3.20 Pedagogy
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Description
This is a continuing activity. The activity is designed to meet the professional learning needs of teachers in the area of pedagogy. This activity will include an opportunity for schools to conduct action learning projects to develop their teachers' pedagogical content knowledge and skills. Participating teachers will be able to 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. It is anticipated that a number of the projects will focus on the design and implementation of new programs and the trialling of new pedagogical strategies that are designed to support students meet the outcomes of the new stage 6 mathematics syllabuses.
Contacts
| Sharon Cheers email: scheers@aisnsw.edu.au Ph 9299 2845 Sector: AIS |
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Outcomes
Through participation in an project, teachers will have strengthened the currency and depth of their learning area knowledge and understanding.
Through participation in an project, teachers will have strengthened the currency and depth of their pedagogical knowledge and skills.
Access
Targeted Association of Independent Schools New South Wales schools/teachers.
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 face-to-face workshops and discussion groups
- an opportunity for schools to integrate a focus into effective pedagogy using ICTs to enhance teaching and learning as appropriate to their workplace learning project
This activity is a continuation of the 2006 and 2007 Pedagogy activities and is linked to the NSW initiative of improving pedagogy and achieving improved learning outcomes for all students. Feedback received from participants' 2007progress reports and the representatives of the Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme independent sector reference group indicates that this activity meets the ongoing needs of schools and teachers that are planning and undertaking curriculum reviews and focussing on improving pedagogical practice in their school context.
A focus on effective use of ICTs in enhanced pedagogical practice will be a feature of a significant number of the projects undertaken in this activity.
Implementation
The activity will be managed by a designated officer who will take responsibility for meeting the professional needs of teachers participating in the activity.
Delivery
Workplace learning and Action Learning Project
Timeline
By May 2008:
- all NSW independent schools will be offered the opportunity to apply to participate in this activity and successful applicants will have been identified
- schools that have teacher who graduated from the AGSSTP will have been offered small grants to support the graduates to conduct action learning projects in their school
- participating schools will have commenced their work by putting processes and structures in place within their school to support classroom teachers in the implementation of quality pedagogy
- progress report submitted in May.
By November 2008:
- participating schools will have completed the work identified in their applications to support Australian Government Summer Schools Teacher Programme graduates to share the knowledge and skills gained in the Australian Government Summer Schools Teacher Programme with other teachers or classroom teachers in the implementation of quality pedagogy
- participating teachers and schools will have evaluated the efficacy of the processes and structures the school put in place to support teachers
- annual report submitted in November.
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