Problem Solver
Joe Higgs
Areas Joe Higgs is Knowledgeable in:
I am particularly interested and informed with regard to teaching and learning. While most of my knowledge and experience are directly related to formal education systems, these skills are directly transferable to a full range of other professions. I am also highly informed in the areas of education and development policy, poverty, and its causes, and have a passion and interest for developing solutions to these issues.
Techniques Joe Higgs Uses:
I like to develop the best picture possible of a problem and its root causes before proposing any solutions. This means talking to people, analyzing data, and applying a range of other diagnostic approaches to produce a brief report on the problem before beginning to look at solutions. I prefer to work with others to map out strategies to solve problems following this as more heads are certainly better than one. However, I am capable of devising a strategy independently if need be. Ongoing monitoring practices are fundamental to project success following proposed improvement strategies.
Joe Higgs's Problem Solving Skills:
- Innovative problem solving
- Mediating disagreement
- Motivating others
- Effective relationship building and management
- Mobilising market mechanisms to overcome societal barriers
- Planning for education and international development
- Efficiency planning for foreign aid
- Educational policy planning
- EAL and SEN provision
- Differentiated instruction
- Curriculum development
- Effective learning
- Effective teaching
- Job applications
- Interview coaching
- Educational technology
- Digital learning
- Staff professional development
Joe Higgs's Problem Solving Experience:
- I produced detailed analyses on gaps in learning across schools to inform best practices and school improvement plans.
- I developed and delivered professional development workshops to teachers and school staff to elevate staff confidence and performance.
- I have meditated on several occasions to resolve conflict in the workplace to support a positive workplace environment.
- I am in the process of leading a school to Apple School Status through deep analysis of school practices, action planning, and school development planning, training, and coaching.
- I mentored young people to develop their CVs, apply to universities and colleges, and interview for these opportunities.
- I implemented technology to ensure accessibility for EAL and SEN pupils in the national education system of England.
- I developed a strategy to improve educational outcomes and accessibility in Haiti.