Description
Since its inception in 2012, the successful AISWA Principals as Numeracy Leaders (PANL) Project has involved over 65 AISWA schools. We are inviting all AISWA Schools to register to participate in this project during semester 1 2017.
The PANL Project, is a comprehensive research based project to assist principals/school leaders and lower primary years teachers, develop knowledge and skills to positively alter teaching and learning in numeracy. The key goal of this project is to lift whole school performance in numeracy in all schools, whatever their context may be. The project will again be delivered by AISWA Numeracy Consultants.
The project will deliver four professional development modules to school leaders and key numeracy staff in a series of an initial two consecutive days, followed by two single professional learning days.
These modules will enhance knowledge in:
Module 1 | Leadership of teaching and learning in numeracy | Mon Feb 27 2017 |
Module 2 | Numeracy content – The numeracy “big ideas” (concentrating on number – Australian Curriculum) | Tue Feb 28 2017 |
Module 3 | Developing whole school approaches to numeracy using quality evidence | Wed Mar 29 2017 |
Module 4 | Designing interventions in numeracy | Fri May 26 2017 |
The module delivery will be completed by the end of week 5 term 2, but schools will have the collegial support services of AISWA numeracy consultants throughout 2017, to assist with any numeracy planning. For each ‘delivery’ block, there will be school-based tasks that prepare participants for upcoming modules and/or encourage consolidation of understandings from previous modules.
As the project has evolved, it has been observed that the greatest effect for schools participating in the Project is achieved when the school leader, Principal/Head of Primary, a key numeracy person and an F-3 teacher, attend together for all four modules. Thus, three staff per school is recommended.
The cost for the four day project includes the PANL participant course file, ongoing support from AISWA Numeracy Consultants, catering and several reference books per school. The fee, based on a cost recovery model, will be $480 per person ($120 per person per day). AISWA will be paying for the delivery costs.
Participants must commit to attending ALL four modules and preparing for and completing school-based tasks around each module.
Please note that any staff relief needed to cover attendance for the professional learning modules will be met by the schools.
For more information about this project please contact David Dunstan at ddunstan@ais.wa.edu.au or telephone 0457 767 881.
More Information
Presenters
David Dunstan (AISWA Staff)
Numeracy Coordinator
David is the AISWA Numeracy Coordinator and has worked with AISWA for over 13 years. He taught mathematics to rural students in WA for 28 years. David regularly presents at state and national conferences, and delivers ‘hands-on’ workshops, which includes, “A Whole School Approach to Teaching Place Value” and “Using Cards and Counters to Link the Proficiencies”. In collaboration with Dr Paul Swan, David has co-authored 27 books, which includes the “Check the Clues” series, “My Word Book: Mathematics” and the 2023 published, “Teaching Place Value” series.
Peter Farmer (AISWA Staff)
Numeracy, NAPLAN And Data Consultant
Peter has worked at the Association of Independent Schools WA since 2010 as a full time Numeracy Consultant and, more recently, helping school staff with the analysis of NAPLAN assessment data. He has been involved within the education sector, spanning 35 years, working at a variety of leading Independent Schools as both a teacher and administrator. The majority of his teaching has been at the middle and upper primary level, focussing on Mathematics. A significant portion of his career has also been as an administrator of Curriculum and Day to Day operations. Peter is looking forward to yet another year working for AISWA, and the wider Independent School community, sharing the varied resources available to help teachers plan for effective teaching.
Terms & Conditions
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Segments
PANL Day 1
Date / Time
27 Feb 2017 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00Delivery Format : In Person
AISWA Seminar Room (First Floor)
PL Hours : 6.00
PANL Day 2
Date / Time
28 Feb 2017 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00Delivery Format : In Person
AISWA Seminar Room (First Floor)
PL Hours : 6.00
PANL Day 3
Date / Time
29 Mar 2017 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00Delivery Format : In Person
AISWA Seminar Room (First Floor)
PL Hours : 6.00
PANL Day 4
Date / Time
26 May 2017 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00Delivery Format : In Person
AISWA Seminar Room (First Floor)
PL Hours : 6.00
Learning Area
- Numeracy
School Area
- Early Childhood (PK - 2)
- Middle Primary (3-6)
- Secondary (7-10)
- Senior Secondary (11 - 12)
- Other (non-teaching)