Learning Specialists @ Glenroy

Learning Specialists are highly skilled classroom practitioners whose role involves building practice excellence across the school through the teaching of demonstration lessons, observing and providing feedback to colleagues, and designing and facilitating school-based professional learning with an underpinning constant focus on the improvement of student learning outcomes. All Learning Specialists at Glenroy College share responsibility for building teacher capacity through coaching and mentoring, and facilitation of school-based professional learning, with a focus on building excellence in teaching and learning practice, SWPBS and curriculum building, design and implementation.

Learning Specialist – Pedagogy and Engagement (Coaching)

Role: The Learning Specialist – Student Engagement: Pedagogy has a specific responsibility for implementing, reviewing and refining our pedagogical practices and Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum. They provide support to design lessons, curriculum and approaches to enhance student growth across all learning areas, and nurture a culture of collective efficacy through PLCs, peer observation and coaching.

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following:

Modelling exemplary teaching and learning practice, including use of student data to inform evidence-based program and curriculum teaching practices
Modelling agreed school-wide practices and pedagogical leadership across all aspects of the college including planning teams, domain meetings, professional learning, coaching and mentoring
Working with the leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practice and curriculum design
Embed, review and refine the consistent implementation of the instructional model and Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
Leading and modelling the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery
Design and facilitation of professional learning at small group, domain-based and whole-school level
Provide advice and support to teams developing resources for specific cohorts and purposes
Play a lead role in implementing processes and protocols for observation and feedback of teacher practice and peer collaboration. This includes supporting teachers to seek, analyse and act on improving their practice.
Providing ongoing mentoring and coaching of leader and teacher practice throughout the college
Other duties as required by the Principal

Committee Membership:

Leadership
Curriculum
Learning Specialists

Learning Specialist – Pedagogy and Engagement (SWPBs)

Role: The Learning Specialist – Student Engagement: SWPBs and Berry Street Education Model has a specific responsibility for implementing, reviewing and refining our pedagogical practices and Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum. They provide support to design lessons, curriculum and approaches to enhance student growth across all learning areas with a focus on SWPBs and BSEM

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following:

Modelling exemplary teaching and learning practice, including use of student data to inform evidence-based program and curriculum teaching practices
Modelling agreed school-wide practices and pedagogical leadership across all aspects of the college including planning teams, domain meetings, professional learning, coaching and mentoring
Working with the leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practice and curriculum design
Embed, review and refine the consistent implementation of the instructional model and Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
Leading and modelling the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery
Design and facilitation of professional learning at small group, domain-based and whole-school level
Provide advice and support to teams developing resources for specific cohorts and purposes
Play a lead role in implementing processes and protocols for observation and feedback of teacher practice and peer collaboration. This includes supporting teachers to seek, analyse and act on improving their practice.
Providing ongoing mentoring and coaching of teachers, with a focus on School Wide Positive Behaviours and the Berry Street Education Model practice throughout the college, context-specific resource development, and differentiation
Leading Curriculum development and implementation of a cohesive and engaging Personal Learning program 7-12 (incorporating scope and sequence of yr. 9 Projects), including the explicit teaching of leadership capacities, positive psychology, wellbeing strategies, study skills and respectful relationships
Building staff capacity to incorporate Personal Learning skills and content across all curriculum areas
Work in conjunction with Student Leadership to consider extended opportunities for student voice in SWPBS, BSEM and Personal learning
Other duties as required by the Principal

Committee Membership:

Leadership
Curriculum
Learning Specialists

Learning Specialist – Literacy Across the Curriculum

Role: The Learning Specialist – Literacy Across the Curriculum has a specific responsibility for implementing, reviewing and refining the whole-school literacy plan, and providing support and leadership in design of lessons and curriculum to support student literacy growth across all learning areas. This role reflects the deeply held belief that growth across all learning areas is underpinned by improvement of student literacy, and that this is in turn dependent on the building of a culture of consistent literacy practice across the college.

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following:

Modelling exemplary teaching and learning practice, including use of student data to inform evidence-based program and curriculum teaching practices
Modelling agreed school-wide practices and pedagogical leadership across all aspects of the college including planning teams, domain meetings, professional learning, coaching and mentoring
Working with the leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practice and curriculum design
Embed, review and refine the consistent implementation of the instructional model and Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
Leading and modelling the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery
Design and facilitation of professional learning at small group, domain-based and whole-school level
Provide advice and support to teams developing resources for specific cohorts and purposes
Play a lead role in implementing processes and protocols for observation and feedback of teacher practice and peer collaboration. This includes supporting teachers to seek, analyse and act on improving their practice.
Providing ongoing mentoring and coaching of teachers, with a focus on literacy practice throughout the college, context-specific resource development, and differentiation
Development, implementation, regular review and refinement of the Glenroy College Whole School Literacy Plan
Continue to embed the 3L course in teacher practice across all Domains
Lead the implementation, development and monitoring of evidence-based intervention programs including TLI and MYLNS
Other duties as required by the Principal

Committee Membership:

Leadership
Curriculum
Learning Specialists

Learning Specialist – Numeracy Across the Curriculum

Role: The Learning Specialist – Numeracy Across the Curriculum has a specific responsibility for implementing, reviewing and refining the whole-school numeracy plan, and providing support and leadership in design of lessons and curriculum to support student numeracy growth across all learning areas. This role reflects the deeply held belief that growth across all learning areas is underpinned by improvement of student numeracy , and that this is in turn dependent on the building of a culture of consistent numeracy practice across the college.

Responsibilities include but are not restricted to the following:

Modelling exemplary teaching and learning practice, including use of student data to inform evidence-based program and curriculum teaching practices
Modelling agreed school-wide practices and pedagogical leadership across all aspects of the college including planning teams, domain meetings, professional learning, coaching and mentoring
Working with the leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practice and curriculum design
Embed, review and refine the consistent implementation of the instructional model and Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
Leading and modelling the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery
Design and facilitation of professional learning at small group, domain-based and whole-school level
Provide advice and support to teams developing resources for specific cohorts and purposes
Play a lead role in implementing processes and protocols for observation and feedback of teacher practice and peer collaboration. This includes supporting teachers to seek, analyse and act on improving their practice.
Providing ongoing mentoring and coaching of teachers, with a focus on Numeracy practice throughout the college, context-specific resource development, and differentiation
Development, implementation, regular review and refinement of the Glenroy College Whole School Numeracy Plan
Lead the implementation, development and monitoring of evidence-based intervention programs including TLI and MYLNS
Other duties as required by the Principal

Committee Membership:

Leadership
Curriculum
Learning Specialists