Staff Professional Learning at St John's

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Meetings (PLMs)

Every  Monday and Tuesday afternoon St. John’s staff have attended Professional learning meetings (PLMs). These PLMs relate directly to our Annual Action Plan and provide rich professional learning as we grow and develop shared understandings. PLMs are led by our leadership team members across all spheres - Leadership and Management, Learning and Teaching, Student Wellbeing and Education in Faith.

PLMs we ran throughout Term 1 included:

CPR, anaphylaxis and Asthma update

Learning Diversity

Religious Dimensions

Emergency management

Analysing student achievement in Literacy data

Learning Diversity 

Mandatory reporting

Writing 

Student wellbeing

Using new features in Reading Eggs

EXTERNAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

This term a number of staff members attended professional learning days and network days and undertook professional courses online in their own time. We feel it is important to share with the school community, an overview of what staff members have been learning.

eLearning Network (Thomas Jackson)

The focus for this day was to bring together educational leaders from across Eastern Region schools together to discuss the future of education and technology. One of the main focus’ was how to help students develop important digital skills such as giving feedback and how to collaborate effectively.

Grammar in Context (Naomi Curtis)

The focus for this day was to improve the instructional support for students in F-6 in reading and writing more complex texts. 

Mathematics - EMC3 Explore Mathematical Sequences of Connected Cumulative and Challenging Tasks (Kellie Cumming, Carmel Barro, Naomi Ryan, Emma Pattison, Shannon Kearns)

The focus of this day was to explore the potential of sequences of connected, cumulative and challenging tasks that build a trajectory of consolidated learning of mathematics.

Religious Education Network (Monica O’Shannassy)

The focus of this network day was to continue to develop the capacity of RE Leaders to inspire and lead change for learning and teaching in Catholic School communities.

S.M.A.R.T. Spelling (Say, Meaning, Analysis, Remember, Teach) (Kellie, Emma, Tom, Kristina)

The focus for this day was to gain an understanding of teaching spelling in a systematics and explicit process across P to 6 which also caters for differentiation. 

User Level B Accreditation (Ange)  

The focus for this day was to be trained to administer and interpret results from additional targeted assessment tools for students. 

ARCOTS

 Progression of Reading Development Teachers as decision makers (Ange) 

The focus for this day was how to use the new Reading Comprehension assessment tool. 

Reading Recovery Eastern network (Ange) 

The focus for this day was around analysing children's letter knowledge and planning learning opportunities.

Learning Diversity Leaders workshops (Ange)

The focus for this day was around exploring the complexities and expectations of the role of Learning Diversity Leader in a Catholic School.

Principal Network (Verona)

Paul Fumei - Education Officer, Religious Education and Catholic Identity.

Discussing and creating Opportunities for  'Formation of Catholic School Leadership.' Developing Principal Learning Teams (PLTs) to set goals for future learning and create a Vision, Success Criteria, Structure & Purpose.

The Critical Quarter (Verona)

A program designed for Principals transitioning into new schools, learning strategies for success and making valuable contributions to the school community.