Clarity Learning Suite

Build teacher and leader capacity to increase student growth and wellbeing.

Clarity Learning Suite aims to build data capability in networks and schools to enable you to work with colleagues to optimise learning growth for students at all levels of achievement. 

You will focus on growth in student learning through evidence-proven assessment and instructional approaches, utilising reflection and data-wise decision-making to take action. 

The Clarity Learning Suite provides a scaffolded model of professional learning to create a culture of shared responsibility and accountability for student growth, attainment and wellbeing.

Audience

Designed for Victorian government school principals, assistant principals, learning specialist teacher leaders, network leaders and chairs. Participants could also come from a professional learning community, network or Community of Practice.

Facilitators

Clarity Learning Suite was developed by Lyn Sharratt and based on her book CLARITY: What matters MOST in Learning, Teaching and Leading.  

Lyn Sharratt is a fellow of the University of Melbourne, an advisor for International School Leadership with the Ontario Principals’ Council and a leading international education consultant. 

This program is delivered by Lyn Sharratt and her team of experienced learning facilitators.

Structure of program

Over 16 months you are expected to engage in and contribute to: 

• 46 online sessions (approx. 20 to 60 minutes each)
• 12 self-directed learning activities (approx. 10 to 15 minutes per session)

Online sessions 

The Clarity Learning Suite is an online, self-paced professional learning tool that comprises 12 modules that contain a series of sessions that focus on specific themes: 

• Orientation: 1 module (3 sessions) 
• Introduction: 1 module (3 sessions)  
• Learning suite: 3 modules (12 sessions) 
• Teaching suite: 4 modules (22 sessions) 
• Leading suite: 3 modules (6 sessions). 

During online sessions, you will explore videos, presentation slides, learning leader notes, processes for collaboration, templates, articles and case studies.

Self-directed learning 

Self-directed learning activities in your own time (approx. 10 to 15 minutes per session) include:

• reflective journaling  
• quizzes to check for understanding  
• pre- and post-session reading. 

There is an emphasis on taking the learning and applying it in your individual school context.

Attendance requirements

To successfully complete this program, you will need to complete all 12 online modules.

Learning outcomes

You will gain knowledge and understanding of: 

• shared beliefs and understandings that all children can learn, and all teachers can teach 
• evidence-informed assessment and instructional leadership approaches
•  data-wise decision-making to put ‘FACES’ on on data and act 
• a scaffolded model of professional learning for you to collaborate and learn together with a nominated ‘learning leader’ 
• shared responsibility and accountability for student growth, attainment and wellbeing.  

Fees and financial support

Fully subsidised by the Department of Education for Victorian government school participants and regional staff.