About HSC Action Learning Collectives

HSC Action Learning Collectives (HSC ALC) are after-school workshops aligned to HSC Professional Learning objectives and led by expert HSC teachers.

These after-school workshops are designed to support teachers to apply an action learning approach to improving outcomes for Stage 6 students. Each workshop is unique and supports the adoption of an evaluative teacher-as-researcher mindset. Participants will collaborate with subject specific colleagues to:

• share and analyse evidence from their classroom
• reflect on and plan to improve subject-specific teaching practice
• contribute to our growing research base.

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2023 workshop dates

Each workshop runs from 3:30-5:15 pm.

• Term 1 Week 8 – Wednesday 15 March

• Term 2 Week 3 – Tuesday 9 May

• Term 2 Week 8 – Wednesday 14 June

• Term 3 Week 3 – Tuesday 1 August

• Term 3 Week 8 – Wednesday 6 September

• Term 4 Week 3 – Tuesday 24 October

Benefits for teachers

• Reflect on and share effective subject-specific teaching strategies with other teachers.
• Understand student responses and how to make evidence-based pedagogical decisions in the classroom that lead to improvement.
• Adopt a researcher mindset in your classroom and add to the research base for your subject.

NESA Accredited PD

Completing HSC Action Learning Collectives will contribute 1 hour and 30 minutes of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and assessment of NSW Curriculum addressing standard descriptor 1.3.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

HSC Strategy

HSC Action Learning Collectives is part of the HSC Strategy, a program that provides professional learning for Stage 6 teachers, designed to support High Impact Professional Learning practices in schools.

The strategy supports teachers in improving student achievement collectively, regardless of a student's postcode or school's socio-economic status, and increasing the number of students who achieve in top bands in the HSC.

Programs within HSC Strategy include HSC Professional Learning, HSC Action Learning Collectives, and HSC Strategy School Implementation. Each is co-designed by a community of Best in Class HSC teachers, curriculum experts, leading educators and academic partners.