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Assessment For Learning - Workshop 2

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Workshop Two We began the second workshop by revisiting the aims of the workshops and by recapping on what we had covered so far. Aims: ·     Revisit significant findings which underpin formative assessment ·     Review and modify our existing practices  ·     Further develop our confidence and expertise Covered so far: ·      Growth Mindset ·      Metacognition ·      Grouping ·      Getting the children talking more ·      Involving children in the planning stage Since there was an expectation that the staff would try something new or different from the first workshop, I provided an opportunity to discuss and share any developments to date with the content we had covered. Following this I introduced the focus for wo...
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Assessment for Learning - Workshop 1

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Introduction This year (2019/2020) our school's teaching and learning priorities were to further develop  student agency  and to ensure we promote  challenge  for all children. We decided that both of these aims could be enabled through the lens of Assessment for Learning and we chose Shirley Clarke's book ' Outstanding Formative Assessment ' as our professional read for the year to help guide us through the process.  This took a hefty chunk out of our CPD budget as we ordered a copy of the book for each teacher but we felt the benefits of the investment in the long term would far out weigh the cost. In fact, I knew from researching into effective CPD that this model of learning, where collaboration and sharing exists and there is both informal and formal talk about pedagogy, would be far superior to sending a staff member or two on a course to later feedback their learnings in a staff meeting. Click  here  to read my blog on effective CPD....
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Implementing a CPD Model: Teaching and Learning Development Groups (Introduction)

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T his post is in four parts as it is rather long and I don't want you to fall asleep. I have taken segments out of my dissertation to share my journey of implementing a CPD model in my school setting:  Using Teaching and Learning Development Groups as a model of CPD is based on ideas outlined in Allison’s (2014) book ‘ Perfect Teacher-Led CPD ’. Allison describes several practical tried and tested CPD strategies, one of which he calls Learning Development Groups. I chose this model as it appeared to be relatively straightforward to implement and allowed teachers to retain some independence within a framework. The structure of the Teaching and Learning Development Groups would provide the teachers with an opportunity to meet regularly throughout the school year to discuss and share best practice, support each other and try out new teaching strategies and ideas (Allison, 2014). I felt that the model would create an expectation of school improvement, while at the same time...
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