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professional development [n.]
the advancement of skills or expertise to succeed in a particular profession, especially through continued education
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1857.
Professional Development is an integral component of teacher development. It is an ongoing activity designed to increase levels of expertise and understanding. It should, where possible, be a process that works individually with the strengths and needs of a specific teacher or teacher assistant in order to create higher capability and understanding. Continuing or Continuous Professional Development, Staff Development and Mentoring are other common terms used in this area.
There are pages of information able to be accessed using either the page number boxes above or the links that follow.
This page looks at other Australian information. It also has a section covering Leadership Development.
The First Page looks at Professional Development information related to all Australian states & territories.
The Third Page looks at Research, Reviews & Reports including a range of articles and other documents, as well as other information including resources, programs and associations.
Other pages with connections to this area include Beginning Teachers and Teacher Assessment.
Australian Information
- 360 Education Solutions
‘Comprehensive listing of professional development opportunities for educators’. - ACER
Discover available workshops, many having world renowned speakers to address or present them. Part of the ACER Institute. - ALIA Training
‘ALIA is committed to strengthening and supporting the profession and believes that continuous professional development is intrinsic to this aim. ALIA Training draws upon the experience and expertise of leading universities, TAFEs and adult educators’. Training Directory provided. - Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
‘Provides national leadership for the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments in promoting excellence in the profession of teaching and school leadership’.
Curriculum Corporation
Professional Development links include the following.
- Asia EdNet
‘A national collaborative project for all educators interested in studies of Asia and Asian languages’. Online tutorial, discussion group, guest experts, directory of resources, newsletter. - Curriculum Communities
‘Development of Information and Communication Technologies literacy for teachers in the following key learning areas - English, Visual Arts and Science. Professional development for educators through an online tutorial that uses resources relevant to each learning area’. - Curriculum Leadership
‘An electronic journal for leaders in education’. Also a weekly email alert, to which you can subscribe for Free. - Professional Learning
‘ESA develops, manages and delivers teacher professional development, with models ranging from online communities of practice to train-the-trainer programs, … ’. - Video Research Project
‘The Curriculum Corporation Video Convergence in the Classroom Project consists of a series of whitepapers and sample video clips to be used as professional development resources’.
Education Services Australia
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Curriculum Press - Professional Development
‘Professional learning events. Upcoming conferences, seminars and workshops with our experienced presenters’. - ESA Groups : Community Spaces for Australian Educators
‘ESA Groups contains a range of online communication tools for educators. Groups can be public [open to all] or private [invitation only]. Groups are available only to organisations that are part of the Australian education and training community’. A Free service [replacing edna groups]. - ESA Lists
‘ESA Lists provides an email announcement and discussion service with list management tools that can be used to communicate with colleagues, provide news alerts and updates, host discussions, distribute newsletters, support conferences and events’ and more. A Free service [replacing edna lists].
- Division of Professional Learning
‘The Division of Professional Learning operates from within the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, delivering innovative, affordable professional development courses, workshops and conferences for teachers, school executives and others in the education community. We are endorsed by the NSW Institute of Teachers to provide professional development for the maintenance of accreditation at Professional Competence [All Elements of the Professional Teaching Standards]’. - Education.au Blog - Professional Development
Entries cover a myriad of topics. - Hawker Brownlow Professional Learning Solutions
‘We have an association with a wide range of the most highly respected international educators, authors and presenters. As part of this Hawker Brownlow Professional Learning Solutions organises institutes, conferences, summits, workshops and tailored programs for organisations and schools across Australasia’. Find all details on this site. - In Clued-Ed
‘Programs are available for primary, secondary, tertiary education, and special needs’. While based in Melbourne, travel to other states is possible. - Learning Place
Education Department of Queensland. Four areas - online learning, communication, communities and online resources. Well worth a look. Check both Professional Communities and What we Do. The latter gives links ‘to an innovative range of digital tools, resources and eSpaces for teaching and learning, collaboration and networking’.
Links for Professional Development
Professional development for Australian teachers. Online activities, resources and groups via specific link pages.
- Beginning Teacher Development
‘Study of Stages of Beginning Teacher Development in a Field-Based Teacher Education Program’. PDF article from ERIC. - Australian Principals’ Associations
Professional Development Council [APAPDC]. -
Gifted Education Professional Development Package
‘All modules in the Package contain a pre-test for teachers to determine what they might already know. Both the Core Modules and the Extension and Specialisation modules contain practical components with case studies and tasks for teachers to demonstrate that they have understood the module before moving on to the next one. The modules contain an overview of current research about particular areas of gifted education. This research, in plain language, is illustrated by cartoons, case studies and examples of how it can be applied in the mainstream classroom’. - New South Wales CAP Teachers’ Links
- MindMatters
‘A resource and professional development program to support Australian secondary schools in promoting and protecting the social and emotional wellbeing of members of school communities’. - Pearson Academy
In addition to other professional groups, they offer professional development for teachers. - PETAA - Register for Courses
‘PETAA provides high quality, practical professional learning courses in English and literacy teaching for primary school teachers at all career stages. The courses are presented by leading academics, educational consultants and exemplary classroom teachers’. Australia wide. - PLANA
‘PLANA is a blog/website/portal developed by teachers for teachers, principals, speakers, Professional Learning organisations, Professional Learning service providers and anyone who has anything to do with Professional Learning in Australia and New Zealand’. - ORIGO Education
‘ORIGO Education leads the industry with quality professional development and innovative mathematics resources for school teachers. Our world-class presenters have a proven track record of translating current educational research into effective classroom practice’. For specific Professional Development Workshops information, visit this section of the site. There are also products to access. - REACH Education Consultancy
[Yes we know it is from New Zealand !]
‘REACH Education Consultancy is an agency created specifically to support schools in working successfully with gifted learners’. Of most interest to Australian teachers might be their Online Course [Certificate in Effective Practice in Gifted Education], which is already being used by some Australian teachers as a valued professional development course. - TeachersPD.com.au
‘The easiest way to search for Professional Development courses in education’. - Teachers Training International
‘Practical classroom management advice & teaching tips that work’. They have resources, run courses and staff development days. -
Teacher Training Australia [TTA]
‘an independently owned and operated Australian organisation established to provide high quality professional development courses for classroom teachers. Our presenters are either practising teachers or experts from industry’.
Leadership Development
Check State/Territory listings for specific leadership development programs. Included here are associations, groups, other programs and information regarding leadership development. Also see specific program material under State listings on the other page.
- AIS Leadership Centre
AIS NSW. ‘The Independent Schools Leadership Centre offers a variety of programs in four strands : Foundation Programs; Masterclass; Workplace Relations; and Leading Insights’. - American Association of School Administrators
Assisting ‘school system leaders at all levels’. Some areas are specifically American but there are sections on Leadership Development and Resources, including Weblinks that cover a range of topics, that may prove useful. - APAPDC
Australian Principals’ Associations Professional Development Council. Resources, projects, conferences, newsletters. Links to more professional development for Principals and schools. - ACER Leadership Centre
‘The ACER Leadership Centre has a national focus on providing practical support to the professional learning and work of current and aspiring educational leaders throughout Australia’. Multiple areas of focus. - Australian Leadership Development Centre
‘The Australian Leadership Development Centre is an educational organisation devoted solely to enhancing leadership in Australian organisations. Our pioneering approach seeks to bridge the gap that exists between theory and practice in relations to both effective leadership and leadership development’. - Australian Council for Educational Leaders
‘ACEL is a leader in professional development and offers the opportunity to participate in leadership programs, topical seminars and workshops hosted at the national, local affiliate and association level. ACEL draws its membership from all sectors of education in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the rest of the world’. - Centre for Leadership for Women
‘Empower[s] women to recognise and develop their own leadership potential in a work, community or personal context’. - Educational Leaders
‘Welcome to Educational Leaders, the New Zealand Ministry of Education’s website for school leadership. Wherever you are in your leadership career, you should find materials, tools, resources, news, and discussions that help you to solve day-to-day problems and issues quickly, so that you can focus on the strategic role of being a principal or leader in your school’. - Leadership Institute
The Francis Hesselbein Leadership Institute, an American based leadership institute. Knowledge and Tools sections are of most value. - Leadership Management Australia
‘LMA will improve the productivity of your organisation by improving its people, making them better organised, better communicators, better equipped to resolve issues and therefore better managers and leaders’. Provider of courses in a range of development areas including leadership. - National Professional Standard for Principals
‘AITSL has been working closely with key education stakeholders to develop the National Professional Standard for Principals during 2010’. Draft documents are available in PDF format. They include FAQs and an Exposure Draft. - National Professional Standards for Teachers
‘The National Professional Standards for Teachers is a public statement of what constitutes teacher quality. The Standards make explicit the elements of high quality, effective teaching in 21st century schools and provide a framework that makes explicit the knowledge, practice and professional engagement required across teachers’ careers’. -
Palnet
‘Palnet is a dynamic online professional learning network built by principals, for principals and aspiring leaders. Palnet provides a range of innovative tools and space for leaders to connect, collaborate and contribute to wide ranging professional conversations’. - Principals Australia
‘Principals Australia was set up as the Australians Principals Associations Professional Development Council’ and is owned by four major Principal bodies. It has branches in each state and runs a selection of programs related to leadership. - School Leaders : Development
‘Supporting school leaders at each stage of their the career - aspiring, beginning, consolidation and growth, high performing, alternative career paths, pre-retiring and retiring, and to building their capabilities in line with the Leadership Matters Framework’.