Multiperspective Expert Workshops as a Framework for In-Service Teacher Trainings

Abstract

In the following article, we will sketch the theoretical foundations and give a general description of the multiperspective expert workshop (MEW) concept as a framework for in-service teacher trainings. We will specify the concept in the context of a mentorship qualification programme for teachers, which constitutes a particularly interesting case for the MEW framework due to the ‘double orientation’ that is required from teachers participating in the training. This means that in-service teachers act as critical professionals who reflect on their own teaching practice and expertise, in addition to being mentors for pre-service teachers, and thus in charge of enabling their mentees to learn from that practice and expertise. In this paper, we moreover present first results from a pilot workshop conducted as part of the mentorship qualification programme, and draw preliminary conclusions from these results.