My Professional Formation
Well, I’ve only gone and done it!
A few days ago I spent the day with some brilliant teachers at Guernsey College looking at ‘professional formation’ and how to use REfLECT to build an eportfolio to support the application for Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills status (QTLS). I was so inspired by their enthusiasm for demonstrating how they use the knowledge and skills developed in teacher training in their practice that I immediately expressed my intent to start professional formation. So now the clock is ticking.
To be fair, it is something I have been meaning to do for some time. When we introduced IfL’s personal learning space and eportfolio, REfLECT, I used the webfolio tools to tell the story of my professional formation. The resulting web portfolio was very much the template for the eventual scaffolding that was created in REfLECT to support professional formation – so I am, in a small way, responsible for the engineering of the process. This means I have all of the evidence, well – much of it, and now need to take the time to order it and make sure I cover all of the criteria.
In discussing this with colleagues, they thought it would be a good idea for me to blog about my experiences. I hope that the resulting blog can become a resource for others undertaking professional formation for either QTLS or ATLS status. So it is now a case of ‘watch this space’ as I build my eportfolio and share the experience with you.
Wish me luck!!