Helen Timperley – författare

Helen Timperley är professor emerita i pedagogik vid University of Auckland i Nya Zeeland. Hennes forskning fokuserar hur man gynnar lärares professionella utveckling i syfte att förbättra elevernas lärande.Det professionella lärandets inneboende kraftLärares professionella utveckling betraktas ofta som ett universalmedel för att förbättra skolan, men faktum är att det sällan fungerar. I denna bok utvecklas ett perspektiv på professionellt lärande som har motiverat lärare och resulterat i stora förbättringar av elevers lärande, särskilt i traditionellt lågpresterande elevgrupper.Timperley redogör för vad ledare, i skolan såväl som utanför skolan, kan göra för att främja lärares lärande på ett sätt som omedelbart gynnar eleverna. Kärnan i boken är en undersökande och kunskaps­byggande cykel för lärare, som utgör ett viktigt redskap för att frigöra det professionella lärandets inneboende kraft. Boken innehåller en mängd konkreta exempel som bygger på verkliga erfarenheter.Boken vänder sig främst till lärare som vill ta kontroll över sitt eget professionella lärande på ett sätt som gör skillnad för eleverna, och till skolledare som har till uppgift att främja lärares och elevers lärande.Andra upplagan

Det finns några återkommande utmaningar i skolors lärande- och utvecklingsprocesser. Den här boken erbjuder konkreta tips och strategier för att hantera sådana utmaningar, som uppstår när vi försöker:• utveckla ett sammanhang och ett ihållande fokus• skapa en lärande kultur• hantera sårbarhet och känslor i samband med förändring• använda evidens och utvärdera effekter• hantera omedvetna fördomar eller föreställningar som utgör hinder för likvärdighet.Resonemangen i boken levandegörs med hjälp av fallstudier och konkreta verktyg. Boken innehåller även beskrivningar av den arbetsgång som författarna kallar den undersökande spiralen.Ledarskap och utmaningar i professionellt lärande riktar sig till verksamma rektorer och lärare i deras arbete att göra verklig skillnad för elevers lärande.

Hur kan jag som ledare främja det professionella lärandet bland dem jag ansvarar för, och stärka deras förmåga att förbättra sin praktik på sätt som förbättrar utfallet för eleverna? Frågan är vägledande för innehållet i denna bok. En bok om pedagogiskt ledarskap där samtalet ses som det viktigaste redskapet.Leda samtal och professionellt lärande är en praktisk guide för skol­ledare oavsett tidigare erfarenhet av att leda samtal. Den visar grunderna, fördjupar din kunskap och lär dig slutligen att leda samtal på expertnivå. Exempel på teman som diskuteras är: att planera och formulera syfte för samtal, att använda och göra slutledningar utifrån evidens, att bemöta känslor och osäkerhet i samtal, frågan om problemdefinition, likvärdighet och omedvetna fördomar, samt främjandet av tillämpbar kunskap, självreglerat lärande och metakognitivt tänkande.Boken vänder sig till dig som har en ledande roll i skolan medansvar för att främja andras professionella lärande.

Det finns många användbara teorier, modeller och verktyg till hands för den som leder professionellt lärande i skolan. Att leda professionellt lärande är emellertid inte enbart en fråga om att tillämpa ett beprövat eller vetenskapligt grundat tillvägagångssätt. Det krävs något mer, nämligen en adaptiv förmåga eller kompetens som verkar via relationer och som grundar lärprocessen i dess specifika sammanhang.Leda professionellt lärande är en handbok som hjälper läsaren att förstå och utveckla adaptiv kompetens – både för egen del och hos andra. Kompetensen åskådliggörs med hjälp av ett träd där rötterna representerar grundläggande egenskaper och förhållningssätt, där aktörskap, undersökande hållning, metakognitivt och systemiskt tänkande utgör några av nyckelbegreppen. Trädets krona eller lövverk representerar i sin tur handlingsnivån och beskriver hur lärledare går tillväga för att ringa in lärprocessens syfte och fokus, bedriva ett undersökande arbete samt åstadkomma effektiva lärprocesser.Boken vänder sig till lärare och skolledare med ansvar för att leda professionellt lärande.

Teacher professional development is often promoted as a panacea for improving schools but it rarely lives up to its promise. This book develops an approach to professional learning that has motivated teachers and resulted in impressive improvements in student learning, particularly for students who traditionally underachieve in school. As the underpinning research shows, the approach has proven successful in several countries with consistently positive outcomes.

The book begins by identifying the shifts that need to happen for the power of professional learning to be realized in promoting student engagement, learning and well-being. Some shifts in thinking include:

Moving from professional development to professional learningPutting student learning at the heart of professional learning Focusing on the knowledge and skills to be learned rather than the forms of delivery Focusing on the double-demand of being both immediately practical and developing underlying principles so that new problems can be solved in the futureAt the heart of the book is an inquiry and knowledge building cycle for teachers that is central to realizing the power of professional learning. The cycle is underpinned by research on how people learn and what it means to be a professional. Later chapters identify what leaders in schools and beyond can do to support teacher learning in ways that directly benefit students. Throughout the book there are case examples of real experiences of primary and secondary teachers and leaders across three countries (UK, Canada and New Zealand) that bring alive what it means to engage in professional learning in ways that excite teachers and benefit their students.

This is essential reading for teachers who want to take control of their own professional learning in ways that make a difference to their students and school leaders with responsibility for promoting professional and student learning.

Teacher professional development is often promoted as a panacea for improving schools but it rarely lives up to its promise. This book develops an approach to professional learning that has motivated teachers and resulted in impressive improvements in student learning, particularly for students who traditionally underachieve in school. As the underpinning research shows, the approach has proven successful in several countries with consistently positive outcomes.

The book begins by identifying the shifts that need to happen for the power of professional learning to be realized in promoting student engagement, learning and well-being. Some shifts in thinking include:

Moving from professional development to professional learningPutting student learning at the heart of professional learning Focusing on the knowledge and skills to be learned rather than the forms of delivery Focusing on the double-demand of being both immediately practical and developing underlying principles so that new problems can be solved in the futureAt the heart of the book is an inquiry and knowledge building cycle for teachers that is central to realizing the power of professional learning. The cycle is underpinned by research on how people learn and what it means to be a professional. Later chapters identify what leaders in schools and beyond can do to support teacher learning in ways that directly benefit students. Throughout the book there are case examples of real experiences of primary and secondary teachers and leaders across three countries (UK, Canada and New Zealand) that bring alive what it means to engage in professional learning in ways that excite teachers and benefit their students.

This is essential reading for teachers who want to take control of their own professional learning in ways that make a difference to their students and school leaders with responsibility for promoting professional and student learning.

This, the first book in the series, ‘Professional Learning and Development in Schools and Higher Education’, is edited by two experienced, committed and skilled educationists from different parts of the world but with converging values and viewpoints. The result is a rich mélange of authors from the USA, Australia, South Africa, Canada and New Zealand all of whom focus on the use of evidence informed decision-making in schools and classrooms. This focus makes for an unusual collection which acts as an antidote to change agendas which are entirely results driven. The book provides evidence from a variety of countries of how s- tem leaders, teachers in schools and higher education must now manage as part of their endeavours to provide the best possible learning and achievement opportu- ties for all students. What makes this book unique is its engagement with the rea- ties of the challenge of evidence informed conversations which all too quickly become ‘activity traps’ as teachers are steered away from evidence towards ado- ing short term pragmatic or ideological solutions which suit the policy agendas of reformists from outside schools and, more often than not, fail to result in real changes in teaching and learning.

This, the first book in the series, ‘Professional Learning and Development in Schools and Higher Education’, is edited by two experienced, committed and skilled educationists from different parts of the world but with converging values and viewpoints. The result is a rich mélange of authors from the USA, Australia, South Africa, Canada and New Zealand all of whom focus on the use of evidence informed decision-making in schools and classrooms. This focus makes for an unusual collection which acts as an antidote to change agendas which are entirely results driven. The book provides evidence from a variety of countries of how s- tem leaders, teachers in schools and higher education must now manage as part of their endeavours to provide the best possible learning and achievement opportu- ties for all students. What makes this book unique is its engagement with the rea- ties of the challenge of evidence informed conversations which all too quickly become ‘activity traps’ as teachers are steered away from evidence towards ado- ing short term pragmatic or ideological solutions which suit the policy agendas of reformists from outside schools and, more often than not, fail to result in real changes in teaching and learning.

Bringing together internationally recognised scholars this book focuses on the relationship between leadership and learning for the education community.

It draws together a wealth of knowledge and research in the field across a variety of contexts, such as system leadership, professional learning communities and leading different cultures. Themes covered include:

- exploring models for leadership and improvement

- challenges in developing learning-focused leadership

- broadening ideas of learning and knowledge work.

This book will be of interest to educational leaders at all levels and in all sectors, as well as consultants, academics and those who wish to extend their knowledge in educational leadership whether engaging in further academic study or in reflective practice around the ideas presented. This book is essential for anyone taking advanced programmes in educational leadership and management.