Catherine Hope is a facilitator with Evaluation Associates. This case focuses on her work with Jack, a teacher at an Auckland school engaged in professional development on assessment for learning. Catherine felt that Jack was not engaged in the professional development and had taken a defensive stance in a post-observation conversation. She
and her colleagues, Allan Powell and Michael Absolum,
use role play and analysis of dialogue as tools to reveal the interpersonal model informing and guiding the interaction and to shape and practise a more effective model and approach.