School context
3. Professional learning blend
Provides more access and flexibility, ensures learning is grounded in practice.
When we talk about ‘the blend’ in professional learning, we are referring to a balance of four approaches.
- Live: instructional or collaborative learning, outside the practitioner’s classroom.
- E-based: online, using digital tools for accessing content, and for communication and collaboration.
- Classroom: practice-based learning, often driven by action research or close to practice research.
- Coached learning: working closely with a coach, who can focus on the specific personal learning needs of the practitioner.
Achieving the right blend between these approaches can maximise opportunities for practitioners and leaders.
Reflect on a ‘Talking Head’ video from an expert in flexible blended learning focusing on the importance of this element in the context of the wider national approach.