Instructional leadership

Description:
Lesson observation and feedback can be powerful means of supporting teachers to understand and enhance their own teaching practice, but implemented poorly they can be destructive to cultures of trust within schools. Models such as Quality Teaching Rounds have demonstrated positive signs of success in improving teacher confidence and efficacy across NSW schools and is now being investigated in other states including Victoria and Queensland. This workshop will explore the research behind observation and feedback models as a tool for teacher professional learning, using practical examples from the use of QTR and other observation models in different school settings. School leaders will gain insight into how to implement such models in ways that enhance both teacher practice and the professional learning culture of schools.

Standards addressed:

• 6.1.2 Identify and plan professional learning needs
• 6.3.2 Engage with colleagues and improve practice

Course Length: 3 hours

Presenter: Dr Claire Golledge

Dr Claire Golledge is a Lecturer in Education and the co-ordinator of HSIE Curriculum (Secondary) in the School of Education and Social Work. Prior to taking up her position at Sydney University, Claire worked as a secondary teacher of humanities, as well as in school executive leadership positions, leading teacher professional learning.