CPD Flashcards
CBAM Concerns based adoption model - American Institutes for Research
3 elements
- Innovation configurations - what constitutes high quality implementation - serves as a guide
- Stages of concern - assesses readiness, attitudes & beliefs
- Levels of use - determines how well individuals & groups are using a programme
CBAM Stages of Concern
Unconcerned - I’m too busy right now
Informational - Seems interesting, I’d like to know more
Personal - I’m concerned about the impact this may have on me & the changes I will need to make
Management - I’m concerned about the time this could take
Consequence - How will this affect my students?
Collaboration - I’m looking forward to sharing ideas about this with others
Refocussing - I have some ideas about what could work even better
Knowles 2011
Andragogy - “the art and science of helping adults learn.”
Knowles 1984
Andragogy
- self directed
- using previous experience
- learning seen as of personal value - accepting the need to learn
- biased towards problem solving rather than acquisition of knowledge
- practical relevance
- motivated by intrinsic values
Honey & Mumford 1986
4 Types of Learner
Activist - learn by doing, open minded, dive in
Reflector - learn by observing & thinking about what happened, takes time
Theorist - analyse & research, needs to understand the theory behind the actions
Pragmatist - how will this work in real life, games and abstract concepts are of little value
Macbeath 2009
Teacher learning may be more important than student learning as a lack of understanding of how children learn may be worse than no teaching at all
Poetter & Badiali 2001
Schools are aware of their CPD responsibilities but often devote insufficient resources to it
Marton & Säljö 1976
2 types of learning
- understanding approach/deep learning
- reproduction approach/shallow learning
Wiliam 2017
“The only thing that really matters is the quality of the teacher.”
Barth 1985
“Nothing within a school has more impact upon students in terms of skills development, self confidence, or classroom behaviour than the personal and professional growth of their teachers.”
Yoon et al 2007
PD impacts student achievement in three ways
- teacher knowledge & skills improve
- quality of teaching improves
- student achievement improves
Levacic 2005
Lack of substantial research linking high quality educational leadership to student learning outcomes
Guskey 2000
Levels of PD Evaluation
- Participants’ reactions
- Participants’ learning
- Organisation, support & change
- Participants’ use of new knowledge & skills
- Student learning outcomes
Garet et al
Elements of effective professional learning
- Focus on content knowledge
- Opportunities for active learning
- Coherence with other learning activities
Swaffield & Macbeath 2009
Need for leaders to be reflective & learn about themselves before leading others