Professional Learning Update November , 2023

Maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation

• All Teachers should make themselves familiar with the updated information regarding Maintenance of Proficient Teacher Accreditation

Details for your Elective Professional Learning Log

For all Teachers - Please use the details below to log your Elective PL hours from the staff day.

Title: - Collective Capacity - Tracey Ezard

Standard Descriptors: 6.2.2, 6.3.2

Duration: 1.5 hours

For all Leaders who have participated in the Leadership Development Program, please add the following details to your Elective Professional Learning Log.

Title: Leadership Development Program - Growing the Collective Capacity of Teams - Tracey Ezard

Standard Descriptors: 6.2.3, 6.3.3

Duration: 6 hours

For Protocol workshops attended by leaders:

Title: - Name of workshop

Standard Descriptors: 6.2.4, 6.3.4

Duration: 45 mins.

Professional Learning Update August 29 2023

Professional Learning Opportunities

Using AI in Schools:

Navigating the Landscape: Artificial Intelligence and Assessment Webinar   - Wednesday 6th September

Join in for a webinar discussion focusing on the intersection of assessment and emerging AI technologies. Expert panellists will lead the conversation, and we invite you to ask questions throughout. As generative AI continues to make its mark on education, we look forward to exploring how schools are leveraging it for the benefit of students.

We are excited to welcome:

• Miriam Scott, Head of Digital Education, Hillbrook Anglican College QLD

• Anthony England, Director - Innovative Technologies, Pymble Ladies College

Are you interested in learning more about AI in the classroom?  Scroll to the bottom of the page at this link, to find a portfolio of teacher resources curated by AISNSW.

Research Focused Professional Learning:

The AISNSW Evidence Institute offers a range of research-focused professional learning opportunities to support the development of research skills. 

Follow this link to learn more about the courses on offer

Webinars from Monash University:

EMBRACING INTERSECTIONALITY IN EDUCATION: ADVANCING EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Webinar -  Wednesday 6th September

In celebration of Monash University's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Week, join us for a compelling panel event hosted by the School of Curriculum, Teaching, and Inclusive Education. This event brings together distinguished experts from various fields - research, policy, and practice - to explore the transformative power of intersectionality in promoting equity, inclusion, and social justice within education. 

SCHOOLS AFTER COVID: WHAT WERE WE NOT PREPARED TO LEARN? Monash University - Webinar - Thursday 14th September

As we approach the end of 2023, this event reflects on what has actually changed in schools and what difficult lessons have not been learnt from the pandemic.

Join us for a wide-ranging and provocative analysis of the current state of schooling within Australia and internationally, featuring a panel of researchers from the School of Education, Culture and Society along with two education leaders as we unpack technology, assessment and teachers with the following questions:

• Technology – is there a rise of digital flexibility?

• Assessment – will there be an end to NAPLAN?

• Teachers – do we have a new respect for teachers?

BELONGING ACROSS EDUCATIONAL JOURNEYS: FROM EARLY YEARS TO EDUCATORS AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN  Webinar - Wednesday 4th October

In the lead up to World Mental Health Day, join us for an insightful presentation hosted by the School of Educational Psychology and Counselling as we delve into the critical concept of school belonging across various educational journeys, spanning from early years to educators. This panel presentation places a strong emphasis on the importance of fostering a sense of belonging within educational environments and its impact on mental health. 

Are you meeting your PL Requirements?

Read below to review the requirements and to find out how to access your Elective PL Log.

Professional Learning Update August 7 2023

Recording your Professional Learning.

If you have completed less than 50 hours of accredited PL in your current cycle, this message may apply

Etams Glitch - Viewing your Professional Learning in etams

There is currently a glitch with the way some teachers' Professional Learning is showing in etams. Some Teachers,  with less than 50 hours of Accredited Professional Learning, can see the green tick that they have completed their PL hours for maintenance. This tick should not be showing.

To maintain accreditation all teachers must complete 50 hours of Accredited Professional Learning.

What action should I take?

Keep engaging with professional learning to ensure that you have undertaken 100 hours, with a minium of 50 hours accredited PL across the four focus areas.

Professional Learning Opportunities

Mathematics for Human Flourishing

Thursday 10 August, at the Scots Presbyterian Church Sydney, for the annual Clark Lecture with Professor Francis Su who will focus, specifically, on his book, Mathematics for Human Flourishing.

Event Details

Date: Thursday 10 August
Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm, with drinks and canapés on arrival.
Venue: Scots Presbyterian Church Sydney, 44 Margaret Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Cost: $15
RSVP: Please register here.
More information: Please click here. 

Zoom into Guild Education Series: Stage 3 – Network Coaching with Masters

Date & Time

Aug 14, 2023 04:30 PM  in  Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

Description

To continue the discussion on skills and dispositions associated with coaching that was addressed in the initial Good to Better: The Role of Mentoring and Coaching for Teachers first held on the 7th of March.  In this 1-hour online network session, Dr Annie Agnew and Dr Lauren Knussen will flex our coaching mentoring muscles with a focus on difficult conversations and scenario based coaching conversations. Partnering in this session will be master teacher coaches who will provide insightful feedback to better evaluate our best practice in teaching strategies and professional knowledge through practice, improvement and reflection.

Professional Learning Update July 19 2023

Accredited Professional Learning   

Remember to check out the  TTA for NESA Accredited and Elective PD. This subscription offers you pre paid access to a whole suite of online Professional Learning courses at Proficient Teacher level.  https://www.tta.edu.au/ 

These new courses may be of interest:

• Managing Performance Anxiety for Student Wellbeing - 4 hours of  NESA Accredited PL - Self Paced

• Tools for Superb Essays- 4 Hours of NESA Accredited PL - Self Paced

• Let's write an English unit using textual concepts - K - 6  5 hours of NESA Accredited PL

• Teaching Grammar in Context K to 6  5 hours of NESA Accredited PL

• Comprehending Beyond the Literal  K to 6 3 hours of NESA Accredited PL

The details of the account and log-in information our outlined for you below. Any courses that have the blue bar are available to you free of charge. They are online and self-paced.

To access the  online and self- paced PL Courses, please complete the following steps:

• Visit tta.edu.au to view course range. 

• When enrolling into a course, select “School Account” and “My School has a subscription” on the enrolment form. 

• You will then receive a confirmation email with a link to launch your course.  

• You can access your courses anytime by heading to “My Dashboard” in the menu bar once logged in.  

• On the completion of any NESA Accredited courses we will process your hours with NESA. Please allow up to 2 weeks for these to appear in your eTams accounts. 

• NOTE* Look out for the blue banner on any online course image which states "Free with Online Subscription" to check if that course is included in our subscription. Please note, Live Online courses and Steve Howard's Maths PD are not included with our subscription.  You would be required to go through the regular PL process to access the paid courses.

• There is no need to request the subscription courses in HERO.

Accredited PL Courses from AISNSW can be found at this link:

Elective PL

New Pre-paid Courses in the TTA subscription which may be of interest:

Embracing Technology: ChatGPT and its Impact on Teaching - 2 Elective hours  - Self paced

Teaching AI Ethics - 1.5 hour Webinar September 7

Purpose Driven Learning - 3 Elective hours - Self Paced

That Thinking Thing - 4 Elective hours - Self paced

Other courses for K to 6 teachers can be found at the link below. Please speak with Lara Bird if any are of interest.

PETAA  Courses - K to 6

Tuesday Tech Bytes

Secondary staff - 7:30am Thursday @ the Hub (new day!) 

Wk. 2 - 27.7.23 

Creating video with Canva 

Save you time and make you look talented and creative!  

TWk. 3 - 3.8.23

Creating interactive 360-degree images with Thinglink 

Help students create engaging interactive media. 

Wk. 4 - 10.8.23 

Creating websites with Google Sites 

Easily create impressive looking websites by arranging content blocks. 

Wk. 5 - 12.8.23 

Creating AI images 

Help you get around annoying (but necessary) copyright restrictions.   opic

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Junior School staff - Lunchtime in the Junior School staffroom 

Wk. 2 - 25.7.23 

Creating with Canva 

 Wk. 3 - 1.8.23 

Creating interactive 360-degree images with Thinglink 

Wk. 4 - 8.8.23 

Exploring mbot2 robots 

Wk. 5 - 15.8.23 

Using the Swivl to record your lessons 

Wk. 6 – 22.8.23 

Dash & Sphero 

We will also be offering Canvas training:

Secondary - Thursday lunchtime at the Hub

Junior - Tuesday 3:15 - 4pm in the JS Staffroom

Professional Learning Advisory Group

We are looking for interested members of staff to join the Professional Learning Advisory Group. This group will meet on a semi regular basis, once or twice a term,  to provide input and feedback on the content of professional learning days, long term professional learning plans and other projects which we are developing. The first task will be to provide advice around changes we are hoping to make to the PL Grants that are currently offered to staff.

Should you be interested in being involved, please email your expression of interest to Kerryl.

 Important Reminder - Have you downloaded your Elective PD Log in etams? See details in the May 31 Update

Professional Learning Update June 19 2023

Accredited Professional Learning   

Remember to check out the  TTA for NESA Accredited and Elective PD. This subscription offers you pre paid access to a whole suite of online Professional Learning courses at Proficient Teacher level.  https://www.tta.edu.au/ 

These particular courses may be of interest:

• Growth Mindest: Improving Teaching and Learning - 5 hours of  NESA Accredited PL

• Teaching for Metacognition - 5 Hours of NESA Accredited PL

The details of the account and log-in information our outlined for you below. Any courses that have the blue bar are available to you free of charge. They are online and self-paced.

To access the PL Courses, please complete the following steps:

• Visit tta.edu.au to view course range. 

• When enrolling into a course, select “School Account” and “My School has a subscription” on the enrolment form. 

• You will then receive a confirmation email with a link to launch your course.  

• You can access your courses anytime by heading to “My Dashboard” in the menu bar once logged in.  

• On the completion of any NESA Accredited courses we will process your hours with NESA. Please allow up to 2 weeks for these to appear in your eTams accounts. 

• NOTE* Look out for the blue banner on any online course image which states "Free with Online Subscription" to check if that course is included in our subscription. Please note, Live Online courses and Steve Howard's Maths PD are not included with our subscription.  You would be required to go through the regular PL process to access the paid courses.

• There is no need to request the subscription courses in Connx.

AISNSW Wellbeing PL

AISNSW will be offering two NESA accredited webinars, available at no cost, focused on Embedding and Enhancing Whole-School Approaches to Wellbeing.

• Thursday 3 August from 3.30pm – 5pm for Primary School Wellbeing leaders, Heads of Stage/Year and Teachers K-6.

• Tuesday 8 August from 3.30pm – 5pm for Secondary School Wellbeing leaders, Heads of Year/House and Teachers 7 -12

Presented by Laura Brennan, AISNSW Education Consultant, the webinars will delve into the why, what, and how to embed a whole-school approach to wellbeing covering key areas such as school climate, relationships and student voice.

Participants will learn about teacher behaviours that support student wellbeing as well as practical strategies that can be implemented in their classrooms the very next day.

Each webinar will contribute 1.5hrs of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of student/child mental health.

Please enrol through Connx. for this course

 Important Reminder - Have you downloaded your Elective PD Log in etams? See details in the May 31 Update

Tuesday Tech Bytes

Professional Learning Update June 8 2023

Accredited Professional Learning

AISNSW will be offering two NESA accredited webinars, available at no cost, focused on Embedding and Enhancing Whole-School Approaches to Wellbeing.

• Thursday 3 August from 3.30pm – 5pm for Primary School Wellbeing leaders, Heads of Stage/Year and Teachers K-6.

• Tuesday 8 August from 3.30pm – 5pm for Secondary School Wellbeing leaders, Heads of Year/House and Teachers 7 -12

Presented by Laura Brennan, AISNSW Education Consultant, the webinars will delve into the why, what, and how to embed a whole-school approach to wellbeing covering key areas such as school climate, relationships and student voice.

Participants will learn about teacher behaviours that support student wellbeing as well as practical strategies that can be implemented in their classrooms the very next day.

Each webinar will contribute 1.5hrs of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of student/child mental health.

Please enrol through Connx.

 Important Reminder - Have you downloaded your Elective PD Log in etams? See details in the May 31 Update

Tuesday Tech Bytes

Professional Learning Update May 31 2023

Important Reminder - Have you downloaded your Elective PD Log in etams? See details below.

Changes to etams - Logging Elective PD

In the coming weeks NESA will be making a significant change to etams. 

• etams will continue to keep a log of your accredited PL

• etams will stop hosting a log for your elective PL. This includes any elective PL that you have already logged.

What does this mean for my accreditation?

• All teachers must retain a personal log of any completed Elective PD that records the date completed, the Standard Descriptors addressed and the duration of the activity or course.

• All Teachers must retain their Elective PD log for 12 months after the end of their maintenance period and provide their log to NESA, if requested in the event of an audit.

• All teachers must submit their log to the Director of Professional Learning before finalising maintenance at the end of their 5 year accreditation period.

What Steps do I need to take before the end of Term 2?

• All teachers need to log into etams to download your PD Hours Summary. You will need to save this summary as a record of any elective PL that you have logged in your current maintenance period.  Here is a guide to help you.

• You will need to commence your own log for all future elective PL hours. This includes Further Study as PL.

How will the college help?

• The college is currently developing an IT solution to support you in logging your Elective PL.

• If you need support to download your PD Hours Summary, drop a message to Kerryl Howarth who can provide you with assistance.

Tuesday Tech Bytes

Accredited Professional Learning

AISNSW - Accredited PL List

Follow this link to find a compilation of all Accredited PL course offered by AISNSW.

Under revised NESA Guidelines, all teachers are required to complete at least 50 hours of accredited PL across their 5 year maintenance period. 

There must be At least one course for each of the priority areas:

• Aboriginal education – Aboriginal education and supporting Aboriginal communities

• Curriculum – Delivery and assessment of NSW Curriculum or the Early Years Learning Framework

• Disability – Students/children with disability

• Mental health – Student/child mental health.

Please speak to your line manager about attending any of these courses before applying.

Accredited Professional Learning -  TTA Subscription - Repeated message

For 2023 the College has purchased a subscription to TTA. This subscription offers you free access to a whole suite of online Professional Learning courses at Proficient Teacher level.  https://www.tta.edu.au/ 

The details of the account and log-in information our outlined for you below. Any courses that have the blue bar are available to you free of charge. They are online and self-paced.

As this is a trial year for the subscription, I would be interested in hearing your feedback should you complete any of the courses.

To access the PL Courses, please complete the following steps:

• Visit tta.edu.au to view course range. 

• When enrolling into a course, select “School Account” and “My School has a subscription” on the enrolment form. 

• You will then receive a confirmation email with a link to launch your course.  

• You can access your courses anytime by heading to “My Dashboard” in the menu bar once logged in.  

• On the completion of any NESA Accredited courses we will process your hours with NESA. Please allow up to 2 weeks for these to appear in your eTams accounts. 

• NOTE* Look out for the blue banner on any online course image which states "Free with Online Subscription" to check if that course is included in our subscription. Please note, Live Online courses and Steve Howard's Maths PD are not included with our subscription.  You would be required to go through the regular PL process to access the paid courses.

• There is no need to request the subscription courses in Connx.

Professional Learning Update May 18 2023

Changes to etams - Logging Elective PD

In the coming weeks NESA will be making a significant change to etams. 

• etams will continue to keep a log of your accredited PL

• etams will stop hosting a log for your elective PL. This includes any elective PL that you have already logged.

What does this mean for my accreditation?

• All teachers must retain a personal log of any completed Elective PD that records the date completed, the Standard Descriptors addressed and the duration of the activity or course.

• All Teachers must retain their Elective PD log for 12 months after the end of their maintenance period and provide their log to NESA, if requested in the event of an audit.

• All teachers must submit their log to the Director of Professional Learning before finalising maintenance at the end of their 5 year accreditation period.

What Steps do I need to take before the end of Term 2?

• All teachers need to log into etams to download your PD Hours Summary. You will need to save this summary as a record of any elective PL that you have logged in your current maintenance period.  Here is a guide to help you.

• You will need to commence your own log for all future elective PL hours. This includes Further Study as PL.

How will the college help?

• Before the end of term you will be provided with a new College Template for logging your Elective PL hours

• If you need support to download your PD Hours Summary, drop a message to Kerryl Howarth who can provide you with assistance.

PL Opportunity - Dylan Wiliam - Embedding Formative Assessment - Secondary Teachers

We are looking for two Secondary Teachers who would be interested in attending the Dylan Wiliam Workshop on June 1 at Tara Anglican School for Girls, with a follow up afternoon workshop on July 10.

The link to the workshop- is here

If you would like to be considered for this workshop, please complete the expression of interest form below after consulting with your HoLA.

https://forms.gle/RA2a7HRKRheZPMvf9 

Professional Learning - Reconciliation Week May 29

An invitation from Barker College:

This Reconciliation Week, we are hosting a professional learning session presented by survivors of the Kinchela Boys Home. I have seen this powerful presentation a number of times, and it is so impactful. The stories told by these Uncles are the clearest example of intergenerational trauma that you will hear. Additionally, one of the presenters is a grandfather of children at Darkinjung. Remote staff, I can set up a MSTeams meeting to facilitate your attendance if you wish – just let me know.

This is an open PL session – please share with your networks (within and outside Barker). RSVP to the Barker Institute here https://barker.institute/events/event-registration-form/2023-Truth-Telling/.

AISNSW - Harnessing the Power of AI in Education

Follow this link for a webinar recording and resources to support your journey with AI in schools.

Post Graduate Study

Are you completing post graduate study? We would love to hear from you in this quick survey.

Details on support provided to staff engaging in post graduate study can be found here.

Professional Learning Update May2023

Upcoming Professional Learning Courses

The following Accredited Professional Learning Courses are available on the NESA Learning Hub. This learning is free, online and self- paced.  https://lms.nesa.nsw.edu.au/  Log into this site with your etams username and password. Sign up is through the NESA Learning Hub.

The following courses are currently available.

Understanding and applying the HSC Standards: All Teachers - 4.5 hours of accredited PL

Modern Languages K-10 - 2.5 hours of accredited PL

Classical Languages K- 10 - 2.5 hours of accredited PL

Modern Languages K - 10 2.5 - hours of accredited PL

Aboriginal Languages K - 10 - 2.5 hours of accredited PL

Mathematics 7 - 10 - 2.5 hours of accredited PL

Computing Technology 7 - 10 - 2.5 hours of accredited PL

Mathematics K - 2 - 2.5 hours of accredited PL

English K- 2 - 2.5 hours of accredited PL

Mathematics K-2 - 2.5 hours of accredited PL

Primary Curriculum Overview - 2.0 hours of accredited PL

Accredited Professional Learning -  TTA Subscription

For 2023 the College has purchased a subscription to TTA. This subscription offers you free access to a whole suite of online Professional Learning courses at Proficient Teacher level.  https://www.tta.edu.au/ 

The details of the account and log-in information our outlined for you below. Any courses that have the blue bar are available to you free of charge. They are online and self-paced.

As this is a trial year for the subscription, I would be interested in hearing your feedback should you complete any of the courses.

To access the PL Courses, please complete the following steps:

• Visit tta.edu.au to view course range. 

• When enrolling into a course, select “School Account” and “My School has a subscription” on the enrolment form. 

• You will then receive a confirmation email with a link to launch your course.  

• You can access your courses anytime by heading to “My Dashboard” in the menu bar once logged in.  

• On the completion of any NESA Accredited courses we will process your hours with NESA. Please allow up to 2 weeks for these to appear in your eTams accounts. 

• NOTE* Look out for the blue banner on any online course image which states "Free with Online Subscription" to check if that course is included in our subscription. Please note, Live Online courses and Steve Howard's Maths PD are not included with our subscription.  You would be required to go through the regular PL process to access the paid courses.

• There is no need to request the subscription courses in Connx.

Professional Learning Update March 2023

Experienced Teacher 2024

Applications are now open for Experienced Teacher 2024. Details can be found at the ISTAA webpage  https://www.aisnsw.edu.au/teachers-and-staff/development-and-accreditation/teacher-accreditation/2024-experienced-teacher-accrediation 

Before  applying for Experienced Teacher through ISTAA, please complete the following tasks:

1. Chat to Lara Bird in Junior School or your Head of Learning Area in Secondary School to discuss your readiness to undertake this program

2. Read through the ET documents that can be found at the link above to improve your understanding of the program

3. Meet with Kerryl Howarth, Director of Professional Learning to discuss your readiness for the program. (Monique Grzelska can help you to get a meeting time)

Applying for a Professional Learning course in Connx

To apply for a course, please follow the flow chart that you will find at this link:

https://sites.google.com/pymblelc.nsw.edu.au/professionallearning/home/courses?authuser=0 

Accredited Professional Learning -  TTA Subscription

For 2023 the College has purchased a subscription to TTA. This subscription offers you free access to a whole suite of online Professional Learning courses at Proficient Teacher level.  https://www.tta.edu.au/ 

The details of the account and log-in information our outlined for you below. Any courses that have the blue bar are available to you free of charge. They are online and self-paced.

As this is a trial year for the subscription, I would be interested in hearing your feedback should you complete any of the courses.

To access the PL Courses, please complete the following steps:

• Visit tta.edu.au to view course range. 

• When enrolling into a course, select “School Account” and “My School has a subscription” on the enrolment form. 

• You will then receive a confirmation email with a link to launch your course.  

• You can access your courses anytime by heading to “My Dashboard” in the menu bar once logged in.  

• On the completion of any NESA Accredited courses we will process your hours with NESA. Please allow up to 2 weeks for these to appear in your eTams accounts. 

• NOTE* Look out for the blue banner on any online course image which states "Free with Online Subscription" to check if that course is included in our subscription. Please note, Live Online courses and Steve Howard's Maths PD are not included with our subscription.  You would be required to go through the regular PL process to access the paid courses.

• There is no need to request the subscription courses in Connx.

Staff Day Feedback  

Thank you for your active and enthusiastic engagement with professional  learning on the staff day. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.  Thank you also for the positive feedback you provided for workshop leaders. These have been passed on, and all of the leaders were thrilled with the affirmation and encouragement offered in the comments.

Interest in Repeating Workshops

Teachers were keen to attend workshops which they were unable to participate in on the day. The graphic below indicates the interest for each workshop. We shall endeavor to find time to repeat popular workshops for interested staff.

Reflecting on your learning

Thank you to teams for completing the commitment activity. Before the end of term each team will spend time reflecting on the progress you have made to embed learnings from the Social Pillar.

Remember to update etams with your PL hours. This counts as elective PL (With the exception of First Nations, which is accredited)

The Social Pillar Component would give you 2.5 hours of elective PL. Depending on the workshop you completed, suitable descriptors could be:

1.1.2 Use teaching strategies based on knowledge of students’ physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics to improve student learning. 

1.3.2 Design and implement teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds. 

3.2.2 Plan and implement well-structured learning and teaching programs or lesson sequences that engage students and promote learning. 

3.5.2 Use effective verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student understanding, participation, engagement and achievement. 

4.1.2 Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities. 

6.4.2 Undertake professional learning programs designed to address identified student learning needs. 

The remaining workshops will give you 2 hours of elective PL. You will need to match descriptors to the workshops that you participated in.

Professional Learning Opportunities

Two Professional Learning opportunities are on offer:

Leadership Program: Pasi Sahlberg - Leadership for Equity and Excellence

2022 Research Conversations Conference - Oliver Lovell Keynote Speaker

Follow this link for further details