2015 Register of Accredited Professional Learning Programs This register consists of three sections: Non school based Professional Learning opportunities for all ACT teachers School based Professional Learning programs for delivery within an ACT school School based Professional Learning programs for delivery within a group of ACT schools Non school based Professional Learning opportunities for all ACT teachers Program name Summary of program Program provider Acting For the Fun of It Acting For the Fun of It is a course that offers practical approaches to unlocking the key to the actor's craft through drama exercises, workshop and practical performance with a particular focus on building the ensemble, mime and movement, improvisation, voice and developing a character. Acting For the Fun of It An Actor Prepares is a course that offers practical approaches to unlocking the key to the actor's craft through workshop and practical performance. It examines the teaching of a variety of major theatre theorists and practitioners. Acting For the Fun of It An Actor Prepares 1|Page Program date(s) The course is offered over 6 weeks on consecutive Sundays 19 October to 23 November 2015 More information Email to register Email for more information Or phone: Peter Wilkins 0408 034 373 7.00-9.00pm 18 October 2015 Email to register 25 February 2015 The program offers a diverse and interactive program of workshops from a range of leading International and Australasian teachers and presenters – each sharing fresh insights and innovative teaching practices with plenty for delegates to discuss and take away. 3P Learning Australia Pty Limited Curves from Apollonius to Bezier This is an online PD course that strengthens teachers understanding of curves, from the conic sections of the ancient Greeks, through to the Bézier curves used in modern design and graphics applications. The dynamic geometry package GeoGebra is introduced. UNSW School of Mathematics and Statistics 6 July 2015 From Page to Stage From Page to Stage is a course that offers practical approaches to unlocking the key to a playwright's text, themes, characters and plot through practical performance. It examines the process, techniques and staging and performance skills in bringing a play from the page to the stage. Acting For the Fun of It 5 July 2015 ‘Power through the pen’ Writing to Increase Literacy and Learning Across Content Areas. Presentation provides strategies for engaging students in collaborating to create quick writes that will evidence their understanding of literacy and content area knowledge. ALEA 30 May 2015 TBA Teaching Mathematics Participants will have the opportunity to work together to improve their understanding and implementation of the Australian mathematics curriculum from a specific ethical perspective. National Institute for Christian Education 26 May 2015 Click here to register Love Learning Conference 2015 2|Page 6 August 2015 Click here to register Email for more information Click here for more information Click here to register Email to register Email for more information 25 February 2015 Supporting Children with Additional Needs in Mainstream Settings Educators will reflect on current beliefs and practices relating to the inclusion of children with addition needs. They will discuss ways to increase all children's participation through inclusive planning practices, explore ideas for daily interactions, routines and play and link to the EYLF. Communities@Work 12 May 2015 Click here to register Brush Up Your Shakespeare Brush Up Your Shakespeare is a course that offers practical approaches to unlocking the key to Shakespearian text, characters and performance. It explores Hamlet’s speech to the players through the analysis and performance of Shakespearian monologues and extracts from his plays. Acting For the Fun of It 10 May 2015 Email to register Little Scientists - Water Workshop Little Scientist initiatives facilitates students curiosity for science, maths and technology though educational, fun and playful experiments. Students will explore water via the senses, investigate different aggregate states of water and test the solubility of substances. Communities@Work 9 May 2015 Click here to register This program will build on your current understanding of gifted and talented education. It will address identification of gifted students and also a range of strategies to consider when designing a program for these students. We will consider the 2014 ACT G & T policy requirements and how to address these. Australian Gifted Support Centre (Re-accredited for 2015) Educating Gifted and Talented Students 3|Page Email for more information 4 May 2015 Click here to register (4 May) 2 March 2015 **FULLY BOOKED** 25 February 2015 Sustainable Energy: an unbiased Learn how to teach your students about Review of Options sustainable energy and climate change, such as the need for renewable technologies, from a balanced and neutral perspective. TTA Synthetic Phonics – Fast and Fun Look at models of synthetic phonics instruction and learn about effective resources and funfilled strategies for use in research-based teaching. TTA African Drumming Course 2015 During this course teachers will develop: • djembe drum playing skills; • a knowledge of traditional West African rhythms; • a knowledge of how to structure group drumming lessons and learning activities; and • an appreciation of the cultural significance of traditional West African music. Drum Effect Get Voting Learn how to use the voting process to empower students to make decisions while equipping them with a valuable citizenship skill. Explore a variety of strategies and ideas for teaching electoral education as it relates to the Civics and Citizenship. Australian Electoral Commission Summative assessments provide a way to share information with families as well as assisting educators to identify goals for further planning. This session will provide clarification and ideas to assist meeting this step of the planning cycle. Communities@Work (Re-accredited for 2015) Summative Assessment 4|Page 4 May 2015 Click here to register Email for more information Phone: 1300789961 21 April 2015 The 10-week course runs each school term. Course start dates are: 10 April 2015 22 July 2015 14 October 2015 4 February 2015 31 March 2015 21 April 2015 **FULLY BOOKED** Click here to register Email for more information Click here to visit website Flyer available from the TQI Teacher Portal (Events tab) Email to register 3 February 2015 31 March 2015 Click here to register 25 February 2015 Alison Clark Beyond spelling Beyond Spelling Basics: phonemes, graphemes, syllables, morphemes and etymology. DSA Dyslexia SPELD ACT 31 March 2015 Email to register Making it Work: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adjustment and Modification Develop skills and knowledge to make learning more accessible, appropriate and relevant for students with ASD. Build a toolbox of practical strategies to modify and differentiate lessons for the particular needs of your students. Develop more effective, proactive behaviour support strategies. One Certification Ltd. 30 March 2015 Email for more information Bright But Struggling 1 Do you know of students who are bright or gifted but struggling to demonstrate what they know, to focus and pay attention, to produce written work to the quality you would expect from speaking with them? This program will examine the underlying reasons and useful strategies to support them. Australian Gifted Support Centre 30 March 2015 Beryl Exley: Playing with Grammar ALEA 21 March 2015 Playing With Grammar Click here to register 5 May 2015 Click here to register (30 March) Click here to register (5 May) Click here to register Email for more information Seminar: Technology and the Future (Re-accredited for 2015) Conversations For Life (Re-accredited for 2015) 5|Page Seminar: Technology and the Future Designed for Primary Technology, Design & Technology, Textiles Technology, Food Technology and Digital Technology teachers to have an understanding of the direction in the delivery of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies syllabus. Design and Technology Teachers Associations ACT Conversations for life is a 4 hour suicide prevention workshop gives practical skills to school staff who are interested in keeping students and staff safe and connected. OzHelp Foundation 20 March 2015 17 March 2015 7 May 2015 3 June 2015 18 February 2015 28 January 2015 Email to Register Click here to register 25 February 2015 29 January 2015 AFMLTA/MLTA Ready? Set? Go! Australian Curriculum: Languages Workshop This workshop will promote and support the implementation of the AC:L, engage teachers in curriculum materials, provide teachers with a balance of theory and practice through language exemplification and support teachers to trial the curriculum in classrooms. Modern Language Teachers Association of the Australian Capital Territory Incorporated 14 March 2015 MultiLit Word Attack Skills Extension Professional Learning Workshop The MultiLit Word Attack Skills Extension Professional Learning Workshop provides quality professional learning in effective reading instruction for older low-progress readers. It includes how to implement: Word Attack Skills (phonics & syllabification) & Reinforced Reading (reading connected text). MultiLit Pty Ltd 13 March 2015 MultiLit Reading Tutor Program The MultiLit Reading Tutor Program (RTP) Professional Learning Workshop Workshop provides quality professional learning in effective reading instruction for older lowprogress readers. It includes how to deliver the RTP components: Word Attack Skills (phonics), Sight Words and Reinforced Reading (reading of connected text). MultiLit Pty Ltd Education for Sustainability Through School Food Gardens ACT Environment and Planning Directorate 6|Page This workshop will cover: how to establish and maintain sustainable school food gardens (vegetable gardens, fruit trees, chickens, greenhouses, compost); how to engage students and use food gardens for educational purposes; and Australian Curriculum linked resources available to support teachers. Click here to register Email for more information Click here to register Email for more information Or phone: 1300 55 99 19 12 March 2015 Email for more information Click here to register 11 March 2015 Email to register 25 February 2015 Mapping, designing and implementing a curriculum program At this event we will explore and workshop the crucial elements for mapping inquiry across the curriculum, integrating literacies, identifying teaching strategies, embedding tools and resources into the design of an inquiry based unit of work. Eduwebinar Pty Ltd ATF Professional Learning Network MiniLit Professional Learning Workshop The two-day MiniLit Workshop provides quality professional learning in effective reading instruction, easy to implement practical advice, video of live demonstrations, and extensive practice through small group role-play. Participants receive detailed training materials to take home. Conversations for life® is a 3-3½ hour suicide prevention workshop that is ideally suited to school staff who are interested in keeping students and staff safe and connected. Be ready, willing and able to have the conversation MultiLit Pty Ltd (Re-accredited for 2015) Conversations for Life Facilitator course (Re-accredited for 2015) OzHelp Foundation 6 March 2015 Click here to register 4-5 March 2015 20-21 May 2015 Click here to visit website 3 -4 March 2015 National Training manager, OzHelp Ph: 6251 4166 Email for more information *For ETD Teachers Only* PreLit Professional Learning Workshop 7|Page The PreLit Professional Learning Workshop provides quality professional learning in preliteracy instruction for Preschool and Kindergarten children. It includes how to deliver the PreLit components: Phonological/Phonemic Awareness and Oral Language (taught through Shared Story Book Reading). MultiLit Pty Ltd 3 March 2015 Click here to register Email for more information Phone: 1300 55 99 19 25 February 2015 Autism Awareness and Strategies for the Educational Environment – Online (Re-accredited for 2015) Choice, Music and the Curriculum Provides training, education and strategies for educators who intend to work, or are working, with students who have autism. Develop an understanding of what autism is. TTA 3 March 2015 Click here to register Email for more information This course develops teachers’ knowledge of the MEP approach in relation to student choice for project development utilising and developing knowledge in music and other educational domains. Projects discussed include a range of examples developed by teachers in the classroom. ANU Music Program 28 February 2015 Email to register ANU Music Program 28 February 2015 Click here to register 18 May 2015 11 August 2015 22 October 2015 **Prerequisite: must have previously completed a MEP 2-3 hour basic course or longer courses offered by the music program.** Folk Songs and Games Across the Curriculum This session will introduce a range of simple songs, games and dances for a variety of age levels with related musicianship activities. The utilisation of these techniques is to help teachers and students, as well as the general community, find easy, enjoyable, nonthreatening ways of engaging with music making on an on-going basis. Email to register Content is targeted towards preschool and primary teachers. Prerequisite: must have previously attended one of our 2 hour basic courses, 3 session course or longer courses (either completed this year or in previous years) or equivalent to attend this session as it builds on previous 8|Page 25 February 2015 knowledge. Fun with Dramatising the Curriculum Fun with Dramatising the Curriculum: Integrating the arts with other learning activities. ANU Music Program 28 February 2015 Email an expression of interest Fun with Music and Art 2015 Fun with Music and Art: How can these two mediums be combined in the generalist classroom? For teachers who would like more strategies on how to integrate the arts into their classrooms. Content is targeted towards preschool and primary teachers. Music Engagement Program Basic; Singing for Outreach. Utilising a social outreach approach to singing and how it can be applied in all classrooms and in the wider community. ANU Music Program 28 February 2015 Click here to register Using simple instruments to enhance musicmaking. Using the instruments that you have in your school that you never think about using. Making instruments to accompany songs. ANU Music Program MEP Basic Principles and Practice Simple instruments - Hands On Activities to enhance musicmaking Email to register ANU Music Program 28 February 2015 Click here to register Email to register 28 February 2015 Click here to register Email for more information Prerequisite: Participants must have previously attended one of our basic 2-3 hour courses, 3 session course or longer courses (either completed this year or in previous years) or equivalent to attend this session as it builds on previous knowledge. Content is targeted towards preschool and primary teachers. 9|Page 25 February 2015 Music through Children’s Literature Participants are invited to become actively involved in this practical course. They will make links and experience the linking of literature to music and vice versa. Orff Schulwerk Association of NSW Inc. 28 February 2015 IB Making the PYP Happen This workshop is teachers who have just started to work in an IB PYP programme. The workshop develops understanding of the key elements of the programme and helps prepare teachers for planning, teaching and assessing students in the PYP. Voice Works is a practical skills-based program teaching how the voice works, how to use it better and how to look after it. Suitable for all career levels, participants will develop individual strategies to maximise long-term efficient and healthy vocal use. International Baccalaureate - Asia Pacific 27 February 2015 Click here to register UC Music (University of Canberra) 26 February 2015 Click here to register Hands-on with Heat is designed to give teachers an understanding of heat, how and when it is formed, what effects it has on the world around us, why and how heat moves using practical, repeatable hands on experiments and scientific inquiry that can be transferred directly to the classroom. Kerry Lever 26 February 2015 Email to register This is a 2 part course covering the competencies for Mathletics Certification Level 1. It is necessary to complete both Session 1 and 2 for TQI accreditation of 2 hours. The whole course covers how to; engage, teach and assess using Mathletics, use the teacher tools to positively impact teaching and learning and 3P Learning Australia Pty Limited Voice Works Hands-On with Heat Mathletics Certification Level 1 (Re-accredited for 2015) 10 | P a g e Click here to visit website Or phone Susan Curbishley: 0423 147 970 Phone 0411 372 291 Refer Registration Link Click here to visit website Click here to register 25 February 2015 successfully integrate results. Mathletics Certification Level 2 (Re-accredited for 2015) Emotional Intelligence for Teachers This is a 3 part course covering the competencies for Mathletics Certification Level 2. It is necessary to complete all three sessions for TQI accreditation of 3 hours. The whole course covers how to; guide students so they are purposefully using Mathletics for learning; integrate the Mathletics resources to target student learning and use Mathletics to inform teaching. 3P Learning Australia Pty Limited Refer Registration Link Click here to visit website This practical course looks at how teachers can use emotional intelligence to enhance their teaching. Participants will consider the qualities of an emotionally teacher and develop a plan for improving their own practice. 4D Learning Contact Provider Click here to visit website Click here to register Email for more information A foundation knowledge of emotional intelligence is assumed. Yarnin' Circles (Re-accredited for 2015) Message Stick learning Snapshot Indigenous people today (Online Module 1) (Re-accredited for 2015) The program will focus on authentic and meaningful engagement with cultural learning experience. Discussions will include Aboriginal cultural and community perspectives, in order to provide participants with alternative learning experience to introduce to students. Communities@Work Message Stick Learning - SNAPSHOT - Australian Indigenous people today Crackerjack Education Contact provider Contact provider Email for more information Click here to visit website Traditions & today’s society and teaching about Indigenous culture Statistics and facts about today’s Aboriginal & 11 | P a g e 25 February 2015 Torres Strait Islander people Message Stick learning Creation time (Online Module 2) (Re-accredited for 2015) Message Stick Learning - SNAPSHOT - Australian Indigenous people today Crackerjack Education Contact provider Click here to visit website Crackerjack Education Contact provider Click here to visit website Crackerjack Education Contact provider Click here to visit website Crackerjack Education Contact provider Click here to visit website Traditions & today’s society and teaching about Indigenous culture Statistics and facts about today’s Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people Message Stick learning Indigenous Stories of the Dreaming (Online Module 3) (Re-accredited for 2015) Message Stick Learning - SNAPSHOT - Australian Indigenous people today Traditions & today’s society and teaching about Indigenous culture, Statistics and facts about today’s Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people Message Stick learning Indigenous Language groups of Australia (Online Module 4) (Re-accredited for 2015) Message Stick learning Indigenous Kinship systems (Online Module 5) (Re-accredited for 2015) 12 | P a g e Message Stick Learning - Aboriginal Stories & Torres Strait Islander people's Legends This module covers areas such as the wonderful storytelling abilities of Indigenous people about the plants, animals, weather events and star systems of Australia. Message Stick Learning - Ancient Australian languages Participants will learn how to develop and design activities and lessons about Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander languages that is relevant to their year level or subject area 25 February 2015 Message Stick learning Indigenous Weather Seasons (Online Module 6) (Re-accredited for 2015) User Group Meeting (Re-accredited for 2015) JASON Learning - Climate: Seas of Change 1 Day (Re-accredited for 2015) JASON Learning - Tectonic Fury 1 Day (Re-accredited for 2015) 13 | P a g e Message Stick Learning - Ancient Australian Kinship systems Crackerjack Education Contact provider Click here to visit website This program focuses on getting teachers together to share best practices, ideas and resources to improve their skills using the Promethean ActivBoard. Empowered Learning Contact Provider Email for more information This practical one-day workshop will help you gain a better understanding about the nature and importance of Earth’s ocean and investigate how energy flow in the Earth system creates global winds and surface currents which then affects climate. Gateways Education Contact provider Email for more information Tectonic Fury helps students understand the fundamentals of geology by posing specific learning objectives couched in dramatic, realworld scenarios. A practical one-day workshop investigating through hands-on experiments the processes that result in the changes to Earth’s surface and explore the ways in which humans use resources from the earth. Gateways Education Contact provider Email for more information Participants will learn how to develop and design activities and lessons about Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Kinship systems that is relevant to their year level or subject area 25 February 2015 Understanding Gifted Learners: Planning The Way Forward This course introduces Executive teachers to the learning needs of gifted learners in their schools and the definitions, which underpin the practical classroom, subject and whole school identification processes required to recognise these learners. *For ETD Teachers Only* Gateways Education The 3 R's "Risk, Resilience and Recovery" will be a dynamic and interactive PD which will increase teachers’ knowledge of mental health disorders most likely to affect their students (anxiety and depression) and to create a safe and supportive classroom environment to foster resilience. i talk mental health Inclusive Education Participants will have the opportunity to work together to improve their understanding of the range of student ability and capacities to learn. Teachers will learn how to implement inclusive teaching practices in their daily practice. in association with dedicated special education programs. National Institute for Christian Education Positive Partnerships: Supporting School age students on the autism spectrum Positive Partnerships provides training to teachers, school leaders and other education professionals about how to best support students with an autism spectrum disorder in the classroom, and how to create an ‘autism friendly’ school culture. Partnerships between Education and the Autism Community (Positive Partnerships) (Re-accredited for 2015) The 3 R's- Risk, Resilience &Recovery (Re-accredited for 2015) (Re-accredited for 2015) 14 | P a g e Contact provider Email for more information Refer flyer Flyer available from the TQI Teacher Portal (Events tab) Click here to visit website Email for more information Contact Provider Not specified Email for more information Not applicable. Attendees for this program are nominated by the employer. 25 February 2015 Differentiating the Curriculum (Re-accredited for 2015) Supporting Children and Adolescents with Vision Loss – Online (Re-accredited for 2015) Grammar & Comprehension ACE: Practical Activities K-6 Differentiating the Curriculum by implementing six effective learning & teaching strategies: Ability Groups, Cooperative Learning Teams, Learning Contracts, Learning Centres, Multi Age Groups and Individual Learning Plans Promoting Learning International Contact provider Click here to visit website Dr. Karen Wolffe introduces listeners to areas of concern in the lives of children and youth with vision impairments that are often overlooked or under-represented in general education and home settings: Career Education, Social Skills, Recreation & Leisure, Transition, and Independent Living. RIDBC Renwick Centre Available from 1 January to 20 December 2015 Click here to visit website Various grammar approaches are examined to maximise developing grammar and control over text structure. Collaborative practical teaching and learning activities incorporate modelling the genre and scaffolding the joint construction. Sally Robinson-Kooi, Literacy and TESOL Consultant, Bridging with Blocks Available to schools upon request (from 28 January 2015) Click here to visit website Email for more information Email for more information **Available To Schools upon request** Stronger Smarter Leadership Program (SSLP) 15 | P a g e The SSLP supports leaders to attain educational excellence for all students through enhanced leadership capacity. The SSLP equips leaders to have challenging conversations and actively engage staff, parents and community to promote High-Expectations Relationships and positive cultural identities. Stronger Smarter Institute Contact Provider Phone: 07 5499 4135 Email for more information Click here to visit website 25 February 2015 Developing Inquiry-Based Science Lessons (Re-accredited for 2015) Hands-On History: European Scientists and Experiments (Re-accredited for 2015) Using Digital Communication Technology for Science Lessons (Re-accredited for 2015) Anxiety & Depression Workshop (late Primary school/ High School/ College) Everyday encounters, transformative learning 16 | P a g e Try a variety of hands-on, inquiry-based science activities, then co-develop inquiry-based resources with other teachers to use within your own classroom The Ian Potter Foundation Technology Learning (formally known as Questacon Technology Learning Centre) TBA Email for more information Questacon’s Excited Particles provide an insight into some of Europe’s most famous scientists through history with experiments from Newton, Pascal, Archimedes and more that can be easily replicated in the classroom. The Ian Potter Foundation Technology Learning (formally known as Questacon Technology Learning Centre) The Ian Potter Foundation Technology Learning (formally known as Questacon Technology Learning Centre) TBA Email for more information 24 February 2015 **FULLY BOOKED** Check website for available places Explore digital communication technologies at Questacon and discover how Virtual Excursions and other digital programmes can enrich science lessons for students. “The Anxiety & Depression" will be a dynamic and interactive PD which will increase teachers’ knowledge of mental health disorders most likely to affect their students (anxiety and depression) and to create a safe and supportive classroom environment to foster resilience. i talk mental health This session will uncover the learning inherent in the everyday and how educators can best cultivate and enrich this through their actions. Communities@Work Email or phone: 6112 9723 for a booking form. 23 February 2015 Click here to register Email for more information Phone: 0412 149755 23 February 2015 Click here to register Email for more information 25 February 2015 Experimental Science Unit Planning Workshop This school specific targeted workshop assists primary school teams plan a science unit by delivering an understanding of the topic, how it fits into the curriculum, how it relates to the world and how to teach and assess it using targeted hands-on experiments and inquiry based learning. Kerry Lever 23 February 2015 Program delivered at Schools' request Teaching English Grammar and Vocabulary for Writing and Reading Teach and assess English sentence grammar and vocabulary effectively, enjoyably and creatively; improve learning and results as your students become confident writers. TTA 23 February 2015 Click here to register Email for more information Why oracy is critical for improving inferential comprehension This practical workshop will explore why talking and listening before reading a text, and then during the reading of a text, is so crucial in helping students comprehend implied meanings. ATESOL ACT 21 February 2015 Click here to visit website Hands-On Design Thinking Develop design-thinking and problem-solving skills by working in groups to build and test prototypes for a design challenge. This handson workshop will uncover highly engaging and accessible techniques for enriching STEM lessons in your classroom. The Ian Potter Foundation Technology Learning (formally known as Questacon Technology Learning Centre) Independent Schools Queensland (Re-accredited for 2015) (Re-accredited for 2015) Literacy and Numeracy Coaching Academy 17 | P a g e The Literacy and Numeracy Coaching Academy is a training and mentoring facility for instructional coaches to work within independent schools. School-based coaches will support teachers to further develop their skills 20 February 2015 27 February 2015 **FULLY BOOKED** 17 February 2015 Check website for available places Email or phone: 6112 9723 for a booking form. For Independent Schools’ Teachers only: Email to register 25 February 2015 in the most effective approaches for improving achievement for students. **For Independent Schools’ Teachers Only** Inquiry Learning Using HandsOn Science Food&ME Nutrition Education (Re-accredited for 2015) Science By Doing PL Program Try different types of inquiry-based, hands-on activities that encourage students to ‘think like a scientist’. Discuss how similar techniques could be adapted for your students and for different subjects. The Ian Potter Foundation Technology Learning (formally known as Questacon Technology Learning Centre) 17 February 2015 19 February 2015 **FULLY BOOKED** Check website for available places Food&ME is an integrative education unit, specifically addressing the Food and Nutrition focus area within the Australian Curriculum (HPE) from Foundation to Year 8. Learn how to confidently teach evidence based nutrition principles in the classroom. Nutrition Australia ACT Incorporated 16 February 2015 Click here register Science by Doing will lead a two-day initial workshop followed by a Reflections workshop for Heads of Science (Coordinator) plus one other teacher. Australian Academy of Science 16 February 2015 Registration is by invitation only Pick up new, practical ideas for sharing science and technology with your students. Try out hands-on science activity worksheets using lowcost materials that are available from a supermarket or hardware store so you can more easily teach science in fun and engaging ways within your classroom. The Ian Potter Foundation Technology Learning (formally known as Questacon Technology Learning Centre) 16 February 2015 **FULLY BOOKED** A one day workshop to introduce classroom Better Learners Email or phone: 6112 9723 for a booking form. **Registration is by Invitation Only** Hands-On Science Activities to Inspire Students and Teachers (Re-accredited for 2015) Building Learning Power in 18 | P a g e Check website for available places Email for booking form 29 January 2015 Click here to visit website 25 February 2015 Practice (Re-accredited for 2015) Spelling in the primary school years Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Spelling – a repertoire approach practitioners to aspects of BLP philosophy and practice through practical activities that can be extended into the classroom. Australia Pty Ltd Informed by recent research, this interactive program explores the teaching and learning of spelling in primary schools. Teachers will engage in a linguistic activity; analyse writing samples; critique a teacher-student interview; and consider a differentiated model of instruction. Tessa Daffern This highly interactive workshop combines powerful 'fearbusting’ strategies with proven public speaking and presentation skills that anyone can master. You will learn how to manage your nerves, understand what makes an effective speaker and practice core public speaking skills in a fun environment. 4D Learning This program is suitable for all school levels from K -12. The focus is on delivering a comprehensive integrated approach to teaching spelling through attention to phonology (sounds), morphology (meaning) and etymology (word histories). Education Institute, University of Canberra 30 January 2015 Email for more information 19 January 2015 Click here to register Flyer available from the TQI Teacher Portal (Events tab) 29 January 2015 30 January 2015 Flyer available from the TQI Teacher Portal (Events tab) Click here to visit website Email for more information 29 January 2015 Available to selected schools only: Email for more information **Available To Selected Schools Only** The Core Skills of Public Speaking 19 | P a g e This short workshop provides teachers with the opportunity to learn and practice core public speaking skills. You will learn what makes an effective speaker and practice core public speaking skills in a fun and highly interactive environment. 4D Learning 29 January 2015 Click here to visit website Email for more information 25 February 2015 Using Quizzes in the Classroom - Create, Play, Share This is a practical opportunity for teachers to use technology to create effective lessons they can teach this week! Learn how quizzes increase student engagement and learning, giving teachers tangible evidence of the learning process. Quizling Pty Ltd 28 January 2015 Email for more information Common Eye Diseases This program will review the common eye diseases experienced by children and adolescents, treatment strategies and impacts to educational achievement and engagement. RIDBC Renwick Centre 28 January 2015 Email to register Supporting Students with Hearing Loss in Mainstream Classrooms This interactive workshop will provide information about the most current audiological assessment protocols, hearing equipment and how to address listening and spoken language targets as they work with a range of children of varied ages and skills/abilities. RIDBC Renwick Centre 28 January 2015 Email for more information Building Strong Teaching Teams This program supports teachers in two essential elements of their practice: establishing high performing teams & collaborating to design, teach and evaluate effective learning sequences. Current practice and contemporary research will stimulate meaningful teacher talk & action planning. Dragonfly Consulting & Coaching Pty Ltd 28 January 2015 Click here to visit website This program offers an explicit language focussed pedagogy for improving reading and writing outcomes in schools – Scaffolding Literacy. The program is suitable for all educators from early childhood to secondary. Education Institute, University of Canberra 28 January 2015 (Re-accredited for 2015) Scaffolding Literacy Email for more information Available to selected schools only: Email for more information **Available To Selected Schools Only** 20 | P a g e 25 February 2015 Pedagogy : An Indigenous Perspective (Re-accredited for 2015) Grammar knowledge for teachers The Australian curriculum includes the crosscurriculum priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures. This workshop provides background knowledge of Indigenous culture and history. It also examines how this may influence how students respond in the classroom. NSW ACT Independent Education Union 28 January 2015 Click here to register This program provides an introduction to grammatical knowledge for teachers. The focus is on a practical explanation of key grammatical understandings which would make a difference to student learning outcomes. Education Institute, University of Canberra 27 January 2015 Available to selected schools only: Email for more information **Available To Selected Schools Only** Teaching Essay Writing Essay writing is one thing, but teaching essay writing is quite another. In this two hour workshop and lecture, participants will conquer both. Jeanne O'Malley 27 January 2015 Email for more information Trauma informed teaching A framework for understanding the impact of multiple adverse life events on a child's development and strategies for responding in a way that creates safe classroom environments for all children to learn, grow and develop. Therapeutic Welfare Interventions Pty Ltd 27 January 2015 To register contact either on of the selected schools The Australian School of Contemporary Chinese (ASCC) 26 January 2015 Email for more information **Available to St Jude’s Primary and St Thomas the Apostle Primary Only** ASCC biannual professional learning Chinese teaching 21 | P a g e This program is based on the school practice and research on Chinese curriculum and teaching, intends to enhance teachers’ knowledge and understanding of Chinese cultures, effective strategies. 25 February 2015 Orff Schulwerk Levels Movement Orff Schulwerk Levels - intensive Movement workshop with Sue Lane Orff Schulwerk Association of NSW Inc. 23 January 2015 Click here to visit website Orff Schulwerk Levels Orchestration Orchestration - intensive practical workshop in Orff Schulwerk Orff Schulwerk Association of NSW Inc. 23 January 2015 Click here to visit website Orff Schulwerk Levels Pedagogy Intense practical workshop in Orff Schulwerk pedagogy. Orff Schulwerk Association of NSW Inc. 23 January 2015 Click here to visit website Orff Schulwerk Levels Recorder Orff Schulwerk Levels - Recorder - intensive recorder workshop with Sarah Brooke Orff Schulwerk Association of NSW Inc. 23 January 2015 Click here to visit website Orff Schulwerk Levels Technique and Improvisation Technique and Improvisation intensive practical training in Orff Schulwerk. Orff Schulwerk Association of NSW Inc. 23 January 2015 Click here to visit website Orff Schulwerk Levels - Vocals (singing) Develop skills and understandings in the preparation of the voice for singing (Vocals singing) Orff Schulwerk Association of NSW Inc. 23 January 2015 Click here to visit website The 3 R's- Risk, Resilience &Recovery The 3 R's "Risk, Resilience and Recovery" will be a dynamic and interactive PD which will increase teachers’ knowledge of mental health disorders most likely to affect their students (anxiety and depression) and to create a safe and supportive classroom environment to foster resilience. i talk mental health 22 January 2015 Flyer available from the TQI Teacher Portal (Events tab) MOVE UP! for Primary 5/6 The MOVE UP! for Primary 5/6 program provides practical and effective teaching and learning strategies in dance education, to support the implementation of the Australian Dance Curriculum. Ausdance ACT 19 January 2015 Click here to visit website MOVE UP! for High Schools and Colleges The Move Up! program provides practical and effective teaching and learning strategies in dance education, to support the Ausdance ACT 19 January 2015 Click here to visit website 22 | P a g e Click here to visit website Email for more information 25 February 2015 implementation of the Australian Dance Curriculum for secondary teachers, with relevance for college teachers. MiniLit Professional Learning Workshop Batyr@School for Teachers The two-day MiniLit Workshop provides quality professional learning in effective reading instruction, easy to implement practical advice, video of live demonstrations, and extensive practice through small group role-play. Participants receive detailed training materials and a certificate to take home. MultiLit Pty Ltd Batyr@School for Teachers participants will gain a greater level of awareness of what mental ill health is like for a student at their school. Batyr Australia Limited 15 January 2015 Program enquiries: T 1300 55 99 19 Email for more information Click to visit website 10 January 2015 Email for more information Or phone Dominic Greenwood: 0421 196 932 Back to top 23 | P a g e 25 February 2015 School based Professional Learning programs for delivery within an ACT school Program name Program Date Program provider Using Technology to improve student outcomes at ADHS 29 January 2015 Alfred Deakin High Building Teacher Capacity through classroom observation Not specified Aranda Primary Embedding Formative Assessment Not specified Belconnen High Blue Gum January 2015 19 January 2015 Blue Gum Community School Blue Gum Pre School Jan 2015 27 January 2015 Blue Gum Community School Pedagogy, Learning Spaces and Project Based Learning 23 January 2015 Brindabella Christian College Using ICT to Enhance Learning and Teaching 29 January 2015 Burgmann Anglican School PBIS – Practical Strategies & Restorative practices 3 March 2015 Calwell High PLC Differentiation Practical Processes 29 January 2015 Calwell High Positive Behaviour in Schools Model 28 January 2015 Calwell High Rules of Engagement 29 January 2015 Calwell High Planning for Literacy 2015 29 January 2015 Calwell Primary Planning For Maths 2015 30 January 2015 Calwell Primary Curriculum Renewal: UBD 30 January 2015 Campbell Primary Improving student outcomes through Evidence Based Practices 28 January 2015 Canberra College Ron Ritchhart 'Culture of Thinking' 29 January 2015 Canberra Girls' Grammar School Understanding and developing the Growth Mindset Model Not specified Canberra High Numicon - Caroline Chisholm School 28 January 2015 Caroline Chisholm School Learning From Practice at Cranleigh 28 January 2015 Cranleigh School 24 | P a g e 25 February 2015 Whole School Positive Behaviour Support 29 January 2015 Cranleigh School Curtin values and pedagogy 28 January 2015 Curtin Primary Communities of Practice at Dickson College 29 January 2015 Dickson College Hattie and the Teaching Standards 28 January 2015 Emmaus Christian School Helping Students with Working Memory Difficulties 28 January 2015 Emmaus Christian School Talk for Writing 28 January 2015 Emmaus Christian School Differentiation in the School Setting 31 January 2015 Forrest Primary Team building, KidsMatter and social/emotional learning 29 January 2015 Fraser Primary Engaging students through inquiry based pedagogy 28 January 2015 Gold Creek School COG - Conversations that enable Opportunities for Growth 24 February 2015 Good Shepherd Primary Implementing Primary Connections from Kinder to Year 6 30 January 2015 Good Shepherd Primary The SAMR Ladder 29 January 2015 Good Shepherd Primary A Balanced Numeracy Program 30 January 2015 Gordon Primary Formative Assessment and Mathematics 30 January 2015 Gordon Primary Gordon Primary Curriculum- Practice & Pedagogy 28 January 2015 Gordon Primary Gifted and Talented PL - Differentiating the Curriculum 28 January 2015 Gungahlin College The Heart of the Matter: Establishing and Implementing School Values 28 January 2015 Gungahlin College Online Learning and Collaboration Tools and Resources 28 January 2015 Hawker College 27 & 28 January 2015 Hawker Primary First Steps Reading The Education Researcher 28 January 2015 Holy Family Parish Primary School Engaging Students in Reading and Writing 30 January 2015 Holy Spirit Primary Using Data to Support Student Learning 29 January 2015 Holy Spirit Primary 25 | P a g e 25 February 2015 Teaching Writing in the Inquiry Classroom Embracing the Australian Curriculum through Team Teaching to meet individual needs 18 February 2015 3 March 2015 Holy Trinity Primary John Paul College Kaleen Primary - Building the Capability and Capacity of our Teams 27 January 2015 Kaleen Primary Kaleen Primary – Using the Australian Curriculum to improve student outcomes -Mathematics PD 30 January 2015 Kaleen Primary Understanding the role of Protective Behaviours in student learning 27 January 2015 Kaleen Primary Using assessment to inform and improve practice 28 January 2015 Kaleen Primary Maximising Student Outcomes - Response to Intervention 29 January 2015 Kingsford Smith School Riding the Dragon of Change 28 January 2015 Lake Tuggeranong College Achievement Standards linked to Programming and Reporting 29 January 2015 Latham Primary Behaviour Guidelines @ Latham 28 January 2015 Latham Primary Thriving in Times of Change 30 January 2015 Lyneham High Whole School Approach – Classroom Management and Student Engagement 30 January 2015 Macgregor Primary Teacher Inquiry Program (MPSTIP) Phase:2 19 February 2015 Macquarie Primary Collaboration in PLCs 27 January 2015 Majura Primary Using PODD communication books 27 January 2015 Malkara School ICT Resources in your Classrooms 23 January 2015 Marist College Using SMART NAPLAN data to inform teaching 11 February 2015 Marist College Using technology in the 21st Century Learning Environment 29 January 2015 Marist College eLearning: Interactive PDFs 11 March 2015 Merici College Pastoral Care of Students 2015 29 January 2015 Merici College 26 | P a g e 25 February 2015 Restorative Practices Merici College 2015 29 January 2015 Merici College SAMR: Redefinition - Stop Motion Animation 4 June 2015 Merici College Web Literacy: Web Searching, Curation 6 May 2015 Merici College MTS Numeracy Planning and Programming 30 January 2015 Mother Teresa Primary School Successful Learning Through Successful Practice - Literacy 30 January 2015 Mother Teresa Primary School Using technology to connect home and school. 28 January 2015 Mother Teresa Primary School Response to Intervention 29 January 2015 Mount Rogers Primary Collaborative Coaching @ Murrumbidgee Education and Training Centre 29 January 2015 Murrumbidgee Education And Training Centre - Bimberi Mental Computation at Namadgi School 29 January 2015 Namadgi School CoCoaching (“Enhancing the quality of conversations in school communities") 28 January 2015 North Ainslie Primary Learning in the Local: Pedagogy of Place Orana Steiner School Staff Conference 2015 30 January 2015 Orana Steiner School Exploring Mathematics Theory and Practice at Palmerston District Primary School with Carol Spencer 29 January 2015 Palmerston District Primary Developing A Shared Vision (Jnr School) 28 January 2015 Radford College Developing A Shared Vision and Embedding Best Practice 28 January 2015 Radford College Radford College Junior School Peer Based Professional Learning Program 29 January 2015 Radford College Inquiry Maths at Red Hill School 30 January 2015 Red Hill Primary Writers Workshop at Red Hill School 29 January 2015 Red Hill Primary Formative Assessment in Practice 27 January 2015 Richardson Primary Creating communities of engaged writers 27 January 2015 Rosary Primary 27 | P a g e 25 February 2015 Embedded Formative Assessment 27 January 2015 Sacred Heart Primary Integration of the Australian Curriculum 28 January 2015 Sacred Heart Primary Mentoring At St Anthony's (MASA) 27 January 2015 St Anthony’s Parish Primary School Curriculum - Understanding By Design 29 January 2015 St Bede's Primary iPad Pedagogy and Practice 24 March 2015 St Bede's Primary Authentic Literacy Practises 28 January 2015 St Clare of Assisi Primary Further Development of Mathematical Problem Solving 29 January 2015 St Clare of Assisi Primary Inquiry-based Integrated Curriculum 29 January 2015 St Clare of Assisi Primary Quality Assessment 30 January 2015 St Clare of Assisi Primary Chatz with Jatz - Class Act 4 March 2015 St Edmund's College Flipping the Classroom with Canvas 30 January 2015 St Edmund's College Literacy 1: Writing 30 March 2015 St Edmund's College Mentoring at St Francis of Assisi 28 January 2015 St Francis of Assisi Primary Inclusive Education: DDA & DSE: Disability Discrimination Act & Disability Standards in Education 28 January 2015 St Francis Xavier College Inclusive Education: Processes: Working Effectively with Inclusive Education Assistance 30 January 2015 St Francis Xavier College iPads for Learning 29 January 2015 St John the Apostle Primary The Australian Curriculum and the Mathematics Framework 28 January 2015 St John the Apostle Primary Mathematics in the Primary Classroom 30 January 2015 St John Vianney's Primary Increasing Numeracy outcomes for students from preschool to Year Six 27 January 2015 St Joseph's Primary SJO Integration and School Wide Pedagogy 27 January 2015 St Joseph's Primary 28 | P a g e 25 February 2015 How do I guide students to become more effective writers and spellers? Using Data to Improve Student Outcomes in Literacy and Numeracy 29 January 2015 St Jude's Primary 3 March 2015 St Mary MacKillop College Using ICT to Support Student Outcomes 28 January 2015 St Mary MacKillop College Discovering and Incorporating Aboriginal Cross-Curriculum Priorities 29 January 2015 St Matthew's Primary Responding to Intervention through Professional Learning Communities 28 January 2015 St Michael's Primary Assessment For Learning 9 February 2015 St Monica's Primary KidsMatter Primary- Component 2 at St Monica’s Evatt 28 January 2015 St Monica's Primary Improving Teacher Capacity for Quality Conversations with Student, Teachers & Parents 30 January 2015 St Thomas Aquinas Primary Operation TALE at St Thomas More's 29 January 2015 St Thomas More's Primary Developing a school-wide culture of continuous learning 28 January 2015 St Thomas the Apostle Primary Introduction and Implementation of Professional Learning Teams (PLTs) and Cycles of Inquiry 29 January 2015 Numeracy - How can we differentiate? 29 January 2015 St Vincent's Primary Writing - Where to now? 29 January 2015 St Vincent's Primary Cultural Awareness Program 27 January 2015 Telopea Park School A lens on the Australian Curriculum: Creative and critical thinking 29 January 2015 Turner School KidsMatter Component 2 Wanniassa Hills 28 January 2015 Wanniassa Hills Primary Embedding Formative Assessment 28 January 2015 Wanniassa School St Thomas the Apostle Primary (DavisGreig Consultancy) Back to top 29 | P a g e 25 February 2015 School based Professional Learning programs for delivery within a group of ACT schools Program name Aboriginal Contact Teacher Network Meeting Accepting the Challenge: Action Inquiry Program Program Date 25 February 2015 Register by Participating Schools All CEO Schools (Program owner: Catholic Education Office) All ETD Schools - (Email for more information) (Program owner: ETD Central Office) (Re-accredited for 2015) 11 February 2015 ACER: National School Improvement Tool (NSIT) - 3 days 17 February 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) Analysing Spelling to Differentiate Student Learning 27 January 2015 St Matthew’s Primary Sts Peter and Paul Primary (Program owner: St Matthew’s Primary) A Pathway to Cultural Competence 3 March 2015 All CEO Schools (Program owner: Catholic Education Office) Canberra REAIE Network Meetings 26 February 2015 All: Cross Sectoral (Program owner: Canberra Grammar School) Circle Time: Advanced Application of the Circle Time Process 24 March 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) (Re-accredited for 2015) Circle Time: Strengthening Relationships in the P-10 Classroom (Re-accredited for 2015) 30 | P a g e Contact Provider All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) 25 February 2015 Cluster PLCs for Transition - Campbell HS, Lyneham HS, Dickson College Collaborative Applications for Educators - Part 1 28 January 2015 Campbell High Dickson College Lyneham High (Program owner: Dickson College) 4 March 2015 All: Cross Sectoral (Program owner: Merici College) Colleges Conference Ten: 2015 29 January 2015 Canberra College Dickson College Erindale College Gungahlin College Hawker College Lake Tuggeranong College Melba Copland School Narrabundah College University of Canberra Senior Secondary College, Lake Ginninderra (Program owner: Hawker College) Creating Communities of Engaged Writers 29 January 2015 St Benedict's Primary St Thomas Aquinas Primary (Program owner: St Benedict's Primary) Differentiation: A Focus on Learning 28 January 2015 Campbell Primary Lyneham Primary (Program owner: Lyneham Primary) EALD Teachers’ Professional Learning Forum Term 1 11 March 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) Early Childhood Education Network Sessions : Promoting Parental Engagement 26 March 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) Essential Skills and Beyond 2 February 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) 31 | P a g e 25 February 2015 24 February 2015 25 February 2015 26 February 2015 All ETD schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) Inquiry Learning 28 January 2015 Charnwood-Dunlop School Richardson Primary (Program owner: Richardson Primary) Learning Support Contact Day 27 February 2015 Lending A Hand- Module 2 of Understanding and Responding Trauma 9 February 2015 Literacy and Numeracy Professional Learning Forum Term 1 25 February 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) Looking at Classroom Practice and the Classroom Practice Continuum 25 February 2015 All CEO Schools (Program owner: Catholic Education Office) Making Learning Visible in the KPG 29 January 2015 All: Cross Sectoral (Program owner: Maribyrnong Primary) Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners using Assessment for Learning. 29 January 2015 Farrer Primary Torrens Primary (Program owner: Torrens Primary) Numeracy Essentials (1) 26 March 2015 All CEO Schools (Program owner: Catholic Education Office) Essential Skills for Classroom Teachers (Re-accredited for 2015) Online Learning: Autism Spectrum Disorder (Re-accredited for 2015) 32 | P a g e 18 February 2015 24 February 2015 3 March 2015 All CEO Schools (Program owner: Catholic Education Office) All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) 25 February 2015 18 February 2015 26 February 2015 12 March 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) 4 March 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) 26 February 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) 24 February 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) Primary Connections 30 January 2015 All: Cross Sectoral (Program owner: Jervis Bay Primary) Programming through Understanding by Design 27 January 2015 All CEO Schools (Program owner: Catholic Education Office) SAMR: Redefinition - Audio Engineering 18 March 2015 All: Cross Sectoral (Program owner: Merici College) Seven Steps to Writing Success 30 January 2015 All : Cross Sectoral (Program owner: Burgmann Anglican School) Online Learning: Dyslexia and Significant Reading Difficulties (Re-accredited for 2015) Online Learning: Motor Coordination Difficulties (MCD) (Re-accredited for 2015) Online Learning: Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) (Re-accredited for 2015) Online Learning: Understanding and Managing Behaviour (Re-accredited for 2015) Shaping Learning through Formative Assessment South Weston High School Network PL Day 2015 33 | P a g e 3 March 2015 28 January 2015 Gold Creek School Holy Spirit Primary (Program owner: Holy Spirit Primary) Alfred Deakin High Melrose High Mount Stromlo High School Telopea Park School (Program owner: Mount Stromlo High School) 25 February 2015 10 February 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) Supporting teachers through the Experienced Teacher Action Research Pilot Project 20 February 2015 Burgmann Anglican School Canberra Girls’ Grammar School Canberra Grammar School Radford College (Program owner: The Association of Independent School of NSW) Tactical Teaching: Speaking and Listening 9 February 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) Teaching English Additional Language Learners (mainstream classroom): Primary School Teachers 24 February 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) Teaching English Additional Language Learners (mainstream Classroom), Principals and Leaders 23 February 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) Teaching English Additional Language Learners (mainstream classroom): Secondary School Teachers 2 March 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) Available to schools upon request All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) Strategic Cultural Awareness Day with Grant Sarra Team-Teach (Re-accredited for 2015) The Gospels as a form of Literature – How do I read them? The Heart of Christian Teaching: More than a patchwork quilt. 34 | P a g e 26 February 2015 All CEO Schools (Program owner: Catholic Education Office) 28 January 2015 Brindabella Christian College Canberra Christian School Emmaus Christian School Trinity Christian School (Program owner: Trinity Christian School) 25 February 2015 The Planning Cycle; where have we come from and where do we go from here? 28 January 2015 Holy Family Parish Primary School Holy Trinity Primary Mother Teresa Primary School St Joseph's Primary St Jude's Primary St Thomas Aquinas Primary (Program owner: Mother Teresa Primary School) Transforming Teaching and Learning Module 1 26 February 2015 All CEO Schools (Program owner: Catholic Education Office) Understanding the Diverse Learners in Primary Classrooms: Why some succeed and some do not. 28 January 2015 Farrer Primary Torrens Primary (Program owner: Torrens Primary) Unwrapping the Standards 29 January 2015 All: Cross Sectoral (Program owner: Macgregor Primary) Wellbeing Workshop 30 January 2015 All ETD Schools (Program owner: ETD Central Office) Back to top 35 | P a g e 25 February 2015
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