Classroom Management skills

This post offers an opportunity to refresh your Classroom Management skills. (Click on the coloured link).

The Queensland Department of Education and Training offers a number of resources.

The Victorian Department of Education and Training has Managing Challenging Behaviours Professional Learning workshops (live max 2 staff per school can attend) and online courses (that require you to have school support to set up an account).

There is an online course called Behaviour Management for Relief Teachers by Bob Brandis at a cost of $20.  It meets the Australian Standards 4.2 and 4.3 and gives you 1.5 hours of Professional Development.

The University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney have a webpage that is targeted to a University environment but covers very similar issues faced by teachers at any age group with a focus on learning.  There are online videos covering strategies and examples.  These are free.

Professional Development Reading

I have added 3 website resources in Professional Readings.  These websites also contain teaching resources.  These websites have articles on Technology and its use for Professional Development.

EdTechreview

Education World

Edudemic

Aboriginal Cultural Awareness (DEECD)

The Department of Education and Training has provided an online professional learning resource to develop knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal cultures.

The resource consists of three modules which provide advice, process and practical suggestions as to what teachers should know and be able to do in order to teach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) students and to teach all students about ATSI languages, history and culture. 

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/profdev/Pages/indigenousculture.aspx

The modules reference the Department’s Aboriginal Inclusion Plan, the Australian Curriculum and Assessment Reporting Authority (ACARA)’s cross-curriculum priorities and the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is a partner in the project and teachers who complete the modules will satisfy part of the annual professional practice requirement for registration. The Institute will grant a total of five hours of professional development on completion of the modules.

Department of Education and Training

Department of Education and Training
This is a link to the page on the DEECD website that shows teachers where they are able to find Professional Learning Programs and Resources.

Anne Mirtschin from Hawkesdale runs the Tech Talk Tuesdays.

If you have missed a session that you would like to have heard, there is an archive of the talks that you can bring up to catch up!

Intel
Professional Development courses exploring 21st Century Learning concepts, from the makers of your computers' memory chip!

Lego
Hard to believe that the classroom learning would extend beyond the primary years with Lego, but their Mindstorms (Robotics) Lego has been around for over 10 years!  They have professional Development for teachers here on a website dedicated to education.  Cambridge University in England has just advertised for a Lego Professor. The job will explore the role of play in education.

Youth Mental Health Resources

An article on Donna Redman was in Saturday's Age April 18, 2015.  Her webpage has a comprehensive list of resources for teachers on Youth Mental Health  awakenempowerment.wordpress.com Donna also has a Twitter account @donnaredman01.

I have just read a very good article on Adolescent Learning by Andrew Fuller and the link to it is in the Professional Reading/Audiovisual Resources.

Provisional Registration Seminars VIT Dates

Thursday   23 April Geelong Geelong Football Club Simonds Stadium, Kardinia Park, Geelong
Monday       4 May Warrnambool Lady Bay Resort 2 Pertobe Road, Warrnambool
Wednesday  6 May Horsham Horsham Golf Club Golf Course Road, Horsham
Thursday     7 May Ballarat Ballarat Lodge 613 Main Road, Golden Point, Ballarat
Monday     20 July Point Cook The Brook on Sneydes 215 Sneydes Road, Point Cook
                               MEL REF: 207 E7
Tuesday     28 July Geelong Geelong Football Club Simonds Stadium, Kardinia Park, Geelong
                                MEL REF: 451 K6

2015 PRT SEMINARS: 3.30 pm – 6.30 pm
 PRTs register on-line through their portal accessed via: https://my.vit.vic.edu.au
 Attendance is only required at ONE seminar. If you attend in Term 2 you need not attend again in Term 3, unless you wish to seek further clarification.

SEMINAR DETAILS
 Registration and afternoon tea: from 3.30 pm
 Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank – Financial Literacy: 4.00 pm
 Victorian Institute of Teaching: 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm

PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED TEACHERS ATTENDING WILL:
 Be briefed on provisional registration and the requirements for full registration
 Access resources for completing evidence of professional practice
 Meet staff from the Institute who can be contacted for assistance

 TO REGISTER To register follow these steps:
1. Access MyVIT via the following link: : https://my.vit.vic.edu.au
2. Log in using your account number (6 digit number located on your VIT card), and password.
3. Access My Events from the left hand navigation bar. Provisionally Registered Teachers sessions will be listed here.
4. Select the seminar you wish to attend and click on “Proceed to Register”. At the top of the next page click the “Register” button.

Note – your choice will appear on the events page of your portal Should you need to change venues you should first un-register from chosen venue. To un-register, follow steps 1 – 3, then choose “Proceed to Unregister” A confirmation email will be sent upon successfully registering. A reminder email will be sent one week prior to the event.

ZART ART Primary School Professional Learning sessions

ZART 2015 IDEAS AND PRODUCT PRESENTATIONS 4.30pm - 6.00pm  TERM ONE 

Tuesday,      10 February 2015 Geelong Ideas and Product Presentations Tania
Tuesday,      17 February 2015 Ballarat Ideas and Product Presentations Tania
Wednesday, 18 February 2015 Point Cook Alamanda Product Presentations Dee
Tuesday,      10 March 2015     Horsham Ideas and Product Presentations Tania
Wednesday, 11 March 2015     Hamilton Ideas and Product Presentations Tania

ZART 2015 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Term Three 

Tuesday,      21 July 2015 Ballarat Book Week   4.20-7.00pm Tania
Tuesday,      21 July 2015 Warrnambool Book Week   4.20-7.00pm Dee
Wednesday, 22 July 2015 Hamilton Book Week   4.20-7.00pm Tania
Wednesday, 22 July 2015 Portland Book Week   4.20-7.00pm Dee
Thursday,     23 July 2015 Horsham Book Week   4.20-7.00pm Tania
Monday,      August 2015 Geelong Book Week   4.20-7.00pm Tania

ZART 2015 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TERM FOUR 

Monday,      19 October 2015 Ballarat Christmas   4.20-7.00pm Tania
Tuesday,      20 October 2015 Horsham Christmas   4.20-7.00pm Tania
Tuesday,      20 October 2015 Warrnambool Christmas   4.20-7.00pm Dee
Wednesday, 21 October 2015 Portland Christmas   4.20-7.00pm Dee
Thursday,    22 October 2015 Hamilton Christmas   4.20-7.00pm Tania
Tuesday,      27 October 2015 Geelong Christmas   4.20-7.00pm Tania

"Through professional development we help schools revitalise and inject more enthusiasm into their art programmes. We believe that at primary level teaching, visual art is the responsibility of all teachers and that you do not have to be artistic to teach art, but you do need to know how children develop in art and how to use specific skills to harness and nurture childrens creativity."   ZART ART

http://www.zartart.com.au/1/1729/Workshops_and_Bookings_Support.aspx