Term 4 professional learning at the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership

Register for subsidised courses to develop your teaching skills and improve student outcomes

The Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership has a new collection of professional learning opportunities to support teachers to strategically plan for 2023.

Courses are subsidised by the department, held online or in-person and happening throughout Term 4, 2022.

Classroom teachers, teacher leaders, learning specialists, literacy and numeracy leaders and graduate teachers are all encouraged to apply.

Along with developing your strategic planning skills and abilities, these courses also provide the opportunity to widen your support networks.

Click on course links below to find out more about each offering, including what they cover, dates, registration requirements, time commitment and subsidies.

Cooperative Learning for Mathematics

Develop your pedagogical skills in teaching mathematics and enhance student wellbeing and engagement with practical cooperative learning structures.

Designed and facilitated by Kagan Australia, the primary school intake comprises 3, 2-hour online workshops. The secondary school intake comprises 2, 3-hour online workshops.

Cooperative Meetings

Create conditions for powerful, collaborative meetings that bring out the best in teachers with this transformative workshop.

Designed and facilitated by Kagan Australia, the primary school intake comprises 3, 90-minute in-person workshops. The secondary school intake comprises 2, 3-hour in-person workshops.

Future Focus

Join Dr Simon Breakspear to collaboratively review existing literacy and numeracy initiatives in your school setting and develop an informed and rigorous plan for next year.

The primary school intake comprises 3, 90-minute online workshops. The secondary school intake comprises 2, 3-hour online workshops.

Leading Deep Learning

Better understand the complex changes impacting learning in your school context.

Connect with Joanne Quinn in this one-day, in-person workshop to consider how to foster innovation and engagement in learning and create authentic learning experiences.

National Excellence in School Leading Institute (NESLI) Staff Wellbeing Toolkit

NESLI's Staff Wellbeing Toolkit is designed to support optimal health and wellbeing of school-based staff. It is a self-paced program that will allow you to proactively manage you own wellbeing and provide strategies to support your school community.

The toolkit will roll out as a pilot from October 2022 and can be completed within 15 months. To find out more, or sign up, email: gerard.oshaughnessy@education.vic.gov.au

Find out more

To explore other professional learning opportunities and to express interest in 2023 offerings, refer to the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership's website.

For further enquiries, contact Gerard O'Shaughnessy, manager, Program and Participant Support at the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership, by email: gerard.oshaughnessy@education.vic.gov.au