Nottingham College

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

21st Century Pedagogy

• I was on an island and a boat passed by and picked me up.
• As a new tutor I struggle to develop lesson plans. This session has opened my eyes on teaching.
• Cannot wait to try out lots of new ideas.
• Blue sky.
• It has changed the way I deliver learning outcomes.
• Make this a compulsory mandatory training for all college staff including managers.
• Adventurous.
• Challenging.
• Re-affirm shift from chalk and talk.
• Eye opener to curiosity.
• I will change my teaching strategy.
• Challenged my ways of thinking.
• Introduce more curiosity.
• The use of object, verb, outcome makes it more understandable for the learner!
• Writing more effective learning outcomes which raise the aspirations of all learners.
• Going away with some great ideas.
• Fuelled the mind, now the journey begins.
• (I need to) re-visit learning objectives when planning and include more that develop expert learning traits.
• Brilliant ideas/strategies.
• Very informative, lots of examples to take away.
• Motivated to inspire my learners.
• It was a ride full of interesting scenery!
• It showed me how to make lesson objectives learner focused.
• Really enjoyed the session. Did not feel like 3½ hours.
• It was very refreshing and full of lots of examples of how to use what we learnt in practical ways.
• Inspiring.
• Very useful and insightful.
• To infinity and beyond…

Data Springboard

• From darkness to light.
• Using GPS instead of a map.
• Excellent day, inspired by it all.
• Viewing data as indicators is great.
• Eureka moment.
• Made me think about the underlying indicators for poor achievement and disengagement.

Independent Learning

• Zone idea – excellent.
• Music to my ears.
• Will use ‘expert learner trait’ activity with my own learners as part of induction.
• My favourite recipe now has some new ingredients.
• Awesome – I feel inspired to read/explore further.
• Another perspective to life and learning.
• Acorns for squirrels. Need to focus on equipping learners to learn.
• Excellent, superb, practical, makes sense. An actual researcher!! No waffle!
• Adding a few more strings to my bow!
• Thank you again for your questioning and inspiring approaches.
• Really enjoyed this session and gained lots of information/skills to incorporate into my train-assess-train sessions.
• Inspired me to consider my practice.
• A new beginning.
• Meerkat – great reference and exactly what I felt like; interesting points throughout.

Inspiring Induction Practices

• That we need to work as a team to agree on quality standards and steer clear of an
  ‘induction checklist’. I really like the idea of an extended induction in terms of planning for
  an event in week 8. I have wanted to put on a play exhibition for some time, I teach
  vocational Level 1 Early Years and FS English, but there are always barriers. I intend to
  remove these and just go for it. If I want students to have high aspirations I need mine to
  be higher too. No matter how enthused I am – September rolls around and I feel helpless in
  terms of timetabling, timetabling changes, group sizes, late enrollers, that I’m shattered by
  half term.

Learning Motivation – designing unmissable experiences

• Like being released from prison!
• Absolutely! It makes me think I need to change everything I do in terms of ‘class time’. Loved it!
• Thank you so much for reminding me why this is the best job in the world!
• A big swing over a canyon.
• I’m going to focus on making my most difficult elements of my teaching course my best.
• Honestly, this session was superb for me. It has been ages since I’ve felt completely engrossed in a training session. Thanks Tony!! Loved it.
• My classroom is a distant planet to explore.
• Consider changes (difference made) first.
• Honestly, the best training/CPD I have had in years. Thank you!
• Brilliant.
• Absolutely. Made me re-think induction and the values I want to instil in students.
• Immersing myself to a time I felt passionate about teaching.
• Yes, spending more time tuning into my creative side.

Learning Outcomes for Independent Learning

• It’s has shown me how I can break down a topic to allow my students to understand something better.
• Learning new ideas is like turning on a light bulb!

Perfecting Development-Plan Writing

• Like picking at a scab when you are child. Picking and picking until finally it peels off to uncover ….. (a great feel of satisfaction).
• Adding ‘however’ to strengths – but not including what you need to do to improve.

Perfecting Progress Reviews

• Uplifting and informative.
• New ideas for reviews and conducting questioning and assessing progress, actions and targets.
  Inspiring! Thank you, really enjoyed it ?
• I will complete the review more holistically rather than looking at each component individually, and use open questions.
• Ensure correct questioning is use to get the learner talking and expressing their thoughts.
• Challenged in own processes.
• Enlightening.
• Need a more facilitative and individualistic approach. Made me consider going against the grain more. I thought it was brilliant, no complaints!
• Snowball rolling down hill – building knowledge progressively throughout session.
• The pastoral tutors at HP need to sit and develop a quality standard for progress reviews.
• It made me realise that because of time scales, I rush and do most of the talking. Thank you. Tony is very knowledgeable and inspiring.
• Not so data-driven reviews. Really good – very good presenter!
• Refreshing to see a different approach which works for learner rather than tick box for quality!
• Consider applying review to learners and covering parts naturally rather than ticking boxes!
• Informative. It tore up some of the old myths around what used to be a good progress review.
• Inspiring. Let the learner own the journey more. Good pitch and disposition.
• Inspiring and enlightening.
• Transformational.
• Emphasis on difference and not stuff. Coaching strategies to support review progress. Learner-led reviews/quality standard process. Thought provoking.
• Mindset changing and a different idea of reviews. I would like to be more open-ended in my progress reviews.
• Opening my mind to change systematic thinking. Well planned and I have learnt a lot about the focus of ‘impact’.
• Look at impact more when planning and considering areas of teaching and learning.
• Removing the tyranny of consistency. Focus on the difference rather than trying to make the ‘stuff’ fit an existing template.
• Excited. Ask questions in a different way – more exploratory rather than direct to allow learners to guide the conversation.
• Collaborative, cooperative, constructive.
• Staff are time poor. Utilising students as a resource, not only reduces the burden on staff but develops key wider skills across the cohort.
• I feel inspired, but also more confident in my abilities as a result of today’s session.
• Enable learners to talk more by skilful use of questioning and trailing off at the end of sentences to encourage their opinions.
• As fun as Christmas.
• Puts into perspective the need for “quality over quantity”. Reviews need to be more personalised focusing on individual needs. Less boxes more conversation.
• On the path towards understanding students better. Think carefully about how feedback is given to students and how we initiate conversations with students for progress reviews
• Great exploration of quality standards and interpretations. Use the standards as a reference and refer staff.
• A hot air balloon with lots of people inside! It reinforced the need to be open in our manner in order to encourage student openness.

Perfecting Self-Assessment Writing

• Refreshingly different.
• Much better to write the SAR as an on-going/live document than a historic review.
• Finally SAR writing seems worthwhile!

Supercharged Evaluation Skills

• Thinking beyond the straightjacket of my sector.
• This is the best CPD session I have attended in at least 5 years – your facilitation style is brilliant!

The Art of Using Target Setting

• The session has been music to my ears! I cannot wait to feedback to the departments I work with, as I know they will really be able to grasp these concepts and break away from the stagnant boxes!
• The delivery was clear and the host used excellent tools in order for the concepts of mastery, expert, and ambitious goals to become “alive”.
• I have taken away some useful information that will help support my teams in the development of their learners’ journey to become reflective, self-aware, and independent! Thank you!
• I think it was perfectly paced and allowed all involved to participate, if anything a longer session would be fab!
• Thank you for sharing your expertise and knowledge, I will certainly be booking onto another course.

The RED System

• A trek through the Peak District – tiring but satisfying.
• Swimming towards the light.
• Turning the formal observation process on its head! A refreshing system that puts teachers at the heart of their CPD!
• Refreshing as a morning breeze.
• Shift the focus from feedback to reflection.
• Teachers always feel very twitchy during the observation windows, and this model allows them to take control, which will reduce stress and anxiety!
• I would like to embed the system based on trust.
• This session has encouraged me to think differently about lesson obs and the impact that they have. I will definitely use different language and encourage more teacher reflection. Truly inspiring!
• Engaging and insightful.
• I enjoyed this much more collaborative observation approach whereby best practice can be shared and we still can learn from each other.
• Like wearing a new pair of shoes.
• I think we need more reflection and less judgement.
• Thank you Tony! Could have talked about this subject all week.
• Like losing a penny and finding a pound.
• Look to remove feedback and judgements – make it more developmental.
• Very very useful – reflective. Curiosity filled and discover driven. Looking and inspiring teachers to do this.
• Start of a ‘new journey’ to change the culture and development of TLA at our college. I like the ‘research element’. The feedback/emphasis on the observee to undertake the detailed reflection.
• Eye opening, thought provoking.
• Positively exhausting. Help to improve teacher ownership.
• Feeling inspired and curious to learn more.
• I like the style of the drawing the lines to correlate strategy/activity and impact on learning.
• The focus on the teacher reflecting on their practice is positive.
• It is completely different from our current system. This process will enable the teachers to feel more supported and to take risks with their teacher. Would need the trust of the staff to buy into the new process.
• Focus shift on teachers involvement in the process as reflective practitioners.

Transformational Lesson Observation

• A melting pot of food for thought
• Really enjoyed the session. Refreshing and a new way to approach observations.
• From a seed a beautiful plant can grow; get it wrong the plant might die.
• A rollercoaster of information.
• A hopeful flower in winter
• We should always reflect on our work and this gives us the means to do that.
• Embrace change. Professional sharing. Try something new. Be open to new ideas. Organic teacher led process. Good facilitators own teaching and confidence in technology.
• Curious to see how it will work. The college seems to be looking for a way of observing staff that is supportive.
• It reaffirms the idea to me of “A Leap of Faith” – As I’m still training (on placement at Nottingham College while I’m doing my PGDE) I always try and take risks, it reminds me just how important that idea is.
• Learning and risk taking is good.
• The importance that not every lesson should look the same. To celebrate the positives of lessons and reflect with peers.
• Lots of great takeaways on being inspired by peer support
• The idea is good. It will be interesting to see how it works in practice. I think it seems better than previous observation processes. We work collaboratively in Performing Arts anyway so it feels like a more natural process.
• That the lesson observation process has a lot of potential to be supportive and fun!
• I liked the interactive elements of the session.
• Potholing/caving – climbing through spaces of learning and finding beautiful ‘deep pools’ of learning.
• #onemorenotchhopeandoptimism.
• I’ve taken away some real gems.
• Enthusiasm to teach. Great reminder to talk to others.
• Loved the ‘learning momentum’ tool.
• Great as always, thank you.
• Definitely the learning momentum sheet!
• Again, brilliant session! Thanks!
• Like a trip to zoo – some beautiful, scary and awe-inspiring.
• Learning momentum graphs to frame conversations.
• Great session thank you!
• Creating a bank ‘red list’, questioning techniques, Desmos.
• Reflection – looking back (over practice) to move forward (future lesson visit).

 

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