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Apps to support your program – my top 3 apps With kids! Description: Technology is a great way to engage children in a range of learning. In this session, Jo will be demonstrating her knowledge of 3 apps which will help support your program. In this session, you will have the opportunity to explore these apps while Jo showing you around each of them. You wil learning a range of tips, strategies, ways to engage the children and ask questions along the way. Important note: we will let those people who have... Details When: October 11, 2023
A Road Map to Structuring Sessions - Online Description: In this session, the presenter will unpack the fundamentals of structuring a session, including how to get your students engaged from the get go, the importance of clarity in establishing what the class will learn in the session ( as opposed to do!) and how to scaffold the learning so you gradually release the responsibility to the learner and get them to do the thinking. Standards addressed: 3.2.2 Plan,... Details When: October 11, 2023
Top 10 - The contribution that CRTs make in schools Description: Some research suggests that every child in Australia will be taught by a Casual Relief Teacher for the equivalent of one full year as they move from F-12. Rather than this being a problem, this should be celebrated as a positive for the student experience. The aim of this session will be to hold a discussion focused on the contributions that CRTs make to a school community. The end result will be a Top Ten manifesto of the positive impact of CRTs ... Details When: October 18, 2023
Top Ten - checklist of what schools could supply to a CRT Description: Some schools are well prepared for engaging CRTs, some are not. The aim of this session is to draw on the experience of CRTs with positive experiences to draw up a 10 point Checklist of what schools need to do to support a CRT in their role. Imagine being able to give that Checklist to a Principal to help them support you in your work. This is a discussion and you need to be prepared to turn on your microphone and camera to contribute. If you are ... Details When: November 2, 2023
Supporting the learning of students with Dyscalculia Presenter: Judi Humberstone Course Length: 1.5 hour(s) Description: Students with dyscalculia will encounter difficulties with maths and numeracy tasks. Not every student who experiences difficulty with Maths or numeracy will have dyscalculia, but it is helpful to understand the condition and to make an informed decision about whether additional assistance is needed for the student. In this session, the presenter... Details When: November 8, 2023
Understanding school data and it's impact on your teaching Description: Schools are increasingly focused on gathering, analysing and responding to data about student learning and student outcomes. At times this is to meet regulatory requirements (e.g. NCCD); at times it is in response to standardised tests; at its best it contributes to feedback to students about their learning and how teachers can modify their own practice to support students. It is important for CRTs to have a comprehensive understanding of how and ... Details When: November 16, 2023
Top Ten - checklist of advice for new CRTs Description: There is a deep and wider reservoir of experience in the CRTPD community. In this session we want to draw on that experience to create a checklist of advice for those teachers who are new to CRT work. The aim will be to draw up a 10 point Checklist that can be widely distributed through CRT networks to support new teachers (or retiring teachers) who move in to CRTPD work. This is a discussion and you need to be prepared to turn on your microphone ... Details When: November 16, 2023
Visualising data – 5 ways to improve your own data literacy Description: This session which builds on the session CRT2355 on how schools are gathering and using data will explore the concepts of data literacy and data visualisation. The session will begin with how educational data is represented and interpreted by schools and teachers and by the media e.g. national testing results. Having covered some basic concepts, the presenter will suggest some data that is relevant for CRTs to collect, analyse and present... Details When: November 16, 2023
Top Ten - books and related activities for primary literacy Description: There are so many great texts that are available for use with primary students, from brilliant picture books for Prep and the early years through to fiction and non-fiction books for senior primary students. The aim is to develop a Top Ten that can be widely circulated in teaching networks to help all teachers widen their knowledge of the texts that are available for use in the classroom. This is a discussion and you need to be prepared to turn... Details When: November 30, 2023