Dylan Wiliam gave a great talk at the 2007 ALT Conference (there are links lower down). Many of Wiliam's presentations are available from his web site. The text of a March 2010 talk to a conference organised by the Spectator magazine - Teacher quality: how to get more of it [8 page DOC, extensively referenced] - develops some of the themes in the ALT-C talk, albeit without a technology slant. Excerpt:
"If we are serious about improving the quality of our education system to meet the increasing demands of the world of work, then we need a culture change. No longer can we accept that once one has been teaching five or ten years, one is “good to go”. Teaching is such a complex craft that one lifetime is not enough to master it, but by rigorously focusing on practice, teachers can continue to improve throughout their career. From teachers, therefore, we need a commitment—not to attending a certain number of hours of professional development per year—but a career-long commitment to the continuous improvement practice, and an agreement to develop in their practice in ways that are likely to improve outcomes for their students."
For the ALT-C talk "Assessment, learning and technology: prospects at the periphery of control" use these links: slides and video of the talk, captured as an Elluminate Live! session [~75 MB]. Text transcript [75 kB PDF]. Slides [400 kB PDF]. MP3 recording [12 MB].
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