CalendarJanuary 2009Big Picture Summer Institute - South Australia
9 January 2009
– 23 January 2009
The Summer Institute will be led by Viv White from Big Picture Australia. Programs offered provide opportunities for teachers to examine a rigorous and highly personalised approach to education that combines academic work with real-world learning. The suite of programs offered includes the topics of Personalising Learning; Adult World Immersion; Arranging Student Placements in University, TAFE, Other Training and/or Work ; Building Relationships ; and Leading a Personalised School.
January 2009Big Picture Summer Institute - Western Australia
12 January 2009
– 29 January 2009
The Summer Institute will be led by Viv White from Big Picture Australia. Programs offered provide opportunities for teachers to examine a rigorous and highly personalised approach to education that combines academic work with real-world learning. The suite of programs offered includes the topics of Personalising Learning; Adult World Immersion; Arranging Student Placements in University, TAFE, Other Training and/or Work ; Building Relationships ; and Leading a Personalised School. Participants can select from the Advanced Course, 12 and 13 January 2009, or the Foundation Course, 27 - 29 January 2009.
January 200914th Information Online Conference Exhibition
20 January 2009
– 22 January 2009
The Information Online Conference & Exhibition 2009 will be held at Darling Harbour Exhibition and Convention Centre, Sydney from the 20th - 22nd January 2009. The Executive Committee is looking forward to presenting delegates with an innovative programme, so are calling for papers that will educate and inspire the delegates. Details for paper submission can be found here. Deadline for submitting is 28th March 2008.
February 2009Big Picture Summer Institute - Tasmania
1 February 2009
– 4 February 2009
The Summer Institute will be led by Viv White from Big Picture Australia. Programs offered provide opportunities for teachers to examine a rigorous and highly personalised approach to education that combines academic work with real-world learning. The suite of programs offered includes the topics of Personalising Learning; Adult World Immersion; Arranging Student Placements in University, TAFE, Other Training and/or Work ; Building Relationships ; and Leading a Personalised School.
February 2009Getting it together for Australia's children: what role for parent-child centres?
15 February 2009
– 17 February 2009
NIFTeY and the Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) present their 2009 conference, Getting it together for Australia's children. The conference themes will be 'What is the focus of parent-child centres?', 'research and evaluation of parent-child centres', 'The workforce in parent-child centres', and 'The governance model for parent-child centres'.
March 2009Smart Thinking professional development workshop with Dr Jeni Wilson and Lesley Wing Jan
13 March 2009
In the Smart Thinking: Developing skills in reflection and metacognition workshop, teachers will develop strategies and learn practical activities to help students ask effective questions, make connections with their thinking and learning, self-assess and set goals. See flyer for details. For further information please contact Curriculum Press.
March 20098th Somerset International Conference for Librarians and Teachers
16 March 2009
– 17 March 2009
The 2009 Somerset International Conference for Librarians and Teachers is a scholarly and practical forum for the promotion of reading, writing and learning. It is the academic precursor to the Somerset College Celebration of Literature Writers’ Festival. The theme for 2009 is Broadening Horizons: Living and Learning in a Changing World. Delegates will participate in a combination of keynote addresses and practical workshops designed to provide vital Professional Development for school, university and public librarians.
March 2009Assessment for Learning professional development workshops with Toni Glasson and Robyn Adams
20 March 2009
– 3 April 2009
This workshop is designed to assist teachers to reflect on their present practice in relation to assessment, and to provide them with information about specific strategies that can be used in the classroom to create a learning environment that promotes student achievement. Workshops will be held on: See flyer for details. For further information please contact Curriculum Press.
September 2009English Australia Conference 2009
17 September 2009
– 19 September 2009
The English Australia Conference is designed to provide a single forum for staff working in the ELICOS sector to exchange views, to keep themselves updated on domestic and international developments, to develop skills across a broad spectrum of areas, to gain greater awareness and understanding of career pathway opportunities within and related to the sector and to network with a range of delegates from within and outside the sector.
October 2009ACSA 2009 Biennial Conference
2 October 2009
– 4 October 2009
The ACSA 2009 conference, titled 'Curriculum: a national conversation' is designed to facilitate a dynamic discussion around contemporary curriculum issues. The three-day conference aims to involve teachers, academics and curriculum specialists in a conversation about where we are now, and what the future might hold. Online registration closes 2 October 2009.
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