1. Equipping, empowering and supportingteachers through effective andpersonalised professional development Chris Woldhuis cwoldhuis@nbcs.nsw.edu.au@cwoldhuis Thursday, 9 August 2012

2. Chris WoldhuisAssistant Principal Teaching & LearningSchool TransformationTeam LeaderengagEd : improving engagement in learning 3. NSW IT Professional Teaching Standards: 6.3.3 Assist colleagues to plan their professionaldevelopment to enhance knowledge ofsubject/content and classroom skills. 6.3.4 Model collegial practices for evaluating andsharing best practice in teaching strategies andprofessional knowledge and practice. 6.3.5 Create and utilise networks to supportconstructive professional discussion 4. Current model of (some/many)PD programs Focus on meeting Clocking up time/hours Non objective focused Change resistant Non existent Skills based 5. Goals of the PD program at NBCS Regular each Monday + 1 evening per term Flexible Sessions + personalised Diverse Follow streams Accountable attendance lists & PD certificates Encourage reflection and review ActionResearch Professional organised/high standard 6. How does it work? Pre-organised Planned courses/times Balance Personalised PD Follow up 7. How does it work?When you want a teacher to grow do you sendthem on PD? Or do you give them opportunities togrow? Our PD needs to give our teachersopportunities to grow. 8. Pre-organisedKnow where you are taking your staff 9. Planned courses/times 10. Action Research PD in practice Balance Christianity in Action 3rd Millenium Pedagogy Student Learning Building LearningManagement Communities Innovation Technical Literacy/Numeracy OHS 11. Personalised PD 12. FollowUp #1 Sign Up 13. Follow Up #2 Mark asAttended 14. Action Research PD in practiceFollow Up #2 - Certificates 15. Action Research PD in practiceFollow Up #3 Publish your work 16. Follow Up #4 Reflect/Feedback 17. Thanks Chris Woldhuis Twitter: @cwoldhuis Email: cwoldhuis@nbcs.nsw.edu.au