3.21 Contemporary Learning
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Description
This activity has been designed to support teachers in focusing on quality teaching. The main focus of the activity is on teacher's engaging in meaningful and productive examination of learning and teaching. Through this examination of teaching and learning it is hoped that participating teachers will reflect on and critique their current practices and identify areas for further professional learning. This would create opportunities for teachers to focus on relevant pedagogies that include the use of technology, in meaningful ways, to improve student outcomes.
It is anticipated that the activity will sharpen teachers focus on pedagogy that is innovative, explorative and includes appropriate technologies in classroom learning spaces across a range of contexts and sites.
This activity will be managed by a designated officer who will take responsibility for meeting the professional needs of teachers participating in the activity.
Instrumental to the design and implementation of the activity is the involvement of higher education institutions who will provide support in the professional learning of the participants.
Contacts
| Sue Sinko email: sue.sinko@ceosyd.catholic.edu.au Ph 02 9569 6111 Sector: CEC |
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Outcomes
Through participation in an AGQTP project, teachers will in their interactions with students, have an increased capacity to provide all students with opportunities to access and apply relevant learning in literacy, numeracy and ICT.
Through participation in an AGQTP project, teachers will in their interactions with students, have an increased capacity to provide inclusive learning environments within which all students can participate as active and engaged learners.
Through participation in an AGQTP project, teachers will have engaged productively in collegial networks that extend and support knowledge and skills.
Access
Targeted Catholic Education Commission 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 the continuous improvement model
- Clusters of schools connecting through collegial networks
- Workplace mentoring and coaching aligned to meeting the NSW Institute of Teachers' professional teaching standards
- 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
- Local, regional and state workshops and conferences that enable participants to have their work publicly celebrated and critiqued
- Onsite and offsite participation in knowledge building and skill sharing activities
- Partnerships for formal courses or awards
- Teachers developing the use of appropriate technologies into classroom learning spaces
- Teaching incorporating ICT into programs to enhance learning outcomes
- Participation in formal courses or awards
- Partnerships with professional associations and higher education institutions to provide 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 officers, academics partners, sector and regional consultants, school based professional learning team.
Delivery
Workplace learning, action learning project workshops.
Timeline
By May 2009:
- Input aimed at deepening understanding of the contemporary learning through the Sydney Archdiocesan iLe@rn model as the basis for reflection
- support for participants in design and management of professional learning
- Design of school-based plans and establishment of network
- Development of the AGQTP portal on the CEO public website to share and showcase school-based projects
- Progress report submitted in May
By November 2009:
- Use of project review and evaluation techniques to monitor relevance and effectiveness of the project
- Participation in appropriate forums for reflecting on and sharing learning
- Development of a range of resources and materials to support the identification and development of effective pedagogy
- Annual report submitted in November
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