Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: Leading for and through enquiry. School leaders can make or break enquiry communities in regard the support and space offered to enquirers they work with, and in regard how model our own processes of finding out/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: Leading for and through enquiry. School leaders can make or break enquiry communities in regard the support and space offered to enquirers they work with, and in regard how model our own processes of finding out/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

And the sun sets on another #StrathEdD MELS day. Lots of interesting chat about being active in the reading and writing process and input into what makes good systematic review questions. Lovely to see some of last year’s cohort sharing their experiences 👏👏 @strath-ioe.bsky.social

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: back to it! Holidays might be a distant memory, but back to the classroom means back to thinking about enquiry. They should go hand in hand. The new term will bring new questions but stubborn ones will remain/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: back to it! Holidays might be a distant memory, but back to the classroom means back to thinking about enquiry. They should go hand in hand. The new term will bring new questions but stubborn ones will remain/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: holidays are for holidaying not practitioner enquiry. It’s the school holidays and I’m away. Now is not the time to be doing practitioner enquiry. It can wait. /1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: holidays are for holidaying not practitioner enquiry. It’s the school holidays and I’m away. Now is not the time to be doing practitioner enquiry. It can wait. /1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: line of enquiry. The questioning you've been pondering is important as it is the hook on which the line of your enquiry hangs. It will give clues of sample, the method etc. it will also indicate where the gaps are/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: line of enquiry. The questioning you've been pondering is important as it is the hook on which the line of your enquiry hangs. It will give clues of sample, the method etc. it will also indicate where the gaps are/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: no prizes for size. There's a temptation in research to think big is better - big samples over a long time with lots of data sources - but this isn't what quality derives from. Rather focus on targeting need/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: no prizes for size. There's a temptation in research to think big is better - big samples over a long time with lots of data sources - but this isn't what quality derives from. Rather focus on targeting need/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW #EducationalResearch

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: to guide or not to guide. As a leader of enquiry communities and a coach to many teachers engaged in enquiry, I constantly grapple with how much guidance to give. Should I be telling teachers what to do?/1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: to guide or not to guide. As a leader of enquiry communities and a coach to many teachers engaged in enquiry, I constantly grapple with how much guidance to give. Should I be telling teachers what to do?/1 🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: Engaging with the literature. As you go through the process of refining and defining your enquiry question then it is useful to explore what others have done in the same area in regard pedagogy and methodology/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: Engaging with the literature. As you go through the process of refining and defining your enquiry question then it is useful to explore what others have done in the same area in regard pedagogy and methodology/1🧵 #PractitionerEnquiryTotW

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