AISWA Professional Learning and other educational events, news and information
BETTER EDUCATION CONFERENCE | 1 - 2 JUNE | SWAN VALLEY PERTH.
Better Education Conference gives you the opportunity to build deeper relationships with over 400 other educators, and provide practical and tangible strategies you can implement for the better in your school or classroom today.
Please click here for further details regarding the event, and to secure your place please visit www.better.edu.au.
BLUEARTH HIKE 4 KIDS HEALTH 2017- LARAPINTA TRAIL, ALICE SPRINGS | 04 - 11 SEPTEMBER 2017.
There’s no better way to promote physical activity than to challenge yourself on one of Australia’s premier scenic walking tracks, the Larapinta Trail. As part of this incredible – yet challenging – adventure, you will stand on ancient escarpments and gaze out upon the ochre-coloured landscapes of Central Australia.
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GROWING UP GREATNESS.
DIFFERENTIATION PRACTICAL PLANNING WORKSHOP | YEARS 5 -10 | MONDAY 31 JULY 2017 | 3.45 PM - 5.15 PM (sign-in from 3.30pm) | Ballajura Community College, Illawarra Crescent, Ballajura.
This is a practical planning workshop where primary and secondary teachers will have the opportunity to write differentiated learning goals, success criteria, an activity, assignment task or assessment of their choice, in a supportive and collegiate setting.
Please click here for further details regarding the event, and to secure your place please visit http://www.growingupgreatness.com/upcoming-events
GROWING UP GREATNESS.
EXPLORING ACCELERATION |WEDNESDAY 24 MAY 2017 | 3.45pm – 5.15pm (sign-in from 3.30pm) | Ballajura Community College, Illawarra Crescent, Ballajura.
Acceleration is often misunderstood as just 'grade-skipping' and despite overwhelming evidence of its efficacy, teachers and schools continue to be reluctant to consider this strategy as an option for certain highly able students.
Please click here for further details regarding the event, and to secure your place please visit http://www.growingupgreatness.com/upcoming-events
USING THE POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT TEMPLATE.
Positive Partnerships (Autism Spectrum Australia) have created a free online module which looks at how to address scenarios that might occur in the school and home environments for students who are on the Autism Spectrum. Created in partnership with the Aspect Behaviour team to support schools, organisations and parents with using the Positive Behaviour Support structure, the module includes detailed information on the possible reasons and triggers for behaviours and how to work towards changing behaviour patterns. Please visit the website for more information.
https://autismtraining.com.au/orionfiles/course/Proj_Intro_to_Using_PBS_Template_SCOR2/index.html
NCCD Moderation Workshop |WEDNESDAY 17 May 2017| 09:00am - 11.00am |
In 2015, all Independent Schools in Western Australia participated in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data for School Students with Disability (NCCD). Participation in the NCCD is compulsory throughout Australia in 2017.
This Moderation Workshop is designed to give key school personnel an increased level of confidence and consistency when collecting evidence and making decisions about student data for the NCCD. There will be a focus on decision-making for levels of adjustment, student inclusion in the NCCD, and collection and types of documentation to support school data.For more information please click the below link.
https://www.ais.wa.edu.au/event/nccd-moderation-workshop-morning
https://www.ais.wa.edu.au/event/nccd-moderation-workshop-afternoon
2017 PACIFIC RIM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CAMP, JAPAN | Monday 7 August 2017 to Tuesday 22 August 2017.
ISCA has received an invitation to nominate a male student between 14 and 17 years of age (as of 1 August 2017) to attend the 2017 Pacific Rim International Student Camp (PRIC). PRIC is a scholarship camp program that is held annually to provide a forum of international exchange for youths of the Pacific Rim region. Students who meet the criteria can apply by writing an essay and providing supporting documentation.
For General Information Please click here to View or Download the Application form Please click here
FREE PARENTING WORKSHOPS FOR DAD | Engaging positively with your kids | Wednesday 10 May 2017 | 6.30-8.30pm | Inglewood Civic Centre (Children’s Centre), Cnr Ninth Ave and Beaufort Street, Inglewood WA 6052
The City of Stirling invite you to our FREE parenting workshop for Dads. Registrations are essential.
Please click here to Register
FREE PARENTING WORKSHOPS FOR DAD | Raising emotionally resilient children | Wednesday 24 May 2017 | 6.30-8.30pm | Inglewood Civic Centre (Children’s Centre), Cnr Ninth Ave and Beaufort Street, Inglewood WA 6052
The City of Stirling invite you to our FREE parenting workshop for Dads. Registrations are essential.
Please click here to Register
FREE PARENTING WORKSHOPS FOR DAD | Importance of positive early father-child interaction (0-5 years)| Wednesday 31 May 2017 | 6.30-8.30pm | Inglewood Civic Centre (Children’s Centre), Cnr Ninth Ave and Beaufort Street, Inglewood WA 6052.
The City of Stirling invite you to our FREE parenting workshop for Dads. Registrations are essential.
Please click here to Register
For more information on the three facilitating organisations, please check out the following links; The Fathering Project. Ngala. Anglicare WA.
WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ABUSE | 13TH & 14TH JUNE 2017.
This interactive two day workshop will explore the impact of sexual abuse on children, adolescents and their families and look at the dynamics of sexual abuse by adult offenders compared to children/young people who engage in sexually inappropriate activities with other children/young people.
For more information on the workshops Please click here
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SPEAK UP AWARD 2017 | Closing Date and Time for receipt of all entries is 5pm Friday 16 June 2017.
The Grand Lodge of WA Freemasons is delighted to announce that the Speak Up Award will resume this year after circumstances forced its postponement last year. The Speak Up Award is a public speaking competition for Years 4, 5 and 6 students.
Please click here for more information