implementing TROPIC

Some ideas that came out of my discussion with Colleen yesterday that I want to capture before I forget:

• the micro-skills booklet - this should contain examples from TAFE teaching. One way to approach this is to write up a few we know of (or make them up) and send to teachers, inviting their comments and their own examples. As Colleen suggested, each team member could assist by talking to colleagues, gathering examples and writing them up or telling me about them
  
• of course I'm also hoping to gather examples when we run workshops
  
• this is about a general principle or value I hold about TROPIC - that it's as much about gathering and disseminating examples of good practice, as it is about giving feedback. As I often say, everybody has something to offer and everybody has something to learn
  
• another thing I thought of, is to include in every reflection session a brief discussion of how useful the process is for the teacher - I mean I think we should ask them at the conclusion of the session, whether they found the feedback useful and whether there are other aspects of their teaching that they would like feedback on or feel that their colleagues could benefit from. A way of finding out what the issues are that really concern teachers. Just informally - but it will help guide us to keep tailoring the program to suit needs.