BSSS AI Introduction: Asynchronous
This asynchronous, self-paced PL is intended to introduce teachers to how AI works, the key documents governing AI in education in Australia and to introduce issues around AI. Feel more confident in your grasp of the underlying technology and ethical issues, and consider your own teaching.
This course can be accessed here
Assessing Group Work and Collaboration Skills in Senior Secondary Classes
This workshop engages with ways and means of assessing group work within the framework of BSSS Senior Secondary courses.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/assessinggroupworkandcollabora/home
Differentiating in Assessment
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/curriculum-coordinators-differ/home
Inquiry-based Assessment in the Arts
This is a workshop for Arts teachers and is designed to develop an understanding of creative inquiry and interdisciplinary inquiry in the Arts by engaging with presentations by leading Artist-researchers in the ACT.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/creativeinquiryandinterdiscipl/home
Introduction to the ACT Senior Secondary Ethical Research Principles and Guidelines Workshop
This course introduces teachers to the Ethical Research Principles and Guidelines. It provides guidance on implementation in schools and broader information about ethical research methods in various disciplines.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/introduction-to-the-bsss-ethic/home/responsibilities-of-institutions
Introduction to the ACT Senior Secondary System
Teachers work through 2 separate workshops to cover the introductory information required to understand their ACT Senior Secondary System effectively. This course is designed for new educators or new to college teaching in the ACT staff.
Workshop 1 covers: The ACT Senior Secondary System, Curriculum, Assessment and Moderation. This workshop is designed to take 3 hours to complete and requires the submission of several Google Forms to check understanding and provide participants with the ability to clarify their understanding.
https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/intro-to-bsss-workshop-1/home
Workshop 2 covers: BSSS Policies and Procedures manual, Types of student packages and their requirements, ACT Scaling Test, ACS and Markbooks, and Unit Outlines. This workshop is designed to take 2 hours to complete and requires the submission of several Google Forms to check understanding and provide participants with the ability to clarify their understanding.
https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/workshop2introtobsss/home
Introduction to the Arts Framework for the ACT Senior Secondary System
This workshop is offered to Arts teachers and school leaders. It will allow teachers to explore the Framework and the courses under the Framework. Teachers will get the opportunity to consider the learning and assessment requirements of courses under the Framework.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/english-curriculum-planning-wo/home
Introduction to the ACT Senior Secondary System Commerce Curriculum
This workshop is for Commerce teachers and school leaders. It will allow teachers to explore the Framework and the courses under the Framework. Teachers will get the opportunity to consider the learning and assessment requirements of courses under the Framework.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/commerce-curriculum-planning-w/home
Introduction to the ACT BSSS Senior Secondary English Framework
This workshop will be offered to English teachers and school leaders. It will allow teachers to explore the Framework and the courses under the Framework. Teachers will get the opportunity to consider the learning and assessment requirements of courses under the Framework.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/englishcurriculumplanningworks/home
Introduction to the ACT BSSS Senior Secondary Health, Outdoor and Physical Education Curriculum
This workshop is for H.O.P.E. teachers and school leaders. It will allow teachers to explore the Framework and the courses under the Framework. Teachers will get the opportunity to consider the learning and assessment requirements of courses under the Framework.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/health-outdoor-and-physical-ed/home
Introduction to the Senior Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences Framework in the ACT
This workshop is offered to Humanities and Social Sciences teachers and school leaders. It will allow teachers to explore the Framework and the courses under the Framework. Teachers will get the opportunity to consider the learning and assessment requirements of courses under the Framework.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/humanitiesandsocialsciencescur/home
Introduction Senior Secondary Industry and Services Framework for the ACT BSSS
This workshop is for Industry and Services teachers and school leaders. It will allow teachers to explore the Framework and the courses under the Framework. Teachers will get the opportunity to consider the learning and assessment requirements of courses under the Framework.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/indust-and-serv-curriculum/home
Introduction to the ACT Senior Secondary Languages Framework
This workshop is for Modern and Classical Languages teachers and school leaders. It will allow teachers to explore the Framework and the courses under the Framework. Teachers will get the opportunity to consider the learning and assessment requirements of courses under the Framework.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/languages-curriculum-planning-/home
Introduction to the ACT Senior Secondary Mathematics Curriculum
This workshop will be offered to Mathematics teachers and school leaders. It will allow teachers to explore the Framework and the courses under the Framework. Teachers will get the opportunity to consider the learning and assessment requirements of courses under the Framework.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/mathematicscurriculumplanningw/home
Introduction to the Science Framework in the ACT Senior Secondary System
This workshop will be offered to Science teachers and school leaders. It will allow teachers to explore the Framework and the courses under the Framework. Teachers will get the opportunity to consider the learning and assessment requirements of courses under the Framework.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/science-curriculum-planning-wo/home
Introduction to the ACT Senior Secondary Technologies Curriculum
This workshop is for Technologies teachers and school leaders. It will allow teachers to explore the Framework and the courses under the Framework. Teachers will get the opportunity to consider the learning and assessment requirements of courses under the Framework.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/technologiescurriculumplanning/home
Introduction to the BSSS Quality Assessment Guidelines
This course introduces teachers to the BSSS Quality Assessment Guidelines which are the principles used on moderation days. They can be used also to support the development and critique of assessment instruments.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/quality-assessment-guidelines/home
Inquiry-based Assessment in the Arts
This is a workshop for Arts teachers and is designed to develop an understanding of creative inquiry and interdisciplinary inquiry in the Arts by engaging with presentations by leading Artist-researchers in the ACT.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/creativeinquiryandinterdiscipl/home
Creating Programs of Learning for the ACT BSSS Senior Secondary Curriculum
Teachers work through 5 activities which focus on curriculum and how this is enacted in the classroom. The final activity is focused on writing a program of learning for the relevant subject area.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/view/programs-of-learning/home
Providing Feedback to Support Learning
Drawing on research in the area, this course provides some ideas on providing feedback that supports student learning.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/feedback-on-student-learning-w/home
Teaching Problem Solving
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/teachingproblemsolving/home
Writing Rubrics
Teachers work through 3 activities evaluating rubrics and get access to the Rubrics Handbook which outlines Professor Griffin’s rubric criteria and gives examples. The third activity is focused on writing rubrics for the relevant subject area.
This course can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/view/bsssrubriconline-course