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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"We have spent a long time encouraging people to build a life around becoming good at something useful. If AI changes the opportunities attached to that achievement, the response has to reach further than telling them to become good at something else."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"An employee in that position has a reason to keep their use of AI quiet."Companies"also face a problem if the quality of finished work tells them less about its producer. Without better ways to recognise competence, they risk encouraging people to use AI and then treating their success as suspect."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"In four experiments published in 2025..." it was found "that people using AI at work anticipated and received less favourable evaluations of their competence and motivation. A worker may be encouraged to use AI to improve performance, then receive less credit because they used it."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

He is "wary of the reassurance that AI will free experts to concentrate on higher-level work. It may do exactly that for established experts, while removing the work through which newcomers acquire judgement."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"In a library, better discovery tools can create time for staff to help people evaluate what they find, or the savings can be taken out of the staffing budget." hybridhorizons.substack.com/p/when-ai-ca... No surprises as to what is likely to happen, I fear

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When AI Can Do Your Life’s Work

The mathematicians’ warning points to losses of authority and purpose that can arrive before the loss of a job.

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"This approach challenges the traditional hierarchical mentoring model by advocating a more equitable relationship, whereby learning is characterized as an active, shared endeavor in which both participants, MTs and BTs, contribute to and benefit from the reciprocal exchange of knowledge."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"Contemporary mentoring paradigms, grounded in social-constructivist theory, conceptualize mentoring as a collaborative framework (Canipe & Gunckel, Citation2020; Heikkinen et al., Citation2012; Larsen et al., Citation2023)..."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"This classical model is predicated on the knowledge-giving process wherein the experienced practitioner directs and regulates the transfer of expertise to the novice colleague."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"Traditional mentoring theories are conceptualized as hierarchical and linear frameworks, predominantly grounded in master-apprentice paradigms that establish dyadic relationships between experienced and novice professionals..."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"Future-focused Mentoring Model...framework demonstrates how mentoring can achieve effectiveness through 3 foundational pillars: personal, relational, and contextual dimensions that facilitate teachers’ professional transformation within a dynamic, unpredictable, and complex professional landscape."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"Context-based and collaborative models, such as the Peer Group Mentoring model (Pennanen et al., Citation2020), have demonstrated their potential to provide MTs with more robust professional orientation."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"A growing body of research has documented the positive contributions of mentor education programs to MTs’ professional development, including enhanced self-efficacy, improved mentoring practices, and expanded leadership capacities."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"Similarly, many mentor-teachers (MTs) lack access to or cannot participate in appropriate mentor training programs."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"Research has also highlighted the connection between quality training and effective mentoring processes...However, a recent systematic review of educational contexts revealed that formal opportunities for mentor training education remain limited in many countries..."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"While the literature has extensively documented mentoring contributions to BTs, comparatively limited scholarly attention has been directed toward mentor preparation and the development of mentor competencies through formal education training programs."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"Effective mentoring...offers essential support and sustainable professional transitions for BTs entering the education system... It has also been shown to positively correlate with improving classroom skills, greater job satisfaction, ongoing development, and increased retention in the workplace."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"Findings reveal that mentor preparation must become more adaptive to local contexts, grounded in pedagogical principles, and responsive to distinctive socio-cultural characteristics of specific educational communities."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"Despite being a core component of teacher learning and an established field of research, there is no uniformly accepted definition of PD beyond its notion as an umbrella term for activities to improve teacher competences."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"...only around 55% of teachers report that the PD activities they attended had a positive impact on their teaching, indicating a misalignment between their perceived learning needs and the offerings provided (OECD Citation2025: 152–153)"

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A suggested goal: "is to create a balanced combination that allows students to develop crucial foundational knowledge on which skills can be built and to integrate new technologies in a supportive way that does not outsource essential human cognitions."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Oliver McGarr suggested instead that we need to move away from the cheater rhetoric and instead explore innovative ways to adapt to changes in education that are brought on by technological innovations."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"However, both approaches fail to realistically address the problem and hinder meaningful learning about and with new technologies."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"the crisis of AI in education is a crisis of trust" and "...led to two things: 1) We immediately entered ‘cheater detection mode’. 2) We generated preventative solutions to AI."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Robust evidence from multiple studies attests to QTR’s statistically significant positive effects on the quality of teaching, teacher morale, teacher efficacy, and student attainment."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Each round involves the discussion of a professional reading, observation of an entire lesson, and independent coding of the lesson, using the 1-to-5 scales of the Quality Teaching (QT) Model."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"QTR transcends traditional ‘peer observation’ models by incorporating a robust conceptual framework, clear feedback protocols, and attention to the power dynamics involved in collaboration. Explicit guidance is offered about turn-taking, reciprocity, and confidentiality."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR) "aims to enhance the quality of teaching and, consequently, student outcomes through lesson observation and collaborative analysis of lesson quality in PLCs."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Truly collaborative cultures are more likely to be established when participation is not administratively directed and are centred on interests nominated by teachers themselves, with flexibility in terms of time and space."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"To ensure relevance, some PLCs have focused on everyday practical problems, yet this approach, while valid, can become a barrier to reaching deeper discussion...and inhibit professional learning that benefits students and the profession more broadly."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Critics have argued that interactions within PLCs often remain surface-level or compliance-driven, and lack the intellectual engagement needed to inspire deep and sustained professional growth."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

However, there is "no guarantee that participation will lead to meaningful professional learning or contribute to better student outcomes."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"PLCs invite teachers to work together over an extended period of time, adopting an inquiry stance, making their teaching more public, sharing experiences and expertise, and engaging in reflective dialogue."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"For more than two decades, PLCs have been considered central to several forms of teacher professional development (PD) and valued as one of the most promising approaches to improving teaching quality...and promoting school change."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Our findings demonstrate that QTR" (Quality Teaching Rounds) "operationalises critical colleagueship through sustained dialogue, shared vulnerability, and guided critique, moving beyond surface-level collegiality. "

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Professional learning communities (PLCs) are widely promoted as a way to support teacher development, improve workplace culture, and enhance job satisfaction...This study explores how PLCs might be conceptualised and constructed to produce powerful learning."

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The link to download the actual framework is here: ailiteracyframework.org/pdfs/framewo...

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

What happens when teachers, not students, get generative AI? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Graham Stanley @grahamstanley.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This new report 'brings together global evidence and practical experience of implementation at scale to explore how education systems can meaningfully and sustainably support teachers throughout their careers.' www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications...

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Scalable models for teacher professional development: Insights from the British Council

Abstract High-quality teaching is one of the strongest drivers of improved learning, yet teachers around the world continue to face persistent challenges including limited training opportunities, misa...

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