Liverpool Adult Learning Service
21st Century Pedagogy
- A roller-coaster ride on a magic carpet of independence, with the culture of dependency teaching swept firmly under its frayed edges!
- The rug has been shaken – the carpet beaten! I’m now excited to show it off to my learners – who can and will stomp all over and across it!
- I will revamp my lesson planning and get to grips with my objectives! I will most certainly enjoy making my weaknesses my most valuable assets!
- It was great. I’d actually say, for the first training session ever, I’d like it to be longer!
- A transportation back up to my blue-sky thinking.
- Got me to think about how to actively empower the learners more.
- [I need to consider] Timing of displaying outcomes in class; working of outcomes – consider ‘mind’ outcomes; think of the characteristics of the ‘expert’ learner.
- ‘…gives you wings!’
- A good curry. Thinking up creative ideas. Raising curiosity in learners.
- Magic carpet
- [I need to] Encourage curiosity/expert learning traits. Really enjoyed the day, thank you.
- Inspirational.
- [I need to reconsider] The way I write lesson plans/learning outcomes.
- Flying high.
- I will change my session outcomes to enable students to become more independent.
- Eye-opening. Thought provoking.
- I am going to use the summer break to re-find the enthusiasm I started teaching with!
Assessment & the Art of Lazy Teaching
- Great! The information on outcomes & assessment. The whole session was excellent. Loved opportunity to practise and lots of useful information.
Initial Assessment & Support
- Putting my glasses on for the first time and seeing the detail in a Van Gogh!
- Flower opening!
- Brain changing. I will focus on the student/learners being able to be independent post the course.
- Obtaining support can be like walking through a ploughed field in high heels. I am grateful for the tips to help overcome rain.
- Do not be afraid of being creative when writing lesson plans. Very clear and informative.
- Lovely approach from Tony D ?
- Always refreshingly thought provoking.
- I need to look again at how we create our modern languages initial assessment in order to diagnose needs and barriers to learning. Thank you ever so much Tony!
- Structure of learning outcomes – to be expressions of what differences will be made.
- I will be more than happy to rework my lesson plans and reorganise my learners with regard to PLPs.
- I would word things differently in future to assure students understand they have potential (which then helps confidence).
- Great interactional session.
- Erecting and gradually dismantling learner support scaffolding.
- To prepare learners to remove the scaffolding and focus more on the ‘difference’ and less on the ‘stuff’.
- Look to improve how I interact with students.
- I learnt how to use the carpet, to change the way a learner takes knowledge away from each lesson.
- I will treat my initial assessment as a tool to empower my learners to independent learning (without scaffolding). I always enjoy the relevance of these sessions in our present-day teaching.
- Rousing. Identify ways that learners can disclose difficulties safely/comfortably.
- Working past the scaffolding.
- Distinction between ‘stuff’ and ‘difference’. Terminology: ‘less experienced’ rather than ‘less able’ (then does not influence expectations). Activity: reading out others’ comments, not my own. Think about how to reduce anxiety in learners (Q&A). Think, pair, share technique is useful.
- I have realised the importance of initial assessment and how it can set the learner up for a successful learner journey.
Perfecting Self-Assessment Writing
- A light at the end of the (SAR) tunnel. It should be learner-focused. Enjoyed the session.
- A ray of light in the clouded sky of SAR.
- Finding out root causes/issues. Looking at live rather than ‘terminal’ data.
- Great idea to use the learner journey as a scaffold for identifying quality.
- The SAR should become a more useful document. Purposeful – facilitating change.
- Really useful, practical, enjoyable session.
- Some clarity has emerged from the chaos!
- I’ve changed my glasses and can now see clearly.
- Helped me identify where we need to make changes to our own system so that we are fully evaluating the impact on learners. Also made me aware of how we need to make changes to other aspects of quality assurance to ensure ‘connectivity’.
- [Helped me see] The importance of having professional standards for all aspects of our work.
- I am glad that we’ve had the opportunity to get help to move this forwards.
- I feel I have a good understanding, but the session helped me to refocus my approach and the framework. It also helped me think more broadly about aspects of the provision that we don’t focus on enough within the SAR.
The Art of Using Target Setting
- It’s soooooo interesting, enjoyable and engaging. Loved it.
- Learning to dance – aspiring to do it backwards and in high heels.
- A dog wagging its tail ?
- How to scaffold the learners when they set their own targets. The vital importance of aspirations!
- I will focus more on their needs, ambitions and aspirations, not only on relevant targets.
- I especially focused on the importance of aspiration in the learning process.
- Transitional to achieve difference.
- The exercise for learners’ target setting makes it more interactive and an enjoyable task rather than a chore.
- A beacon of hope!
- Involve learners more in the process. Be less hung up on SMART.
- You will not write a goal without the true engagement of your learner in the process.
- The session has broadened my outlook to making my classes more efficient leading to better work.
- A perfect balance between the stuff you do and the difference you make.
- It was definitely helpful. I will definitely try out the randomised seating strategy and the swapping statements activity to gather data more anonymously. Very informative and inspirational.
- I love all the online resources and will use them without doubt.
- I really enjoy this side of teaching, and pedagogy and hope to pursue it further academically and apply it in practice.
- Enlightenment – a light bulb coming on again.
- I will improve upon my target setting through involving learners more – using visuals as they are lower level.
- I have had a ‘Eureka’ moment! Forget the straight-jacket of normal target setting and view the course as ‘Project Management’!
- Consider ‘A’ standing for ‘ambitious’ giving a sense of ‘worthwhile accomplishment’. Think about how target-setting can lead to a positive difference for learners. Think: Aspiration, Skills, Progression.
The CCQI Self-Assessment Strategy
- A ray of sunshine through a dark cloud 🙂
- This was really good individual feedback and support given throughout. Very enjoyable.
- Basing it [self-assessment] on issues/root causes and learner journey.
- Enlightenment is mine… ‘however’. Today I heard the click!
- Not nearly the finished article, but it did all start to make sense today.
- Hopefully we will have a better system – identifying root causes and actions to improve – more systematic approach. Hopefully more effective!
- Very enjoyable and useful session.
Tools for Online Engagement & Blended Learning
- Both sessions really inspiring.
- Provided me with an opportunity to recap on technologies and previous CPD I have already engaged in and used and evaluate how to use them more effectively. Gave me the motivational push I needed to re-invigorate teaching, assessment learning and inspire educators to do the same. As a service we are using Teams/Office 365 so I am interested in how we can use the tools already available in Teams to develop highly effective online learning.
Transformational Lesson Observation
- Exciting times ahead.
- Lightbulb moment. Change to make a difference, not for change sake.
- The learning was a sunflower, nice and bright and cheerful! (With edible seeds!)
- The session was excellent. Well facilitated and gave some very good ideas on developing the process of the observation into a developmental model.
- I will take more of a coaching approach to eliciting development ideas from tutors.
- [I will] Focus on tutor as a professional. Develop professional ethos and pride in our work and ourselves.
- Really enlightening and enjoyable. Will put it all into practice.
- [I will] Ask more open questions which encourage tutor to evaluate session and identify how to develop.
- (I need to) Change/adapt lesson plan and SoW to match Lesson Reflection From content.
- A sunshine moment. The session encouraged a sense of self reflection on how I have traditionally observed and given feedback, then moving forward to using OTLAs as a development tool.
- TEAM – Together Everyone Achieves More
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