Week 3: Creating a learning organisation
2. Building a learning organisation
2.2. Professional development
Professional development is an opportunity help teachers become more effective when faced with the challenge of meeting the diverse needs of learners in their classroom. This might involve challenging teachers’ attitudes to learners with particular needs and supporting them to examine their classroom practice and learn strategies that will involve all learners. Professional development activities might be formal – attending a course or taking a qualification - or informal – working with colleagues to develop resources.
Activity 3.2: Experiences of professional developmentYou are advised to spend 20 mins on this activity Think about the opportunities that you have had for professional development. Make a list in your study notebook. Highlight which one was the most memorable and most effective, and the one which was the least. Explain why they were effective or not. Make a short post on the Week 3 forum briefly describing a professional development experience which challenged your thinking or helped you to improve your practice. Say why you found it to be effective. |