Course Summary
This Course is Part 1 of 3 Courses. In Course 1, you will learn what passion-led learning is and why it is important. Starting with your passions, you will then learn how to support students to uncover their passions and engage in meaningful self-directed learning.
You will also consider strategies to engage your peers in passion-led learning. You will also get a range of practical tips and examples to help you support your students to be engaged learners following their passions.
You will learn:
- How passion-led learning benefits students
- How to get other staff engaged in passion-led learning
- How to create a vision for passion-led learning in your school
Course time:
This course will take you about 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session, or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.
Accreditation:
This course is mapped to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST). It is accredited for teacher professional development hours:
Proficient Teacher – all states and territories:
- 1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
- 3.1 Establish challenging learning goals
- 3.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
This course is not currently accredited in the ACT (TQI). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT).
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Course Content
Introduction
Passion-Led Learning
Developing an Environment that Fosters Passion
How to put Passion in your Curriculum
Reflection
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will this take to complete?
About 2 hours to complete. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
How does it work?
You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish, which you can access any time via your personal dashboard, it will also be sent to you by email.
Is this course accredited?
This course is mapped to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST). It is accredited for teacher professional development hours:
Proficient Teacher – all states and territories:
- 1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
- 3.1 Establish challenging learning goals
- 3.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice.
This course is not currently accredited in the ACT (TQI). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT).
What are the curriculum links?
General Capabilities:
- Critical and Creative Thinking
- Personal and Social Capability
- Ethical Understanding
Who are the instructors?
Madelaine Imber is a leadership coach and instructional designer with experience across a diverse range of educational settings, including schools, government departments, TAFEs, universities and the not-for-profit sector. She is passionate about high-quality teacher professional learning.
Hamish Curry has been involved in education and learning settings for over 25 years. He trained as a primary and secondary teacher but spent most of his teaching time with those tricky Year 9s. He has also worked in unique learning settings, from schools in the UK to English training in Japan and managing learning at the State Library of Victoria. He has also specialised in design thinking for learning and leading the Asia Education Foundation on intercultural learning. In fact, if anything has something to do with learning and its design, Hamish will always be interested in making it better.
With thanks to our partner
This course was developed in partnership with the Australian Learning Lecture (ALL). ALL acts as a hub and a catalyst, working with the world’s leading knowledge shapers to drive impact in key areas of education and the need for change.
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