Teacher professional development (PD)

Relevant and effective professional learning in the creative, literature and language arts supports teachers' ongoing development. Focusing on deepening arts teaching practice and contributing towards the NSW public education system's objective of providing a world-class education to its students.

Audience
Subject
Content type

Annex Art

Program Visual arts
Teachers
Annex Art offers workshops and enrichment programs to teachers and students to work with contemporary visual artists to develop their skills and confidence in artmaking.

Creating a piece for drama festivals

Creative Resource Creative Teachers Drama
Primary teachers
Experienced teachers deconstruct their state drama festival plays.

Creating and analysing dance on film

Creative Resource Dance Film
With
Sue Healey
Secondary dance teachers
This e-Learning series provides teachers with the skills and knowledge to create and analyse dance on film.

Dance workshops for students with disability

Program Dance
Years 3 to 12 students with a disability and their teachers
These workshops give students with a disability the opportunity to explore, discover and engage in dance. Students and staff learn dances together in a fun and inclusive environment.

Dancing with D'Arts

Creative Resource Dance
With
Virginia Ferris
Teachers
Dancing with D’Arts is a series of video masterclasses with specialist dance teachers and is designed to assist you in creating an inclusive dance program in your school.

Film By

Program Film
Kindergarten to Year 12

Film By provides teachers and students with filmmaking skills and expertise to tell their own stories.

    Freeing the teacher's voice

    Program Drama
    Teachers
    A one day professional learning course aimed at developing the teachers voice to maximise enjoyment and engagement. The program is open to teachers from both NSW public and non-government schools.

    Home

    Program Visual arts
    Years 5 and 6
    The Home program connects professional Aboriginal artists, students and teachers with local Aboriginal community, regional galleries and the Art Gallery of NSW to explore cultural practice, language and artmaking.

    Instrumental and vocal ensembles staff applications

    Program Music
    Music teachers
    The Arts Unit invites music specialists to be a tutor, conductor, accompanist or director for weekly music ensembles. Weekly rehearsals are held in Lewisham.

    Mark Morris Dance Group

    Creative Resource Dance
    Years 7 to 12 dance
    A 3-part series featuring the Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) providing insight into contemporary training techniques used by MMDG, creative movement exercises based on choreographic elements to use in the classroom and training and creative movement generation for dance students with intellectual disability.

    Music festivals professional development workshops

    Program Music
    Teachers
    Practical professional learning workshops build teacher's capacity to deliver successful music programs in their schools.

    Music: Count Us In 2020

    Creative Resource Music
    Choral music teachers
    A series of Professional Development videos featuring four NSW teachers offering their advice and suggestions on using the Music: Count Us In resources and program in different settings.

    National Music Teacher Mentor Program

    Local arts program Public schools Music
    A unique in-school professional learning program. Experienced music teachers are matched with K-6 classroom teachers to mentor and build teachers’ capacity to teach classroom music.

    North Coast dance teachers choreographic workshops

    Local arts program Public schools Dance
    Teachers

    Choreographic workshops will be offered for teachers across the North Coast.
    Campbelltown | Gymea

    Not Just a Brush

    Local arts program Public schools Visual arts
    Primary teachers
    A teacher professional learning workshop that culminates in an art exhibition opportunity for students in a professional gallery.

    Drama Teacher Mentor Program

    Program Drama
    Drama teachers
    Professional learning opportunities for teachers with a passion for being involved in drama events such as festivals and camps.