Promoting and Supporting Excellence in School Leadership EREA Women in Leadership National Forum 30 May 2013

What we know about professional learning Activity: what you can change Planning for your own professional learning Resources

What we know about Professional Learning

Relevant current research new solutions timely identified student needs school goals matched to learner View the video for this example online: s/Details/IOP00017

Collaborative observe reflect coach interact with experts create learning communities seek feedback mentor View the video for this example online: strations/Details/IOP00079

Future Focused future needs theorise high-level skills change explore research innovate challenge View the video for this example online: rations/Details/IOP00046

sophisticated, robust, multi-method built in at the start focuses on changes in teacher and leader practice tracks change over the short, medium and long term

Is there a professional learning culture? Is there: data and evidence of student work underpinning professional learning evaluation of professional learning occurring leaders supporting ongoing adult learning and risk taking collective responsibility for improving practice disciplined collaboration high levels of trust, interaction and inter-dependence structures, explicit planning and time; and alignment between performance, development and professional learning activities?

... is to build other leaders and secure the vision of the school to the community.’ Joseph, 2013

Activity: Developing a Professional Learning Culture

Now 12 months 2 years

>What is the responsibility of school leaders in developing a performance and development culture? >What is the responsibility of teachers in developing a performance and development culture? >What does it look like when school leaders and teachers collaborate around leadership of cultural change?

Planning for your own professional learning

reflection monitoring change learning more about their strengths exploring opportunities for improvement gathering feedback developing an action plan planning professional learning an element of professional appraisal.

Resources

Australian Charter for the Professional Learning of Teachers and School Leaders nal_Learning_of_Teachers_and_School_Leaders.pdf Chart Fact Sheet nal_Learning_of_Teachers_and_School_Leaders_Fact_Sheet.pdf Charter Stimulus Cards Charter Stimulus Cards Support Guide e.pdf

360º Reflection Tool reflection-tool.html 360º Reflection Tool User Guide Self-Assessment Tool Leading Curriculum Change curriculum-change.html Local Leadership Program Supervising Pre-service Teachers Program teachers/supervising-preservice-teachers.html

aitsl.edu.au teacherfeature.aitsl.edu.au youtube.com/aitsleduau iTunes U > Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership