Headlines
Self Assessment Tool now available!
The SAT is an online questionnaire enabling teachers at all career stages, in a range of contexts, to reflect upon their practice in accordance with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
360 Reflection Tool
AITSL has launched the Australian Professional Standard for Principals 360 Reflection Tool, available to all Australian principals as a free resource for the first six months of 2013.
The...
Australian Charter for the Professional Learning of Teachers and School Leaders
Launch of the Australian Charter of the Professional Learning of Teachers and School Leaders.
The Standing Council on School Education and Early Childhood (SCSEEC) endorsed the Australian...
In the spotlight
Article
The two purposes of teacher evaluation
Both measurement and development are important aspects of teacher evaluation. However, an evaluation system that fosters teacher learning will differ from one whose aim is to measure teacher competence. When measurement is the primary purpose, a...
Report
Towards a self-improving system: the role of school accountability
As schools take on greater autonomy and responsibility for system-wide improvement, Christine Gilbert explores the potential of accountability to support and contribute to a culture of self-improvement within and across schools in the UK. This...
Conference paper
The development, piloting, and introduction of Australia's First National Standard for Principals
How does a highly significant and innovative educational policy come into being?
In their paper, Anthony Mackay (AITSL Board Chair), Margery Evans (AITSL CEO), Professor Stephen Dinham and Dame Patricia Collarbone reflect upon the national and international...
Journal article
Fostering the success of new teachers: developing lead teachers in a statewide teacher mentoring program
This article focuses on the role of mentoring programs for new teachers in enhancing the likelihood of them experiencing success during the induction phase of their career and remaining in the profession. The authors present an overview of the nature...
Reading lists
March 2013 - Innovation in education
This month we profile the ‘i’ word. These resources range in perspective from global ‘big picture’ pieces on education systems to specific examples of innovative teaching practice. We’ve also...
February 2013 - Reflective leadership practice
In our first list for 2013 we are highlighting principal self-development and reflection. The items here are all closely aligned to the attribute of ‘self management’ – an often neglected area...
November 2012 - Professional capital
This month we highlight the topic of professional capital. Sometimes this term is used in the ‘human capital’ sense, to mean the sum of an individual’s current or potential knowledge and skills.
The...
