RAMP

The first day of Term 2 saw the entire staff attend the first RAMP Professional Learning* at the Australian Technology Park, Redfern.

RAMP will start with Stage 3 teachers (presumably in Reading) and Stage 4 Mathematics teachers. It will focus on the development of Professional Learning Communities, with the aim of improving student performance especially the NAPLAN tests.

A significant part will be "Professional Rounds". Yes, groups of teachers will be visiting your class to watch you teach. While there are some very idealistic rules surrounding this, I will reserve my comments and decision on it till I have seen it in action.

As usual with any of these days, there were workshops that might have been worthwhile attending, but you can't be everywhere - you could get to 1 out of 8.

*Professional Development looks like it will now be called Professional Learning in CEO Sydney schools and offices.