Promoting Self-initiated Professional Development

Morcenet Study Day,Morcenet Study Day,
CRMEF, May 2016CRMEF, May 2016
Promoting Self-initiated
Professional Development
MoRCE-Net Study Day,
CRMEF Souss Massa, Inezgane,
May 24, 2016
Abdellatif Zoubair.Abdellatif Zoubair.
Email:Email: abdellatif.zoubair@gmail.com
Web: www.zoubaireltcommunity.ac.ma
http://zoubaireltcommunity.wix.com/eduresources

OutlineOutline
1. Discuss the rationale behind the choice of the topic
2. Explore the notion of professional development
3. List the main features of effective professional development
4. Identify different possible professional development strategies
5. Reflect on how we can implement the concepts above
6. Share resources for helping promote self-initiated professional
development

To reflect onTo reflect on
“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get
what you’ve always got”.
How does the quotation relate to the topic?

BrainstormingBrainstorming
1. Why professional development?
2. Why self-initiated professional development?

Task 2Task 2
Complete the following definitions of
`professional development` with the appropriate
words from the list:
initiated, achievement, attitude, learn,
practice, purposeful, process, improve, best

1. ‘A . . . . . . . . . . . . of learning and keeping up-
to-date in one's area of expertise.’
2. ‘Continued learning by educators to . . . . . . . .
their knowledge and skills.
3. ‘CPD is the . . . . . . . . . . . . and process of
being a lifelong learner.’

4. ’Teacher development is the process of
becoming the . . . . . . . . . . . . teacher one is able
to be, a process that can be started but never
finished.’
5. ‘A personally . . . . . . . . . . . . obligation and
right to build expertise, to enhance personal
growth, to improve teaching abilities and to
contribute to organisational development.’

6. ‘An on-going process designed for the
professional and personal growth of teachers
which is . . . . . . . . . . . . , resulting from a
planned process which addresses specific
needs.’
7. ‘CPD is a way of learning to become more
effective by exploiting the learning
opportunities that lie just below the surface of
everything you do already. It helps people to . . .
. . . . . . . . . from what they do so they can get
better at it.’

8. ‘sustained focus over time that is consistent
with best . . . . . . . . . . . . .’
9. ‘involves its relationship to student
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Other researchers cite other
variables.’

Task 3
Identify the main features of real professional
development from the definitions above:
-
-
-
-
-
- . . . .

Task 4
Which professional development strategies do
the definitions below refer to?
action research, peer observation,
portfolio, mentoring, study groups, dialogue
journals

1. “Pairs of teachers visit each other’s classes
and provide each other with insights and advice
on their teaching” : . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. “Teachers write conversations with a mentor
or peer in order to share expertise and reflections
on their instruction” : . . . . . . . . .
3. “Diagnosing a situation, reflecting on that
diagnosis, planning and carrying out an
intervention in order to improve current
conditions” : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. “Involves teachers in reviewing professional
literature or analysing samples of student work”:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. “A systematic collection of teaching artefacts
and reflections” : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. “Brings together a more knowledgeable
professional with a less experienced colleague
for collaboration and feedback on teaching and
learning” : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Task 5
Choose three of the strategies above and
explain how you would implement them to
promote your personal professional growth:
1.
2.
3.

Task 6
Check if/how/which of the suggested resources
would help with self- initiated professional
development

¤References
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Development for Language Teachers. (via CAL
-Elmore, R. (2002). Bridging the gap between standards
and achievement: The imperative for professional
development education [Brochure]. Washington, DC:
Albert Shanker Institute.
-Harmer, J. 2007. How to Teach English. Pearson
Longman.

-Harmer, J. 2007. The Practice of English Language
Teaching. Pearson Longman.
-Marzano, R. J. (2003). What works in school:
Translating research into action. Alexandria,, VA:
Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development.
-Opp-Beckman, L. & Klinghammer, S. 2006. Shaping
the Way We Teach English: Successful Practices
Around the World. Washington : OELP, USDS.

-Richards, J. C. and Schmidt, R. 2010.
Dictionary of Language Teaching and
Applied Linguistics. Pearson.
-Underhill, Adrian. 1999. Continuous
Professional Development, IATEFL Journal,
First published in Issue 149.

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