Teachers Who Lead Webinar Series with Ryan Dunn

Middle Leadership Program

Scope of work

This online professional learning program is designed to build the capabilities of middle leaders in designing and implementing evidence-based approaches when supporting teachers to develop teaching expertise. The professional learning program will focus on contemporary approaches to leading implementation in educational settings.

Core outcomes for Middle Leaders

• Understand the emerging science of teaching expertise development
• Explore the essential elements of effective teacher professional learning
• Explore practical models of collaborative professional learning 
• Adopt new ways of thinking and working based on based on contemporary middle leadership research 
  

Content overview

Online Workshop 1 – Defining problems of practice

In this workshop, we will engage in practical strategies to diagnose the root causes, construct meaningful problems, and develop contextually responsive solutions.

• Planning from need: defining problems worth solving
• Clarify your improvement priorities and pathways for impact
• Developing a narrative for improvement
• Applying strategic thinking tools to your own change initiatives

Online Workshop 2 – Designing teaching solutions

A key aspect of many middle leadership roles is to support colleagues to develop their teaching expertise. In this workshop, we will explore what needs to be in place to bridge the knowing-doing gap. Workshop two will focus on the following:

• Aligning solutions to problems of practice
• The importance of defining actionable teaching techniques
• How observing teaching techniques can overcome the knowing doing gap
• The power of video models

Online Workshop 3 –The power of shared curriculum resources

Shared curriculum resources not only ensure consistency across classrooms but also promotes a sense of community within the team. In workshop 3, we focused on the following:

• How shared curriculum resources reduce teacher workload and minimise variance across classrooms.
• Examples on how to foster collaboration and consistency by developing shared curriculum resources
• How a high-quality curriculum influences high-quality teaching
• The importance of scaffolding learning through intentionally sequenced units

Presenter: Dr Ryan Dunn 

Dates:  Webinar 1: Thursday 26 March 2026  (AEDT)

              Webinar 2: Thursday 02 April 2026 (AEST)

              Webinar 3: Thursday 23 April 2026 (AEST)

Time: 3.45pm – 5.15pm (VIC Time)

Cost (incl. GST): ACEL Member - $180pp; Non–Member - $230pp

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