TargetingTeachers’PDNeeds

SophieO’KeefeProfessionalDevelopmentManager

EnglishAustralia

WhoisEnglishAustralia?

• Peakbody&memberassociation

• Around120membercolleges

• Mainareas:

– Leadership&Advocacy:‘VoiceofELICOSsector’

– ProfessionalDevelopment

EnglishAustraliaPD

• EnglishAustraliaJournal

• EnglishAustraliaConference

• Workshops,PDFests,webinars

• ActionResearchinELICOSProgram

• NewCPDFramework

EnglishAustraliaPD

www.englishaustralia.com.au

ContinuingProfessionalDevelopmentFramework

www.englishaustralia.com.au/cpd-framework.html

SessionOverview

• WhatistheCPDFramework?Howwasitdeveloped?

• HowtousetheCPDFramework.

• Keyideas:1)KeepaPDPortfolio2)BeproactivewithyourCPDjourney

Overtoyou

1)Whatprofessionaldevelopmentactivitiesdoyoudo?

2)Howdoyourecordtheseactivities?

3) DoyouexperimentwithnewideaslearntfromPDintheclassroom?

FrameworkDevelopment

• SteeringCommittee:

SarahBissellADoS

(eLearning)DEPConvenor

GriffithEnglishLanguageInstitute,Griffith

University

JenniferCoster

DeputyDirector,English

MonashUniversity

EnglishLanguageCentre

DaveFox

TrainingManager

LexisTESOLTrainingCentres

ClareMcGrath

DirectorofOperations/TeacherTraining

AustralianTESOLTrainingCentre

(Navitas)

• ResearchaboutContinuingProfessionalDevelopment• ELICOSsectorconsultation

CPDFrameworkFundamentals

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DevelopmentAreas:

• Methodology

• Assessment/feedback

• Lesson&courseplanning

• Classroominteraction&management/customerservice

• Interculturalcompetence

• Contentknowledge

• Digitalmedia

• Research

Personalised,self-directedPD

MidCareer

Novice

LateCareer

Phase1 Phase2 Phase3 Expert

Methodology

Assessment/feedback

Lessonandcourseplanning

Classroominteraction/customer service

Interculturalcompetence

Contentknowledge

Digitalmedia

Research

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StagesoftheTeachingLifecycle

HowtousetheCPDFramework

Foureasysteps:

1)DeterminePDneeds

2)MatchneedstoCPDFrameworkresources

3)UndertakeandrecordPD

activities

4)Reflect,discuss,

experiment,share

• Teacherscanrequestanindicationoftheirspecificdevelopmentareasfromtheirmanagers.

• Teacherscanuserecentobservationfeedbacktoinformtheirchoices.

• Self-assessmentusingtheCambridgeDevelopmentTrackerortheEuropeanProfilingGridself-assessmenttoolforteachers.

1.DeterminePDNeeds

Needsself-assessment

tracker.cambridgeenglish.org/

Needsself-assessment

2.MatchneedstoCPDFrameworkGridresources

2.MatchneedstoCPDFrameworkGridresources

CPDWeightings

Frameworkactivitiesareassignedpoints:

Key Weight Mode

1houractivity:Passive(P) 1 P

1houractivity:Interactive(I) 2 I

1 houractivity:Lead(L) 3 L

Example activity Duration Mode Points

Webinarattendance

1hr P 1

Workshopattendance

2hrs I 4

Lead groupworkshop

4 hrs L 12

CPDPointsGuidelines

Suggestedpointsguidelineshelpteachersandmanagers:

CPDparticipation RecommendedCPDpointsperyear

Minimum 20

Good 25

Excellent 30

3.RecordPDactivities

Developmentgoal(s)

PDactivity Date Duration&CPDpoints

Reflections/Keytake-aways Action Iintendtotake/HowIcanimplementthisinmyteaching?

Actioncompleted?

• Teacher/groupofteachersattendaPDevent

→Meetafterwardstodiscusstopics

→Conductpeerobservationsonspecificnewarea

→Teachersleadworkshopforcolleagues

4.Reflect,discuss,experiment,share

• Groupofteachersteacherschooseawebinar

→Discusstopicbeforewebinar

→Attendwebinar

→Readareferencearticlefromwebinar

→Holdanarticle/webinardiscussiongroup

4.Reflect,discuss,experiment,share

Overtoyou

1)HowcouldyouusetheCPDFrameworktoassistonyour PDjourney?

2)WouldyouliketomakeanycommentsabouttheCPDFramework?Doyouhaveanyquestions?

ContinuingProfessionalDevelopmentFramework

www.englishaustralia.com.au/cpd-framework.html

ToreceiveEnglishAustraliaPDUpdates:

sophieokeefe@englishaustralia.com.au