Professional Development or Professional Awakening?
During my three decades in education, I have attended and facilitated numerous professional development sessions. After my first decade as a teacher, I pursued three formal postgraduate diplomas and degrees to deepen and broaden my learning. Yet over time, one realises that the most powerful professional learning does not always happen in formal programmes. It happens in classrooms, in corridors, in conversations with colleagues, during feedback sessions with experienced practitioners, and in...