HQLD Metrics

Step 1

Ask staff how comfortable they are with each of the six elements of the definition. Do they feel that they would be able to identify these elements in a class observation or in a teaching plan?

Set this up as a simple Google forms survey.

Step 2

In the same survey, ask staff to suggest observations, markers, rubrics or impacts of each of these six elements.

Use these responses to produce a comprehensive (and evolving) checklist.

Social and Experiential Practice

Working in pairs or teams
Hands-on activity

Sharing with class

Sparking Curiosity and Creativity

Idea generation
Novel interpretations

Striving for Excellence

Refining a solution
Suggesting an improvement
Fixing a problem
Evaluating Alternatives
Setting an ambitious target
Learning from mistakes

Taking Ownership of Inquiry and Research

Finding resources independently
Critically assessing sources
Framing your inquiry or research question

Shaping the Learner and the Learning Community

Observed changes of behavior strategy
Teams functioning effectively

Nurturing New Growth and New Understandings

Moving to ‘the next level’
Previously inaccessible material accessed

Step 3

Organise an online or in-person exercise to test consensus on how these lists would be applied in practice.

Think of this as the essential step to make sure all are on the same page for the (pre-)accreditation visit.

Use feedback from this execise to refine the checklists and establish the consensus.

Step 4

Once we have common ground established then ask staff what support they will need to have these ideas embedded in their teaching plans.

Set a realistic timeline for completing this process.

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