ADVANCE+Professional+Development

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= = = Background = Up to $800 from within the Advance grant can be allocated to professional development for staff, if you choose, as long as the professional development is linked to supporting the delivery of the program. If choosing to use this allocation in this way, there are several professional development opportunities listed here that you might like to take advantage of.

Alternatively, if professional development is not required, or covered through other sources, the $800 may be channeled into covering other program expenditure.

= ADVANCE Training =

Advance - Basic On-Line Training Program
Designed for new co-ordinators of the program, the following file consists of 20 multiple-choice questions centred around the basic principles and structure of the Advance program. Click below to undertake the training.



= 2015 Capacity Building Workshops =

The first of four Capacity Building Workshops run in partnership between the Victorian Government's Advance program and Awards Victoria took place in Horsham on Tuesday 25 May 2015 and was a great success.

A write up of the event can be accessed via the **[|Awards Victoria website.]**

More than just a focus on the 'nuts and bolts' of the either Advance or the Duke of Edinburgh's Award programs, the session provided participants with an opportunity to explore:
 * the neuroscience behind learning
 * ways of creating a thriving learning environment for young people
 * the use of techniques such as storytelling to build meaning and purpose into any setting.

Building on the success of the event in Horsham, it is now Melbourne's turn.

The second workshop of a series of four across Victoria will be held on Wednesday 22 July 2015 in Balwyn from 9am to 3pm and will be facilitated by Tracey Ezard, an expert in helping schools and organisations thrive by building on key pillars of learning intelligence. Tracey develops the capacity of leaders and staff by focusing on mindset, environment and dialogue.

We look forward to another successful day.

To find out more and to register for this event, **[|click here.]**

= 2014 Capacity Building Workshops =
 * [[image:advance-online/2014 Capacity Building Workshop - Melb 2014.gif width="182" height="245" align="left"]] || In partnership with Awards Victoria, the Advance program is providing a series of professional development workshops for coordinators in South Melbourne, Shepparton, Horsham and Warragul in 2014.

** The Capacity Building Workshops ** will delve into the principles of successful youth participation programs like Advance and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and explore:
 * strategies and resources that support young people's role in decision making
 * improving student engagement and communication skills
 * the use of evaluation to highlight achievements and student outcomes.


 * The next session will be held on 29 July 2014 in Horsham from 9.00am to 3.00pm. **

For more information regarding this event, **[|click here.] ** ||

= 2013 Joint Advance/Awards Victoria Professional Development Event - Melbourne = == The Department of Human Services acknowledges that the success of the Victorian Government's Advance program relies heavily on the teachers charged with its delivery. In acknowledgement of this vital role, Advance teamed up with Awards Victoria to deliver a professional development event for coordinators on **Tuesday 30 April 2013** **held in Melbourne.**

The successful event provided with an opportunity to explore:
 * the foundations of successful Advance programs and how positive community relationships are built through the program
 * strategies and resources that support young people's role in decision making and improving student engagement
 * successes and challenges experienced by young people participating in Advance
 * the various programs available through Awards Victoria and their links with Advance.

Thank you to all those who attended and for the feedback received.

= 2012 Advance Professional Development Seminar Outcomes =



= 2011 Advance Professional Development Seminar Outcomes =

__** Outcomes of group activities for the New Coordinator Seminars March 2011 **__
The attachment below contains information regarding:

//**Handing over the stick:**// From traditional teacher to facilitator //**Brainstorm outcomes:**// How can we develop structure for groups self organisation? How can we facilitate effective communication in groups?

= Seminar Material =

PowerPoint - Professional Development Seminar 2011

 * **Version 1** || [[file:II DOC-CENTRAL_n1804808_v2_Advance_PD_RETURNING_Coordinators_2011.ppt]] ||
 * **Version 2** || [[file:DOC-CENTRAL_n1832899_v1_May_25_Advance_PD_RETURNING_Coordinators_2011.ppt]] ||

PD 2011 Activities
See MORE Interactive activities for young people in the link OTHER additional support, resources and links


 * //**Participatory planning and analysis tools**// || [[file:Participatory tools_task and maint.doc]] || //**Pictionary for communication**// || [[file:DOC-CENTRAL_n1733509_v1_Advance_Activity_Pictionary_for_communication.doc]] ||
 * //**Decision making and problem solving**// || [[file:DOC-CENTRAL_n1744344_v1_Advance_activity_Decision_making_and_problem_solving__The_Chair.doc]] || //**Leading the Blind**// || [[file:DOC-CENTRAL_n1775595_v1_Activity_Leading_the_blind_-_facilitator_skills.doc]] ||
 * //**De Bono's 6 Hats Thinking Method**// || [[file:DOC-CENTRAL_n1733673_v1_Advance_Activity_6_Hats_Method.doc]] || //**Snakes and Ladder Questions**// || [[file:DOC-CENTRAL_n1777041_v1_Advance_Activity_Snakes_and_Ladders.doc]] ||
 * //**Getting to Know You**// || [[file:DOC-CENTRAL_n1733597_v1_Advance_Activity_Getting_to_know_you.doc]] ||  ||   ||

PD 2011 Handouts
A listing of values to get started. This document is set out as an activity. It can be used to focus on similarities in the development of group culture, and as a starting point for the development of ground rules. || || Need to provide structure to assist students in achieving the task or in promoting one vision? This is an excellent list of example participatory planning and analysis tools. || || (It is recommended that you distribute this to students at the beginning of term, giving them some responsibility for ensuring that they achieve all the learning components, and if not challenging them to develop the projects, activities or tasks to achieve those) ||  || || [] ||
 * **//Group Values//**
 * //**Participatory activities to provide structure in the Task and Maintenance realms - excellent document!**//
 * //**Simplified - Advance Framework Modules and Learning Outcomes checklist**//
 * //**Ideas for community activities**// (also see schools project profiles. Go to Menu: ADVANCE Project Profiles) || ===[[file:DOC-CENTRAL_n1733904_v1_PD_Handout_366_Community_Service_Ideas.pdf]]===
 * //**Tuckman's Theory of group Development**// || [[file:Tuckmans Stages of Group Development.doc]][]
 * //**From teacher to facilitator and project planning guidelines**// || [[file:DOC-CENTRAL_n1734935_v2_PD_Handout_Teacher_to_Facilitator_and_Project_Planning_Cycle.doc]] ||
 * //**DeBono's 6 Hats Thinking Method**// || [[file:DOC-CENTRAL_n1735018_v1_PD_Handout_Debono_s_Six_Hats_Thinking_Method.doc]] ||
 * //**Summary of established organisations through which you may choose to run Advance**// || === [[file:Summary of establiished organisations.doc]] === ||

= Teaching Strategies = //Note: See also a list of 'Interactive Activities for Young People' under menu option 'Other Support, Resources and Links for Coordinators'**//

Shared teaching strategies from the 2009 PD Seminar
This document is a collection of ideas obtained during Advance Professional Development sessions in 2009 focusing on techniques identified by co-ordinators as ways of:
 * building positive relationships
 * managing behaviour
 * including all in learning
 * recognising and celebrating young people's contribution