LITERACY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESOURCE Primary Schools Program

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LITERACY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESOURCEPrimary
Schools Program

• Session 4 Professional Learning

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Session 4 (Day 2) aims to

• consider the Seven Principles of Highly Effective
  Professional Learning
• use the Student Learning Whole School Self
  Assessment tool to consider Performance and
  Development Culture
• investigate the professional learning
  opportunities presented in the resource
• plan professional learning opportunities for
  individuals, Professional Learning Teams and
  whole staff.

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www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingr
esources/english/literacy/litleadership.htm2


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Principles of Highly Effective Professional
Learning
Principle 1 Professional learning is focused on
student outcomes (not just individual teacher
needs)
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Principles of Highly Effective Professional
Learning
Principle 2 Professional learning is focused on
and embedded in teacher practice (not
disconnected from the school)
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Principles of Highly Effective Professional
Learning
Principle 3 Professional learning is informed by
the best available research on effective learning
and teaching (not just limited to what they
currently know)
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Principles of Highly Effective Professional
Learning
Principle 4 Professional learning is
collaborative, involving reflection and feedback
(not just individual inquiry)
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Principles of Highly Effective Professional
Learning
Principle 5 Professional learning is evidence
based and data driven (not just anecdotal) to
guide improvement and to measure impact
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Principles of Highly Effective Professional
Learning
Principle 6 Professional learning is ongoing,
supported and fully integrated into the culture
and operations of the system schools, networks,
regions and the centre (not episodic and
fragmented)
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Principles of Highly Effective Professional
Learning
Principle 7 Professional learning is an
individual and collective responsibility at all
levels of the system (not just the school level)
and it is not optional
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Activity Two Word Reflection

• Think reread the 7 Principles and reflect on
  the information.
• Ink write two words that stand out as the
  key ideas for each Principle.
• Pair find a partner.
• Share share the two words you selected and
  your reasons.

Think reread the 7 Principles and reflect
on the information. Ink write two words
that stand out as the key ideas for each
Principle. Pair find a partner. Share share
the two words you selected and your reasons.
www.ltag.education.tas.gov.au/glossary.htm
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Student Learning Whole School Self Assessment Tool
www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/curriculu
m/preptoyear10/schoolassessment/default.htm
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Performance and Development Culture

• Consider the Performance and Development Culture
  element of the Student Learning Whole School Self
  Assessment Tool and identify where your school is
  at in relation to literacy professional learning.

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Professional learning opportunities

• Key questions to investigate
• How would you present this professional learning
  opportunity to
• - whole staff?
• - Professional Learning Teams?
• - individuals?
• What are your ideas about strategies and tools to
  use for your colleagues to present their new
  understandings?

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Activity Professional learning opportunities

• form a pair or small group
• each group will be provided with reference to a
  professional learning opportunity on the Resource
• present your findings in a way that you can share
  with the group to deepen their understandings.

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Activity - Gallery Walk
Jot down notes to support your learning about
the resource

• Display your findings.
• One person is the exhibitor and remains with the
  display to provide an overview or respond to
  questions.
• Exchange roles so each person has the opportunity
  to be an exhibitor.

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Professional learning

• Discuss and record your responses to
• How are you going to support your colleagues to
  engage in the professional learning
  opportunities?
• Add quotes to your Little Book of Quotes.