Stepping Out
Stepping Out is a professional learning resource for teachers of adolescent
students that equips participants with approaches, processes and strategies to
improve students’ literacy and learning outcomes. Stepping Out workshops a range
of practical learning and teaching strategies to cater for the diversity of
needs and abilities of adolescent learners. The rationale of the Stepping Out
program is to focus the underpinning and essential role that literacy plays in
all subjects for successful engagement of students.
Stepping Out contains three modules:
- Writing
- Reading and Viewing
- Listening and Speaking
The Stepping Out literacy support materials are managed by Edith Cowan
University Resources for Learning Ltd (ECURL) on behalf of the Department of
Education and Training, Western Australia. They are companion materials to First
Steps.
In 2003 an agreement was signed by the Department of Education with Edith Cowan
University Resources for Learning (ECURL) to facilitate professional learning
for Tasmanian teachers in the approaches for three years 2003 – 2005. During the
past two years 21 high and district high schools have been involved. Stepping
Out will continue in 2005 with additional schools being supported with
professional learning.
The following schools are involved:
| Reece High School |
New Town High School |
| Penguin High School |
Cressy District High School |
| Burnie High School |
Oatlands High School |
| Wynyard High School |
Brooks High School |
| Parklands High |
Taroona High School |
| Clarence High School |
Sheffield High School |
| Port Dalrymple School |
Latrobe High School |
| Ouse District High School |
Kings Meadows High School |
| Bothwell District High School |
Mountain Heights School |
| Claremont High School |
Tasman District School |
| St Marys District High School |
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