The Department of Education has launched a new hub for teachers to support their lesson planning and professional development.
Minister for Education, Sarah Mitchell said the Department’s online Learning Resource Hub provided teachers with a range of evidence-based material and tools, and would cut down on the time spent searching for appropriate classroom resources.
“Quick access to quality resources for every teacher will help them focus on their core job – the success of their students,” Ms Mitchell said.
“The Hub will provide tools and resources to support schools and teachers with professional development,” she said.
“Teachers who had already used the Hub believed it would save them around five hours a week in lesson planning.”
Ms Mitchell said the Hub featured a powerful search function which would allow teachers and school leaders to find content quickly by searching for keywords, phrases and syllabus results.
The Minister said the hub’s resources could be modified to meet individual needs and also featured links to professional learning, related resources, syllabus outcomes and learning progressions.
“They provide teachers with opportunities for assessment, feedback, targeted teaching, and monitoring in the context of the teaching and learning cycle across learning areas,” she said.
Ms Mitchell said providing teachers with the resources for success and the time to focus on their students was part of the State’s School Success Model and curriculum reforms.
