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http://www.eaconference.com.au/ Abstract Thriving on passion: Harnessing individual energy to empower institutions in professional development Clare Magee & Fiona Wiebusch English Language Centres are full of passionate individuals who provoke discussion and seek to challenge the way people think or the way things are done. When it comes to teacher development, ELT leaders often design programs and processes to transform individual energy into institutional outcomes when provision of platforms may elevate the organisation best. The presenters will begin by sharing practical tools that have proven successful in promoting teacher-led professional development initiatives in their large-scale English Language Centres in Australia and Southeast Asia, before sharing insights garnered through evidence and experience of creating the right space for organisational change towards growth in professional development (Kotter, 1995; Hamel & Zanini, 2014). A short format of this talk was successfully presented at the LAMSIG & TDSIG pre- conference event at IATEFL in April, 2018. Both advocates for teacher development in the University English Language Centre sector, Clare Magee and Fiona Wiebusch bring more than a decade of leadership experience and evidence-based strategies to their presentation. Clare Magee (Exec MBA, MEd TESOL) is the Associate Dean of English at UTS Insearch, one of Sydney’s largest English Language providers, and Fiona Wiebusch (MA App Ling TESOL, PhD can.) coordinates teacher training programs and PD at the Institute of TESOL & Continuing Education at the University of Queensland ICTE-UQ. Please contact us via email Clare.Magee@insearch.edu.au and f.wiebusch@uq.edu.au or via LinkedIn.
Thriving
on Passion
Harnessing
individual energy
to empower
institutions in
professional
development
Clare Magee & Fiona Wiebusch
English Australia Conference, Sofitel Sydney, 20 Sept 2018
About Us We have always done it this way.
Agenda
O U R TAL K
L E AR N I N G L I T E R AT U R E TO O L S F O R C H AN G E
Our Story Teacher Manager
About Us
Create a campaign for change…
Image courtesy: English Australia PD Fest, QLD 2018
Whose responsibility is it
to lead professional learning?
SHARED PD GOAL:
Our to foster quality Our
Teachers learning & teaching Managers
experiences
the Program …different paths? the Processes
Image courtesy: English Australia PD Fest, QLD 2018
What PD experiences are working for us both? Image courtesy: English Australia PD Fest, QLD 2018
[Platforms]
The unique places and spaces where PD happens.
Images courtesy: @RMIT University Professional Learning (English Programs)
S ta r t w i t h P l a t fo r m s Look at professional development through a new lens.
Face-to-Face
Platforms ‘ MeetELT ’
PD i n a pub
‘ T i ny t a l ks’
c a mpus c a fe s
‘ P D Fe st ’ o n e - day
e vent s ( EA & U EC A ) :
Images courtesy: Saint Lucy’s UQ, QLD PD Fest, MeetELT Sydney (Navitas, Pearson).‘ P i ne a ppl e
Peer-to-Peer Charts’
Platforms
U Q - I C T E Te c h S e s si o ns
‘ L u nc hbox L e a r ni ng ’
‘ Pe e r Pa r t ne rshi ps ’
Images courtesy: RMIT Peer Partnerships, RMIT Charts, ICTE-UQ Henno Kotze.U Q - I C T E G o o gl e +
C o m muni ty
Digital ‘ Te a c h e r T i p s ’
Platforms
U T S I n s e a rc h E - N ews
C e l e b ra t i n g i nv o l v e m e nt
# A us E LT
B l o g , Tw i t t e r,
Facebook
#AusELT run by dedicated volunteers; Google+ David Leach & Jessica Florent: one tip to make teaching better, faster, easier.C o m muni ty I nvol ve ment
‘ R a i s e Yo u r Vo i c e C h o i r F e s t i v a l ’
Passion
‘Mission Engage – Goose chase’
Platforms
A c t i on Re s ea rc h
‘ U T S Tra n s n a t i o n a l
C l a s s ro om Re s e a r c h M e n t o rs ’
I n qui r y
PBL ++
Teachers L-R: Jessica Florent & David Leach, Ceara McManus, Vicki Bos, Fiona Wiebusch, Macgregor Haines & Jennifer Wallace.[The new PPP movement] from Programs and Processes to Platforms When it comes to teacher development, what if we shift our thinking?
Why pursue platforms? More places and spaces > Learning > Problem Solving > Empowerment > Change as an opportunity for innovation
Making the Move
Common proccesses 1. What are some of the processes managers commonly use to measure quality and provide PD? 2. How do teachers feel about the above? 3. Where did these proccesses come from?
About Us
Change Management TheoryLewin’s model of freeze-unfreeze change (1940’s) U N F R E EZ I NG M OVI NG R E FRE EZ I N G Source: Lewin, K. (1947). Frontiers in Group Dynamics. Human Relations, Vol 1, Issue 1 pp5-41.
‘Leading Change’ 1. Establish a sense of urgency
John Kotter’s 8-step plan (1995)
2. Form a powerful coalition
3. Create a vision
4. Communicate the vision
5. Empower action
6. Plan and create short-term wins
7. Consolidate improvements
8. Institutionalise changes
Source: https://www.kotterinc.com/8-steps-process-for-leading-change/Drop the word ‘change’ and focus on continual evolution, not revolution. https://www.mckinsey.com/business- functions/organization/our-insights/build- a-change-platform-not-a-change- program
A nyo ne c a n i n i ti ate c h a nge Hamel & Zanini (2014) A nyo ne c a n r e c r ui t c o nfede rates L e a d e r ’s j o b i s n ’ t t o d e s i g n p ro c e s s b u t t o b u i l d a c h a n g e A nyo ne c a n s u g ge st s o l uti o ns p l a t fo r m t h a t m e a n s : Fail early, fail frequently A nyo ne c a n l a unc h ex pe r i m ent s Shift the spotlight to success Time Money Space
‘Reimagine
executives as
enablers rather
than engineers
of change’
Hamil & Zanini (2014)
Image: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/build-a-change-platform-not-a-change-programH a m e l & Z a n i n i ’s Advice Applied to PD
‘Change should be syndicated across an organisation’ Image courtesy: ACET Vietnam – TESOL Talks 2014
‘Be constantly experimenting; evolution, not revolution’ Image courtesy Image Stock:
‘Use social techology for easy large-scale collaboration’ Image courtesy: Image Stock
‘Encourage teachers to think outside their normal limits of influence’ Image courtesy: QLD PD Fest 2018
‘Generate a portfolio of experiments to trial multiple approaches’ Image courtesy: QLD PD Fest 2018
‘Encourage individuals to take responsibility for initiating changes’ Image courtesy: QLD PD Fest 2018
[Today’s platform]
from programs and
processes to platforms
Amplify passion in people
Make ‘Yes’ the default;
time, space & money
Evolution not revolution
Image courtesy Image Stock:[Our Platform]
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Clare Magee Fiona Wiebusch
Associate Dean of English Senior Teacher – Teacher Training & PD
UTS Insearch, Sydney The University of QLD - ICTE, Brisbane
clare.magee@insearch.edu.au f.wiebusch@uq.edu.au
www.insearch.edu.au www.icte.uq.edu.au
https://padlet.com/FionaTESOL/PursuePlatformsPursue Platforms
#AusELT
Search the #AusELT hastag and join a LIVE chat – first Sunday of each month
Image courtesy: https://auselt.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/AusELTMeetELT Image courtesy: http://meetelt.wixsite.com/meetelt http://learningandteaching-navitas.com/meetelt-where-real-life-meets-the-classroom/
PD Fest Image courtesy: QLD PD Fest 2018 http://www.ueca.edu.au/pdfest2018/ https://www.englishaustralia.com.au/2018-live-pd-events.html
Action Research
Peer Mentors
Image courtesy: UTS Insearch PD Update 2018 https://www.insearch.edu.au/Peer Partnerships
http://www1.rmit.edu.au/teaching/peerpartnerships
Image courtesy: The University of QLD – ICTE 2016 ICTEUniofQLD https://youtu.be/nIFDTLjFDJ0Pineapple Chart Image courtesy: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/bbrinkman72/pineapple-chart/ https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/pineapple-charts/
Video Obs Platform Image courtesy: https://www.swivl.com/ https://icte.uq.edu.au/blog/2018/03/harnessing-power-video-observation-swivl
Lunchbox Learning Image courtesy: Paul Forster & Henno Kotze at UECA PD Fest, Sydney https://icte.uq.edu.au/blog/2018/03/harnessing-power-video-observation-swivl
Google+ Community Image courtesy: Talking Teaching @ICTE Google Community https://www.thesocialmediahat.com/article/how-create-google-community
FlipGrid Image courtesy: Flipgrid.cpm https://flipgrid.com/
Digital Newsletters Image courtesy: UTS Insearch ELT Professional Development Update 2018 https://mailchimp.com/
Great-looking Graphics Image courtesy: https://canva.com/ICTE-UQ https://www.canva.com/
Let’s continue the conversation: Clare Magee Fiona Wiebusch Associate Dean of English Senior Teacher – Teacher Training & PD UTS Insearch, Sydney The University of QLD - ICTE, Brisbane clare.magee@insearch.edu.au f.wiebusch@uq.edu.au www.insearch.edu.au www.icte.uq.edu.au
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