The MESH Spelling Guide: delivering online professional development to both OECD and developing nations- does one size fit all? Colin Harrison - University of Nottingham

What is MESH??

What is MESH?

What is MESH? •  Mapping Educational Specialist knowHow •  A global partnership •  A quality assured 'wikipedia' of professional

knowledge for teaching •  http://www.meshguides.org/ •  All resources are free

What is the MESH Guide to Teaching Spelling? •  A quality assured 'wikipedia' of professional

knowledge for teaching spelling •  http://www.richprocter.co.uk/cgi-bin/

pathways/spelling.pl

Who is using the MESH Guide to Teaching Spelling? •  Questionnaire - Google Docs •  Site visit data - Google Analytics

Who is using the MESH Guide to Teaching Spelling? •  Questionnaire - Google Docs •  Site visit data - Google Analytics

•  Questionnaire - Google Docs

•  Site visit data - Google Analytics

•  Site visit data - Google Analytics

OECD?

•  Site visit data - Google Analytics

•  Site visit data - Google Analytics •  Which pages are popular? Theory or

Resources?

1 23 January- 8 April n = 6,308 page views

1 2 n = 6,308 page views

1 2 3 n = 6,308 page views

1 2 3

4

n = 6,308 page views

1 2 3 5

4

n = 6,308 page views

What is the MESH Guide to Teaching Spelling ‘take-home’ message?? •  A thousand teachers from 50 nations want

well-informed theory more than they want resources

What are the MESH Guide to Teaching Spelling ‘take-home’ messages? •  A thousand teachers from 50 nations want

well-informed theory more than they want resources

•  And one size

seems to fit everyone quite well

The MESH Spelling Guide: delivering online professional development to both OECD and developing nations- does one size fit all? colin harrison@nottingham.ac.uk

The MESH Spelling Guide: delivering online professional development to both OECD and developing nations- does one size fit all? colin.harrison@nottingham.ac.uk