JCT Geography Team
What do we do?
Our Primary Task To design and delivery quality CPD and Electives to Geography teachers.
We will do this by supporting geography teachers implementing the new Junior Cycle Geography Specification that meets the needs of their students. Improving student learning is at the heart of what we do.
The JCT Geography team is here to design quality CPD that is
• Practical
• Relevant
• Meaningful
• Improves practice
• Keeps the interest of the teacher
Creating a safe environment
Team Work
To complete our primary task
• everyone needs to feel safe to do the wrong thing
• understand that everything produced is for the Team
• not take ownership of work you produce
• understand the rationale for change
• acknowledge work created
• be accountable
Working as a team is important to
•to complete our primary task • to get everyone’s input and ideas • to support each other
• be singing off the same hymn sheet
Our Roles
Our role in implementing these responsibilities?
Aspects of the role that resonates with us
Design & Delivery quality CPD Work with teachers and Demonstrating exemplars of effective learning, teaching and assessment strategies, approaches and methodologies across a range of curricular areas Working with teachers sharing experience Advice and support in relation to the Framework
Being knowledgeable and competent in Geography, the Geography Specification and T,L & A strategies so that teachers receive effective CPD . Listen to teachers and having the capacity to address their queries and / or provide explanations Being responsible and accountable
Communicate effectively
Challenges
Main strengths on the team
Geography content knowledge Ability to listen & answer questions Working as part of a team.
Willingness to learn
Good interpersonal skills
Meeting deadlines
Being a team player
Taking on board feedback from the team
Being approachable
Disengagement Design achieving its intended purpose Online delivery of CPD – as opposed to face to face Marking schemes Working overtime
Creating a Safe Environment
Shared understanding
Openess
Having a voice
Respect
Everyone should have a voice Communicating clearly Have conversations if problems arise Not talking over people Be mindful of tone and intentions
That supports honesty and tolerance Be open to what is being said Be open to everyones opinion
Has to be in place in the team Treat people as you would like to be treated All professionsals All opinions should be respected no matter what Take into account of how people work Non judgemental
Everyone is singing off the same hymn sheet Knowing roles and tasks Being aware of what is going Problematic when it is not there
Focus on the work
Work Load
Active Listening
Time and Space
Listening carefully to others Not shutting down ideas Take on board what others are saying Listen to opinions and be open to everyones opinion
Its about the work not the individualOffer solutions rather than focusing on problems
All willing to pull their weight Accountable for work tasks and completion of these tasks Fair distribution of work
Important to be given the time and space to think Need to be patient and give space to people Room for thinking needs to be built in
What gets in the way of creating a safe envirnoment
Not showing respect Undermining eachother Personalities Not listening or being open Not staying on task Missing the purpose Not showing collegiality Anything that becomes an obstacle to our primary roles Not giving time and space Not compromising Too much structure Not respecting how each of us work Not talking about the problem
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JCT Geography Team
What do we do?
Our Primary Task To design and delivery quality CPD and Electives to Geography teachers. We will do this by supporting geography teachers implementing the new Junior Cycle Geography Specification that meets the needs of their students. Improving student learning is at the heart of what we do.
The JCT Geography team is here to design quality CPD that is • Practical • Relevant • Meaningful • Improves practice • Keeps the interest of the teacher
Creating a safe environment
Team Work
To complete our primary task • everyone needs to feel safe to do the wrong thing • understand that everything produced is for the Team • not take ownership of work you produce • understand the rationale for change • acknowledge work created • be accountable
Working as a team is important to •to complete our primary task • to get everyone’s input and ideas • to support each other • be singing off the same hymn sheet
Our Roles
Our role in implementing these responsibilities?
Aspects of the role that resonates with us
Design & Delivery quality CPD Work with teachers and Demonstrating exemplars of effective learning, teaching and assessment strategies, approaches and methodologies across a range of curricular areas Working with teachers sharing experience Advice and support in relation to the Framework
Being knowledgeable and competent in Geography, the Geography Specification and T,L & A strategies so that teachers receive effective CPD . Listen to teachers and having the capacity to address their queries and / or provide explanations Being responsible and accountable Communicate effectively
Challenges
Main strengths on the team
Geography content knowledge Ability to listen & answer questions Working as part of a team. Willingness to learn Good interpersonal skills Meeting deadlines Being a team player Taking on board feedback from the team Being approachable
Disengagement Design achieving its intended purpose Online delivery of CPD – as opposed to face to face Marking schemes Working overtime
Creating a Safe Environment
Shared understanding
Openess
Having a voice
Respect
Everyone should have a voice Communicating clearly Have conversations if problems arise Not talking over people Be mindful of tone and intentions
That supports honesty and tolerance Be open to what is being said Be open to everyones opinion
Has to be in place in the team Treat people as you would like to be treated All professionsals All opinions should be respected no matter what Take into account of how people work Non judgemental
Everyone is singing off the same hymn sheet Knowing roles and tasks Being aware of what is going Problematic when it is not there
Focus on the work
Work Load
Active Listening
Time and Space
Listening carefully to others Not shutting down ideas Take on board what others are saying Listen to opinions and be open to everyones opinion
Its about the work not the individualOffer solutions rather than focusing on problems
All willing to pull their weight Accountable for work tasks and completion of these tasks Fair distribution of work
Important to be given the time and space to think Need to be patient and give space to people Room for thinking needs to be built in
What gets in the way of creating a safe envirnoment
Not showing respect Undermining eachother Personalities Not listening or being open Not staying on task Missing the purpose Not showing collegiality Anything that becomes an obstacle to our primary roles Not giving time and space Not compromising Too much structure Not respecting how each of us work Not talking about the problem