Future Learning Design Podcast

Transforming Professional Learning - A Conversation with Prof. Rachel Lofthouse

Jan 28, 2024

Prof. Rachel Lofthouse discusses global teacher challenges and transforming professional learning through coaching and partnerships. They explore the nuances of education vs schooling, mentoring vs coaching, and share narratives of teacher development during COVID-19. The podcast highlights the human-centric nature of coaching, the impact of presence in educational settings, and the importance of continuous learning for a vibrant workforce.

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Rachel Lofthouse

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Prof. Lofthouse emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between schooling, education, and learning for student teachers.

The podcast discusses the shift towards coaching as a valuable form of professional learning in education.

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Professional Learning Challenges in Education

Recruiting, developing, and retaining teachers is a universal challenge, according to Professor Rachel Lothouse. The episode delves into the transformation of professional learning through research initiatives like the establishment of the center for coaching, mentoring, and professional learning. Insights focus on coaching, lesson studies, and their impact on practice, well-being, professional learning, and leadership.

Distinguishing Schooling from Education

01:46

Training is not enough in professional development

01:46

Distinguishing Mentoring, Coaching, and Co-Coaching

01:36

Expertise and Naming in Coaching

01:24

Introduction

2min

Navigating the Nuances of Professional Learning in Education

16min

Distinguishing Mentoring and Coaching in Professional Development

14min

Narratives in Teacher Development During COVID-19

9min

Exploring the Human-Centric Nature of Coaching in Professional Environments

3min

Exploring Scaffolding in Coaching and the Pedagogy of Noticing in Education

4min

The Impact of Presence and Awareness in Educational Settings

2min

It is increasingly clear that recruiting, developing and retaining teachers is a very real issue around the world. Dr. Rachel Lofthouse is at the forefront of thinking through how we might be able to address some of these challenges.

Rachel is the Professor of Teacher Education in the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University. She has established the Research and Practice hub, CollectivED: Centre for Coaching, Mentoring and Professional Learning.

Rachel’s research interests focuses on the transformation of professional learning through partnerships of scholarship and practice development. She is keen to find out how educational workplaces can both offer, and constrain, professional learning, with a current focus on coaching and lesson study and the inter-relationships between practice, well-being, professional learning and leadership.

We also talk about Rachel's recent involvement in the Reimagining A Positive Direction for Education (RAPIDE) project designed to understand through narratives underline the enormous energy of educators to adapt to external disruptions.

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X: @DrRLofthouse

LinkedIn: ⁠@rachel-lofthouse⁠