Undertaking the Tasks

When you and your school colleague(s) have read the Key Text, share your first thoughts about the ideas and issues it raises. Then take a look at the Task which relates to that Unit of the course.

The Tasks are to be found alongside the Texts for each Unit at the Course Website. The Tasks can be browsed or printed out in the same way as the Texts themselves. There is a progression in each Task through three phases:

Exploration

Here you are asked to explore (with reference to the subject of the Course Unit) your own knowledge, beliefs and practices. You should do this in discussion with your colleague(s).

Reflection

Now you are asked to summarise the key points of your discussion. Send this agreed response as an e-mail to your local tutor. (It is suggested that you do this in the form of a number of bulletpoints. As a guide, the summary, if printed out, should not be longer than one side of A4 paper).

Through e-mail, your local tutor will discuss with you the points you have raised and will suggest how your ideas and experiences can best be made available to the three course 'Study Groups'.

You should visit the Study Groups regularly in order to see the views of teachers in other parts of Europe on the points you have raised and to add comments, questions and observations of your own.

Action

Now, you are asked to identify some ways in which you could further develop your practice in your own classroom. You are also asked to carry this action out. This will be in the form of producing and implementing an 'action plan' or an investigation.

Please feedback the results of your actions, by telling other teachers in the Study Groups about what you find, and by further discussing it with your local tutor.

In the Exploration and Reflection phases of each task, there are two or three (numbered) options. In the Pilot Course, we ask that you and your colleague(s) consider which options are of particular relevance to your work and interests and then complete one or more of these options in each phase.

In the Action phase of each task, there are one or two possible actions. Again, we ask that you carry out at least one of these.