Overview of STEPS Professional Development Courses and Resource Books
STEPS Professional Development provides teachers, schools, and districts with a range of comprehensive and highly practical professional development courses based on award winning teacher resource books.
We offer Facilitator Courses and Teacher Courses. Facilitator Courses (train-the-trainer) are specifically crafted to help participants take on the various roles of PRESENTER, SUPPORTER and USER.
 Six Benefits of Training a Facilitator for Your School
1. You are able to control the timing of the training and the implementation of the initiative.
2. You are able to select Facilitators who have local understandings of issues and challenges in your school/cluster.
3. It is the most cost effective way for your whole staff to access high quality professional learning.
4. Your teachers will benefit from spaced learning as your Facilitator presents sessions over time.
5. You have an in-house person to provide teachers with ongoing support as they need it.
6. Your Facilitators can shape the resource for your context and teachers.
Mathematics (Years R-9)
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First Steps in Mathematics
Helping teachers to identify and correct students’ misconceptions about mathematics.
Based on cutting-edge research, First Steps in Mathematics develops and expands teachers’ understanding of mathematics and how children learn mathematics. First Steps in Mathematics enables teachers to successfully diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate their students’ learning experiences in four strands - Number, Measurement, Space, and Chance and Data. Diagnostic Tasks and Diagnostic Maps within each strand help teachers to identify students’ misconceptions about mathematics. Sample lessons and learning activities provide teachers with practical and simple ideas to support students’ development.
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Primary Literacy (Years R-6)
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First Steps 2nd Edition
Helping teachers address current lhallenges in reading, writing, speaking & listening and viewing .
First Steps 2nd Edition builds on the original First Steps by drawing upon contemporary research to help teachers address current challenges. It provides teachers with comprehensive Maps of Development that help them assess and monitor student needs and also provides explicit links to purposeful teaching and learning experiences. First Steps 2nd Edition includes detailed support material that will enhance learning and help teachers build effective teaching plans.
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Secondary Literacy (Years 7 -12)
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Tactical Teaching
Enhancing success in the learning areas by improving literacy.
Tactical Teaching is a series of three non-sequential, intensive, highly practical workshops of 2 hours duration, in Speaking and Listening, Thinking or Reading. The workshops and associated course books provide practical, hands-on approaches and activities that can easily be used in middle and high school settings. Teachers can take ideas straight back to their classrooms and successfully support students deal with the literacy demands in their subject as well as enhancing the understanding of content.
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Physical Education (Years R-6)
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Fundamental Movement Skills
Supporting students’ development of proficient fundamental movement skills to promote an active and healthy lifestyle.
Fundamental Movement Skills deepens teachers’ understandings of how to effectively assess, plan, and teach physical activity. Twenty-two fundamental movement skills are included with details on how to break down each skill for assessment and teaching purposes. The resource also provides practical teaching activities that assist teachers to plan and deliver effective learning experiences that enhance students’ development of proficient fundamental movement skills.
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