7.4 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities
Highly Accomplished
Contribute to professional networks and associations and build productive links with the wider community to improve teaching and learning.
Lead
Take a leadership role in professional and community networks and support the involvement of colleagues in external learning opportunities.
HA and Lead Teacher Librarians actively contribute to professional networks through their participation in formal and informal events and their contribution to activities that promote and inform the profession.
Contribute to professional networks and associations and build productive links with the wider community to improve teaching and learning.
Lead
Take a leadership role in professional and community networks and support the involvement of colleagues in external learning opportunities.
HA and Lead Teacher Librarians actively contribute to professional networks through their participation in formal and informal events and their contribution to activities that promote and inform the profession.
Professional associations provide networking, leadership and professional learning opportunities for educators. In addition to regular meetings, they may organise workshops, conference, and affiliations with peak bodies. Some associations publish journals or provide online collaborative environments. Specialist associations are an important locus of expertise, professional dialogue and innovation for the teaching profession” (ACT Department of Education and Training, 2008)
Exemplars
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Resources
These resources link to articles and websites about the value of professional learning networks.
Professional Learning Communities This is a feature article form the Australian Literacy Educator’s Association about the value and important of professional learning Communities. Personal Learning Networks for Educators: 10 Tips This blog provides some useful tips on how to become involved in and use your professional learning networks for your professional growth. The Educator’s PLN This Ning site is dedicated to the support of a personal Learning network for Educators. Learning to Network and Networking to Learn This is a great blog about the value of developing a PLN. PLN: Your Personal Learning Network made easy This is a simple but easy-to-follow guide on how to start a PLN. |
Professional Associations
The following links provide details of a number of Professional Associations that you may consider joining to keep you at the forefront of policies, initiatives and programs that relate to your role as a teacher librarian or information specialist.
AISWA Libraries Association of Independent Schools Library Association
WASLA WA School Library Association ASLA Australian School Library Association CBC Children's Book Council of Australia WAYRBA WA Young Readers Book Award The Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) The Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) is the major professional association for teacher educators in Australia. English Teachers Association of WA (ETAWA) The English Teachers Association Western Australia is a professional association for teachers of English and related subjects in schools and tertiary institutions. |
Aussie Educator
The Education Associations page of this website provides a comprehensive list of the professional associations for education available for Australian schools. The Australian College of Educators
The Australian College of Educators (ACE) is the only national professional association which represents educators across all sectors and systems. Australian Literacy Educators’ Association (ALEA WA)
The Australian Literacy Educators’ Association in an independent professional association dedicated to literacy development and English language learning at all levels of education. Primary English Teaching Association [PETAA]
The Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) is a national, not-for-profit professional association supporting primary school educators in the teaching and learning of English and literacies across the curriculum. |
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