Developing Outstanding Teaching and Learning: Creating a Culture of Professional Development to Improve Outcomes

Julie McGrane; Rachel Lofthouse

ISBN 10: 1905538871 ISBN 13: 9781905538874

Publisher: Optimus Education, 2010

Synopsis

Benefits Developing Outstanding Teaching and Learning will: *Provide you with relevant, up-to-date CPD based on Ofsted's Outstanding Teaching Grade Descriptors. *Encourage self-assessment and evaluation. *Save you money by providing essential in-house professional development that will inspire your staff and engage your students. *Increase achievement in your classrooms by instilling best practice in your teaching staff. Summary of contents Developing Outstanding Teaching and Learning will help you to: *Improve day-to-day classroom practice and attainment *Provide ongoing CPD, reflection and analysis for your staff *Ensure pupil engagement while stimulating teacher learning *Recognise the importance of time to evaluate and reflect *Emphasise the importance of peer support in personal development *Acknowledge students' learning needs as well as the obstructions to meeting those needs *Use evidence to inform pedagogy and curriculum. Developing Outstanding Teaching and Learning has been developed around four guiding principles: *Teachers Matter - the importance of teaching *Teachers' Learning Matters - the importance of staff reflection and analysis *Evidence Matters - gathering and analysing evidence *Curriculum Matters - the impact of teacher learning and the relationship between curriculum and pedagogy

About this edition

• Publisher: Optimus Education
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1905538871
• ISBN 13: 9781905538874
• Binding: Ring-bound
• Number of pages: 208