Situation analysis

Assignment 1 requires you to examine a selected professional learning context to:
• identify contextual factors impacting your professional learning
• identify critical learning needs within this workplace
• compare different ways these needs might be addressed, and
• develop a Professional Learning Project (see proforma).

Assignment framework
It will be easier if you fill the two tables (part A and part B) at first.
Please do not use the first person when writing the paper.
1. What are the key elements/characteristics of the selected professional learning context?
o Consider how these elements impact on you current and future professional learning needs, and on the approaches which you might use to respond to these needs.
o Relate your own learning needs to the priorities of your workplace and consider the scope for impact of your learning to the broader work setting.
Factors impacting: e.g. culture, lack of collegiality, lack of trust ect…
Provide concrete examples and use the literature to support

About 500 words

2. What are the main approaches to professional learning currently used in this context?
o Critique the strengths and weaknesses in the current approaches and practices.
3. What other approaches and practices are available?
o Analyse their suitability and applicability for your current context and your personal learning needs.
This part is based on the table (Part A)
Main approaches of professional learning: Peer Learning and Mentoring.
Other approach available Learning circles: coordination meetings
Provide concrete examples and use the literature to support
About 800 words

4. Which approach is most relevant for your context and needs and how might you adapt this approach to support your professional learning?
This part is based on table (Part B)

This part could be written under 2 headings
Applicability of the most relevant approach to the school
why the approach (scaffolded learning conversations) is most relevant to the school and needs based on the weaknesses discussed above in the paper. How it could be adopted in the school.
Provide concrete examples and use the literature to support

Professional learning project

Depth of the project… Description of the process, what kind of interview, how the interview will be conducted and who will see the results? What is the focused group? Who will the non participants be that has no stake in the observation? How will the head of the school fit into this. When will the major stages of the project be conducted? What factors may impact the implementation of this investigation?

. Situation Analysis:

This is not a re-hash of the case. Be careful to select only the important facts to show you fully understand the circumstances of this case. Be specific and include examples to illustrate any general statements. Omit superfluous information that does not help to explain what is going on in the case. This situation analysis is critical to setting up your diagnosis of the problem in the next section. It sets the foundation for the problem as well as the rest of the analysis.

. Situation Analysis:

This is not a re-hash of the case. Be careful to select only the important facts to show you fully understand the circumstances of this case. Be specific and include examples to illustrate any general statements. Omit superfluous information that does not help to explain what is going on in the case. This situation analysis is critical to setting up your diagnosis of the problem in the next section. It sets the foundation for the problem as well as the rest of the analysis.