The Georges River College Professional Learning Team agreed that an appropriate theme for our combined college staff development day would be “using data to inform practice”.
All GRC teaching staff were surveyed about 4 main data themes:
The professional learning was developed to meet the learning needs of staff identified in the survey and our college plan initiatives. Educational research including “What Works Best” and the School Excellence Framework were important points of reference. The Principals agreed that the focus would be on internal data as it was identified as an area of greater need.
Dr Selena Fisk, former teacher and author of “Using and Analysing Data in Australian Schools: Why, How and What”, “Leading Data Informed Change in Schools” and “I'm Not a Numbers Person: How to Make Good Decisions in a Data-rich World” was engaged to deliver the keynote, workshops and be a critical friend for KLA groups.
Selena’s keynotes focused on Data Literacy and Data Storytelling. GRC staff identified many key takeaways from Selena’s presentations including:
Six workshops were offered to staff to select learning that was appropriate to their interests and needs:
A further workshop specifically for College Senior Executive was facilitated by Selena. “Leading Data Informed Change” provided Principals and Deputy Principals with the opportunity to reflect on what successful schools do to authentically incorporate time and data conversations into staff practice.
College Key Learning Area Coordinators led their faculty teams to develop a data action plan for one of their KLA goals. Next steps were developed and staff will action and then feed back to each other at the college team meetings in Term 4.
We have developed plans to ensure that staff continue their engagement with data and develop greater confidence in its use for teaching, learning and leading at GRC.
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address
Kenwyn Street
Hurstville NSW 2220
telephone 02 9587 3199
address
Rona Street
Peakhurst NSW 2210
telephone 02 9153 9966
address
2 Austral Street
Penshurst NSW 2222
telephone 02 9580 3141
address
Corner of Oatley Avenue and Hurstville Road
Oatley NSW 2223
telephone 02 8567 3700
We would like to pay our respects and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and also pay respect to Elders both past and present.
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