I have been teaching for nearly 5
years now and throughout that time I have been constantly looking at ways in
which I could improve my teaching and learning. Up until recently I have been
using staff within my school, published papers and books to inform any changes
to my teaching style I have deployed with some success, but have found that
some of the advice given did not feel like it applied to me. It felt like the
writer didn't know what they were talking about or had not been in a classroom
for some time, much like the CPD I found I was experiencing in school.
In February 2012 I attending a
number of twilight inset sessions lead by Curee on becoming a peer coach within
my school for other teachers, and this started to spark something in me. We
then began a peer coaching program within school with myself as one of the
coaches on it, later in the year we had a inset session where people shared
their good practice with other members of staff. That's when it clicked, the
staff there presenting their teaching and learning action research, were in the
classroom now, were teaching the students I teach. I found I was able to relate
to much more of what those staff said and see how much more of it could be
applied to my own teaching and learning to improve it.
I caught the bug big style I
wanted to constantly strive to improve my teaching and learning and wanted to
hear what other teachers from around the country were doing and realised maybe
I had something to offer too. That's when I turned to twitter and realised
there were lots of other staff in my position wanting to do the same, but not
only in the UK around the world. I started reading some peoples blogs and
thought I should do this. So here I am with my own blog random mumblings about
what I am doing within teaching and learning in my role as an Assistant Head of
Sixth Form and PE teacher.
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