AISWA Professional Learning and other educational events, news, and information.
Are you Red, Red, Ready for Day for Daniel, next Friday 29th October 2021?
The theme for our 17th annual Day for Daniel is Help-Seeking and Reporting, reinforcing that it is the responsibility of adults to keep kids safe while encouraging kids to report abuse and seek help from an adult safety helper.
Please find this year’s digital assets attached for your use. Day For Daniel_2021-Digital-Kit.pdf
2022 Immunisation Coalition Art Prize
The 2022 Immunisation Coalition Art Prize has school age categories in visual art and short film. We have developed an education package for Years 5 - 8 linked to STEAM, HAPE, and Arts streams within the Australian Curriculum.
Entry to the event is free (individuals or groups), and educators have the resources to link the event to important public health communications and accurate messaging concepts around infectious disease and vaccination.
Please see the below links for more information.
The Immunisation Coalition - About Us
The 2022 Education Package for teachers
Brightpath Professional Learning Program 2021- 2022
Please follow the link to the Brightpath Professional Learning Schedule 2021-2022, including free information sessions. Please Click here
Black Holes workshop for high school students at UWA
In November, Einstein-First will host a series of workshops on Black Holes at UWA. These after-school workshops are designed for students in high school.
For more information, pleaseClick here
Constitution Connect Newsletter
The Constitution Centre has launched their quarterly Constitution Connect Newsletter where you can find out about newly developed resources, events and activities at the Centre so subscribe now to keep in the loop.
World Teachers’ Day
Say thank you to the teachers in your life tomorrow, 29 October, on World Teachers’ Day. Keep an eye out for Optus Stadium, Matagarup Bridge and Yagan Square tomorrow night as they are being lit up red and yellow to celebrate the day. We’ll also be sharing a cross-sectoral collaboration on our social media streams to say thank you to all our teachers for everything they do – make sure you check it out!
Academic Integrity Webinar
Students have unfettered access to ideas and information in the digital age. As educators, it is our role to help them develop good habits when it comes to citing, paraphrasing and producing honest, original work. This free one-hour webinar, presented by the team at Turn It In, will explore academic integrity and why it is important for both school and students. We will look at new and emerging forms of plagiarism and how you can educate, implement and enforce academic integrity in your physical and online classroom. To register, please click Here.
New Metrics for Success: Transforming What We Value in Schools
Join us for a keynote from Prof Sandra Milligan followed by a Panel Discussion and Q&A at All Saints' College on November 10. Learn about the work being done to create innovative assessment frameworks for competencies and capabilities beyond the traditional scope of education. You'll hear more about what they're doing and delve into Learner Profiles that are being developed across Australia. To find out more, please click Here
STAWA Future Science Conference
Future Science will showcase experts across a range of science disciplines who will share their cutting edge research. Start the day with keynote presentation from Professor Rob Newton, WA Scientist of the Year (2019) and Vice- Chancellor Professorial Research Fellow in the Exercise Medicine Research Institute at Edith Cowan University. Attend your selected workshops across the day and explore the trade expo to discover classroom resources and specialist equipment, and be sure to visit ECU’s Super Labs. To find out more, please click Here.