priority
A rationale
Student focus Job title Shared experience
PDP - teaching
Examples Liaise regularly with BLS Pilot new material in own classroom With Study Centre Managers promote student
supported learning Improve existing KIC material
PDP - academic area
Personal goals Develop a feedback system to identify 'best practice'
and 'areas for improvement' Review existing teacher observation documentation Learn more about role of the DoS
PDP - academic areaExamples Online questionnaires using 'Survey Monkey' Teacher observations delivered in a constructive
manner:
identify successes + invite self-critical analysis Offer to share own positive experiences, solutions, tips Re-align teaching resources to match learning
objectives at each language level Isolate resources for exclusive use in elective classes
PDP - student area
Personal goals
Develop
learner training + orientation material
supported
by
BLS + SCM
Maintain accurate student records + contacts
PDP - student area
Examples Liaison with other KIC Senior Teachers Liaison with DoS and Administrative staff Kaplan Confluence intranet Skype Kaplan email Annual one-day workshop - pre-determined theme
PDP - administrative area
Personal goals
CLASS school management system
Record-keeping
Note-taking
PDP - administrative area
Examples CLASS school management system Training needs analysis tools Leadership training to run meetings Time management and prioritization skills
Thank you!
Senior Teacher Presentation
Any Questions?
Created & presentedby
Laurence Todd
All ideas expressed in this presentation are those of the author, Laurence Todd, and in no way represent Kaplan company policy - Nov 2011Full acknowledgement must be given before using any of this information