Professional Learning

The Office of Professional Learning provides professional development for the education and social work communities, delivering courses and programs that support the development of professional knowledge and skills. Course presenters are leaders in their fields; courses provide evidence-based content responsive to the needs of busy professionals. Many activities are endorsed by the NSW Institute of Teachers or the Australian Association of Social Workers and can count towards continuing professional development requirements. Credit towards the faculty's postgraduate programs is also available for a number courses.

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In-school learning modules

The offices of Professional Learning and Professional Experience at the Faculty of Education and Social Work are pleased to announce that their joint venture offering professional learning modules for teachers that mentor the faculty's pre-service teacher education students will continue in 2012. The features of these modules are:

  • teachers can redirect their professional experience stipend to cover the full cost of a module

  • NSWIT endorsement as professional development for maintenance of accreditation at Professional Competence

  • two completed modules in the same program qualify for credit transfer equivalent to a full MEd subject

  • blended mode delivery (10 hours face-to-face classes at professional learning hub schools + 10 hours reading/online activities)

  • each hub school is eligible for two free enrolments for every module they host onsite

  • some modules are offered completely online for busy professionals to undertake learning at a time and place that suits them

  • modules can be adapted to be delivered at Staff Development Days and in other customised modes

  • each module is designed so that teachers must take action with classroom and school practices as part of the assessment.


2012 programs for education and social work professionals

Theme Program Designer Blended Mode Fully Online SDD Custom On Campus MEd Transfer NSWIT AASW
Creativity Digital Storytelling

Kirsty McGeogh            


Teaching & Creativity Module 1 Michael Anderson        
ICT

Teacher Inquiry into Student Learning Peter Reimann            
  Using Computer Applications Effectively Wayne Cotton          
Leadership & Management Inclusive Leadership Rosalie Pockett       TBA
 

Managing Groups Agi O'Hara       TBA


Mentoring Module 1 Di Bloomfield     

 
Mentoring Module 2 Di Bloomfield       
Literacy Conversations About Literary Texts Module 1 Joanne Rossbridge
& Kathy Rushton
         
  Conversations About Factual Texts Module 2 Joanne Rossbridge
& Kathy Rushton
         
Middle Years The Middle Years Learner
Module 1
David Smith            
  Reading & Writing for Middle Years Syllabus Requirements Module 1 Bill Spence            
  Resilience in the Middle Years

Michael Ungar            
PDHPE

Games Sense Steve Georgakis        ✔      
Primary Curriculum Children's Literature Modules 1 & 2 Bill Spence & Robyn Ewing          
Psychology Motivational Interviewing for Enhancing Intrinsic Motivation Kate Russell             TBA
Special Ed

Successful Learning Conference David Evans          ✔    
Full details for each program listed will be available from this page shortly. Unless otherwise indicated, all blended mode and fully online programs are of 20 hours duration. Key: SDD = suitable for Staff Development Days. Custom = suitable for customised program design. NSWIT / AASW = will be endorsed by these organisations for continuing professional development requirements.