Self-assessment: Supporting The Learning Of My Colleagues

Use this interactive self-assessment to reflect upon whether you have a preferred approach in your interactions with your colleagues around their professional learning and development in learning and teaching. There are no right or wrong answers. For instance, every effective leader would agree with both choices in question 1. However, you are being asked to choose one or the other for the purposes of this exercise.

Task

From the statements below, choose the statement that you think most applies to your interactions with your colleagues around their professional learning and development in learning and teaching. When you have completed the self-assessment, press the Submit button for an explanation of your results.

 


Statement 1

A. I am very clear about what constitutes effective learning and teaching, and what does not.

B. I am very interested in learning about what constitutes effective learning and teaching.

Statement 2

A. I ensure that my vision of what we should be doing and how we should be doing it is made clear to everyone.

B. I make a point of asking colleagues on the what and the how of the things we do.

Statement 3

A. I ensure that clear guidance is given to each colleague on what they should be learning and developing.

B. I ensure my starting point is always on what each colleague wants to be learning and developing.

Statement 4

A. I am most comfortable with a telling and advising style.

B. I am most comfortable with a listening and questioning style.

Statement 5

A. I like to give colleagues the answers to issues.

B. I like to explore issues with colleagues to develop the answers.

Statement 6

A. My effectiveness as a leader in terms of supporting the professional learning of my colleagues is that I set a clear template of improvement for them.

B. My effectiveness as a leader in terms of supporting the professional learning of colleagues is that I build on their learning needs and aspirations.

Statement 7

A. There are clear ways to deliver excellence and I ensure that each colleague follows these.

B. I focus on the different needs of each colleague in creating quality work.

Statement 8

A. My role as a leader is to ensure my colleagues benefit from my expertise.

B. My role as a leader is to demonstrate that I am the lead learner.

Statement 9

A. My priority is high quality training where I can brief my colleagues on the quality I am after.

B. My priority is high quality training that is driven by my colleagues.

Statement 10

A. I give a clear outline to each colleague in terms of their professional learning next steps.

B. I support colleagues to develop their own individual professional learning next steps.

Next Steps

Calculate your A and B scores and turn to Your Preferences Explained for an interpretation of your scores.