“Today’s episode explores the author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks’ experiences within teacher professional development systems, revealing an underlying emphasis on compliance and standardisation over genuine growth and teacher agency. Dr. Hoerricks critiques how these systems often treat educators as passive recipients rather than valuable sources of knowledge and innovation. Feeling like an outsider due to their neurodivergent identity and unique perspectives, Dr. Hoerricks describes their approach of creating resources and frameworks that address gaps they’ve identified. Instead of passively consuming prescribed professional development, they actively engage in creation, viewing this as a form of leadership and a necessary response to systemic absences in education.”
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/the-hand-in-the-framework-reflections
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