Australian College of EducatorsAustralian College of Educators
National Initiatives for National Initiatives for Generational SuccessionGenerational Succession
Dr Phil LambertDr Phil Lambert
Australian College of Australian College of Educators (ACE)Educators (ACE)
ACE’s work in this area – ACE’s work in this area – an examplean example
National InitiativesNational Initiatives
IssuesIssues
A national professional association founded in A national professional association founded in 1959 which currently represents over 5,500 1959 which currently represents over 5,500 educators across all sectors and systemseducators across all sectors and systems
Provides an independent voice for educators Provides an independent voice for educators and advance the education professionand advance the education profession
Stimulates and supports communities of Stimulates and supports communities of practice; develops national, regional and local practice; develops national, regional and local networks; provides high quality publications networks; provides high quality publications (hard copy and electronic); strongly supports (hard copy and electronic); strongly supports Branches and Regional Groups with their Branches and Regional Groups with their activities, and conducts and circulates activities, and conducts and circulates researchresearch
Australian College of Australian College of Educators (ACE)Educators (ACE)
New Educators Network ProjectNew Educators Network Project
This project offers:This project offers: an opportunity to receive support and an opportunity to receive support and
advice from other new educators and advice from other new educators and experienced educatorsexperienced educators
a place to networka place to network professional development in their new professional development in their new
career or studiescareer or studies a chance to share experiences and ideasa chance to share experiences and ideas the opportunity to gain from the the opportunity to gain from the
advantages of membership of ACEadvantages of membership of ACE
ACE’s work in this area: an exampleACE’s work in this area: an example
Strategies:Strategies: committee established in 2011 committee established in 2011 establishing links with the 5 universities within establishing links with the 5 universities within
the Inner Sydney Region the Inner Sydney Region student membership and new educators student membership and new educators
membership to ACE available at greatly reduced membership to ACE available at greatly reduced rates.rates.
attendance at beginning teachers workshopsattendance at beginning teachers workshops investigate electronic communication modelsinvestigate electronic communication models professional development opportunities – 2011professional development opportunities – 2011 induction program for New Educators.induction program for New Educators. Teach-Meet sessions Term 4Teach-Meet sessions Term 4 mentoring opportunities to be offered in 2012mentoring opportunities to be offered in 2012 building a database of new educators and building a database of new educators and
student teachersstudent teachers compiling a list of resources to assist new compiling a list of resources to assist new
educatorseducators
ACE’s work in this area: an exampleACE’s work in this area: an example
National Professional Standards for National Professional Standards for TeachersTeachers
National Professional Standard for National Professional Standard for PrincipalsPrincipals
Leading Curriculum Change – Leading Curriculum Change – Australian Teachers Leading ChangeAustralian Teachers Leading Change
Virginia Elliott – School Development Virginia Elliott – School Development Officer, Professional Learning and Officer, Professional Learning and LeadershipLeadership
National InitiativesNational Initiatives
Not near enough being done to Not near enough being done to support the transition of young support the transition of young teachers – no current policy on teachers – no current policy on successionsuccession
The need for more educators to be The need for more educators to be active and have a voice beyond active and have a voice beyond their own setting – to contribute to their own setting – to contribute to policy discussionspolicy discussions
IssuesIssues
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