ACHPER QueenslandBrisbane HPE Conference 2017
Professional identity workshop:What makes great HPE teachers great?
Dr Hugh Shannon | HPE Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
Overview
• Workshop perspectives: Positive psychology, strength based and growth mindset
• Professional identity
• Great HPE teacher attributes
• Action planning
• Questions
Period of change
Image source: Casteel, S. (2012). Underwater Dogs. London: Headline Publishing Group.
Period of change
Image source: Casteel, S. (2012). Underwater Dogs. London: Headline Publishing Group.
Period of change
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Positive psychology
URL: https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work?language=en
Workshop perspectives• Positive psychology
• Strength based
• Growth mindset
Internal locus of control
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Professional identity
Elements of professional responsibility:
• Technical
• Intellectual
• Ethical
• Cultural
“Every teacher develops a teaching identity made up of their knowledge about good teaching, their relationships with peers and the community, and their understanding of the significance of their
profession” (AITSL, 2016, p. 5).
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. (2016). The Graduate to Proficient: Australian guidelines for teacher induction into the profession. Melbourne: AITSL.
Activity
Workmanship and Craftsmanship
Small group discussion:
• What occupations do you associate with these terms?
• How are workmanship and craftsmanship evident through what people do, the way they work or what they produce?
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Activity
Attribute:
• Quality
• Characteristic
• Feature
• Trait
• Sign (observable)
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Think of a person who you consider to be a great HPE teacher,someone who stands out among other highly effective educators inthe profession.
List their attributes…
Activity
• Review the observations provided by ten educators
• Highlight points that:
– Resonate with you (values)
– Are professional growth challenges
– Are useful ‘reminders’
– Are interesting
Personal and leadership perspectives
Action planning
Action points
(self and others)
Get to know more
students at a deeper
level
Learn a new professional
skill from my
colleagues
Prepare for promotion (internal or
external)
Give myself permission
to switch off
Strengthen workplace
culture
Write a philosophical statement and update CV (written identity) for future opportunities
‘What floats my boat’ activities
Develop greater self awareness of psychological fatigue indicators
Colleague affirmation
Team strengths list and observations or demonstrations
Growth mindset and self-talk
“If you hear yourself saying that you can’t do something, just add ‘yet’ to
the end of that thought!”
QUT Student
Source: QUT LTU – Growth mindset module https://youtu.be/AwsWYuDTlQY
ACHPER Queensland
• 2018 HPE Week: Showcase your school and teachers
• 2018 Awards: Consider nominating colleagues and students
Acknowledgements
• Shane Roberts
• Rachel Denning
• Chris Jones
• Cheryl Budd
• Marc Timmins
• Scott Clark
• Matt Waters
• Kristy Sanford
• Glenn Amezdroz
• Andreena Shannon
Follow-up contact
Dr Hugh ShannonHPE Lecturer – Queensland University of Technology
Email [email protected]
Phone +61 7 3138 3577
@Hugh_Shannon
au.linkedin.com/pub/hugh-shannon/65/a61/791/
Questions and correspondence
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