CREATING A DYNAMIC NUMERACY CLASSROOM
Event code: 978 0 73396 237 0
Presenter: Sandra Knox
| Sandra Knox has been a primary and special education teacher and has worked on the Early Years Numeracy Project for Victoria, both as a writer and presenter. She has been the director of the Family Maths Project of Australia since 1992 and was an Early Years Project Officer in Victoria. Sandra also works as a maths consultant in Australia and New York.
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$66.00 |
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Thursday, 4 September 2008 |
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4.30p.m.-6.30p.m. Afternoon tea 4.00p.m. |
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Salisbury North Primary School
Rolleston Avenue,
Salisbury North, SA 5108 |
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For further information please contact Sharon Kuring
Phone: 03 9245 7298
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- How children learn - the principles of teaching Numeracy
- Effective, open-ended teaching strategies (Space, Number, Chance and Data, and Management)
- Setting up an effective Numeracy classroom - the organisation and management of the Numeracy block
- Games and problem-solving activities to enhance your maths program within the whole/small/whole structure
- The importance of reflection or share time
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Stimulate Thinking in your Maths Classroom - and see the results! (Years 3-6)
Event code: 978 0 73396 240 0
Presenter: Michael Richards
| Michael Richards’ recent roles include Middle Years Consultant with the Victorian Department of Education and Training, and Mathematics Consultant with the New York City Board of Education. He has also been Education Officer with the Mathematical Association of Victoria (MAV). In schools he has held leadership positions in Mathematics, Science, middle years, curriculum, and professional development, and taught Mathematics up to Year 12. |
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$66.00 |
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 |
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4.30p.m.-6.30p.m. afternoon tea 4.00p.m. |
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The Friends' School
23 Commercial Road
North Hobart, TAS 7002
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For further information please contact Sharon Kuring
Phone: 03 9245 7298
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| Description | Link your mathematics teaching to Thinking Processes, Personal Learning and Interpersonal Learning. Extend your brain based mathematics strategies with;
- Extend your brain-based mathematics strategies with maths stories
- Making the most of movement
- Pictoral and visual brain organisers
- Talking Maths
- Writing Maths
- ICT for creating, visualising and communicating maths
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DIGITAL STORIES - Session Now Fully Booked
This session will be repeated in July/August. See separate entry for expression of interest.
Presenter: Toby McIlrath
| Toby McIlrath is a leading teacher and has experience with both government and independant school systems. Currently, he works as a classroom and IT enrichment teacher. He has being developing digital story-telling and film-making programs to be implemented into Innovation and Excellence Clusters. Digital Stories, animation and film are firmly entrenched into his classroom practice to enhance curriculum based learning programs. |
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$66.00 |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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11.30a.m.-1.30p.m. |
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JIKA International
551 Heidelberg Road (at Chandler Highway Junction)
Fairfield, VIC 3078 |
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For further information please contact Sharon Kuring
Phone: 03 9245 7298
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| Description | Enhance your literacy program with Interactive Whiteboards
- Engage reluctant readers and writers using simple computer software and easy to learn skills
- Focus on writing and reading for an audience
- Help students evaluate their own learning
- How to intergrate learning technologies into the classroom using tools to enhance learning
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VISUAL LITERACY - Session Now Fully Booked
This session will be repeated in July/August. See separate entry for expression of interest.
Presenter: Joanne Blannin
| Joanne Blannin has taught in France, England, America and Australia and has developed an in-depth understanding of learning styles and how to cater for individual needs within a classroom. Joanne speaks several languages and this has fuelled her passion for literacy education. Using learning technologies, and her experiences with Outdoor Education, Joanne provides students with engaging opportunties to learn. Currently Joanne is a team leader at Caulfield Grammar School. As a staff trainer, Joanne focuses on the use of Interactive Whiteboards and software that enhance learning and teaching for the primary and middle years. |
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$66.00 |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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2.30p.m.-4.30p.m. |
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JIKA International
551 Heidelberg Road (at Chandler Highway Junction)
Fairfield, VIC 3078 |
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For further information please contact Sharon Kuring
Phone: 03 9245 7298
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| Description | What is Visual Literacy and why do we need to teach it?
- Get started with teaching Visual Literacy
- Create engaging, thought provoking activities
- Target different learning styles
- Session includes background to visual literacy in today's world, hands on activities and software discovery
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INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS IN THE CLASSROOM - WHOLE DAY WORKSHOP - Session Now Fully Booked
This session will be repeated in July/August. See separate entry for expression of interest.
Presenter: Joanne Blannin, Toby McIlrath, Paul Smith
| Joanne Blannin has taught in France, England, America and Australia and has developed an in-depth understanding of learning styles and how to cater for individual needs within a classroom. Joanne speaks several languages and this has fuelled her passion for literacy education. Using learning technologies, and her experiences with Outdoor Education, Joanne provides students with engaging opportunties to learn. Currently Joanne is a team leader at Caulfield Grammar School. As a staff trainer, Joanne focuses on the use of Interactive Whiteboards and software that enhance learning and teaching for the primary and middle years. |
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| Toby McIlrath is a leading teacher and has experience with both government and independant school systems. Currently, he works as a classroom and IT enrichment teacher. He has being developing digital story-telling and film-making programs to be implemented into Innovation and Excellence Clusters. Digital Stories, animation and film are firmly entrenched into his classroom practice to enhance curriculum based learning programs. |
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| Having held IT education leadership roles in both the UK and Australian schools, Paul Smith has an in-depth knowledge of how to use technology to enhance learning. Before joining the education system Paul worked in the IT industry for 10 years. He has experience in the Catholic, State and Independent systems and currently holds a team leader position at Caulfield Grammar School. Having successfully implemented Interactive Whiteboards across the school, Paul now trains staff at primary and secondary levels in the effective use of learning technologies in the classroom. |
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$120.00 |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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9.00a.m.-4.30p.m. for whole day workshop |
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JIKA International
551 Heidelberg Road (at Chandler Highway junction)
Fairfield, VIC 3078 |
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For further information please contact Sharon Kuring
Phone: 03 9245 7298
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| Description | Three Sessions with three great presenters.
- Session One with Paul Smith covers getting started with Interactive Whiteboards and how to make the most of your classes with the aid of this technology.
- Session Two with Toby McIlrath covers how to develop digital stories and how they can motivate reluctant readers.
- Session Three with Joanne Blannin will introduce Visual Literacy and why we need to teach it.
- All participants will take home a CD-ROM of activities and a quick reference guide to the shortcuts and tools for making the most of your interactive whiteboard in the classroom.
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INTERACTIVE LEARNING WORKSHOP- Session Now Fully Booked
This session will be repeated in July/August. See separate entry for expression of interest.
Presenter: Paul Smith
| Having held IT education leadership roles in both the UK and Australian schools, Paul Smith has an in-depth knowledge of how to use technology to enhance learning. Before joining the education system Paul worked in the IT industry for 10 years. He has experience in the Catholic, State and Independent systems and currently holds a team leader position at Caulfield Grammar School. Having successfully implemented Interactive Whiteboards across the school, Paul now trains staff at primary and secondary levels in the effective use of learning technologies in the classroom. |
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$66.00 |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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9.00a.m.-11.00a.m. |
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JIKA International
551 Heidelberg Road (at Chandler Highway junction)
Fairfield, VIC 3078 |
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For further information please contact Sharon Kuring
Phone: 03 9245 7298
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| Description | Making the link between interactive whiteboards and how kids learn
- Getting started with Interactive Learning
- Using tools to enhance learning
- Creating interactive lessons and units
- Enhancing content through interactivity
- Using online resources
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Improving Comprehension
Event code: 978 0 73396 235 6
Presenter: Fiona Jackson
| Fiona Jackson is an experienced classroom teacher who currently works as a regional literacy consultant. Fiona has taught at all levels of primary school education and has spent some time in educational publishing. She has completed the Early Years Tutor Training course for Prep–Year 2 and Teaching Readers in Years 3 and 4. Fiona has received excellent feedback from previous professional development sessions. Fiona is currently co-authoring a teacher's resource book of practical literacy ideas for P–8 classrooms.
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 |
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4.30p.m.-6.30p.m. (afternoon tea 4.00p.m.) |
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Langwarrin Park Primary School
Northgateway
Langwarrin VIC 3910 |
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For further information please contact Sharon Kuring
Phone: 03 9245 7298
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- Identifying comprehension skills that students need
- Comprehension Challenges- activities to keep students motivated!!
- Effective questions to support and develop comprehension
- Activities for summarising and reflecting after reading
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Comprehension Strategies for your Classroom
Event code: 978 0 73396 235 6
Presenter: Julie Shepherd
| Julie Shepherd is an independent educational consultant. She has taught at all primary levels and also as a library teacher. Julie has lectured for both student and postgraduate teachers, and has presented at many national conferences. Julie has conducted professional development sessions in all Australian states and in Singapore.
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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 |
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4.30p.m.-6.30p.m. Afternoon tea 4.00p.m. |
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Livingstone Primary School
25 Livingstone Road
Vermont South VIC 3133 |
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For further information please contact Sharon Kuring
Phone: 03 9245 7298
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- Helping students to understand meaning from a range of texts
- Comprehension activities to implement in the Literacy Block
- Reciprocal Reading
- Setting the context
- The 4 Resources Model
- 3 level guides
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Comprehension Strategies
Event code: 978 0 73396 235 6
Presenter: Julie Shepherd
| Julie Shepherd is an independent educational consultant. She has taught at all primary levels and also as a library teacher. Julie has lectured for both student and postgraduate teachers, and has presented at many national conferences. Julie has conducted professional development sessions in all Australian states and in Singapore.
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