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Motivating tired teachers Loraine Kennedy
Develop the Coaching Manager
When do some teachers stop wanting to develop? Why do you think this is?
Reasons (excuses?) � know enough already � lack time � lack motivation or incentive � irrelevant (generic) training � being judged negatively � comfort zone � fear of looking stupid / failure � lack of relevant development opportunities � no peer support or role models � not knowing what you need to learn
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Maybe they are tired of being told that they are still not good enough; there is always something to improve… in your opinion, that is!
CPD development over time
Getting started
Developing competence
Developing expertise
Career development
Directing
Mentoring
Coaching
Loraine Kennedy: Consultancy, Training, Coaching
Message to managers New and novice teachers value ideas from you …..experienced teachers tend not to like being told what to do, and simply ignore you!
Malcolm Knowles
Criteria for Successful Adult Learning
Self direction Life experience Goal oriented Relevancy Practical Collaboration
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Dan Pink “Drive: ‘The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us’
� autonomy � mastery � purpose
These 3 factors go beyond motiving performance, they motivate excellence
What kind of professional development culture are
you working in?
Motivating factors for successful teacher CPD Focus on:
1. professionalism, not failings 2. helping STUDENTS achieve success 3. the ‘whys’ of teaching methodology
rather than the ‘whats’ 4. the impact of teaching, not the activities
per se
What is learning?
Learning is acquiring new knowledge, behaviours, skills, values, preferences, or understanding, and may involve synthesizing different
types of information wikipedia
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10 Cs of learning
Empowerment 1. Curiosity
2. Choice
3. Creativity
4. Construction
Robert Ward - Bring Excitement Into Any Lesson
10 Cs of learning
Community 7. Collaboration
8. Camaraderie
Robert Ward - Bring Excitement Into Any Lesson
10 Cs of learning
Expertise 7. Controversy
8. Critique
9. Commentary
10. Critical Thinking
Robert Ward - Bring Excitement Into Any Lesson
IMPORTANT! Record your learning
� something you tried � a problem you faced � a question you asked, or
were asked � what you’ve talked about � something interesting that
happened
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Be a coaching manager
1. see the teacher as a professional 2. park your own agenda outside the room 3. tap into professional interests 4. engage – then empower and trust 5. identify and remove obstacles 6. celebrate all advances
Loraine Kennedy: Consultancy, Training, Coaching
Remember…! � Just because teachers attend INSETT sessions or
observation feedback meetings doesn’t mean they are paying attention, learning anything, or taking something new into their classrooms that will benefit students
� Question your assumptions � Explore new theories of learning and
engagement
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Loraine Kennedy: Consultancy, Training, Coaching