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Mar 30, 2023 | 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
STLN2351 Engaging STEM using Lego (primary)
Description:The success of STEM activities occurs when students can engage their thinking skills and pair it with creativity to problem solve and explore familiar and unfamiliar concepts. Teaching STEM can be incredibly fun and rewarding, however teachers sometimes find that incorporating STEM into the schedule can be difficult. TV game show contestant and Lego fan Ryan Evans will outline some simple strategies for using building materials in the classroom to engage students and encourage the development of experimentation and critical thinking. By focusing on how the teacher can provide thought provoking questions and appropriate prompts when completing building challenges, the method of using STEM thinking principles can become a part of the existing curriculum instead of another add on activity.
Standards addressed:
Course Length: 1 hour
Presenter: Ryan Evans
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Mar 30, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Five approaches to differentiation (secondary)
Differentiation
Description:Teachers should be constantly engaged in adjusting their teaching to 'differentiate' to meet the needs of their students. Differentiation can be introduced through curriculum planning, your approach to classroom instruction (or teaching strategies) and the assessment tasks that you ask students to complete. It is core work for teaching but it is also complex. In this session the presenter will outline five strategies that any teacher can use to differentiate for the diverse range of abilities in the classroom. The strategies are practical and classroom focused - and can be applied across range of subjects. The session will focus on secondary classrooms.
Presenter: Lori Pereira
Apr 13, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Successful leadership for early career teachers
Introduction to leadership
Description:It is becoming more common for early career teachers to be offered leadership roles in schools, which brings additional challenges to leadership. Through careful planning and good communication strategies, early career teachers can succeed as leaders while they continue to enhance their classroom teaching capabilities. In this session, the presenter will explore the strategies that they use when mentoring new leaders and provide a set of guidelines that will help early career leaders to thrive in the role.
Course Length: 3 hours
Presenter: Jane Langley
Apr 13, 2023 | 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Leadership - being a leader in a rural or small school
Description:Taking on a leadership role in a small or rural school has additional challenges to a suburban or larger school. You can be isolated from networks, resources and systems support. There may be fewer opportunities to be mentored into the leadership role. There is the same amount of tasks to complete, but with fewer people to do the work. Relationships with families and parents are often quite different in rural settings. In this session, the presenter, a Principal of a small rural Victorian school will explore the strategies that they have used to find success and satisfaction in the role. The presenter will set out approaches that new and aspirant leaders can use to build their leadership capabilities and learn to thrive in the unique circumstances of working in a small school, or a rural school.
Apr 18, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
STLNL2357I Introduction to Education Leadership
Description:There are many pathways to progress toward a leadership position in schools and while each comes with unique expectations there are some common factors to these leadership roles. This program is designed for teachers who are aspiring to, or have just been appointed to their first leadership role. The program will cover the skills required when moving into a formal leadership position in a school. The presenter will cover the transition from teacher to a formal leadership role, ideas for building a team culture, and setting goals for yourself and the team you are leading.
Presenter: Roland Lewis
Apr 18, 2023 | 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Leadership - building and maintaining a team
Description:It is widely accepted that there is greater efficacy when a team is functioning well together. A core capability for leaders is to know how to build and maintain an effective team. In this session, the presenter will explore practical team building approaches that aspiring and emerging leaders can use in their leadership roles It will include communication techniques, shared goal setting, building on strengths, and protocols for team meetings and operation.
Presenter: Kristy Elliot
Apr 19, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Leadership - the experience of women in middle leadership
Communicating as a leader
Description:The focus of this leadership session is understanding and learning from the experience of women in middle leadership roles in schools. The teaching profession is dominated by women, but this is not reflected in leadership roles e.g. only 40% of secondary school principals are female. In this session the presenter will work with participants to explore the experience of women in middle leadership roles. The presenter will demonstrate a framework that provides a pathway for women to access and enact leadership roles in schools. All are welcome to attend this interactive session. Please come along willing to share your experiences and to learn with and from your colleagues.
Presenter: Katrina Bourke
Apr 19, 2023 | 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Leadership - from challenging to coaching conversations
Description:In classrooms we are trained to ask high quality questions of our students, but as colleagues we don’t always feel confident asking high quality questions of our peers. Sometimes we don’t know what questions to ask and sometimes we are worried about creating tension by asking questions about the classroom work of a colleague. We do not want to create a challenging or difficult situation. We can learn to ask good quality coaching questions that create healthy dialogue about our teaching work in the classroom. That is the purpose of this session; to learn about a framework for asking good questions that challenge our colleagues to improve their teaching without being negative or judgemental. This will be a practical session in which you will be encouraged to trial the coaching questions framework.
Apr 20, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Differentiation for students with a learning disability
Description:Teachers in 21st century classrooms are challenged to ensure that all students can achieve success. The challenge is increased when students in the classroom have learning disabilities. All teachers need the opportunity to increase their knowledge about the major learning disabilities and to broaden their teaching strategies to differentiate to meet the needs of all students in the classroom. In this program one of Australia's leading teachers on working with students with learning disabilities will outline approaches to self-regulation and sensory processing, behavioural issues, and knowledge acquisition, experienced by those students with learning disability. There will be a focus on ASD and ADHD. It is a practical, classroom focused course. Completing Differentiation for students with a learning disability (ASD and ADHD focus) will contribute 5 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Students/children with Disability addressing standard descriptors 1.6.2, 4.1.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.
Course Length: 5 hours
Presenter: Belinda Webb
May 04, 2023 | 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
STLN2330 Decolonising the Curriculum
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander curriculum
Description:The current curriculum requires teachers to include First Nations perspectives. However, school systems, curricula and expectations are set by modern practices that have been introduced after European settlement. There is often conflict between the existing systems and First Nations perspectives. This session will explore the educations systems and societal assumptions that underpin the approach to curriculum formation It is an important starting point to ensure that we enage authentically with First Nations perspectives throughout the curriculum.
Presenter: Dr Al Fricker
May 11, 2023 | 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
STLN2328i Supporting students who have experienced trauma
Trauma informed practice
Description:Trauma can manifest in unexpected ways; understanding the principles of trauma aware teaching can lead to healthier engagement with individual students . This session delivered by staff from Berry Street focuses on how students who have experienced trauma can be supported, including understanding the different types of trauma experienced by students and strategies that will help manage the behaviours that result. While the focus will be on the classroom, there will also be an exploration of how whole school approaches can support teachers and students. The session will also be helpful for Education Support Staff who may be working one to one or with small groups.
Course Length: 1.5 hours
Presenter: Berry Street
May 11, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
STLN2311i Managing the learning of students with anxiety
Understanding student backgrounds
Managing individuals’ behaviour
Description:There has been an increase in the numbers of students who are suffering from anxiety in today’s classrooms. Early reports suggest that this level of anxiety may increase as students respond to the COVID pandemic. Feelings of anxiety will prevent students from engaging in learning or achieving their potential. These barriers can be frustrating for the teacher and the student and can often lead to the student removing themselves further from the learning community. In this course the presenter will explore techniques that you can use when you are working with students who suffer from anxiety, helping you to re-engage the students while they deal with their condition. An important session for teachers and it will also be helpful for Learning Support Officers working one to one or with small groups of students. Completing Managing the learning of students with anxiety will contribute 1 hour and 30 minutes of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Student/child Mental health addressing standard descriptor 4.2.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.
Presenter: David Vinegrad
May 18, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
STLN2325I Engaging students with ADHD
ADHD
Description:Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can struggle to engage with the learning that is happening in the classroom. This session will provide background knowledge about the condition of ADHD and how it typically manifests in the classroom. The presenter will then explore practical classroom strategies that can be used to promote engagement in the learning environment for those students with ADHD. While the focus is on teaching strategies, it will also be helpful for Education Support Staff working one to one or with small groups.
Presenter: Dr Jane Wenlock
Wellbeing - psychologically safe conversations
Description:Psychological safety exists when individuals or groups feel free/safe to take risks, raise problems, disagree, ask questions, and admit mistakes. This course will explore what psychological safety is, how it can benefit those working in schools, and how leaders of schools can create cultures of psychological safety.
May 25, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
STLN2338 Five techniques to improve essay writing(secondary)
Secondary literacy and numeracy
Description:Essay writing is a common assessment method in English and the humanities subjects. It is particularly important for senior secondary students. The more techniques we have in our toolkit to support students to develop this skill, the more effective our teaching will be. In this session, an experienced secondary English teacher will work through five techniques they have used to build student essay writing skills. The focus is on practical classroom ready techniques that you can readily implement in your classroom, whatever subject you are teaching.
Presenter: Bernadette Sheedy
May 25, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Balancing life and teaching - a Teach Meet
The profession of teaching
Description:Teaching can be emotionally and physically draining and intrude on your personal life. It is important to have strategies to separate personal time and work commitments. This session is a Teach Meet. Teach Meets are opportunities for teachers to collaborate and share their practice and resources with colleagues. In this session two experienced teachers (one primary, one secondary) will share how they balance their life with their teaching responsibilities. Participants will then have the opportunity to share their ideas and techniques and to learn from each other. Teach Meets rely on teachers sharing their practice – so come along being prepared to listen and learn, speak and contribute in breakout rooms.
Presenter: Dr Michael Victory, Lara Schendzielorz, Josh Walker
Jun 01, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
STLNL2308 Leading Effective Classrooms
Instructional leadership
Description:A core responsibility for all teachers is to create an environment in which all students can learn and thrive. An effective classroom environment does not happen by accident or magic; the skills and knowledge need to be learned and then practiced and refined over many years. Schools place great responsibility and trust in teachers in middle leaders, including Year Level Coordinators, Heads of House and Pastoral Leaders. Teachers in these leadership roles need to work with colleagues to build skills and knowledge, model effective teaching practices and be available to respond when things do not go right. In this session, Australia’s leading classroom management specialist will take you through his ‘seven steps to success' including: Classroom expectations shared & owned, Classroom routines taught & known, Active supervision of students, Positive environment. This session is for middle leaders in schools (YLC, Heads of House, Pastoral Leaders) and for those who aspire to those roles. This is an essential course for those who are on a leadership journey in schools.
Course Length: 6 hours
Jun 08, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
STLN2326I Engaging students with ASD
Description:Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder may experience difficulty when planning, preparing for, getting started and completing work tasks. The mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully are often challening for students with ASD. However students will benefit from explicit instructions in approaching work tasks. In this session the presenter will outline specific teaching strategies that they use in the classroom that benefit not only students with ASD but all students in the classroom. While the focus is teaching strategies, the course will also be of interest to Education Support staff working one to one or with small groups of students who have ASD.
Presenter: Jane Hancock
Jul 03, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Metacognition and neuroscience: classroom practice
Instructional strategies
Description:This session brings together the teaching strategy of metacognition with the emerging research on neuroscience. In its simplest form metacognition teaches students about their own thinking and their own learning and thereby promotes greater control over their own learning. Teachers who are informed about the research on neuroscience develop a more complex understanding of the influences on student learning. Those teachers are better placed to support all students to become independent learners, from those who have experienced trauma through to gifted students. This full day session draws on the practical experience of a leading teacher who has successfully implemented these approaches in their classroom and includes substantial discussion, exploration and question time. The aim for the session is that you will leave with new resources and/or an implementation plan for your classroom.
Jul 04, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Understanding and responding to Gifted and Talented students
Gifted and talented students
Description:Teaching a class that contains one or more gifted students creates many exciting opportunities for teachers but also poses some challenges to planning engaging lessons. Differentiating effectively will help ensure gifted students are catered for and presenting lessons that allow multiple entry points will also stimulate thinking. This session will examine pedagogy that is most effective, how to ensure the curriculum is relevant and explore practical strategies that can be implemented in the classroom to support gifted students.
Jul 05, 2023 | 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Leadership - building healthier relationships with parents
Description:Leaders have a responsibility to generate healthy and productive relationships with the parent community. Healthy relationships lead to increased parent involvement in the child's education and supportive relationships with teachers. In this session, the presenter, who has researched extensively in this field, will outline a guiding framework for school leaders in engaging parents. The session will set out successful practical strategies that the presenter has implemented in their school.
Jul 20, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
STLN2304 Wellbeing - character strengths in the classroom
Student wellbeing
Description:Character strengths are a significant initiative emerging from the positive psychology movement. When used thoughtfully they can make an important contribution to student wellbeing. In this workshop the presenter will introduce the character strengths, demonstrate the mechanism for identifying them and explore with participants how the strengths can be incorporated into your regular classroom teaching strategies.
Jul 20, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Five techniques to encourage reluctant writers (secondary)
Secondary literacy and numeracy,Instructional strategies
Description:All teachers need to build their capability to support the development of students' writing skills. If you have students who are reluctant writers this session will have new techniques that you can trial in your classroom with those students. Adding to your repertoire of techniques can help you become more effective in your work. The presenter is an experienced secondary literacy teacher who will present five techniques that they use when they encounter reluctant writers. The focus is on practical classroom ready techniques that you can readily implement in your classroom, whatever subject you are teaching.
Presenter: Laura Zinghini
Jul 27, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Wellbeing - developing an approach for students and staff
Staff wellbeing,Student wellbeing
Description:Schools play an important role in developing the social and emotional competencies in students that contribute to student wellbeing. Leaders in schools also have a responsibility to support the wellbeing and the dignity of those people working in the school; leaders, teachers, administrators, support staff and grounds and maintenance staff. Finding the common ground between wellbeing for staff and students can reduce workload and increase the effectiveness of wellbeing approaches. This full day course will support wellbeing leaders to develop practical, effective and sustainable approaches to wellbeing.
Jul 27, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
STLN2355 Formative assessment and feedback
Assessment,Feedback
Description:Formative assessment and feedback are closely linked, (more than is the case with summative assessment). With formative assessment teachers are seeking to give frequent and low stakes feedback (potentially several times in a lesson). When done effectively formative assessment and feedback encourage students to focus on their own learning and improvement, rather than success or failure. In this session the presenter, who has experience working with both primary and secondary students, will share their approach to formative assessment and feedback, including tasks that can be used across the curriculum. During the session participants will be encouraged to share their own formative assessment tasks, creating a pool of ideas for each person to takeaway for their own classroom.
Presenter: David Innes
Aug 03, 2023 | 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Responding to low level irritating behaviours (primary)
Classroom management
Description:This course addresses the basics of behaviour management, examining the role that content, relationships and teaching and learning strategies play in creating a conducive, positive learning environment. This session is designed to support teachers in strengthening their approach to classroom management. The focus will be on what to think, say and do to address the minor or irritating or off-task behaviours that minimise learning time in the classroom.
Aug 03, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
STLN2331 Understanding yarning circles
First Nations students,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander curriculum
Description:This is the first part of a two part workshop. If you attend this session you should also attend STLN2332 on 24th August. In part one, the presenter will outline yarning circles; what is a yarning circle, their use as a learning experience and their potential for the contemporary classroom. Participants will be encouraged to explore opportunities for the inclusion of yarning circles in their own teaching approaches.
Aug 08, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
STLNC2318 Indigenous pedagogies - Yarning circles and 8 Ways
Description:Incorporating Indigenous perspectives effectively into the curriculum is beneficial to all students as well as First Nations students. This presentation will support you to engage effectively with First Nations pedagogical approaches. The focus will be on the use of Yarning Circles; the presenter has developed a structured approach to allow for yarning circles as a pedagogical approach in a formal classroom and the 8 ways pedagogy. The 8 ways pedagogy evolved from a research project involving educators, university staff and local Aboriginal communities. It is ‘a culturally safe point of entry for teachers to begin engaging with Aboriginal knowledge and cross-cultural dialogue in the community’. This course will increase your understanding and knowledge and provide practical examples for the classroom. You will also be given some ideas of where to find additional professional reading and teaching resources to support your practice.
Aug 10, 2023 | 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Moderation and reporting in classroom assessment
Assessment
Description:All teachers are engaged in the moderation process, whether formally as part of senior school assessments or informally across a team of teachers. It is helpful for teachers to know and understand the principles of moderation practices that are used to make assessments comparable in a standards-referenced system. It is also helpful understand the benefits of moderation for improving teaching practice, for assessing student work and reporting accurately, clearly and respectfully to parents and carers. At the end of this session, participants should feel more confident about engaging in formal and informal moderation processes in their own school and externally.
Aug 10, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Relationships - getting a class back on track (secondary)
Description:There are times when all classes get off track; routines are lost, relationships are strained, and tiredness sets in. This session focuses on strategies that a teacher can implement to get things back on track for the whole group. As the trained and skilled person in the room the teacher has the responsibility to initiate the change; restoring relationships is always the first place to start. The session will use examples of working with secondary students. The presenter has an international reputation for working on classroom management strategies with experienced teachers and graduates.
Aug 10, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Supporting grade 4-6 students struggling with numeracy
Primary numeracy
Description:In this session the presenter will explore teaching techniques that you can use to support students who are struggling with Maths. The presenter an experienced teacher and Maths leader in his own school will present ideas that you can use to promote engagement with mathematical concepts among students who are struggling with the subject. The techniques covered may include Maths literacy, Maths games, practical exercises to consolidate skills and numeracy ideas that can be used across the curriculum that support the development of the core Mathematical proficiencies. If you have exhausted your own toolkit of ideas. come along and engage with some new ideas and resources. The focus will be on upper primary.
Presenter: Iain Reed
Aug 17, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Managing the learning of students with anxiety
Understanding student backgrounds,Managing individuals’ behaviour
Aug 17, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Choosing literacy texts to make a difference (secondary)
Description:Every curriculum decision we make, including the texts we use in our classroom, makes a difference to student learning. When we make conscious choices about the texts we use, and how we teach with those texts, we make a statement about what is important to us as a teacher. In this session the presenter, an award wining teacher who has published widely on the role of schools in promoting democracy, will outline how they make choices about the texts they use in the classroom. This can include the books we use in English classrooms, the textbooks across any subject, the visual and audio material we select, and the short extracts from media sources and other printed material. This session is about how you make a difference in your curriculum choices.
Presenter: Steven Kolber
Aug 24, 2023 | 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
STLN2353 Writing rubrics for higher order thinking skills
Description:All teachers are now familiar with the construction of rubrics for assessment. In this session the focus will be on extending that skill to construct analytic and holistic rubrics that assess non-cognitive skills, including higher order thinking skills.
Course Length: 1 hours
Aug 24, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
STLN2332 Participating in a yarning circle
Description:This is part 2 of a two part workshop. To participate effectively in this course you need to have completed STLN2331 as a live or on-demand recording. This is an experiential course in which you will participate in a yarning circle led by the presenter. All attendees will be encouraged to be active participants, using cameras and microphones. If you are uncomfortable with those requirements, this may not be the course for you.
Aug 30, 2023 | 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
STLN2339 Techniques to engage secondary boys in reading
Description:There is some anecdotal evidence that boys in secondary settings are reluctant readers. If this is the experience in your classrooms then this session will have some strategies that you can trial. The presenter is an experienced secondary literacy teacher and they will work through five techniques that they have used when they encounter reluctant readers. The focus is on practical classroom ready techniques that you can readily implement in your classroom, whatever subject you are teaching.
Presenter: Brendan Tollit
Aug 30, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
STLN2342 Understanding and using literacy data (primary)
Primary literacy
Description:Teachers are now asked to collect a lot of data, but interpreting and using that data to inform teaching practice can be challenging. In this session, the presenter, will explore the literacy data that is typically available to primary teachers and how that data can be used to modify teaching approaches. The emphasis of the session will be on understanding how the data can be used to inform the curriculum planning decisions that you make and the day to day interactions you have with students. The focus is on practical classroom ready techniques that you can readily implement in your literacy teaching.
Presenter: Dr. Selena Fisk
Aug 31, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Five techniques to enhance talented writers (secondary)
Differentiation ,Secondary literacy and numeracy
Description:We have all encountered students who excel as writers and those who are keen to develop as mature writers. It is rewarding when we experience the creativity and skill of students who produce high quality imaginative, informative or persuasive writing. In this session, the presenter will present five techniques they use when they encounter gifted and talented writers in their classroom. The presenter is an experienced secondary English teacher with postgraduate qualifications in working with gifted and talented students. The focus is on practical classroom ready techniques that you can readily implement in your classroom, whatever subject you are teaching.
STLN2349 Partnering with parents for numeracy development
Description:Students' numeracy development will be enhanced if teachers and parents are working in partnership (as happens with literacy and home readers). However, many parents have low levels of confidence in numeracy and Maths. In this session an experienced primary teacher and school leader will outline some approaches that they have used to increase parent confidence and to bring parents into the numeracy partnership. There are opportunities to work with parents to raise numeracy skills across the school - but this session will focus on working with parents of students from Foundation to Grade 3.
Sep 07, 2023 | 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Extending numeracy skills of high achievers in grades 4-6
Description:Teachers understand that in each class they have high ability students who require particular attention to support their ongoing academic development. Catering to this group is part of a teacher's commitment to differentiation. However, research shows that this group of students can miss teacher time as the needs of other students seem more pressing. In this course, an experienced primary teacher will demonstrate some key numeracy strategies and some practical numeracy tasks that can be readily implemented in the upper primary classroom.
Presenter: Michaela Epstein
Sep 25, 2023 | 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
STLNC2320 Building an inclusive classroom culture
Inclusive practice and individual learning plans
Description:When teachers understand students, their cultural and linguistic background, their gender identity and its impact on them, the significant experiences that have shaped them e.g. the presence of trauma, the experience of disability or a learning disorder, then teachers can shape an inclusive environment that promotes high quality learning opportunities for all. It is a complex task to know all students but there are school procedures and weekly and daily routines that you can implement that build your knowledge of students and create a respectful classroom environment. In this session the presenter will explore different routines and practices that teachers can use to create a more inclusive classroom culture.
Sep 25, 2023 | 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
STLNC2321 Reconnecting with disengaged students
Description:What happens when students in our class become disengaged? What is within our control as a teacher to respond to the disengaged student? In this session the presenter will explore some of the common manifestations of disengaged students and then suggest different approaches, to re-engage those students in the learning community. The key, as with so many behavioural issues, is preventative strategies and then restorative approaches once things have gone awry. This is a course for teachers who believe that all students not only have a right to learn but they want to learn, and that our challenge as teachers is to find ways to connect them to a learning community.
Presenter:
Oct 11, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
STLN2346 Understanding and using numeracy data (primary)
Description:Teachers are now asked to collect a lot of data, but interpreting and using that data to inform teaching practice can be challenging. In this session, the presenter, will explore the numeracy data that is typically available to primary teachers and how that data can be used to modify teaching approaches. The emphasis of the session will be on understanding how the data can be used to inform the curriculum planning decisions that you make and the day to day interactions you have with students. The focus is on practical classroom ready techniques that you can readily implement in your numeracy teaching.
Oct 12, 2023 | 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
STLNL2367 Leading lesson observation and feedback models
Description:Lesson observation and feedback can be powerful means of supporting teachers to understand and enhance their own teaching practice, but implemented poorly they can be destructive to cultures of trust within schools. Models such as Quality Teaching Rounds have demonstrated positive signs of success in improving teacher confidence and efficacy across NSW schools and is now being investigated in other states including Victoria and Queensland. This workshop will explore the research behind observation and feedback models as a tool for teacher professional learning, using practical examples from the use of QTR and other observation models in different school settings. School leaders will gain insight into how to implement such models in ways that enhance both teacher practice and the professional learning culture of schools.
Presenter: Dr Claire Golledge
Oct 12, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
STLN2313 Relationships - a reflection on the year
Feedback,The profession of teaching
Description:Reflection is an important element of teaching practice and job satisfaction. It provides an opportunity to celebrate your successes and to consolidate your own learning for the next school year. It also encourages us to take the time to consider where things did not go well and identify how we can improve our teaching. In this session the presenter will lead you through a series of reflective questions prompting you to identify where your work on relationships in the classroom made a positive difference to student learning and how you might keep building on your success for 2024.
STLNL2305 Wellbeing - a reflection on the year
Pastoral and wellbeing leadership,The profession of teaching
Description:Reflection is an important element of leadership practice and personal wellbeing. It provides an opportunity to celebrate your successes and to consolidate your own learning for the next school year. It also encourages us to take the time to consider where things did not go well and identify how we can improve our own leadership. In this session the presenter will lead you through a series of reflective questions prompting you to identify where your wellbeing leadership made a positive difference and how you might keep building on your success for 2024.
Oct 19, 2023 | 02:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Oct 19, 2023 | 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
STLN2345 Using commercial literacy programs in F to Grade 3
Description:Commercial publishers have supplied detailed step by step programs and resources to guide primary schools in the implementation of their literacy programs. It is important that teachers using these resources continue to exercise their professional judgement and expertise. No resource, however intricate in its design and detail, can replace the deep knowledge of the student that a teacher holds nor the understanding of the context in which the teacher is working. In this session the presenter, a classroom teacher and researcher, will explore the teacher as 'curriculum-maker' and how teacher knowledge and skills can be used in conjunction with commercial programs.
Presenter: Philip Poulton
Oct 26, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
STLN2369 Reflecting on 2023 -a Teach Meet
Description:Reflection is an important element of your teaching practice. Understanding and celebrating your successes, identifying the challenges and planning for improvement in 2024 can deliver great job satisfaction. This session is a Teach Meet. Teach Meets are opportunities for teachers to collaborate and share their practice and resources with colleagues. In this session two experienced teachers (one primary, one secondary) will share their reflections on their own work in 2023. Participants will then have the opportunity to share their reflections on their work and to learn from each other about how to make 2024 an even better year. Teach Meets rely on teachers sharing their practice – so come along being prepared to listen and learn, speak and contribute in breakout rooms.
Nov 01, 2023 | 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
STLNL2356 Leading data informed change in schools
Description:Schools need high quality leadership to lead teams through the story of the students represented by the data that they are collecting. This leadership workshop will establish the importance of teams using data to analyse the impact of their work on student learning outcomes. The course will explore how to lead a team to identify helpful data and how that data can be used across a cohort of students whether that be an age group e.g. Year 6 or Year 9 or a curriculum area e.g. Mathematics. It is a course designed for leaders but will also benefit classroom teachers who are not yet in leadership roles.