The majority of teachers want to develop and evolve their practice to be the best practitioner they can be for themselves and their pupils. As time is a rare commodity in teaching, knowing that the efforts you make to develop your practice are likely to be effective is important. This is where using research evidence to inform professional development activities is crucial.
This module will help you to reflect on the importance of embedding quality research in CPD. It will also support you to share research with staff in accessible, actionable and relevant ways. Throughout the module, you will reflect on how what you’ve learned applies to your school or setting and identify actionable next steps to continue your learning.
“Using Research in Professional Development” is useful for any education leader with a responsibility for planning professional development in their setting, either in a team or across a setting.
Does any of this sound familiar? If so, this module is for you.
This Online Learning Module Features:
Knowing what approaches are consistently shown to have a positive impact on teaching and learning is essential for teachers and leaders to make more informed choices about professional development.
However, inconsistencies remain in how research is used in schools as part of CPD to raise pupil outcomes. This isn’t surprising as research often comes in the form of dense academic papers, inaccessible for the average busy teacher.
To successfully embed research evidence into CPD, it’s often important to navigate barriers around engaging with, accessing and critically evaluating research and how to effectively implement findings into a particular context.
The whole module is designed to take around 90 minutes to complete, although this will depend on how long you choose to take on the interactive and downloadable elements.
This timing is designed to fit into a PPA slot. However, there is the functionality to save your progress at any time and return later, if you would rather complete the module at a different pace which suits you.
Towards the end of the module, you will be encouraged to reflect and plan your next actions to develop your practice in this area.
When you finish “Using Research in Professional Development”, you will be able to download your certificate of completion. You can also find this saved in your CPD Leadership Hub Profile. You will additionally be directed to more useful resources to continue to grow your understanding.
All Online Learning modules are intended for individual rather than cross-school or trust use. Any certificates of completion will be in the name of the Hub account holder.
The Teacher Development Trust’s insights on what makes great CPD are informed through our close work with education research, as well as our experience of working with over 500 schools on building stronger professional development programmes through the 7 Domains of People-Powered School Improvement
Each module is also shaped by the influential practice of school leaders working in education today, as seen in our case studies.