Success Wheel

Success Wheel

As part of my PRD last week I was asked to complete a success wheel. Instead of the headings provided on this wheel I had to provide a list of my roles and then to rate how I thought I was doing from 0, not very good at all, to 10 excellent. The dots were then joined, looking for a dip to show development needs. It was intended to find ways to address that.

Although some colleagues enjoyed this, I didn’t like it. It seemed very simplistic. I know what my development needs are but this little tool didn’t show them up, because I put myself near the outer edge for everything, so there were no obvious dips.

My roles? Teaching (Class, Music and French) Pastoral, Planning, Assessment, Reporting, Collaboration, Outreach, Professional Development of others, Personal Support.

I also had to print out my CPD log to record my hours this year – 121 hours so far, not including travelling time. Wow!

Lighting the touch paper

Had a session tonight with 2 Glow Mentors from another Authority who are using Glow. I liked what I saw. The two teachers showed us how Glow was being used by teachers in one or two of their schools, in primary and secondary. They showed us a range of levels of use, making it seem straightforward and easily progressive.
Looking forward to using it for real.
By the way, is it OK for us to use the logo like this? Can anyone tell me?

Glowing even more faintly

Yes I know. I shouldn't have kept trying when I couldn't really remember the password. But I did click on the reminder button and it just told me I hadn't set up a password prompt. Well no of course not. I didn't think I was going to forget it did I? So that means that today's time I'd set aside for stoking the embers is released for other activities, like maybe going to see my Dad since it's Father's Day. Perhaps my priorities are being subtly rearranged for me.

Rites of passage

My baby on his way to his 6th year dinner dance. Milestone for both of us. He's wearing the tail coat his grandad wore to get married in.