Your teacher training or professional development course will now probably include Masters level assessment and credits as teaching 'becomes an M-level profession' and a greater emphasis is placed on helping teachers develop deeper understandings about aspects of learning and teaching through a higher level of critical reflection.
Learning and Teaching at M-Level will guide you through the various different aspects of doing M-level work at either the primary or secondary level, and help you to develop a deeper professional understanding.
Your ability to research and understand learning environments will form a key part of making you an inquisitive and better teacher, and engagement with research underpins the book.
Hazel Bryan is Head of the Department of Professional Development and Director of Masters degrees in the Faculty of Education at Canterbury Christ Church University. Her research interests include constructs of teacher professionalism and education policy. Simon Hoult is the Director of 11-19 Initial Teacher Education at Canterbury Christ Church University and is the subject leader for the 11-18 Geography PGCE. He is also a Teaching Fellow of the University's Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit, leading on Research Informed Teaching initiatives across the institution. He previously worked in a local authority and taught geography in comprehensive schools across the 11-18 age range. His current research interests lie in the research-teaching nexus and the impact of study visits to South India on the practice of student teachers. Chris Carpenter is a senior lecturer in the Education Faculty at Canterbury Christ Church University. He is the subject leader for secondary PGCE physical Education and teaches Effective Learning and Educational Policy on the Masters in Education Course. His research interests include teachers' implicit theories of learning, the efficacy of Phenomenological Psychological methods to establish teachers personal theories, Communities of practice in Mentoring and Continuing Professional Development.