Planned CPD breaks down when life intervenes. Much valuable development is unplanned: a webinar, a conversation, a classroom experiment. ‘What else have you done instead?’ makes it visible. Development is a patchwork.
Formats
- Pop-up PD: ~1 hour, topics suggested by teachers, round-table.
- Lesson Jam: peer feedback on lesson ideas.
- Just-in-time PD: learning a skill at the point of need.
- A “PD patchwork” meeting (2026): each member maps their informal learning (one member’s included DELTA Module 1). “Reflection/Reflective Practice is a skill (we may take it for granted).”
Apply in my context (Claude)
- A checklist that counts only courses and certificates will undercount teachers’ real development. Include an “informal learning log” item (what else did you learn this month?), aligned with CPD portfolios - What, So what, Now what.
Connections
Sustainable PD - decide what should stick · Run a reflective practice group