potential impact of pd activities on student learning focus group 1
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Potential Impact of PD Activitieson Student learning
Focus Group 1
I can’t hear him speaking!
I taught my dog how to speak!
I said I taught him, I didn’t say he learned!
Points Discussed
Teaching
Learning
Balancing Impactfullnessibility
Developing Teach
er
Developing Learn
er
Factors Impacting SL
SLPD
Institutional Needs / Policies
Students
Learning Context
How to Uncover the Level of Impact
Measuring
Understanding
One of the Major PD Strategies
EP
Learners
Self
Colleagues
Dimensions of Impactibility of PD onStudent Learning
Learner Cognition
Sharing with
others
Learner Classroom Practices
Remaining Challenges
• Cultures of learners• Teachers perceptions of their role• Quantity or quality of learning• Culture of curriculum coverage and testing
• Can we really “measure” the impact of learning?