Professional development
Our professional development services make a real difference to learning. We use an inquiry-based approach so that every step is guided by research that shows exactly what works for learners.
Our learning programmes are grounded in research that shows exactly what works for learners.
We offer support in leadership, literacy, assessment, and e-learning for New Zealand education. We also tailor our programmes to meet the needs of specific school communities. Our programmes can offer a blended approach of online communities, in-depth support, and workshops.
Our learning programmes aim to raise the achievement of learners of all ages and backgrounds – and evidence tells us that our programmes are successful
Professional Learning for Schools - 2012
As a school leader you’ll currently be planning with your community for the outcomes you want students to achieve in 2012 and beyond, and considering the best professional development for you and your teachers to support achieving those outcomes.
Learning Media’s professional learning team can support you and your teachers to assess the impact of your practices and respond in ways that accelerate your students’ progress. In partnership with you, we’ll design and deliver a professional learning and development programme that promotes teachers as adaptive experts who can apply their professional knowledge to particular learning problems.
Services available in 2012
The professional learning facilitator would work in the school for a full day in a combination of the following roles, working with a variety of people. At all times, a key person from the school would be working alongside the facilitator, to ensure that learning and improvement is sustained.
Ways in which the facilitator could engage with the school:
Leadership days
- self-review of current practices
- setting goals using BES dimensions
- change management theory and practice
- open-to-learning conversations to support practice analysis conversations
- data literacy – disaggregating data, building data literacy skills within the school, implementing National Standards
- designing learning tasks and experiences
Teacher-only days
- aligning strategic goals across the school
- building literacy content knowledge
- formative assessment practices
- effective instructional strategies
Classroom observations and practice analysis
- needs analysis observations
- developing teachers’ professional goals
- aligning with appraisal processes
- building leaders’ capabilities
Syndicate workshops
- curriculum level discussions
- cross-curriculum planning, including e-learning
- professional development specific to syndicate needs
- evidence-based decision-making
- monitoring and evaluating interventions
In-class coaching and co-teaching
- individual support for teachers/leaders depending on need
- using effective practice sites within the school
Moderation sessions
- collecting valid, robust data to inform teaching and learning
- using appropriate assessment practices
- setting up processes for moderating Overall Teacher Judgement.
Cost per day: $1350 (including preparation)
Typically, a professional learning and development programme would involve a facilitator working with you for 3 - 4 days per term, sometimes front-loaded to the beginning of the year, depending on the needs of your school.
- Download 'A is for Adaptive' Professional Learning 2012 flyer (PDF 1MB)
- Download details of programmes and costs.(PDF 2MB)
- Download generic Memorandum of Agreement between a school and Learning Media for professional development (PDF 447KB)
Contact us now to discuss how Learning Media can make a difference in learning at your school in 2012.
Dr Pam O’Connell
General Manager, Consulting
professionallearning@learningmedia.co.nz
Phone +64 4 471 5538
We inquire
- We work with leaders to carry out self-reviews and whole-school reviews.
- We explore the best theory and practice to help educators plan their next steps.
- We challenge existing ideas and ask the questions that matter.
We resource
- We work with educators to identify their needs and design the best support.
- We use the right expertise, methods, and systems so that every learning opportunity makes a difference.
- Our facilitators have a depth of practical classroom experience and the unique ability to enthuse, motivate, and support leaders and teachers.
We create
- We use an in-depth intervention model that creates positive, systematic change.
- We connect our practice with learning that we know is effective.
- We equip educators with skills that will last them well into the future.
We improve
- We work with educators to review and evaluate their learners’ progress.
- We help educators gather information that will shape their goals.
- We constantly check that we're on track to success.
PD Online
This online community is a place for facilitators and teachers to create, share, and build knowledge about literacy and schooling improvement.
Methodology
Our methodology expresses why we work the way we do. We apply this thinking to every service we provide and every resource we create.
We provide services in these focus areas:
Literacy
Every person has the power to become literate. We offer award-winning expertise in literacy across a variety of media and languages.
Numeracy
Our numeracy and mathematics resources engage learners, meet exacting standards, and reflect current thinking. Every student can be a powerful learner of mathematics.
Māori education
Te Pou Taki Kōrero produces te reo Māori resources for teachers and students at all levels and any curricula in New Zealand classrooms.
Pasifika education
We produce educational resources in many Pasifika languages. Our Pasifika resources enable learners to engage with Pasifika texts that reflect their experiences.
Digital learning
Powerful learning is connected, collaborative, and future focused. We are passionate about enabling learners and educators to be successful in an accelerating world.
Curriculum
Learning Media has extensive experience in curriculum design and in translating curriculum into resources for teaching and learning.
Health education
We develop effective and engaging solutions for schools, whānau and communities to increase health literacy and improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.