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3.22 Pedagogy

Description

This is a continuing AGQTP activity. The activity is designed to meet the professional learning needs of teachers by providing opportunities through ongoing professional development and school based action learning projects. The aim of the activity is to develop teachers' knowledge and skills to better respond to the current and emerging learning needs of their students. Participating teachers will develop knowledge of pedagogy suited to the content of the subjects they teach. Schools may adopt a whole school approach to reviewing and implementing new pedagogical practices or target individual faculties or teachers.

The activity will be managed by a designated officer who will take responsibility for meeting the professional needs of teachers participating in the activity. At this stage of the planning process it is anticipated that there will be involvement by higher education institutions and external providers with specialist knowledge.

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Outcomes

Through participation in an AGQTP project, teachers will have strengthened the currency and depth of their learning area knowledge and understanding.
Through participation in an AGQTP project, teachers will have strengthened the currency and depth of their pedagogical knowledge and skills.

Access

All teachers in independent schools (K-12)

Design

The professional learning strategy for this activity includes:

• school-based projects to engage teachers in workplace learning that is based on a cycle of continuous improvement model


• flexible learning that includes components such as self-paced and facilitated online learning, face-to-face workshops, video and teleconferences, online mentors, and discussion groups


• partnerships with higher education institutions and external providers to contribute expertise in the development, design and/or implementation of professional development activities.

Implementation

The implementation of the activity will be supported by the following personnel: designated project officer, academic partners, sector consultants, school-based professional learning teams and external providers.

Delivery

Workplace learning, action learning project, workshops/course

Timeline

By May 2007:

• all NSW independent schools will be offered the opportunity to apply to participate in this activity and successful applicants will be identified


• participating schools commenced their work by completing professional development orientation activities and putting processes and structures in place within their school to support classroom teachers in the implementation of quality pedagogy


• submit progress report in May.

• participating schools completed the actions identified in their plans to support classroom teachers in to implement of quality pedagogy


• participating teachers and schools will have evaluated the efficacy of the processes and structures to support teachers


• submit annual report in November.

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