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by Tony Davis · April 21st, 2013 · · Comments are off for this post

Data Springboard

• Tony’s enthusiasm for the subject was easy to soak up.
• I took a drink at the font of knowledge.
• I am a fish that has climbed to the top of the tree!
• The scales fell from my eyes.
• Making sense out of chaos.

Live Self Assessment (Quality Standard Development)

Stage 1

• Have confidence in delivering an SER which is intended for my own organisation and front line staff and not a third party.
• I thought it would be a walk in the part, but it was like climbing a mountain.
• Tested, challenged but enthused.
• I now understand what is needed in writing a self-assessment report.

Stage 2

• Like eating a succulent steak, savouring every small bite.
• Very intense two days, but a very worthwhile experience as real live work has been produced.
• We feel that drawing this (quality standard) up ourselves rather than having thrust upon us has given us much more understanding and a feeling of ownership.
• Very hard work, but ended up well.
• To have it (quality standard) in a working document is excellent.

Stage 3

• This session made me feel it was a company approach and not an individual approach.
• It made me look at things in a different way.
• A Road to Damascus experience.
• No more written narrative – just judge myself against the ‘gold standard’.

Creative Learning Teams

• Door-opening experience.
• Use questions to encourage own learning. Don’t ‘direct’ feedback.
• I will try to use coaching and prompting more in my lessons.
• Picked up some really good teaching methods from the other tutors. Found it really interesting and challenging.
• Saw things I would never have looked for in my lessons.
• A very worthwhile exercise which can only improve the learning impact of the organisation.

The RED System

• I really understand what it is all about – impact on learners. Did they cross the carpet?
• Real eye-opener.
• The coaching on how to ask a question to a teacher to try and pry out the positive/negative impact on learning…
• A change in perception of what it is to effectively observe. Rather than my opinion or judgement, a move to open discussion on how to improve, i.e. the observation is a means to facilitate discussion.

Tools for Online Engagement & Blended Learning

• Teaching is gardening.
• In my new role I will be able to use the tools I gained in the session to disseminate to other staff with the hope of improving teaching and learning across the organisation.

 

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