ACHPER Queensland · Professional identity Elements of professional responsibility: •Technical •Intellectual •Ethical •Cultural “Every teacher develops a teaching identity

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

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Period of change

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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

Word cloud

Website: http://www.wordclouds.com/

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