The Bulletin 12 May 2016 Term 2 - Issue 3

Thursday, 12 May, 2016

Term

2

Issue

3

Featured AISWA Professional Learning

Date	Event Title	Code
May 19 2016	Women in Educational Leadership Network Meeting Leadership	10541
Jul 26 2016	Leading Pastoral Care in Schools Leadership	10561
Jul 26 2016	The Big Six - Critical Elements for Beginner Readers Literacy Part 1 26th Jul 2016 Part 2 9th Aug 2016 Part 3 22nd Aug 2016	10669

Non-AISWA PL, Events and Information:

Reggio Emilia Study Tour, Italy

Call for Expressions of Interest

The tour is proposed for March/April 2017 with firm dates to be confirmed later this year. Negotiations are currently underway with Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange (REAIE) for a group of teachers from AISWA member schools to participate in a study tour to Reggio Emilia in Italy. Click here for more information on the program.

Telethon Speech & Hearing Public Seminar Series

Supporting Children with Speech and Language Development at Home and in Educational Settings

Wednesday 1st June 2016, 5:30pm - 7.30pm. Please visit the TSH website for more information and booking form.

2016 Eating Disorders Program

Training Prevention and Early Intervention Workshop Series

Eating Disorders Program - Specialised CAMHS Eating Disorder Training and Evaluation Centre. Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses which also cause significant risks to a person’s physical health. Please see (Link Expired) for more information and to register for the training.

Mind Matters

Whole School Mental Health

MindMatters supports schools in addressing national education priorities and requirements related to student mental health. Download the new Making Connections resource from the MindMatters website.

SCEA Institute Better Education Conference

James Nottingham from Challenging Learning (UK) Live in WA

James is the keynote speaker at this year’s Better Education Conference on 2-3 June. Hosting the ‘Challenging Learning’ stream, James’ keynotes and workshops will cover challenging and motivating students to learn, avoiding the learning pit, focussing on progress (not grades), strategies for teaching students how to think critically and more.

The conference also features streams with Greg Whitby (Catholic Education Diocese Parramatta), Kylie Bice (Growing up Greatness), Wendy Gorman (AISWA) and Michael Raiter (Centre for Biblical Preaching). for more information and to register, visit the Better Education Conference website.

Kay-A-Day Health Initiative

Kay-A-Day is a program designed to encourage kids to walk or run just one kilometre a day for 21 days. Download theirflyer for more information.

WAIER's 31st Annual Research Forum for 2016

Saturday 6th of August 2016,The University of Notre Dame.

Schools that are conducting action research to be involved by sharing their project and/or findings in a session during the day. Registration and more information is available via the WAIER website.

Fresh Science School Forum

Western Australian Maritime Museum, Fremantle, June 8 2016

WA science students are invited to the Maritime Museum, Fremantle, on 8 June to hear five bright young scientists present their work in rapid succession. Presentations are aimed at year-9 and year-10 students, but students from upper primary up to year-12 also welcome

Bookings Essential. For more information or to make a booking, visit the Museum WA website.

Professional Learning Hub: Workshops

Curtin University’s School of Education

The Professional Learning Hub’s mission is to build and facilitate better educational outcomes for the community by influencing educators across all phases of schooling, including schools’ executive staff. One of the first workshops is the Educational Leader Well-being Workshop (10 June, 1-3pm) aimed at principals and deputy principals. More information is available on the Curtain PLH website.