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21st Century Learning: Acting Nationally and Internationally  
URL:http://cmslive.curriculum.edu.au/leader/default.asp?id=25153&issueID=11592
Category:General curriculum priorities  School leadership issues and research  Professional Development Opportunities 

In a year that has seen a renewed national emphasis on education, with the establishment of the Interim National Curriculum Board and the release of the Draft National Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians (MCEETYA 2008), Curriculum Corporation will host its 15th Annual Conference , C21st Learning: Acting (inter) Nationally, on 10 and 11 November in Melbourne.

2Learn  
URL:http://www.2learn.ca/
Category:Professional Development Opportunities  Collaborative learning  Using the Internet 

2Learn.ca is a non-profit Canadian educational website created for teachers, parents, students and teenagers which provides a wide range of resources.

ACER Institute seminars  
URL:http://www.acerinstitute.edu.au/
Category:Professional development activities  Professional Development Opportunities  Teacher Education 

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)'s effective professional learning seminars provide teachers with a clear directional road map that relates the new knowledge gained to effective classroom practice and improved student learning outcomes. Topics include: interactive whiteboards, cyber safety, literacy, numeracy, special needs, student wellbeing, behaviour guidance, assessment, ICT in Education, autism, and more.

All Saints' College  
URL:http://www.allsaints.wa.edu.au/
Category:Professional Development Opportunities  WA schools 

All Saints' College is in the southern Perth suburb of Bull Creek. It was the first coeducational Anglican school to be founded in the Perth metropolitan area and now caters for students from Kindergarten - Year 13. All Saints' College now accepts full fee-paying overseas students on a homestay basis. The College hosts the All Saints' Literature Festival which includes a Schools Programme, an Adult Evening Programme, a Teacher and Teacher Librarian Professional Development Programme, and a Weekend Programme.

Arts EdNet  
URL:http://www.curriculum.edu.au/communities/artsednet/index.htm
Category:Discussion forums for teachers  Professional Development Opportunities 

Arts EdNet Website is designed to help teachers develop confidence in using online services and the Internet in teaching art. Includes a moderated discussion group, website directory, noticeboard, weekly e-mail newsletter and an online tutorial. Create opportunities for collaborative projects, build a network of peers.

Assessment for Learning Project  
URL:http://cmslive.curriculum.edu.au/leader/default.asp?id=4666
Category:School leadership issues and research  Professional Development Opportunities  Assessment and reporting in schools 

'Assessment for learning', or formative assessment, describes the use of assessment in the classroom to improve the quality of student learning. Based on evidence that improving formative assessment raises standards, Curriculum Corporation's Assessment for Learning website offers a range of assessments tasks, resources, rubrics and worksamples for each learning area to support teachers in their classrooms. Appeared in Curriculum Leadership 2:35.

AUSSIE Podcast | AUSSIE  
URL:http://www.aussiepd.com/podcast
Category:Information & Communications Technologies  Professional Development Opportunities 

AUSSIE Alert is an ongoing series of podcasts exploring professional development in the 21st century. AUSSIE (Australian United States Services in Education) partners with a wide variety of school districts, and educators to provide job-embedded professional development consultancy services addressing a wide range of student needs.

Australian Career Development Studies (ACDS)  
URL:http://www.career.edu.au/
Category:Career Education  Professional Development Opportunities  Courses and Other Activities 

Australian Career Development Studies (ACDS) is an initiative of the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), and is designed to broaden access to career development learning opportunities by a nationally consistent, articulated set of programmes for career practitioners and others with an interest in career development. ACDS provides three learning programmes tailored to the needs of career practitioners in a variety of professional settings, and others (such as parents, youth workers, coaches and community leaders) who have an interest in fostering in others the capacity to grow and adapt throughout their lives, and to make informed education and employment choices, access appropriate specialist support, and connect education and training pathways with career choices and employment prospects. Requires free registration to access programme components.

Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme  
URL:http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/QualityTeaching/Pages/Qualityteaching.aspx
Category:Planning & Managing ICT  Teacher quality and professional excellence  Professional Development Opportunities 

The national website for the Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme (AGQTP) has links to State and Territory projects and contact information.

Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme (AGQTP)  
URL:http://qualityteaching.deewr.gov.au/
Category:Australian Higher Education initiatives  Initiatives  Professional teaching standards  Key Government Priorities and Activities  Professional Development Opportunities 

This is the Australian Government Quality Teacher Program national website. This site is an information exchange for the Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme, particularly best practice in teacher professional development.