IDEAL FUTURE Work Package 3 Pedagogical Model

26 So, like whoever's in leadership in school does need to be aware that if we are bringing in change, we have to involve people, listen to their ideas, and upskill them…. You know, it's really important and it has to be kind of a team effort I think anyway (IE P26) So, we actually used to decide with the group, which school would like to host. So, we take turns. They have the agenda prepared by the end and they decide what we focus on, what resources we use and how long it will be was usually one hour or whether it was during the day or sometimes after school. That worked really well. (IE P16) This indicates the need for professional learning to appeal to the affective mindset of people as well as the practical skills. In addition, supporting ownership of learning relates to inclusive approaches to professional learning. Interestingly inclusion also arose as one of the sub themes. Participants described professional learning experiences that were tailored, reflective, had multiple ways of engaging and facilitated independent/self-paced learning. Like you need to talk to teachers and do a learning needs analysis. For me I think it was a Google form and I was, yeah, and that was populated when I spoke to trainer and us kind of devised something that would suit them, and we are basically it is a mixture (IE P25) Reflective activities were also described as a way to enable more inclusive approaches to professional learning so participants could decide at what level they want to engage in professional learning, in addition it enabled them to set learning goals for themselves. “I have attended some conferences on innovative methodologies, I have collaborated with my colleagues in multiple jobs, where technology has been an essential piece and in addition different innovative methodologies and resources have been used as a camp monitor that I have been and as well as in support classes that I teach and these experiences have given me an opportunity to explore new ideas, pedagogical approaches, as well as to reflect on my own teaching practice.” (Sp P8) “A few years ago, I had the opportunity to participate in a professional development workshop that was focused on active learning and the effective use of technology in the classroom. This workshop was facilitated by education and technology experts, who introduced us to the various digital tools and innovative pedagogical strategies. Afterwards we had a debate in which we presented our ideas, shared them and later an expert told us about the media future that awaited us. I found it attractive and interesting.” (Sp P26) You have people like reflect on where they are at, am I beginning or intermediate or, you know…. Then decide which group they would attend and share advice that way and supports those that way…. They actually sit down with their individual targets and their whole school targets and then look at what the next step forward. (IE P16) The need to provide multiple pathways for participants to engage in based on their level of confidence of individual needs was also identified as important, this relates to the UDL principle multiple means of engagement. It is important to understand what the content and level of the specific courses will be in order to choose the appropriate professional development offer for you, and not to waste time on courses whose content does not meet the needs and the existing level of knowledge and skills. (LV, leader, 9 years) I suppose that it needs to be tiered, I think because everybody's at different levels and I don't think you can just put every teacher into the one program and teach them from there. I suppose you do need to try and figure out and even if somebody is confident with technology, they may not know what they need to know either. As well, they might be confident in certain parts and not in others, so it's even trying to split it up into where their confidence lies and in what areas. (IE P1) So, you know, I think when we're teaching them, we try and always kind of show them to options. So, here's the high tech and for low tech, and here's what you can do. (IE P30)