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Introduction I have noticed a need for resources to assist mentors and coaches in the teaching profession to support one another's personalised learning as CPD. To address this gap I have drawn on my own experience in using KEEP web-based technology to create this Toolkit for Teachers-as-Learners. My aim is to show some of the possibilities that KEEP Toolkit technology can offer teachers by linking examples of my web-based 'snapshots of practice' together. My intention is that these can be used in mentoring sessions and by teachers working alone on line to evoke creativity in how teachers talk about their 'practical knowledge'. As a former teacher in schools I recognise time and funding are major issues. The need for a technology that is simple to use paramount and it needs to be fun to use too... I will never forget the first time I saw a presentation by a group of teachers at the International Conference for Teacher Research in Baton Rouge not far from New Orleans (USA). Such infectious enthusiasm! My aim is to pass on the stimulation and excitement that I shared with that group to others. Chance took me to that conference and I might so easily have missed seeing KEEP in action. Using templated web-pages and embedding photo images, video and text I hope other engage with what the teachers at Bitterne Park, at Westwood St Thomas and at Bishop Wordsworth School have designed. My intention is to help teachers use web-based technology within action research, adding to their web-pages in spare moments when writing a dissertation might not appeal, building up a presentation for the Teacher Learning Academy alongside the teaching, marking and all the other priorities that are the stuff of teachers' busy everyday lives in the classroom.
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How do I start to use KEEP? If you access the KML KEEP website (linked below) you'll find several resources to help you... CLICK on each of the coloured boxes first of all and see what KEEP can offer you as a learner: 1) GREEN BOX Learn more about KEEP 2) ORANGE BOX Get an overview tour 3) BLUE BOX See some examples 4) RED BOX Create an account Take a look inside the GALLERY at the right of the top toolbar and search for 'Sarah Fletcher' CLICK on COMMONS and watch the videos about KEEP linked to theCarnegie Commons Page Once you have an idea about what KEEP technology can offer you are ready to get creative! Enjoy your journey... Using KEEP Templates for Teacher Research Here is my account, with video clips (these may take some time to load even with a fast Broadband connection ).
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Context These Toolkit resources can provide focal point for the learning conversations between mentors and mentees. For example: * What do I mean by teachers' learning, mentoring and coaching? What do others mean? * I'm new to mentoring teachers and I want to find out what mentoring and coaching can offer. * How can I help teachers to expresss their learning, show what they know and share it ? * I'd like to present my learning to the Teacher Learning Academy at Stage 4. What might a published resource look like? * Where can I see an example of a published resource for Stage 4? * How can I create simple web pages about my own learning? How have other teachers done this? * How do I show what I know to other teachers in my school and beyond? Can I link a web-account of my learning to our school learning platform? * How has colour been used to distinguish sections of the webpages? Is it better to use text, video clips or use digital stills or a mixture of three and what will I choose?
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How can I use KEEP to share my learning? 1) Create your account using the RED BOX first and once you have your password just Log In 2) That takes you to My Dashboard 3) From the icons along the top select New 4) You will see Project Snapshot view example : use template 5) CLICK on use template Block the text in the Save As box 6) ADD your own title e.g. A Snapshot of my Learning and Submit 7) In your DASHBOARD find your new file and then CLICK the "edit" icon 8) CLICK on Edit Title and block and type to replace Project Snapshot then SAVE 9) Use Edit box to add text, photographs and videos (keep them short!) then Edit Links 10)... and there you are... if you can send an email and an attachment USING KEEP is EASY!
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Contents There are 4 parts to this Toolkit for Teachers-as-Learners: Part One: A Personal Introduction to using KEEP An introduction to using KEEP which you will find on this web page (left colum) and in the link below. The personal introduction opens into a page where you have a choice. If you have high speed broadband you can access video clips directly where I talk about (the joy of using) KEEP. If you are not sure or if you know you have low broadband speed, please access the other page, which allow you to see video in a browser window and provides an audio transcript. If you prefer to access the KEEP Toolkit website directly without more introductions - here it is:
The KEEP Toolkit website
A personal introduction to KEEP
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