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“Find me in your shadow” shadow Work-shadowing for teacher development Ursula Stickler & Sarah Mercer “it was a slap in the face with Brexit, but in a way it was a healthy slap in the face. Because I’m not English and I will never be English and Brexit told me, well you don’t belong here and we could make you go any time we want. ” The project: Work-shadowing visits (Austria– UK) “So this one is because coming from Austria where everything is so informal and there is no crime, and not everything is so regulated, this feels really weird. ” Sarah: British living in Austria Teaching English to German speakers Teacher training (language learner and teacher psychology) Uschi: Austrian living in the UK Teaching German to English speakers Teacher training (technology and intercultural aspects) The data: • Framework and timetables • Notes and researcher diaries • Photographs • Reflective interviews Learning from each other and finding out about yourself through “the other” as an imperfect mirror image References: Learning partnerships: Edwards, A. , & Mutton, T. (2007). Looking forward: rethinking professional learning through partnership arrangements in Initial Teacher Education. Oxford Review of Education, 33(4), 503 -519. Stoll, L. , Bolam, R. , Mc. Mahon, A. , Wallace, M. , & Thomas, S. (2006). Professional learning communities: A review of the literature. Journal of Educational Change, 7(4), 221 -258. Job crafting: Berg, J. M. , Dutton, J. E. , & Wrzesniewski, A. (2008). What is job crafting and why does it matter. Retrieved form the website of Positive Organizational Scholarship on April, 15, 2011. Wrzesniewski, A. , & Dutton, J. E. (2001). Crafting a job: Revisioning employees as active crafters of their work. Academy of Management Review, 26(2), 179 -201. Photo elicitation: Harper, D. (2002). Talking about pictures: A case for photo elicitation. Visual Studies, 17(1), 13 -26. . Wallace, L. (2015). Reflexive photography, attitudes, behavior, and CALL: ITAs improving spoken English intelligibility. Calico Journal, 32(3), 449 “If you look at my garden it’s probably a bit more Austrian than English. ” “Yeah, that’s not an English garden. That’s not an English garden, no. ” The outcomes: • Professional Learning Partnership (based on “Professional Learning Communities”) • Job crafting • Photo elicitation as method • Space shaping and shaped through teacher identity In preparation: Online workshop for teachers to – establish PLP – trial online “shadowing” – craft your job Sign up for the workshop: languageacts@kcl. ac. uk