Dr Jill Willis: Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers program

Independent Schools Queensland

Dr Jill Willis is Associate Professor from the Faculty of Education, School of Teacher Education and Leadership at Queensland University of Technology. Dr Willis works with ISQ’s Highly Accomplished and Lead (HALT) teachers and is researching the outcomes of the HALT program. In this episode we discuss... • World Teachers Day message for teachers • Dr Willis’s background re her career • How teaching profession has changed • Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers • ISQ HALT certification • Research findings from ISQ HALT program • HALT process finds teachers more time and professional renewal • Importance of the Principal in the ISQ HALT process • Next phase of Dr Willis’s research • What parents and community need to know about HALT • Final message for all teachers and educators in COVID-19 dominated 2020