Professional+Development

The ACT Government and Education and Training site provides teachers with many different courses that they are able to enrol in to develop skills in many different areas. There are 2 main areas which the courses fall under they are Literacy and Numeracy. Some of these professional development courses are Bee Spelling, Count Me in Too, ESL in the Mainstream for the Early Learner, Tactical Teaching Reading, Time for Talk, Teaching Persuasive Writing. It is through professional development that teachers have the opportunity to develop on any skills they feel may need improving or updating. With technology forever changing having refresher courses in IT is a must. The ACT Government and Education and Training site provides teachers with a professional learning and events calendar that informs them of all the professional development courses that are coming up. If there is a course which they wish to undertake there is a form on the site which they would need to complete. By the teachers participating in professional development their acquired skills and knowledge will be passed down to all the children they teach. Therefore it is in the best interest of the children that teachers regularly attend different professional development courses. Resources ACT Government and Education Training: []
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