Second induction for the #StrathEdD today (part timers today, full timers last Thursday). Lovely to start conversations about the entanglement of theory and practice @StrathEDU

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: the elusive question. Some of you will be feeling the pressure. It feels like everyone else is all sorted with amazing questions. You're still undecided between 2 or 3, or don't have an inkling. Don't panic! /1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: the elusive question. Some of you will be feeling the pressure. It feels like everyone else is all sorted with amazing questions. You're still undecided between 2 or 3, or don't have an inkling. Don't panic! /1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: refining and defining. Four weeks into the Scottish school year and a question might be emerging (although don't worry if not, see next week's TotW). The next job is to refine and define to something answerable/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: refining and defining. Four weeks into the Scottish school year and a question might be emerging (although don't worry if not, see next week's TotW). The next job is to refine and define to something answerable/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: what kind of question? Questions fall into two broad categories: what happens if (I do that new thing) and what happens when (we do that activity). You can ask the question you want but be aware of difference/1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: what kind of question? Questions fall into two broad categories: what happens if (I do that new thing) and what happens when (we do that activity). You can ask the question you want but be aware of difference/1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: learner need. It's a relatively robust finding in prof dev field that if CLPL address teacher perceptions of learner need then it'll be more impactful. So make sure you are targeting learner need in your question/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: learner need. It's a relatively robust finding in prof dev field that if CLPL address teacher perceptions of learner need then it'll be more impactful. So make sure you are targeting learner need in your question/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: So many questions. Classrooms are complex. A single exchange with 1 child will prompt questions, more might arise with every conversation turn, add in more children & over time, the questions can be overwhelming/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: So many questions. Classrooms are complex. A single exchange with 1 child will prompt questions, more might arise with every conversation turn, add in more children & over time, the questions can be overwhelming/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Its the start of term and #PractitionerEnquiryTotW is back 😃 Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: don't rush! A new academic year often means a new enquiry cycle and so the search for a question begins, but give it time and make sure that you're asking the right one/1 🧵

Its the start of term and #PractitionerEnquiryTotW is back 😃 Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: don't rush! A new academic year often means a new enquiry cycle and so the search for a question begins, but give it time and make sure that you're asking the right one/1 🧵

2 days to go…

2 days to go…

One week to go until the #StrathEdD part time applications close for the 2025 cohort. Ten places. Two scholarships. Come join our brilliant, vibrant learning community. Apply now! @strath-ioe.bsky.social

One week to go until the #StrathEdD part time applications close for the 2025 cohort. Ten places. Two scholarships. Come join our brilliant, vibrant learning community. Apply now! @strath-ioe.bsky.social

Two and a half weeks to go until applications close for the part time #StrathEdD @strath-ioe.bsky.social

Graduation is a wonderful time of the year. Fantastic to see so many @strath-ioe.bsky.social students cross the stage, particularly the 6 PhD and 2 EdD students who have completed their studies and are now able to call themselves Dr 👏👏👏👏👏

Did you know that there are two fees only scholarships available for the part time EdD programme starting in September at the @strath-ioe.bsky.social ? #StrathEdD These will be awarded at interview, you have to be in it to win it! Applications close on the 18th July. www.strath.ac.uk/courses/rese...

Did you know that there are two fees only scholarships available for the part time EdD programme starting in September at the @strath-ioe.bsky.social ? #StrathEdD These will be awarded at interview, you have to be in it to win it! Applications close on the 18th July. www.strath.ac.uk/courses/rese...

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: Finishing up. It's the last week of term in Scotland so this tip offers the opportunity to reflect, and then a rallying call to stop, relax and do other stuff. Practitioner Enquiry can now wait until August /1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: Finishing up. It's the last week of term in Scotland so this tip offers the opportunity to reflect, and then a rallying call to stop, relax and do other stuff. Practitioner Enquiry can now wait until August /1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

The part time #StrathEdD has less than a month to go before applications close on 18th July. Interviews will be held in early August 2025. There will be 10 part time places on the programme this year and 2 fees only scholarships are available @strath-ioe.bsky.social www.strath.ac.uk/courses/rese...

The part time #StrathEdD has less than a month to go before applications close on 18th July. Interviews will be held in early August 2025. There will be 10 part time places on the programme this year and 2 fees only scholarships are available @strath-ioe.bsky.social www.strath.ac.uk/courses/rese...

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: organising sharing events. Last week I spoke to all those enquirers sharing their work, this week its the organisers of those times and spaces sharing who are the focus. How do you create a culture for prof talk? /1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: organising sharing events. Last week I spoke to all those enquirers sharing their work, this week its the organisers of those times and spaces sharing who are the focus. How do you create a culture for prof talk? /1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: Sharing. I am attending and hearing about sharing events within and across schools and other educational settings, where practitioners take a deep breath and share their enquiries. It's nerve wracking! /1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: Sharing. I am attending and hearing about sharing events within and across schools and other educational settings, where practitioners take a deep breath and share their enquiries. It's nerve wracking! /1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

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Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: dangerous language. Words have power and are attached to a set of assumptions and presumptions. We need to think carefully about language use when talking about a research approach for professional learning/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: dangerous language. Words have power and are attached to a set of assumptions and presumptions. We need to think carefully about language use when talking about a research approach for professional learning/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Did you spot that there was no #PractitionerEnquiryTotW last week? Sorry. I should have warned you. I was away celebrating a milestone birthday with my friends. It goes without saying that practitioner enquiry is not for holiday time... I am now back and normal service resumed!

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: doing a pilot study. This is terminology from research and is somewhat messy to apply directly to enquiry cycles, however the concept of trying something out first before rolling out or scaling up is useful/1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: doing a pilot study. This is terminology from research and is somewhat messy to apply directly to enquiry cycles, however the concept of trying something out first before rolling out or scaling up is useful/1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: messy line of enquiry. Last week I focused on how the RQ is the hook on which you hang your enquiry, so it felt appropriate that this week I focused on the real life narratives hanging from that hook/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: messy line of enquiry. Last week I focused on how the RQ is the hook on which you hang your enquiry, so it felt appropriate that this week I focused on the real life narratives hanging from that hook/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: returning to your research question. At the start of the enquiry cycle a lot of time is spent on refining and defining the specifics of what you want to find out about, but how often do you go back and check it?/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: returning to your research question. At the start of the enquiry cycle a lot of time is spent on refining and defining the specifics of what you want to find out about, but how often do you go back and check it?/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: the balance between macro and micro agendas when deciding your enquiry direction. By macro I mean the big national as well as LA or school agendas, and micro is the individual or group level needs of students/1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: the balance between macro and micro agendas when deciding your enquiry direction. By macro I mean the big national as well as LA or school agendas, and micro is the individual or group level needs of students/1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

It’s a #StrathEdD day and my snack selection is definitely fairly retro - brain food much needed as we discuss proposals, use of Gen-AI and the pedagogy of moving to being a supervised student. @strath-ioe.bsky.social

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: taking stock. The start of term means doing a reality check on where you are at with your enquiry, where you are at with ALL the other stuff, and to plan what is possible in coming weeks while being kind to self🧵/1 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: taking stock. The start of term means doing a reality check on where you are at with your enquiry, where you are at with ALL the other stuff, and to plan what is possible in coming weeks while being kind to self🧵/1 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Full time applications for September 2025 entry to the #StrathEdD close on Friday April 25th - 4 days to go! If you have any questions then please get in touch...

Great week off down south in Somerset, visiting sights I lived near by for a big chunk of my life but never visited before…

2 weeks to go for full time applications for #StrathEdD. Applications close for 2025 entry on the 25th April. 👇 @strath-ioe.bsky.social

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: holiday is for holidaying. I'm a day early this week as I'm on leave tomorrow and next week. So this is my important reminder that enquiry should not be taking up your holiday time. If it is, stop, scale back /1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Applications for full time students wanting to join #StrathEdD close on the 25th April. If you’re interested in applying then follow the ‘apply’ tab on our website or get in touch with me: www.strath.ac.uk/courses/rese... @strath-ioe.bsky.social

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: representation in student voice. I'm hearing about detailed, complex small scale voice work being critiqued for a lack of representation of the wider student body. I think we are mixing up definitions and agendas/1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch