These slides are an overview of the new English Australia CPD Framework, Sophie and Clare have both been involved in the development and consultations about the framework and show the steps involved in using the Framework as well as the theoretical underpinnings.

1. Today’s Presenters
Sophie O’Keefe
Professional Support and
Development Officer, English
Australia
Clare McGrath
Acting Director
(Operations)/ Teacher
Trainer, ATTC Australian
TESOL Training Centre
(Navitas)

2. Webinar Overview
• Rationale for development
• Process of development
• Framework assumptions
• How to use the Framework
• CPD weightings
• Incorporating into in-house CPD
programs
• Future directions
• Questions/comments

3. Why a CPD Framework?
• For Australian ELICOS context
• An attempt to continue raising the standard of teaching throughout the
ELICOS industry
• Value?
– Supports member colleges and individuals
– Teachers/managers don’t always know what’s out there
– Expensive to develop an in-house program
– Structured delivery of a variety of PD for different teaching phases
– A system for teachers to keep track of their PD
– Guidelines on the amount of PD to be undertaken annually
– PD for casual teachers who may migrate between colleges
– Adds to legitimacy of profession

4. Framework Development
• CPD Framework Steering Committee members
• State-based member consultation sessions in May/June 2016
• Independent advice from a CPD Framework expert
Sarah Bissell Jennifer Coster Dave Fox Clare McGrath
ADoS (eLearning)/
DEP Convenor
Griffith English
Language
Institute, Griffith
University
Associate Director,
Learning and
Teaching
Monash University
English Language
Centre
Training Manager
Lexis TESOL Training
Centres
Acting Director of
ATTC (Operations)/
Teacher Trainer
Australian TESOL
Training Centre
(Navitas)

5. Framework Assumptions
• Designed to work in
conjunction with in-house
CPD Programs
• Uses European Profiling Grid
and Cambridge English
Teaching Framework to define
teacher development phases
• Designed for qualified ELICOS
teachers
• Teachers’ development will not be uniform across competencies
• Draws on various content such as the Cambridge English Teacher and British
Council materials
• Framework will be updated and will evolve

7. How to use the CPD Framework
Four easy steps:

8. Step 1: Teachers' professional development (PD) needs are determined
• Self-assessment using the Cambridge English Teacher
Development Tracker or undertake a diagnostic
assessment using the European Profiling Grid self-assessment tool for
teachers
• Teachers can request an indication of their specific development areas
from their managers
• Teachers can use recent observations feedback to inform their choices

9. Needs self-assessment

10. Needs self-assessment

11. Excerpt from Framework Grid

12. CPD Weightings
Framework activities are assigned points
Suggested points guidelines

13. Step 3: Teachers undertake & record PD activities

14. Step 4: Reflect, discuss, experiment, share …

15. Building into CPD – example 1
• Teacher/group of teachers attend a workshop or PD event
→Meet to discuss topics
→Conduct peer observations on topic
→Teachers lead workshop for colleagues

16. Building into CPD – example 2
• Teacher/group of teachers choose a webinar
→Read articles/discuss topic before webinar
→Attend webinar and join discussion on English Australia blog
→Hold own discussion group on the topic
→Developmental observation by Academic Manager

17. Future possibilities
• Framework Grid regularly updated
• English Australia blog for
webinar/workshop discussion
• Record Template housed on EA portal for
ease of use & storage
• Attendance Statements for recorded
webinars
• Other frameworks –
management, student services etc.
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18. Questions & Comments
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