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Teacher Professional Development
Professional development is one of the cornerstones of a teacher's working life. Professional development strengthens your knowledge base and supports your commitment to effective teaching and learning. It allows you to build and refresh your skills and to actively participate in your career development. You should have access to, and engage in, high quality professional development for the whole of your teaching career.
If you are to maximise your potential for lifetime employability, it is essential that you maintain high levels of professional competence by continually improving your knowledge and skills.
By taking ownership of your career and focusing your professional development you will:- be better able to recognise opportunities
- be more aware of the trends and directions in education, technology and society
- become increasingly effective in your school
- be able to help, influence and lead others by your example
- be confident of your future employability
- have a fulfilling and rewarding career
In recognition of the importance of ongoing professional development, most professional bodies such as the New South Wales Institute of Teachers require that teachers engage in ongoing professional development to maintain their teacher registration in their state.
In the past Avondale has offered professional development and in-service programs in philosophy of Christian education, teacher effectiveness, science and technology education, literacy, information and communication technologies, religious education, human society and its environment, and mathematics education.
On October 29, 2007 Avondale will be posting its calendar of in-service and professional development programs for 2008. Don't forget to check back then.