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August 20151 Teachers Home Economics Institute of Australia (Qld) 2015 State Conference: Home economics

connectedThe HEIA (Q) conference will bring home economics professionals together to explore a raft of issues related to families, food, textiles, pedagogy and the Australian Curriculum through a lens that demonstrates the power of Home Economics in developing important social, emotional, cognitive, professional and environmental connections, both locally and globally. The program will be led by two outstanding keynote speakers and supported by a mixture of well-known and new (to HEIA [Q]) quality presenters. For more information contact conference convenor Dr Janet Reynolds on3393 0575 or visit their website.

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

1 Teachers Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) Workshop: The What and How of Teaching WritingThis half-day workshop presented by Robyn Wild will enable participants to list what students need to be taught as they learn to write; realise the inter-related nature of modelled, shared, guided and independent writing and identify the importance of linking reading and writing programs as a support for developing writers. For more information and to register contact PETAA on (02) 8020 3933 or visit their website.

Heatley State Primary School, Townsville

1 Teachers Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) Workshop: Teaching ComprehensionThis half-day workshop presented by Robyn Wild begins by identifying the strategies that support comprehension and seeing what else needs to be taught to students K-6 to help them learn to read. Reading processes, contexts for reading, reading conventions, word identification strategies, and the information process. For more information and to register contact PETAA on (02) 8020 3933 or visit their website.

Heatley State Primary School, Townsville

1 August –12 September

All employees TAFE Queensland Gold Coast: Adobe Illustrator Creative Cloud Course Beginners to IntermediateThe six-week course will cover the creation and editing of vector artwork such as logos, illustrations and graphic artwork. For more information contact the TAFE Gold Coast or to register visit their website.

TAFE Gold Coast, Coomera

3 School leaders, school personnel

OneChannel Web Conference: OneSchool Finance Screen and Menu UpdateThis session will provide an overview and demonstration of the updates to the OneSchool finance screens and navigation pathways. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

https://staff.learningplace.eq.edu.au/OneChannel/Pages/Program.aspx?cid=4&eid=16126

http://tafegoldcoast.edu.au/course/11714/adobe-illustrator-creative-cloud-beginner-intermediate

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.petaa.edu.au/iMIS_Prod/w/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=150801RWPM


http://www.petaa.edu.au/iMIS_Prod/w/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=150801RWAM


http://heiaq.com.au/events/conference/


3 Provisionally registered teachers

Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) Workshop: Working with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers to Progress to Full RegistrationThis workshop is designed for Provisionally registered teachers and their supervisors/mentors. The content includes The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers; evidence requirements; strategies for gathering evidence and roles and responsibilities of provisionally registered teachers and their mentors/supervisors. For more information contact QCT on 3377 4777 or visit their website.

Kevin Castle Conference Centre, Rockhampton

3 Teachers, school leaders, school support staff

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN – Fractional thinking in early primaryThis practical workshop will unpack the conceptual understandings required for fractional thinking, and will explore common error patterns that have been identified in the analysis of Queensland’s NAPLAN data. Teachers will develop a toolkit of hands-on and digital strategies, activities and resources that can be used immediately in class to teach fractions. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

QCAA, Brisbane

3 Prep teachers, school leaders

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Early Years – Collaboration through networkingThis workshop will provide Prep teachers and kindergarten teachers with opportunities to explore the power of networking to share information for children’s positive transition to school. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

Fitzy’s Hotel and Convention Centre, Loganholme

3-5 Teachers, school leaders, public sector employees

DRUMBEAT Facilitator Training WorkshopDrumbeat is an evidence-based behavioural intervention program which offers an effective means of supporting students who are disengaged or socially isolated. This training equips attendees with skills to present the program. The facilitator workshops include sessions on managing challenging behaviours, building therapeutic relationships and the core exercises of the program. For more information contact the DRUMBEAT Administration Officer on (08) 9146 4444 or visit their website.

Gold Coast

3-6 School leaders 12th Convention of the International Confederation of Principals (ICP): Leading Educational DesignLeading Educational Design as the theme for this convention will guide participants to observe, to think familiar issues in a new and innovative way, to discuss with colleagues from all over the world and to meet many Finnish Principals and experts. For more information contact the conference organisers on +358 10 320 0070 or visit their website.

Helsinki, Finland


Teachers Japan Foundation: J-Basic Online for TeachersThe Japan Foundation provides an eight-week online course for teachers with a basic level of Japanese who would like to build their language skills. Through this course teachers will develop a working knowledge of Japanese grammatical structures and build their confidence and skills in using Japanese effectively in the classroom. For more information contact the Japan Foundation or visit their website.

Online course

http://www.jpf.org.au/jbasic/index.html

http://www.jpf.org.au/contactform.html

http://www.confedent.fi/icp2015/


http://holyoake.org.au/content-red.php?CID=34


https://events.qcaa.qld.edu.au/event.aspx?e=694&r=305


https://events.qcaa.qld.edu.au/Event.aspx?e=699&r=310


http://events.qct.edu.au/List/PRT

mailto:http://www.qct.edu.au/contactdetails.html

4 Teachers, school leaders

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN – How to read challenging texts – making thinking visibleThis workshop will show how the NAPLAN Reading test data indicates the need for a more strategic approach to reading to improve student responses to challenging texts; provide practical strategies to encourage metacognitive conversation to improve student performance on challenging texts and higher-order questions and provide opportunities for teachers and curriculum leaders to participate in an in-service package, designed for them to introduce the strategies to other teachers. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

RSL, Kingaroy

4 Fully registered teachers

Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) Workshop: Reflective Practice and the Australian Professional Standards for TeachersThis workshop will focus on the renewal of registration requirements, including both recency of practice and continuing professional development. You will also engage with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers to reflect on your professional practice. For more information contact QCT on 3377 4777 or visit their website.

Kevin Castle Conference Centre, Rockhampton


Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Continuity of teaching and learning in the early yearsThis workshop will provide Prep teachers and school curriculum leaders with opportunities to understand the research and practices that support children’s successful transition to school. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

Fitzy’s Hotel and Convention Centre, Loganholme


Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN – Part-whole thinking in upper primaryPart-whole thinking is a proven problem-solving strategy. State-wide trends in Queensland’s NAPLAN data show that Year 5 students are having difficulty operating with whole numbers and identifying the parts of a problem. This practical workshop will tackle common errors and will provide teachers with hands-on activities, strategies and digital resources to teach the part-whole concept. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

QCAA, Brisbane


Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Asking questions to improve learningThis effective questioning workshop will focus on identifying the common errors in questioning and the implications they have on learning, a simple and effective process for improving questioning that causes students to think and a range of question types and alternatives to questions that engages and extends student thinking. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

RSL, Townsville

4 Teacher aides OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_Clicker 6 Part 1Clicker is a supportive software application that has been used in Queensland schools and across the world for many years. This latest version of Clicker provides even more functionality and enhances the capacity for all students to engage more effectively with the curriculum. This is the first in a series of four sessions looking at Clicker 6 and will identify what clicker is and how to use the clicker document tools to support engagement with writing tasks for all students. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.









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4 Teachers, school leaders, eLearning co-ordinators, IT co-ordinators

OneChannel Web Conference: Create a learning experience – iTunes UWith iTunesU, it’s now easier than ever to unload the full potential of iPad in your classroom by creating your own courses for iPad. Share your ideas in a powerful new way whilst your students experience a rich, immersive learning environment using the iTunesU app for iPad. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


4 Teachers, school staff OneChannel Web Conference: Teachers, technology and the lawThe presentation will discuss the implications of workplaces extending beyond physical boundaries due to technology; highlight the Federal and State criminal laws that may be used to charge cyberbullying offences; examine ways to mitigate and protect yourself against cyberbullying risk; share key learning's from recent court cases involving teachers and Fair Work Australia social media rulings and highlight other laws relating to technology. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


4 Teachers, guidance officers

OneChannel Web Conference: Traffic Lights guide – sexual behavioursThe learning intentions of this session include exploring the Traffic Lights framework to understand normal, healthy sexual development, using the Traffic Lights framework to identify concerns, risks, or problem sexual behaviours and applying strategies in line with student health and well-being and student protection procedure. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


4 All employees Autism Queensland Workshop: Peer Success: Practical strategies to support peer relationshipsThis two-hour workshop will discuss ways or encouraging the development of social understanding and peer success. For more information contact Autism Qld on 3273 0000 or to register visit their website.

Autism Queensland, Sunnybank Hills

4 All employees Autism Queensland Workshop: Reading and Writing SuccessThis two-hour workshop will discuss strategies to assist with communication breakdowns and promote effective communication. For more information contact Autism Qld on 3273 0000 or to register visit their website.

Autism Queensland, Sunnybank Hills

4, 11 & 18 August

Teachers TAFE Gold Coast Short Course: Pro Tools – Studio RecordingMusic industry professionals will take you through a series of workshops to extend your knowledge and skills in ProTools. This three-hour evening course will cover microphone placement, choice and technique; routing, patching and signal flow; recording basics; signal processing and mixing basics. For more information contact TAFE Gold Coast on 5581 8931 or visit their website.


5 School leaders Web Conference: The Annual Performance Review (APR) Process for Deputies and PrincipalsThis session will provide an overview and detail a step-by-step guide for Principals and Deputy Principals to complete their Performance Development Plan in their APR process using the recently introduced format aligned to the AITSL Professional Standard for Principals. This 45 minute afternoon session is available through iConnect.

Web conference

5 All employees Queensland Futures Summit: Connecting and Engaging with QueenslandThis summit will feature some of our State’s brightest and most innovative thought leaders. It will examine policy initiatives to further Queensland’s social and economic growth. Guest speaker is Professor Ian Frazer. For more information contact Business Manager, Nicole Conlon on 0408 110 943 or visit their website.

Hilton Hotel, Brisbane

http://qldfutures.com.au/news-activities/



https://iconnect.eq.edu.au/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1337731307617

http://tafegoldcoast.edu.au/course/15902/protools-short-courses

http://www.autismqld.com.au/index.php?page_id=event&id=420


http://www.autismqld.com.au/index.php?page_id=event&id=419





5 All staff OneChannel Web Conference: Web conference training 2 of 2In this webinar we explore other moderator tools and look at how to discover recordings. Web conferencing tools include VOIP, which enables either one-to-one or one-to-many voice communication; live video via web cam; a shared whiteboard; chat; quizzes and polling. The polling tool aggregates the poll results in real time. Web conferences also allow shared applications or connected digital devices such as microscopes and data loggers, provide instructions to upload, display and share learning objects and multimedia including podcasts. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


5 Teachers OneChannel Web Conference: The basics – coding for primary schoolsThis session will introduce you to the SCRATCH coding language that has been developed by students of the MIT exclusively to teach coding to people who are new to the matter. The SCRATCH course is held over two sessions. In this session we will learn the basics of SCRATCH, to work your way around the software and write your first simple Algorithm. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.




Travelodge, Rockhampton

5 Teachers, beginning teachers

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Developing your beginning and establishing teacher toolkitEffective teachers enhance student learning. They have a deep and rich toolkit of strategies and resources they draw on daily. Beginning and establishing teachers also need to build a toolkit. This workshop will focus on explicitly labelling research-based pedagogical strategies and routines that can be used immediately in the classroom, so teachers walk away with the how and the why of classroom practice. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

RSL, Townsville

5 All employees SPELD Qld Seminar: Dispelling the Myths and Controversies – Improving Techer Knowledge about AD/HDThis two-hour workshop presented by Dr Kathryn Gibbs, will cover the following: a brief introduction and history about AD/HD; test instruments used to assist in making a diagnosis - what they do and how they work; unpacking the DSM-IV and V - symptoms and behaviours of students with AD/HD; what teachers know and understand about AD/HD; what it is like to live with AD/HD - the student perspective; what it is like to live with AD/HD - the parent perspective and how schools and teachers can respond to enhance the presence, participation and learning of students identified as having AD/HD. For more information contact SPELD Qld on 3394 2566 or visit their website.

Queen Alexandra Home, Coorparoo

5 School leaders, teachers

Catch Up Literacy TrainingCatch Up Literacy is a structured one-to-one intervention proven to significantly improve the achievement of learners who struggle with literacy. In this two-hour session participants will learn how to deliver the program to struggling readers. The interactive online sessions cover: background; assessing reading skills and selecting appropriate books and delivering the session and ongoing monitoring. For more information contact Tracy Riley on 0488 010880 or visit their website.

Webinar

http://www.catchup.org/About/CatchUpAustraliaTraining.aspx


http://www.speld.org.au/events

http://www.speld.org.au/contact







5-6 All employees Information and Technologies Branch Regional RoadshowAt the roadshow you can discover how IT can support your school to enhance teaching and learning; find digital solutions for your business needs; and walk away with tips and tricks you can use in your school the next day. Staff from ICT Support will be on hand to provide technical support and assist delegates with any issues they are having with their devices. For more information contact ITB or to register visit their website.

Metro Hotel Ipswich International, Ipswich

6 Teacher aides OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_Board Maker Studio Part 3 GadgetsBoard Maker Studio is an application to enhance the capacity for students to engage with symbol based activities. This is the third in a series of three sessions looking at this software and will explore the extensive list of interactive tools that are available in Studio. We will provide a number of examples of these gadgets in use and how they can enhance inclusive learning. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


6 Fully registered teachers, supply teachers

OneChannel Web Conference: CPD – AuditFind out how simple it is to submit your records for audit. The professional standards team from the Queensland College of Teachers will be available to answer any questions you have in relation to the audit. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


6 All staff OneChannel Web Conference: The OECD’s Education WorkThis research forum will present a comprehensive analysis of the function and development of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the context of education. The presenters will provide an account of the changing place of the Directorate for Education within the OECD’s organisational structure since the 1990s, related to the rise of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the recent development of a cross-committee Skills Strategy, associated with the establishment of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). More specifically the focus will be on the contribution of PISA, and related programs such as PIAAC, to the Organisation’s role in global educational governance. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


6 Teachers, school technicians

OneChannel Web Conference: 3Dfab: 3D printing – the hype3D Printing promises to be one of the most disruptive technologies of the 21st Century. Join Ben Paparoulas in the first of this three-part series to find out what the hype is all about, discover the educational benefits of digital fabrication and learn how to get started. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.



Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Subject Achievement Indicators (SAIs) and BonSAI 2014 – all you need to knowThis three-hour workshop provides information for those new to or re-engaging with the processes surrounding assigning and checking subject achievement indicators (SAIs) and using the BonSAI_2014 program. The workshop will focus on the purpose of SAIs and processes involved; how SAIs are used in OP calculation and using BonSAI_2014 to assign and check SAIs. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

St James Parish Centre, Toowoomba












http://wired.ivvy.com/event/MET02/


Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN – Algebraic thinking in Junior SecondaryAlgebra is often viewed as an abstract component of the mathematics curriculum; however, algebraic thinking begins as soon as students solve problems involving unknown quantities. State-wide trends in Queensland’s NAPLAN data show that Year 7 students are having difficulty operating with equivalence and equations. This practical workshop will address common errors and will provide teachers with hands-on activities, strategies and digital resources to teach algebraic thinking. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

QCAA, Brisbane

6 Teachers Queensland Art Teachers Association (QATA): Private Talk and Tour of Churchie Emerging Art PrizeParticipants will join the Director of Griffith University Art Gallery, Angela Goddard for a free private tour of the Churchie Emerging Art Prize. This PD event will provide a great networking opportunity. For more information contact QATA or to register visit the QATA website.

Griffith

6 All employees Epilepsy Queensland Workshop: Understanding EpilepsyThe topics covered in this half-day workshop include introduction to epilepsy, recognising the types of seizures, seizure management, minimising triggers, first aid and emergency situations and information about the resources available. For more information and to register, contact Epilepsy Queensland on 3435 5000 or 1300 852 853 (outside Brisbane) or visit their website.

Rockhampton

6-7 School leaders 2015 Combined Qld Principals’ Associations’ State Conference: The Art of PositivityThis conference will feature four keynote experts and three master classes. The international educational expert is Dr Avis Glaze. She is one of Canada’s outstanding educators and a recognised international leader. She is a consummate capacity builder in teaching, student improvement, leadership development and school improvement and is skilled at motivating and inspiring teachers, school leaders, system leaders, policy makers, politicians, parents and business leaders to realise their potential in improving their schools. For more information contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website.

Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cairns


OneChannel Web Conference: Ready-made edStudios Part 2This webinar will cover personalising and editing edStudios and will explore ready-made edStudios such as Virtual memory box, Mathematics tool kit, Word a day challenge, Online class dictionary and Glossary. Learn how you and your students can copy and customise these resources for your own context. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


7 Teachers MultiLit – Spell-It WorkshopSpell-It teaches the rules, conventions, structure and logic of the English language, to enable teachers to plan effective spelling lessons based on the needs of their students. This one-day workshop, accompanying the purchase of the Spell-It Program, provides the essential information and practical guidance necessary to implement the program successfully. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website.

Brisbane

http://www.multilit.com/wp-content/uploads/MultiLit-Professional-Workshop-Calendar.pdf

http://www.multilit.com/contact/


http://www.qassp.org/professional-learning/state-conference-2015

http://www.qassp.org/contact-us

http://www.epilepsyqueensland.com.au/site/news-events


http://qata.qld.edu.au/calendar/

http://qata.qld.edu.au/contact/



7 August –18 October

Executive leaders, public sector leaders, teachers

Public Sector Management Program: Unit one: Managing within the Context of GovernmentThis national four-unit course is a graduate certificate program, delivered over 15 months. This unit provides the ‘big picture’ of government and the context within which public sector managers operate. It develops an understanding of the institutional frameworks and conventions which guide practice and ensure sustainable democratic processes. For more information contact the Queensland Program Manager, Queensland University of Technology on 3138 1856 or visit the program website.

Brisbane

10 Provisionally registered teachers

Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) Workshop: Working with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers to Progress to Full RegistrationThis workshop is designed for Provisionally registered teachers and their supervisors/mentors. The content includes The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers; evidence requirements; strategies for gathering evidence and roles and responsibilities of provisionally registered teachers and their mentors/supervisors. For more information contact QCT on 3377 4777 or visit their website.

RSL, Townsville


Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN – How to read challenging texts – making thinking visibleThis workshop will show how the NAPLAN Reading test data indicates the need for a more strategic approach to reading to improve student responses to challenging texts; provide practical strategies to encourage metacognitive conversation to improve student performance on challenging texts and higher-order questions and provide opportunities for teachers and curriculum leaders to participate in an in-service package, designed for them to introduce the strategies to other teachers. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

Brothers Sports Club, Bundaberg





The 21st Biennial World Conference: Educating Gifted and Talented Children – Turning research into practiceThe World Council for Gifted and Talented Children’s conference brings together leaders in the field of gifted and talented education to promote communication and share best practices and experiences. For more invitation contact the conference organisers or visit their website.

Odense, Denmark

11 School leaders Web Conference: Unpacking the Australian Professional Standard for Principals (APSP)This morning session will support Principals, Deputy Principals and Heads of Program to use the APSP and the Leadership Profiles to support reflection as part of Phase 1 of the Annual Performance Review process. This 45 minute session is available through iConnect.

Web conference

11 School leaders Web Conference: Unpacking the Australian Professional Standard for Principals (APSP)This afternoon session will support Principals, Deputy Principals and Heads of Program to use the APSP and the Leadership Profiles to support reflection as part of Phase 1 of the Annual Performance Review process. This 45 minute session is available through iConnect.

Web conference



http://worldgifted2015.com/





http://events.qct.edu.au/List/PRT


https://www.psmprogram.gov.au/


11 Teacher aides OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_Clicker 6 Part 2Clicker is a supportive software application that has been used in Queensland schools and across the world for many years. This latest version of Clicker provides even more functionality and enhances the capacity for all students to engage more effectively with the curriculum. This is the second in a series of four sessions looking at Clicker 6 and will explore the various wizards and templates available for Clicker and identify how the wizards can be used to make quick and effective learning tasks for all students. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


11 1HR staff OneChannel Web Conference: WRIS A snapshot of the IR ActThe management of work-related obligations and entitlements is specified by Industrial Relations law. Since 2010, private sector IR has been covered by the national IR system, with public sector remaining in the state jurisdiction. This session aims to provide a snapshot of the Qld IR Act and how changes to the Act affect us as HR Practitioners for DET. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


11 Teachers OneChannel Web Conference: Online Safety – ThinkUKnowThinkUKnow is an Internet safety program delivering interactive training to parents, carers and teachers through primary and secondary schools using a network of accredited trainers. ThinkUKnow has been developed by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Microsoft Australia. School staff can register and host parents at their school or provide parents with details on how to access from home. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


11 Teachers, HOCs Financial Literacy: Prep to Year 6 Australian Curriculum ResourcesThis workshop introduces the MoneySmart Teaching program which aims to engage students in a fun way with real life money experiences and supports teachers, both professionally and personally, in building their capacity and confidence to deliver consumer and financial literacy education in their classroom and across the whole school. MoneySmart Teaching uses consumer and financial literacy as a context for teaching and learning in English, mathematics and science, with all of the units of work aligned to the P-6 Australian Curriculum. For more information and to register visit their website.

Mount Isa School of the Air, Mount Isa

11 Fully registered teachers

Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) Workshop: Reflective Practice and the Australian Professional Standards for TeachersThis workshop will focus on the renewal of registration requirements, including both recency of practice and continuing professional development. You will also engage with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers to reflect on your professional practice. For more information contact QCT on 3377 4777 or visit their website.

RSL, Townsville



RSL, Townsville



http://events.qct.edu.au/List/CPD


http://wired.ivvy.com/event/MST017/




11 School leaders, teachers, school staff

KidsMatter: Facilitating Component 1 – A positive school communityThis event familiarises participants with the target areas of Component 1 focusing on a school community that promotes mental health and well-being, and developing respectful relationships, belonging and inclusion. It also includes the target areas for Component 3 home-school collaborative relationships, support for parenting and collaborative working relationships. This also considers whole-school staff processes and prepares participants to effectively deliver the professional learning to the staff group with a combination of face-to-face and online PD. For more information contact Michael Hardie, KidsMatter Primary on 3512 8500, or to register visit their website.

Brisbane Catholic Education Centre, North Lakes


KidsMatter: Facilitating Component 2 – Social and emotional learning for studentsThis event familiarises participants with the target areas of Component 2 focusing on providing effective social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum and the opportunities for all students to practise and transfer their social and emotional skills. It also considers whole-school staff processes and prepares participants to effectively deliver the professional learning to the staff group. For more information contact Michael Hardie, KidsMatter Primary on 3512 8500, or to register visit their website.

Brisbane Catholic Education Centre, North Lakes


All employees TAFE Queensland Gold Coast: Adobe Dreamweaver Creative Cloud Course Beginners to IntermediateThe six-week course will cover the creation and editing of vector artwork such as logos, illustrations and graphic artwork. For more information contact the TAFE Gold Coast or to register visit their website.


12 Teachers, HODs Financial Literacy: Secondary Australian Curriculum ResourcesMoney can bring freedom, choice, opportunity and confidence but it can also destroy! This workshop will provide you with the necessary resources to support your students to become financially-savvy. MoneySmart Teaching uses consumer and financial literacy as a context for teaching and learning in English, mathematics, science, economics and business with all units of work aligned to the Years 7-10 Australian Curriculum and based around real life money experiences. For more information and to register visit their website.

Mount Isa School of the Air, Mount Isa

12 School leaders Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) Lift People, Lift Performance: Emerging Leaders – Creating a Climate of High ExpectationsThis webinar will allow participants to draw on critical leadership success factors to build a portfolio of personal ideas and relational strategies to implement with your staff and community stakeholders. It is intended for emerging leaders. For more information contact QASSP on 3831 7011or to register visit their website.

Webinar



Webinar



http://www.qassp.org/professional-learning/lift-people-lift-performance

http://www.qassp.org/contact-us


http://tafegoldcoast.edu.au/course/11716/web-design-adobe-dreamweaver-creative-cloud-beginner-intermediate


http://www.paivement.com/eventcalendar.aspx




12 School leaders OneChannel Web Conference: Creating a Climate of High ExpectationsThis Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) master class is part of the Lift People: Lift Performance Series presented by Glenn Searle. It will allow you to draw on critical leadership success factors to build a portfolio of personal ideas and relational strategies to implement with your staff and community stakeholders. This webinar is intended for emerging leaders. For more information contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website.


13 All employees WorkCover Queensland: Safety Workshop (HMT)This Hazardous Manual Tasks (HMT) two- hour workshop is designed to introduce participants to the basics of identifying and managing the risks created in the workplace by hazardous manual tasks. For more information contact WorkCover Queensland on 1300 362 128 or to register visit their website.

WHSQ Office, Eastside Building, Robina


OneChannel Web Conference: 3Dfab: Embracing 3D printingYou’ve heard the hype, you know what it’s all about and now you’re ready to embrace digital fabrication with 3D printing. Join Ben Paparoulas in the second of this three-part series to learn where it all begins and explore the range of software, countless filaments and the process of designing and printing. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.



Financial Literacy: Australian Curriculum Resources Prep to Year 12This workshop will provide you with the necessary resources to support your Prep to Year 12 students to become financially-savvy. MoneySmart Teaching uses consumer and financial literacy as a context for teaching and learning in English, mathematics, science, economics and business with all units of work aligned to the Prep - Year 10 Australian Curriculum and based around real life money experiences. For more information and to register, email Brendan Baillie, Convener.

Cloncurry State School P-12, Cloncurry

13 Public sector employees

BiiG Network: Public Sector Innovation Workshop – Leading for InnovationThis Business Innovation and Improvement in Government (BiiG) workshop will give public sector leaders insights into the new meta skills that leaders need in order to catalyse innovation, the nexus between leadership and innovation and how to build a culture of innovation. For more information contact Rebecca Hannan, Manager BiiG Network on 0407 817 690 or visit their website.

Ibis Styles Verona Hotel,Mount Isa



Ocean International Hotel, Mackay


KidsMatter: Facilitating Component 1 – A positive school communityThis event familiarises participants with the target areas of Component 1 focusing on a school community that promotes mental health and well-being, and developing respectful relationships, belonging and inclusion. It also includes the target areas for Component 3 home-school collaborative relationships, support for parenting and collaborative working relationships. This also considers whole-school staff processes and prepares participants to effectively deliver the professional learning to the staff group with a combination of face-to-face and online PD. For more information contact Michael Hardie, KidsMatter Primary on 3512 8500, or to register visit their website.

Brisbane Catholic Education Centre, Springwood





http://biig.govnet.qld.gov.au/events/innovation-workshops.php




https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/events/safety-workshops/safety-workshops-calendar/brisbane-south,-gold-coast-and-south-west/safety-workshop-hmt-robina-13-august

https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/contact-us

http://www.qassp.org/professional-learning/lift-people-lift-performance



KidsMatter: Facilitating Component 2 – Social and emotional learning for studentsThis event familiarises participants with the target areas of Component 2 focusing on providing effective social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum and the opportunities for all students to practise and transfer their social and emotional skills. It also considers whole-school staff processes and prepares participants to effectively deliver the professional learning to the staff group. For more information contact Michael Hardie, KidsMatter Primary on 3512 8500, or to register visit their website.

Brisbane Catholic Education Centre, Springwood

13-14 Teachers ACHPER Queensland: Brisbane HPE ConferenceThe conference aims to provide teachers with applicable information and strategies to enhance teaching and learning. This will be addressed through a focus on collaboration, questioning and building upon ideas to continually improve our outcomes. With a wide offering of topics and sessions, teachers will be provided with latest curriculum, research and industry practices, to gain the most from their profession. For more information contact ACHPER Qld on 3895 8383 or visit their website.

Iona College, Brisbane

14 Public sector employees

Business Innovation & Improvement in Government (BiiG): Introduction to Innovation WorkshopThis workshop will give an introduction to innovation in the public sector, drawing on case studies and examples from both the private and public sector. For more information contact Rebecca Hannan, Manager BiiG Network, or to register visit the BiiG website.

Ibis Styles Verona Hotel,Mount Isa



Ocean International Hotel, Mackay

14 Teachers MultiLit – PreLit WorkshopPrep PreLit is evidence-based and best practice, designed to complement a play-based learning environment and can be taught to a whole class, small groups, or individually. The program comprises 108 short, prescriptive lessons within which skills and concepts are taught explicitly and systematically in a hierarchical sequence. There are two main components: phonological awareness and oral language development through story book reading. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website.

Brisbane


Executive leaders, public sector employees, teachers

Public Sector Management Program: Unit two: Managing Self and Others This national four-unit course is a graduate certificate program, delivered over 15 months. This unit provides insights into key individual and group behaviours, and offers skills for communicating with and managing people and teams. For more information contact the Queensland Program Manager, Queensland University of Technology on 3138 1856 or visit the program website.

Brisbane

15 Teachers Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers (QAMT) ForumThis one-day event for Mathematics teachers Prep-Tertiary includes a selection of workshops, networking and a Q&A style forum. For me information contact QAMT on 3365 6505 or visit their website.

Brisbane Grammar School, Gregory Terrace, Brisbane

http://www.qamt.org/qamt/august-forum-qamt-agm-0

mailto:%[email protected]

https://www.psmprogram.gov.au/






http://biig.govnet.qld.gov.au/events/innovation-workshops.php


http://www.achperqld.org.au/




16 All employees National Science Week Forum: Smashing the Glass Ceiling - Women in Queensland Science and the Ambition to Succeed and Make a DifferenceA panel of Queensland’s leading women scientists will talk about their pathways to careers in science and their advice for considering a career in science as well as discuss the challenges for women scientists wishing to get into more senior positons. The free forum will also look at the mentoring programs offered to women scientists to help smash the glass ceiling. For more information contact Mathilde Desselle, Women in Technology on 3346 2746 or visit the National Science Week website.

The Edge, Stanley Place, Brisbane Cultural Centre, South Bank


ACER Research Conference 2015: Learning assessments – Designing the futureThis Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) conference aims to connect teachers, education leaders and policy makers with the latest assessment research to inform teaching and learning. Researchers will present on new ways of thinking about assessment, innovative classroom assessments, and designing assessments to improve learning and assessing general capabilities such as creativity and problem solving. For more information contact Margaret Taylor, ACER on(03) 9277 5403 or visit their website.

Crown, Southbank, Melbourne

17 All employees SAP Training: SAP Getting StartedThis instructor-led training will provide SAP users with the knowledge and skills to effectively navigate the SAP Portal and SAP. This course is a pre-requisite for all other SAP courses. For more information contact Financial Business Systems on 3034 6166 or to register visit their website on OnePortal.

Computer Lab, Floor 12, Education House

17 All employees SAP Training: Business Intelligence (BI) BasicsThis half-day instructor-led training will provide SAP users with the knowledge and skills to utilise BI for enhanced reportings. This BI course will cover running and manipulating a BI report, exceptions and conditions and sending, printing and exporting a BI report. For more information contact Financial Business Systems on 3034 6166 or to register visit their website on OnePortal.











https://oneportal.deta.qld.gov.au/Services/Finance/SAP/SAPtraining/Pages/default.aspx




http://www.acer.edu.au/rc


http://www.scienceweek.net.au/smashing-the-glass-ceiling-women-in-queensland-science-and-the-ambition-to-succeed-and-make-a-difference/?search-events-count=10&search-online-count=10&default-search=1


17 Teachers OneChannel Web Conference: Online Literature Festival: Teacher practice sessionCome along to our teacher practice sessions so you can be prepared to participate in the Online Literature Festival which is bigger and better than ever this year. Besides supporting you with feeling confident about the web conferencing tools and environment, we will include strategies and literacy activities designed to support student learning and outcomes. Information about the authors will also be provided. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.



Teachers The Learning Place Online Literature FestivalA range of professional development sessions for teachers is available as part of this Online Literature Festival. For more information and to register visit the Festival website on the Learning Place.

Online through the Learning Place

17-18 August & 2-4 September

Executive leaders, public sector employees

UQ Business School: Innovation ManagementAustralia’s longest running executive short course on innovation management run by one of the world’s top innovation bloggers, this course will equip you with the skills necessary to lead innovation for sustainable competitive advantage. The course is based on international best practice and presents an integrated framework to help managers lead innovation within their organisations. You will meet with leading innovation industrialists who reveal cutting edge practice in innovation strategy, development and implementation. For more information contact UQ Business School Executive Education on 3346 7111 or visit their website.

UQ Business School Executive Venue, Brisbane

17-18 August & 9-11 September


UQ Business School: Strategic MarketingThis course will enable you to understand and up-skill on the latest marketing tools, concepts and strategies including key components of strategic marketing planning, and how to develop, evaluate and implement successful marketing strategies. The course focuses on the application of marketing principles to practice, employing concepts and strategies relevant to today's business world. In particular, it will focus on strategic marketing, branding, communication and customer service. Limited spaces remaining. For more information contact UQ Business School Executive Education on 3346 7111 or visit their website.


18 All employees SAP Training: SAP Reporting and enquiriesThis full-day instructor-led training will provide SAP users with the knowledge and skills to make enquiries and run reports in SAP. For more information contact Financial Business Systems on 3034 6166 or to register visit their website on OnePortal.


18 All employees WorkCover Queensland: Health and wellbeing professional development workshopThis half-day workshop will provide attendees with a five-step process to implement a work health and wellbeing program; practical information, tools and activities to help effectively manage worker health. The workshops are best suited to people with beginner to intermediate experience in health and wellbeing and/or for people who develop and coordinate work health and wellbeing programs. For more information contact WorkCover Queensland on 1300 362 128 or to register visit their website.

Outrigger, Surfers Paradise

https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/events/healthy-worker-leadership-events/work-health-and-wellbeing-events/health-and-wellbeing-professional-development-workshops/health-and-wellbeing-professional-development-workshop-gold-coast-18-august






http://execed.business.uq.edu.au/courses/strategy-innovation/strategic-marketing-communications


http://execed.business.uq.edu.au/innovation-management


https://staff.learningplace.eq.edu.au/lp/pages/default.aspx?pid=1635725


18 School leaders Australian Council for Educational Research: Leading Thinkers Breakfast – The Future of AssessmentAssessment is one of the hottest topics in education at the moment, and ACER values your input to the current debates .In conjunction with Research Conference 2015, Professor Geoff Masters AO, CEO of ACER and author of Reforming Educational Assessment: Imperatives, principles and challenges is hosting a Leading Thinkers breakfast to discuss the future of assessment. You will have the opportunity to meet Dr Gabrielle Matters (co-author of Queensland's recent review into senior assessment and tertiary entrance), Professor Jim Pellegrino (Learning Science Research Institute at the University of Chicago, Illinois), Dr Rukmini Banerji (CEO, Pratham, India), Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith (ACU) and other conference presenters. For more information contact Margaret Taylor, ACER on (03) 9277 5403 or visit their website.

Crown Complex, Melbourne

18 Teacher aides OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_Clicker 6 Part 3Clicker is a supportive software application that has been used in Queensland schools and across the world for many years. This latest version of Clicker provides even more functionality and enhances the capacity for all students to engage more effectively with the curriculum. This is the third in a series of four sessions looking at Clicker 6 and will explore how clicker grids can be edited to suit the context, curriculum and needs of a wide range of students. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


18 Teachers OneChannel Web Conference: Online Literature Festival: Teacher practice sessionCome along to our teacher practice sessions so you can be prepared to participate in the Online Literature Festival which is bigger and better than ever this year. Besides supporting you with feeling confident about the web conferencing tools and environment, we will include strategies and literacy activities designed to support student learning and outcomes. Information about the authors will also be provided. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


18 Teachers, school leaders, eLearning co-ordinators, IT co-ordinators

OneChannel Web Conference: Create a learning experience – iTunes UWith iTunesU, it’s now easier than ever to unload the full potential of iPad in your classroom by creating your own courses for iPad. Share your ideas in a powerful new way whilst your students experience a rich, immersive learning environment using the iTunesU app for iPad. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


18 Teachers OneChannel Web Conference: Road safety in health educationJoin David Murray from Road Safety Education and take a look at the opportunities provided by the Health and PE curriculum using road safety as a learning context. This session will look at the following road safety content: road safety in the Health & PE curriculum; best evidence – road safety education research; governmental guidelines on choosing road safety education programs and RYDA – the Queensland Y11 program. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.






http://www.acer.edu.au/professional-learning/events/leading-thinkers-breakfast-the-future-of-assessment






Peer Support Implementation Training: Primary Implementation WorkshopThis workshop investigates a whole-school approach to developing and maintaining a positive school culture and the Peer Support Program. For more information contact the Peer Support Foundation on 02 9905 3499 or visit their website.

Rockhampton


Peer Support Implementation Training: Secondary Implementation WorkshopThis workshop investigates a whole-school approach to developing and maintaining a positive school culture and the Peer Support Program. For more information contact the Peer Support Foundation on 02 9905 3499 or visit their website.

Rockhampton

19 Teachers OneChannel Web Conference: Making a game – coding for primary schoolsThis session will introduce you to the SCRATCH coding language that has been developed by students of the MIT exclusively to teach coding to people who are new to the matter. The SCRATCH course is held over two sessions. In the second session we will build on our new skills to build and publish a basic game. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


19 Teachers OneChannel Web Conference: Online Coaching Modules – MathematicsFind out how easy it is to use this self-paced module. Discover new and exciting resources, develop and consolidate your content knowledge and pedagogical practice in mathematics. The session will also highlight how completion of the modules can align with your QCT requirements and with the APST. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.




Kedron Wavell Services Club, Chermside



Quality Hotel, Mermaid Waters






https://staff.learningplace.eq.edu.au/OneChannel/Pages/Program.aspx?cid=2&eid=16072?cid=2&eid=16073

http://peersupport.edu.au/program_workshops_imp.html



http://peersupport.edu.au/program_workshops_imp.html





19 All employees SPELD Qld Seminar: Auditory ProcessingAuditory processing is not about one’s hearing ability - it is about the processing of that information in the brain. Difficulties with auditory processing can cause problems with reading and spelling as well as general classroom learning. To bring about positive results it is important to identify the difficulty and learn strategies to cope with the disorder. Practical ideas for managing CAPD as well as the use of software will be discussed. For more information contact SPELD Qld on 3394 2566 or visit their website.

Queen Alexandra Home, Coorparoo



Webinar

19 Teachers, HODs, Youth Support Coordinators

Financial Literacy: Junior secondary Australian Curriculum ResourcesMoney can bring freedom, choice, opportunity and confidence but it can also destroy! This workshop will provide you with the necessary resources to support your students to become financially-savvy. MoneySmart Teaching uses consumer and financial literacy as a context for teaching and learning in English, mathematics, science, economics and business with all units of work aligned to the Years 7-10 Australian Curriculum and based around real life money experiences. For more information and to register visit this website.

Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne

19-20 All employees SAP Training: SAP PurchasingThis instructor-led training will provide SAP users with the knowledge and skills to procure goods and services through shopping carts, purchase orders and general purpose expenditure vouchers (GPEV). For more information contact Financial Business Systems on 3034 6166 or to register visit their website on OnePortal.


19-21 Executive leaders, managers, directors, business managers

UQ Business School: The Leadership ChallengeIn this course you will re-examine how strong leaders build culture and align it with strategy to effectively transform organisations. Drawing from contemporary research and consulting, you will see how the best leaders apply their knowledge, skills and influence to achieve tangible business results in rapidly changing environments. For more information contact UQ Business School Executive Education on 3346 7111 or visit their website.


20 All employees SAP Training: SAP AssetsThis half-day instructor-led training will provide SAP users with the knowledge and skills to manage assets in SAP. For more information contact Financial Business Systems on 3034 6166 or to register visit their website on OnePortal.


20 1HR staff OneChannel Web Conference: WRIS Risks of terminating temp staffThis webinar aims to provide up-to-the-minute information about recent QIRC instructions and decisions, as well as revisit the fundamental definition of temporary employees. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel webinar




http://execed.business.uq.edu.au/short-courses/executive-series/the-leadership-challenge









http://www.speld.org.au/events

http://www.speld.org.au/contact


Brisbane International, Virginia

20 Teachers, HODs Financial Literacy: Secondary Australian Curriculum ResourcesThis workshop will provide you with the necessary resources to support your students to become financially-savvy. MoneySmart Teaching uses consumer and financial literacy as a context for teaching and learning in English, mathematics, science, economics and business with all units of work aligned to the Years 7-10 Australian Curriculum and based around real life money experiences. For more information and to register visit their website.

Murrumba State Secondary College, Murrumba Downs


OneChannel Web Conference: 3Dfab: Up and RunningJoin Ben Paparoulas in the final of this three-part series to discuss practical implications of 3D printing within your school setting and learn tricks to improve your 3D printing experiences in this collaborative session. Come prepared with any questions or issues you may be experiencing. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.



OneChannel Web Conference: Memory and attentionThe Science of Learning Research Centre (SLRC) will provide an overview of the Science of Learning research that is exploring the different facets of attention and memory, and how these relate to brain structure and function at various stages of development, linking in with the content of Web conference #2. They will offer some concrete strategies for educators at all year levels with regards to optimizing varied memory systems, and consider ways to capture, maintain and enhance attention. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


20 Teacher aides OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_Clicker AppsClicker is a supportive software application that has been used in schools for many years. With the use of iPads and mobile devices now embedded in education, Clicker has developed a series of four apps that provide the functionality of Clicker to be used on the iPad. This session will explore the various apps and how they can be used on the iPad to support learning. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.




QCAA, Brisbane



Quality Hotel, Mermaid Waters









https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/events/healthy-worker-leadership-events/work-health-and-wellbeing-events/health-and-wellbeing-professional-development-workshops/health-and-wellbeing-professional-development-workshop-virginia-20-august




Queensland Educational Leadership Institute (QELi) Program: Mentoring Skills for EducatorsThis program is designed to develop and amplify your proficiency to work effectively with others. Your own performance, together with the performance of others, will be enhanced through skilfully applying mentoring techniques that build trust, productivity and efficiency in the workplace. The program will affirm why mentoring assists in building a collaborative and inclusive workplace culture, enabling better interactions and outcomes for all educators, both in the classroom and within the broader school community. For more information contact QELi on 3007 5222 or visit their website.

Australian Catholic University Centre, Brisbane


Catch Up Information WebinarCatch Up Literacy and Catch Up Numeracy are structured one-to-one interventions proven to significantly improve the achievement of learners who struggle with literacy and numeracy.This one-hour information session gives an overview of the Catch Up interventions and their implementation and management in schools (or other settings). You can ask questions to help you decide whether these interventions would be suitable for struggling students in your school. For more information contact Tracy Riley on 0488 010880 or visit their website.

Webinar

20 All employees Epilepsy Queensland Workshops: Understanding Epilepsy and Midazolam AdministrationThe topics covered include introduction to epilepsy, recognising the types of seizures, seizure management, minimising triggers, first aid and emergency situations and Midazolam administration. There will also be information about the resources available. For more information and to register, contact Epilepsy Queensland on 3435 5000 or 1300 852 853 (outside Brisbane) or visit their website.

Gabba Towers, Woolloongabba

20 School leaders, teachers, business services managers

Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi): Mentoring Skills for EducatorsThis program is designed to develop and amplify your proficiency to work effectively with others. Your own performance, together with the performance of others, will be enhanced through skilfully applying mentoring techniques that build trust, productivity and efficiency in the workplace. The program will affirm why mentoring assists in building a collaborative and inclusive workplace culture, enabling better interactions and outcomes for all educators, both in the classroom and within the broader school community. For more information contact QELI on 3007 5222 or visit their website.

Brisbane

20-21 Teachers MultiLit - MiniLit WorkshopThis two-day workshop trains teachers in the delivery of MultiLit’s MiniLit program which targets struggling young readers in Year 1. The workshop provides easy to implement practical advice; video of live demonstrations; extensive practice through role-play and help in developing your own road map for your school. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website.

Brisbane

20-22 Teachers, school leaders

The 9th International Conference: Adolescent Success – Bright Futures for Young AdolescentsThis conference is aimed specifically at the needs of young adolescents and how teachers best cater for their needs in a school setting. Junior Secondary teachers from around Australia, New Zealand and the world come together to share best practice and learn strategies to implement in their classrooms and schools. For more information contact Adolescent Success on 3720 8711 or visit their website.

Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Broadbeach

http://www.adolescentsuccess.org.au/conference-2015/registration/




http://www.qeli.qld.edu.au/courses/mentoring-skills-for-educators/


http://www.epilepsyqueensland.com.au/site/news-events




http://www.qeli.qld.edu.au/courses/mentoring-skills-for-educators/



Leading a Digital School Conference: Digital classrooms – digital schoolsThis digital education technology conference will examine three themes in depth and provide focused professional development around BYOT, Flipped Learning and Change Now. For more information contact the conference organiser on 1800 760 108 or visit their website.

Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne

21 Teachers The Learning Place Online Literature Festival PD for Teachers with Kate DurbinFor this mentoring session, Kate Durbin, Arts Queensland Poet in Residence, will discuss meeting high schoolers where they are at in order to get them engaged and excited about writing poetry. Whatever forms of social media, video games, emojis, selfies, and other platforms students are interested in can be vital spaces for them to create poems. Whatever topics they are interested in, from Taylor Swift to current political issues to dramas in their personal lives, can be fodder for their poetry. For more information visit OneChannel or the Online Literature Festival website.




Brothers Leagues Club, Ipswich

21 Teachers, Literacy Coordinators

Financial Literacy: Years 3 - 6 Australian Curriculum ResourcesThis workshop introduces the MoneySmart Teaching program which aims to engage students in a fun way with real life money experiences and supports teachers, both professionally and personally, in building their capacity and confidence to deliver consumer and financial literacy education in their classroom and across the whole school. MoneySmart Teaching uses consumer and financial literacy as a context for teaching and learning in English, mathematics and science, with all of the units of work aligned to the P-6 Australian Curriculum. For more information and to register visit this website.

ISQ Professional Learning Centre, Brisbane

22 All employees Get Active Queensland Accreditation ProgramThis free training can lead to recognised accreditation in coaching, officiating and sports first aid. For more information contact Steve Paulsen, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing on 3338 9265 or visit their website.

Mackay

23 Teachers Swimming Queensland: Teacher WorkshopThis workshop will provide valuable professional development on teaching learners with disability. The practical session will cover the following course competencies: limitations and capabilities on land and in the water; entries and exits; biomechanics, stroke simulation and adjustments and programming. For more information contact Swimming Queensland on 3390 2011 or visit their website.

Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane

http://qld.swimming.org.au/


http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/news-events/events/index.php?program=gaqap&region=north-queensland







http://www.iwb.net.au/


24 Teachers PETAA Workshop: Improving Student’s WritingThis Primary English Teaching Association Australia workshop presented by Alison Davis, will explore a range of evidence-based teaching approaches that support effective writing instruction. It will explore eight different teaching approaches that can be used to develop an engaging and motivating writing program. Based on evidence that showed how the writing achievement of students can be improved, this session will describe and explain links between writing and student voice, metacognition, formative assessment and explicit instruction. Teachers will gain lots of practical ideas which can be implemented immediately in their writing program. For more information contact PETAA on (02) 8020 3900 or to register visit their website.

Sherwood State School, Brisbane

24 All employees SAP Training: Business Intelligence (BI) Semi-Power UserThis instructor-led training will provide SAP users with the knowledge and skills to utilise BI for enhanced reportings. This BI course will cover Business explorer and BEx analyser, advanced workbook creation and BEx query designer. For more information contact Financial Business Systems on 3034 6166 or to register visit their website on OnePortal.


24 Teachers, beginning teachers

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Developing your beginning and establishing teacher toolkitEffective teachers enhance student learning. They have a deep and rich toolkit of strategies and resources they draw on daily. Beginning and establishing teachers also need to build a toolkit. This workshop will focus on explicitly labelling research-based pedagogical strategies and routines that can be used immediately in the classroom, so teachers walk away with the how and the why of classroom practice. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

QCAA, Brisbane

24 Teachers The Learning Place Online Literature Festival PD for Teachers: The Storyboard with Narelle OliverIn this session, Narelle Oliver outlines what a storyboard is and how she uses storyboards to structure the steps of her picture books and unillustrated narrative writing. She then shows how this device can be used to help students create a clear and logical structure for their narrative writing. This storyboard approach assists with plot development, pace, and ensuring that each paragraph progresses the story arc in a satisfying way. For more information and to register, visit the Online Literature Festival website.

Online web conference

24 School leaders, school staff



24 Teachers, school staff OneChannel Web Conference: Simple Web Design with Adobe MuseThe Internet is an essential communication platform so developing skills to be able to produce quality websites is very important. Adobe Muse is a website creation tool for people who can’t or don't want to code. It is a website creation tool for designers who want to worry more about the look and the content rather than the back end code. Websites are a great example of multimodal text and students who can develop skills to construct their learning with this type of communication will have a distinct advantage. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.










http://www.petaa.edu.au/iMIS_Prod/w/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=150824AD




Colonial Club, Cairns


Catch Up Numeracy TrainingCatch Up Numeracy is a structured one-to-one intervention proven to significantly improve the achievement of learners who struggle with numeracy. In this two-hour session participants will learn how to deliver the program to struggling learners. The interactive online sessions cover: background; assessing numeracy skills and selecting appropriate numeracy activities and delivering the session and ongoing monitoring. For more information contact Tracy Riley on 0488 010880 or visit their website.

Webinar

24 Teachers, school staff OneChannel Web Conference: Simple Web Design with Adobe MuseThe Internet is an essential communication platform so developing skills to be able to produce quality websites is very important. Adobe Muse is a website creation tool for people who can’t or don't want to code. It is a website creation tool for designers who want to worry more about the look and the content rather than the back end code. Websites are a great example of multimodal text and students who can develop skills to construct their learning with this type of communication will have a distinct advantage. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


24 AugustNominations close

Pre-work starts 3 September


Emerging Leaders Program: Module 4 – Navigating Risk, Ethics and Politics This program is offered by QUT in partnership with the Public Service Commission. It is designed to offer a flexible, work-based, blended learning program that develops leadership skills and supports career development. There are 9 ELP modules to choose from to enable further skill development in certain areas or to work towards a related postgraduate qualification. This unit content focuses on current issues in risk, politics and ethics; frameworks and theories related to ethical decision making; risk management and power relationships, environmental, institutional and social responsibility; self-evaluation; codes of conduct, stakeholder perceptions and reputational management; and the development of managerial courage. For more information contact the Public Service Commission or visit the Emerging Leaders Program website.

Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus

24-26 Executive leaders, public sector employees

UQ Business School: Strategic Supply Chain ManagementThe objective of this course is to support strategic decision makers as well as operational managers to develop an understanding of how to and operational issues using a range of practical problem solving tools. This course will enable you to identify the current challenges facing supply chains and the issues within your own organisation. Learn about best practice and future directions in supply chain management. For more information contact UQ Business School Executive Education on 3346 7111 or visit their website.


http://execed.business.uq.edu.au/courses/oper-excellence/strategic-supply-chain-management

https://www.qut.edu.au/study/short-courses-and-professional-development/short-courses/emerging-leaders-program







25 Teachers PETAA Workshop: Explicit teaching strategies for reading comprehensionThis Primary English Teaching Association Australia workshop presented by Alison Davis, will have an intensive focus on approaches to explicit teaching of reading comprehension strategies, along with exploring the specific implications of transferring theory into classroom instruction. Participants will learn how readers control and use comprehension strategies, pursue an in depth focus of comprehension strategies: prior knowledge, prediction, visualisation, inference and summarisation and use fiction and non-fiction text to develop metacognitively-rich teaching and learning for classroom instruction. For more information contact PETAA on (02) 8020 3900 or to register visit their website.

Ironside State School, St Lucia


Brolga Theatre, Maryborough

25 Teacher aides OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_Clickers 6 Part 4Clicker is a supportive software application that has been used in Queensland schools and across the world for many years. This latest version of Clicker provides even more functionality and enhances the capacity for all students to engage more effectively with the curriculum. This is the fourth in a series of four sessions looking at Clicker 6 and will explore how activities produced in Clicker 6 can be exported to the suite of Clicker apps available for the iPad. It will also identify how to import the activities to the Clicker apps on your iPad. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


25 Teachers Science Teachers’ Association of Queensland (STAQ) Webinar: Beyond Science Content – Science as a human endeavourThis is the first of four webinars and will focus on teaching beyond science content and incorporating science as a human endeavour, science inquiry skills and science literacy into your science lessons. It will also provide teachers with a model of how to address science as a human endeavour in their classrooms and resources. The second webinar will be 27 October. For more information contact Gaynor Johnson on 0430 731 120 or to register visit the STAQ website.

Webinar



Colonial Club, Cairns



http://www.staq.qld.edu.au/events-calendar/#id=104&cid=1013&wid=301


https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/events/healthy-worker-leadership-events/work-health-and-wellbeing-events/health-and-wellbeing-professional-development-workshops/health-and-wellbeing-professional-development-workshop-maryborough-25-august





25 August &1, 8 September

Teachers TAFE Gold Coast Short Course: Pro Tools – CompositionMusic industry professionals will take you through a series of workshops to extend your knowledge and skills in ProTools. This three-hour evening course using ProTools as a composition tool, using loops and samples, virtual instruments, score editor and MIDI programming and processing. For more information contact TAFE Gold Coast on 5581 8931 or visit their website.



ACER ShowcaseThis two-hour Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) event will provide a free, interactive demonstration of innovative assessments designed to improve learning in the Queensland classroom. For more information contact ACER on 3238 9005 or to register visit their website.

North Bundaberg State High School, North Bundaberg

26 Teachers PETAA Workshop: Teaching Writing - Approaches to motivate and engage writersThis Primary English Teaching Association Australia workshop presented by Alison Davis will explain and demonstrate a range of teaching approaches that incorporate the research around explicit instruction, formative assessment, student agency and inquiry and discuss how these approaches can be used to improve writing achievement. Included in this workshop will be the approaches of shared writing, guided writing, collaborative writing, innovation on text, a range of peer/pair writing approaches, language experience and quick writes.. For more information contact PETAA on (02) 8020 3900 or to register visit their website.

Whitfield State School, Whitfield

26New!!

Public sector employees

Public Sector Network Webinar Series: Why Cloud? Or Why Not Cloud?The move to cloud and an as-a-service model has been a common talking point the past few years, but as time goes on, the shift from talk to action has begun. What priorities will lead IT to consider cloud? The contact centre is at the heart of numerous government departments, and as customer expectations rise, and digital channels become available to reduce effort for everyday transactions; agencies are now driven to transform the way they engage with the public. How will the “Cloud First” approach affect that discussion? For more information and to register, visit their website.

Webinar


The Rec Club, Kingston

26 Teachers OneChannel Web Conference: Online Coaching Modules – ReadingFind out how easy it is to use this self-paced module. Discover new and exciting resources, develop and consolidate your content knowledge and pedagogical practice in the teaching of reading. The session will also highlight how completion of the modules can align with your QCT requirements and with the APST. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.



https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/events/healthy-worker-leadership-events/work-health-and-wellbeing-events/health-and-wellbeing-professional-development-workshops/health-and-wellbeing-professional-development-workshop-logan-26-august



http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=9dd172e28d01c225d8ec5e66f&id=5671964346&e=3a3a3c3beb



https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/acer-showcase-tickets-18160179586

mailto:%[email protected]

http://tafegoldcoast.edu.au/course/15902/protools-short-courses



QCAA, Brisbane



Webinar

27New!!

Teachers PETAA Workshop: Teaching Writing – Using action research to improve literacy outcomesThis Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) workshop presented by Alison Davis will focus on the role of teaching and learning through action research that is planned, implemented and monitored with a specific focus on inquiry into the needs of students and how effective our literacy instruction is for improving outcomes, using student assessment data to plan and monitor instructional practices and designing effective literacy blocks with a focus on explicit instruction and strong links between reading and writing This workshop will also explore aspects of both reading and writing and exemplify how teaching and learning can effectively be responsive to the diverse needs of our students. For more information contact PETAA on (02) 8020 3900 or to register visit their website.

Whitfield State School, Whitfield

27New!!

Teachers, school leaders

KidsMatter: Getting Started for Action Teams This session provides information about the content of KidsMatter, its underpinning mental health concepts and processes and tools for aiding implementation of KidsMatter while supporting school priorities and strategic planning. Schools receive all the resources to begin the KidsMatter journey.. For more information contact KidsMatter on 1800 543 767 or visit their website.

Warrigal Road State School,Eight Mile Plains


Community Workers Club, Moranbah

27 Teachers, school leaders, guidance officers

OneChannel Web Conference: Applying for MF:ML Financial AssistanceThis session will cover applying for My Future: My Life financial assistance and will outline what constitutes evidence of eligibility, the application process, inclusions and exclusions, resource request form, quotes and invoices, how an application is assessed and the importance of the SET plan. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.



https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/events/healthy-worker-leadership-events/work-health-and-wellbeing-events/health-and-wellbeing-professional-development-workshops/health-and-wellbeing-professional-development-workshop-moranbah-27-august











27 Teacher aides OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_Clicker 6 Part 5Clicker is a supportive software application that has been used in Queensland schools and across the world for many years. This latest version of Clicker provides even more functionality and enhances the capacity for all students to engage more effectively with the curriculum. This is the fifth in a series of sessions looking at Clicker 6 and will identify how clicker can be customised to support individual users. It will explore what can be customised and how these setting can be accessed for individuals. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.




Arundel Hills Country Club, Gold Coast



Mercure, Townsville



QCAA, Brisbane

27 Teachers MultiLit Reading Tutor Program WorkshopThis one-day workshop trains teachers in the delivery of the MultiLit Reading Tutor Program which targets students in Year 2 through to young adults who have not acquired the basic skills needed to become functional readers. The program covers Word Attack Skills, Sight Words and Reinforced Reading and will teach students how to generalise into connected text, as well as assisting in improving students’ reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension. An easy to follow lesson format is employed which is explicit, structured and systematic in approach. Book selection is addressed within the workshop. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website.

Brisbane



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27 Teachers Australian Literacy Educators’ Association (ALEA): Creating Literate, Literary Children in The Literary AgeThis session will explore how teachers can create a literate, literary child in the digital age. The presenter is Sarah Brennan, well-known international children’s author and speaker. For more information and to register visit their website.

Our Lady of Dolours Primary School, Mitchelton

27-28 Executive leaders, public sector employees

UQ Business School: Enhancing the Customer ExperienceThe world’s consistently top-performing businesses are acutely aware of the way their customers perceive interactions with them, fully embracing the customer experience at every touchpoint. Getting this right is a critical success factor, but doing it well is easy to say and hard to do! This course is designed to help executives, owners and managers understand, audit and improve the total customer experience. For more information contact UQ Business School Executive Education on 3346 7111 or visit their website.


27-28 School leaders 2015 AASE/WAESPAA Joint National Conference: Engagement for Learning – Behaviour Leads the WayThis conference of the Australian Association of Special Education and the Western Australian Education Support Principals and Administrators’ Association joint conference will present the very best local, national and international special education professionals and educators of students with diverse learning needs. For more information contact the conference manager on (02) 9744 5252 or visit their website.

Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle

28 Teachers The Learning Place Online Literature Festival PD for Teachers with Tamsin JanuTamsin Janu is a shortlisted author for the Children’s Book Council of Australia awards for her wonderful novel, Figgy in the world. In this session, Tamsin will discuss how to write about 'place' in a realistic and engaging way. She will discuss how students can learn to write about place through journaling, and give examples from her own work. She will also talk about how to write characters from a different culture, and why she believes diversity in children's literature is important for all children. For more information and to register, visit the Online Literature Festival website.

Online web conference



Mercure, Townsville

28 Teachers MultiLit – Work Attack Skills: Extension ProgramThis one-day workshop trains teachers in the delivery of MultiLit's Word Attack Skills Extension program. This program is for older students in the second half of Year 3 through to young adults who are experiencing on-going reading difficulties. The focus is upon instruction in the decoding of multi-syllable words and words with complex letter patterns. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website.

Brisbane






http://www.gemsevents.com.au/aase2015/index.php


http://execed.business.uq.edu.au/short-courses/management-series/business-writing-for-professionals



http://www.alea.edu.au/events/category/queensland

28 All employees Get Active Queensland Accreditation ProgramThis free training can lead to recognised accreditation in coaching, officiating and sports first aid. For more information contact Steve Paulsen, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing on 3338 9265 or visit their website.

Gold Coast

29 Teachers Beginning and Establishing Teachers’ Association (BETA) Conference: Thinking on Your FeetThis conference is for supply, contract and pre-service teachers and offers professional development to help career development. Behaviour specialist Mark Davidson will present the keynote presentation offering practical strategies for classroom behaviour management. For more information contact BETA or visit their website.

Riverglenn, Indooroopilly

30New!!

Teachers Swimming Queensland Teacher WorkshopThis free workshop will advance participant’s knowledge in competitive swimming. The practical session will include developing the swimming technique of novice swimmers, swimming strokes and corrections and skill acquisition needed to transition into competition. For more information contact Karla Dillon, Swimming Queensland on 3390 2011or to register visit their website.

Nanango

30New!!

Teachers Swimming Queensland Teacher WorkshopThis free workshop will advance participant’s knowledge in competitive swimming. The practical session will include developing the swimming technique of novice swimmers, swimming strokes and corrections and skill acquisition needed to transition into competition. For more information contact Karla Dillon, Swimming Queensland on 3390 2011or to register visit their website.

Mount Isa

31 Executive leaders Public Sector Commission (PSC) Masterclass: Leadership coaching for changeThis free one-day masterclass will be presented by Dr Geoff Abbott, Queensland University of Technology. For more information contact the PSC on 3003 2800 or to register visit their website.

Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane



Maroochy Surf Club, Maroochydore




31 Teacher aides OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_DPG overviewThis morning session will look at what the Digital Practice Guide is and how it relates to your role.This web conference is designed to provide support to those engaged in the Digital Practice Guide. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.






http://www.psc.qld.gov.au/for-employees/performance-and-development/performance-development-calendar.aspx


http://qld.swimming.org.au/teacher-workshop.html


http://qld.swimming.org.au/teacher-workshop.html


http://www.beta.asn.au/thinking-on-your-feet/


http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/news-events/events/index.php?program=gaqap&region=south-east-queensland


31 Teacher aides OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_DPG overviewThis afternoon session will look at what the Digital Practice Guide is and how it relates to your role.This web conference is designed to provide support to those engaged in the Digital Practice Guide. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.


31 Teachers The Learning Place Online Literature Festival PD for Teachers with Jackie FrenchIn this web conference, Jackie French will discuss ‘How to use historical fiction in the classroom’ and the stories behind some of her historical fiction books. She will identify sources students can use to dig up history themselves to stimulate their own writing. For more information and to register, visit OneChannel or the Online Literature Festival website.


31 August – 1 September

All employees Information and Technologies Branch Regional RoadshowAt the roadshow you can discover how IT can support your school to enhance teaching and learning; find digital solutions for your business needs; and walk away with tips and tricks you can use in your school the next day. Staff from ICT Support will be on hand to provide technical support and assist delegates with any issues they are having with their devices. For more information contact ITB or to register visit their website.

Logan Entertainment Centre, Logan Central

31 August – 1 September

School leaders SASPA 2015 Conference: World Class Learners – What Does it Take?The South Australian Secondary Principals’ Association (SASPA) conference designed to explore our thinking further through focussing on the pedagogy (what is learnt and how it is learnt), the profession (in particular, educational leadership) and the politics (Government policy and how it is translated by systems). For more information contact SASPA on (08) 8463 5810 or visit their website.

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

31 August-2 September

All employees Australian Government: Security in Government Conference 2015This conference is targeted at senior executives responsible for managing security in agencies, officers from all levels of government who contribute to the development of security capability and response, and security practitioners from the public sectors. For more information contact the Security in Government Conference Coordination on (02) 6141 3717 or visit their website.

National Convention Centre, Canberra

31 August -1 September & 16-18 September


UQ Business School: Finance and AccountingThe course teaches how financial data is generated and reported, as well as how it is used for decision making, analysis, and valuation. It teaches the core concepts of finance and accounting in a straightforward and easy-to-understand manner, including terminology and principles, financial statements, distinction between income and cash flow, and valuation. You will learn how financial data is used to make business decisions and to evaluate an organisation's performance. For more information contact UQ Business School Executive Education on 3346 7111 or visit the website.


Updated 25 August 2015

http://execed.business.uq.edu.au/finance-accounting-for-non-finance-executives



http://www.ag.gov.au/NationalSecurity/SecurityGovernmentConference/Pages/Security-in-Government-Conference-2015.aspx


https://saspaconference.com.au/


http://wired.ivvy.com/event/SER02/




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