Innovations and Excellence Bendigo Secondary Schools' Cluster

           
 


Professional Learning Teams supporting Research and Innovation

Dr Neville Johnson Working in Teams 

Defining Action Learning
‘Action learning’ is defined as: ‘The learning (that) occurs among a group of colleagues who develop a united approach to solving a problem’ (ANTA, 1996).
Proponents of ‘action-learning’ argue that it is more than ‘learning by doing’ since it aims to develop in participants a fresh perspective on existing knowledge and experience, enabling them to rethink and reinterpret it whenever necessary.

School Based Projects
School-based projects give professional action-learning teams a reason to work and learn together; to engage in an integrated, action-learning approach to implementing carefully selected curriculum initiatives.

Teacher Professional Learning
Professional action-learning teams benefit from learning opportunities and professional support that is both embedded in the workplace and provided in outside settings.

http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/mys/pdf/WorkingInTeams.pdf

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