Offering diverse professional development options
The Academy of Continuing Professional Development in Education enables teachers/educators and school leaders to learn directly from top experts in their fields.
Course content is evidence-based and relevant to both the curriculum and challenges faced by teachers/educators today.
The Academy offers an ever-increasing range of professional development that align to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
Online Learning Design for Educators (Coursera)
This new Coursera specialisation is for teachers and educators who are seeking to improve and expand their repertoire of online learning and teaching skills. Specifically, skills related to the design, development and delivery of effective and engaging online courses and lessons for school age and adult learners.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education for Teachers
Designed by Macquarie’s School of Education, in partnership with IBM, this free course with teaching and learning resources includes foundational knowledge that every teacher needs to know in order to embed AI into their everyday teaching practice.
Student wellbeing
Cool Kids Anxiety Program – training and accreditation
Schools have a unique and important role to play in supporting children's and adolescents' emotional needs. Our courses offer research-based strategies from experts in the field.
- Course level: Proficient
- Stage: All
- Dates: Ongoing
- Duration: 6 hours (training course) + 3 hours (accreditation)
- Mode: Face to face, online, blended
Study Without Stress – training
The Study Without Stress for Professionals eTraining course will enable suitably qualified school staff to implement the Study Without Stress program within their school environment.
The course is led by the author of the Program, Professor Viviana Wuthrich, who developed this evidence-based Program following extensive research.
- Course level: Proficient
- Stage: All
- Dates: Ongoing
- Duration: 4 hours (eTraining course)
- Mode: Online
Foundations in Effective Mentoring
This online program was led by Macquarie’s School of Education’s Dr Anne Forbes and created in partnership with IBM.
Participants learn the fundamentals of mentoring and how to assist mentees when using project-based learning and design thinking in the workplace.
The course is free for anyone by signing up to SkillsBuild with an email address.
To express your interest in bespoke courses, or to arrange a professional development session at your school or child care centre, contact us at academy@mq.edu.au.