Registration renewal is looming.

Re registration is starting to come to the front of our minds and many CRTs are beginning to worry about what's coming.  Because the "20 days" is a hot topic and being well-discussed at the moment, I thought I would take a moment to look at the other half;  20 hours of professional development.

First and foremost;  If you are provisionally registered you are not required to seek 20 days employment OR 20 hours of PD.  These are requirements to renew your full registration.  Provisional framework assumes that you will seek appropriate employment and Professional Development to work towards the goal of full registration.  If you have reached the end of your provisional registration and do not feel ready for the full registration process you can apply to remain provisionally registered and continue on as you are.

VIT has a very broad interpretation of what "PD" is. It includes workshops/webinars/seminars, professional readings of multiple sources and even such sources as relevant youtube videos etc. There is no longer a stipulation on an amount of "pre-approved" PD or types of PD you may source like some other states still require.  The focus is squarely on you seeking out the information you need to fill gaps in your knowledge and solve problems you need solved irrespective of where the insights are coming from.

VIT uses an evidence-based model where you must be able to reference your PD material to the National Professional Standards for Teachers and write a reflection on how it will effect your practice as a teacher.  Pro-formas are available from VIT to track your PD and we also have an in-house pro-forma to help teachers formulate their reflections;

https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=0D641AD8750D17A5&id=D641AD8750D17A5!127

File;  Validating_PD4_March2014.  The 2 VIT parent documents this was formulated from are also included in this folder.

MyPD, available to you via your MyVIT account, allows you to track your PD online (as well as upload scanned supporting evidence such as Certificates or other required documentation).

In 2012 the Wodonga CRT Support Network (A VIT CRT Network) worked with VIT to make everything more understandable for new teachers and clarify that "valid PD" wasn't just spending 100's of dollars on workshops and seminars;

PD and YOU.
What is PD part 1.
What is PD part 2.
What is PD part 3.

Later that year we also defined further how VIT expected collegial learning opportunities and professional Networking were intended to be utilised to form a process for seeking out and accessing valuable PD opportunities:

(Online presentation - viewable full-screen - advance slides using the arrow keys).

Dawn Colcott (VIT Manager of Professional Learning):  Registration and PD presentation.

Within the network we recommend that Teachers seek various sources of PD instead of just relying on one.  Over the years a healthy mix of PD from multiple sources has yielded the best results for teachers needing problems solved.  A workshop gives you a broad understanding, online/print sources add to this knowledge, collegial discussion helps you refine it all into a working model for you to make the most of your capabilities in the classroom.