Description
Are you the literacy coordinator at your school? Would you like to share ideas with others who are in the same role?
The AISWA Literacy team invites literacy coordinators/leaders to the first in a series of network meetings for primary educators. The online after school session aims to create a network of literacy coordinators who share what their role entails, ideas, and resources.
Join us on TEAMS and spend an hour with colleagues from other schools sharing what you do and resources you use. Planning for future meetings and topics you would like to have addressed will be discussed.
Once you have registered a link to the TEAMS meeting will be sent on the morning of the event.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Principals, Literacy Leaders and Coordinators.
Presenters
Kerry Handley (AISWA Staff)
Literacy Consultant
Kerry Handley is a Literacy Consultant with many years of experience. She has worked in the WA education system as a classroom teacher, K-7 district coordinator and a consultant. Before joining AISWA, in 2012, Kerry was part of the team that reconceptualised and wrote the First Steps 2nd Edition resource and associated professional development. In this role she presented to educators around the world and spent four years living in the USA. She is one of the presenters of the Sharp Reading program and has a particular interest in assisting teachers in remote aboriginal schools.
Kerry has a Masters of Education, a Graduate Diploma in Intercultural Studies and a Diploma of Teaching. She is passionate about helping improve literacy outcomes for all students.
Jill Buckrell (AISWA Staff)
Literacy Consultant
Jill Buckrell is a Literacy Consultant with previous experience as a teacher and school leader in both urban and remote schools. She has a strong commitment to improving literacy outcomes for Aboriginal students and has been involved in several major Indigenous Education initiatives in the past as a school principal in remote WA and the Northern Territory. Jill began work at AISWA as a literacy consultant in 2012 and is involved in a number of key professional learning initiatives including: Big Six, Hot Readers and Data Conversations to Target Instruction (literacy). She is also an accredited Sharp Reading presenter and manages the implementation of this program in Western Australia. Jill co-organises the annual Broome Conference for remote Aboriginal schools. Jill’s particular interest lies in the research, development and application of quality literacy strategies and opportunities for students who underachieve in literacy.
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Segments
Event Segment
Date / Time
4 May 2021 Starts: 15:45 Finishes: 17:00Delivery Format : In Person
Webinar - Online Only
PL Hours : 1.00
Learning Area
- English
School Area
- Middle Primary (3-6)
- Leadership