USE OF TWITTER TO ENHANCE CPD

1. USE OF TWITTER TO ENHANCE CPD @MrAtkinsPE

2. CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTCPD • What is offered at Angmering – • First aid • Fire safety • Leading form the middle • Coaching • Aspiring head of department • Child protection • Sign language • Subject specific development • What is engaging in CPD? • Observing colleagues at work/teaching • Engaging in peer review • Working with a mentor/coach • Reading academic, professional books, journals • Action research/enquiry based development • Attending a course / conference • Joining a network or forum

3. EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • A 2003 study by EPPI at the Institute of Education listed the key characteristics of effective CPD: • Direct relationship with the classroom/school • Uses external expertise to enhance school based activity • Involves observation and feedback • Includes peer support • Enables staff to be reflective • Opportunity to work with colleagues and share practice • Opportunities to receive regular, structured feedback • Process over a period of time to embed learning into classroom practice • Opportunities for independent self study • Evidence for Policy and Practice Information

4. 15MF – TWITTER BASICS • Twitter – a micro blogging network of outgoing news streams • Tweet – a message sent by you/someone else that can contain image, web links and photos • Re-Tweet – a message that has been forwarded on someone else's news stream • Hashtag – (#) enables direct searching and links all relevant posts/tweets together. • Followers – People who are interested in the stories that you post. Students, teachers others professionals. • More information available from the eCoach team, Kelly Holmes, Kaol Rasarathnam, Andrew Everritt, Roweena Ball, Ian Clarke, Ellie Speight, & @MratkinsPE

5. OUTCOMES • This is planned with a clear idea, to inspire your continued development, and provide opportunity to make an impact in a short space of time. • The best CPD will engage and empower, as an eCoaches, I hope to do this, to provide you with the opportunity to become more confident “reflective practitioners” • We all want to improve as a practitioner, we all want that 1, in lesson observations, whether it is Ofsted or not.

6. USING TWITTER • Where to start – use my blog(mratkinsphysicaleducation) • Selecting who to follow – Follow every teacher, you can always unfollow , subject specific search #maths #science, follow those with large numbers of followers, look out for subject specific #chat and relevant professionals – BA Skype with The Apprentice • Posting good practice – Comic life, notice boards, lesson work, handouts, work that could inspire others • Singing about your success’- If you can’t be proud of your own achievements then who will be? • Use the # to support conversations / revision – A level development with 7 other schools, asking questions and providing feedback

7. BUILDING A NETWORK • Drop in and out – You don’t need tweet to learn, nor do you need to spend all the time on Twitter, just a place to share and view good practice • Interactions – With other outstanding selfless, professionals • Support & Coaching – How to use it effectively and what you needtwitter for.

8. SHARING IDEAS AND RESOURCES • ComicLife • Dropbox • QR codes • Exemplar Ofsted 1 lessons • 5 minute lesson plan • Apps and innovation • Socrative

10. @MratkinspeTWITTER TIMELINE • Since October – have become a well followed teacher at Angmering with a support network of almost 400 follower • A lead teacher in A-level revision on the pegeeks subject revision website • Host of #AlevelPERevision nights • Involved with online PE specific Teachmeets • Planning on presenting at Durrington TM • eCoachworking with PE and Math department

11. STEPS TO OUTSTANDING • Using Twitter to meet Ofsteds OUTSTANDING criteria, aspirations should be set now! • Inspirational teaching strategies • Sharply focused and timely support and intervention, match individual needs accurately • Consistently high expectations of all pupils • Effectively check pupils’ understanding • High levels of engagement and commitment to learning

12. DONT BE AFRAID TO TRY • Twitter is an unbelievable community of fellow professionals that are willing to share their time, ideas and experiences. • To develop self directed professional development to enhance teaching and learning in your subject and across the school • Sharing is the key, the more you share the more you get back in return - Outstanding observations • Other blogs to have a read of: • http://pedagogyinpe.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/twitter-power-cpd/ • http://www.mentormob.com/learn/i/how-to-use-twitter-if-youre-a-teacher/twitter-wins-again-for-cpd-and-collaboration-in-education • http://headguruteacher.com/2012/10/15/educational-twitter-cpd-community-inspiration/