Senior Teacher Presentation

Encouraging

Individual Staff Development

+

A Personal Development Plan

An individual development culture

A common situation

Individualism Collectivism

An individual development culture

Examples Encourage individual teacher initiatives Lists of weekly learning objectives for each level Teacher-training sessions - the 'spiral' curriculum vs.

the 'progressive' curriculum Encourage liaison with Blended Learning Specialist

and Study Centre managers for self-development

Minimise

confusion + ignorance

Build

confidence + trust

The need for clarification

The need for clarification

Examples KIC coursebook materials - weekly paid-for training

session - 'best practice' Teacher mentoring scheme Staff room 'representative' - monthly rotation

Possible solutions - documentation

Communication

verbal supported by written

Not didactic

consultative & inclusive

Easily-accessible

Possible solutions - documentation

Examples Reference materials - electronic + 'hard-copy' Podcasts - advice/instruction - common administrative

tasks Video - 3 - 5 min. instruction guides with working

examples - accessible via intranet

Time and accessibility Availability

On demand or By appointment

A mixture of both?

Staff

studentsPriorities?

Students

staffWho to?

Possible solutions - time and accessibility

Examples Staffroom presence - lunchtimes School presence during break times outside of

personal teaching hours Liaison with DoS - streamline common requests with

document creation - 'class transfer' requests

IncentivesMotivation

Engender creativity

Encourage collaboration

Reward-based recognition

Need not be expensive

Possible solutions - incentives

Examples Learning at Work day - “taster” sessions on topics

related/unrelated to daily work - weblink Voucher for a meal in the Cafeteria Day off for exceptional application to work Meal for two, massage session - weblink Shopping/book voucher

A Personal Development Plan - PDP

Teaching

A priority

A rationale

Student focus Job title Shared experience

PDP - teaching

Examples Liaise regularly with BLS Pilot new material in own classroom With Study Centre Managers promote student

supported learning Improve existing KIC material

PDP - academic area

Personal goals Develop a feedback system to identify 'best practice'

and 'areas for improvement' Review existing teacher observation documentation Learn more about role of the DoS

PDP - academic areaExamples Online questionnaires using 'Survey Monkey' Teacher observations delivered in a constructive

manner:

identify successes + invite self-critical analysis Offer to share own positive experiences, solutions, tips Re-align teaching resources to match learning

objectives at each language level Isolate resources for exclusive use in elective classes

PDP - student area

Personal goals

Develop

learner training + orientation material

supported

by

BLS + SCM

Maintain accurate student records + contacts

PDP - student area

Examples Liaison with other KIC Senior Teachers Liaison with DoS and Administrative staff Kaplan Confluence intranet Skype Kaplan email Annual one-day workshop - pre-determined theme

PDP - administrative area

Personal goals

CLASS school management system

Record-keeping

Note-taking

PDP - administrative area

Examples CLASS school management system Training needs analysis tools Leadership training to run meetings Time management and prioritization skills

Thank you!

Senior Teacher Presentation

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Created & presentedby

Laurence Todd

All ideas expressed in this presentation are those of the author, Laurence Todd, and in no way represent Kaplan company policy - Nov 2011Full acknowledgement must be given before using any of this information