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Professional learning events

Education Services Australia provides professional learning based on our products and services. Sessions are available at times convenient to teachers, including after school, weekends and during school holidays. Scheduled sessions run Australia-wide and online. If preferred, we can provide tailored professional learning for your staff in your school. Please contact us to find out more. Below is a calendar of the upcoming professional learning events in 2013 with our experienced presenters:

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Wednesday
22 May
VIC

Stimulating mathematical thinking

Derek Holton

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Monday
3 June
VIC

Bringing history to life in your classroom

Ann Parry

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Thursday
6 June
Online

Web 2.0 tools for the classroom

Anne Mirtschin

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Monday
10 June
ACT

Bringing history to life in your classroom

Ann Parry

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Wednesday
12 June
VIC

Inquiry: Good in theory, hard in practice?

Jeni Wilson

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Tuesday
18 June
VIC

Cataloguing update

Michael Jongen

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Monday
24 June
VIC

Stimulating mathematical thinking

Derek Holton

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Wednesday
3 July
NSW

Stimulating mathematical thinking

Derek Holton

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Thursday
4 July
QLD

Stimulating mathematical thinking

Derek Holton

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Thursday
1 August
NSW

Making the most of SCIS

Michael Jongen

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Thursday
1 August
Online

Web 2.0 tools for the classroom

Anne Mirtschin

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Wednesday
7 August
SA

Cataloguing update

Pru Mitchell

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Thursday
8 August
SA

Making the most of SCIS

Pru Mitchell

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Monday
12 August
VIC

Stimulating mathematical thinking

Derek Holton

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Friday
16 August
NSW

Bringing history to life in your classroom

Ann Parry

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Monday
2 September
VIC

Inquiry: Good in theory, hard in practice?

Jeni Wilson

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Wednesday
11 September
NSW

Introduction to The Real Game 2.1 Digital Edition (Years 7–8)

Les Eagles, Official Trainer

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Wednesday
11 September
NSW

The Be Real Game (Years 9–10)

Les Eagles, Official Trainer

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Wednesday
18 September
Online

Web 2.0 tools for the classroom

Anne Mirtschin

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Friday
22 September
VIC

Making the most of SCIS

Michael Jongen

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Friday
23 September
SA

Mathematically rich tasks to develop engagement, thinking, reasoning and understanding (Years 3–9)

Birsin Reynolds

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Thursday
26 September
ACT

Mathematically rich tasks to develop engagement, thinking, reasoning and understanding (Years 3–9)

Birsin Reynolds

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Monday
07 October
VIC

Making the most of SCIS

Michael Jongen

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Friday
11 October
NSW

The Be Real Game (Years 9–10)

Les Eagles, Official Trainer

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Monday
14 October
QLD

Mathematically rich tasks to develop engagement, thinking, reasoning and understanding (Years 3–9)

Birsin Reynolds

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Monday
14 October
VIC

The Make It Real Game (Years 5-6)

Naomi Corlett, Official Trainer

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Monday
14 October
VIC

The Play Real Game (Years 3-4)

Naomi Corlett, Official Trainer

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Wednesday
16 October
NSW

The Real Game 2.1 Digital Edition (Years 7–8)

Les Eagles, Official Trainer

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Thursday
17 October
QLD

Making the most of SCIS

Michael Jongen

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Wednesday
23 October
VIC

Inquiry: Good in theory, hard in practice?

Jeni Wilson

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Monday
28 October
QLD

Mathematically rich tasks to develop engagement, thinking, reasoning and understanding (Years 3–9)

Birsin Reynolds

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Tuesday
29 October
QLD

Bringing history to life in your classroom

Ann Parry

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Thursday
31 October
Online

Web 2.0 tools for the classroom

Anne Mirtschin

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Monday
4 November
VIC

Stimulating mathematical thinking

Derek Holton

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Monday
28 October
QLD

Mathematically rich tasks to develop engagement, thinking, reasoning and understanding (Years 3–9)

Birsin Reynolds

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Monday
11 November
VIC

Mathematically rich tasks to develop engagement, thinking, reasoning and understanding (Years 3–9)

Birsin Reynolds

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Wednesday
27 November
Online

Web 2.0 tools for the classroom

Anne Mirtschin

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Note: Unless otherwise indicated, events are not managed by Education Services Australia, and we are not responsible for changes to conference programs. Please consult the named provider should you have any queries about an event.


Professional learning

Mathematically rich tasks to develop engagement, thinking, reasoning and understanding

In maths education across Australia there is a strong and definite shift in emphasis towards a more open-ended investigative approach in order to provide students with a toolbox of algorithmic skills and the ability to think, reason and solve problems with those skills. In response to this changing emphasis maths300 lessons include open-ended investigative approaches, cooperative group work, meaningful contexts, use of technology, concrete materials and kinaesthetic opportunities. The lessons also cater for range of students’ abilities and seek genuine understandings.

Professional learning

Improve the teaching of comprehension across your school

To be successful in the 21st century students must become proficient communicators, able to comprehend texts of all types. Being literate in society means that we can read, write, speak, listen, view and represent with confidence. Our students need to understand that the skills, strategies and behaviours they develop as proficient communicators are transferable to all content areas within school and beyond.

This webcast explores key messages related to effective instruction in reading comprehension.

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Conclusion

Comprehension is central to effective communication. It does not happen after reading or viewing, but rather throughout the process; before, during and after. In order to make meaning, students need to know how language and words work and what strategies they as communicators need to utilise in order to critically analyse, make or convey meaning. The challenge for the teaching professional is to inspire dialogue and exploration to improve comprehension instruction and to work with students and colleagues to embark on a new teaching and learning journey.

maths300

maths300 develops understanding, fluency, problem solving and reasoning by stimulating students’ interest in working mathematically and enabling them to solve problems using different strategies. Unlike the traditional 'learn by rote' approach, the working mathematically curriculum facilitates an investigative learning process.

This highly regarded online resource for years F–12 includes:

  • open-ended lessons that can be extended to suit diverse learning needs
  • interactive software to support many lessons
  • regular updates and the addition of new innovative lessons
  • worldwide relevance to mathematics curriculum
  • non-prescriptive lesson plans and pedagogy.

maths300 encourages students to develop reasoning and communication skills beyond the textbook.

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Teaching Comprehension

A multimedia CD-ROM program that gives you the strategies you need to improve your students' reading comprehension.

Teaching Comprehension outlines six research- based strategies:

  • Prediction/prior knowledge
  • Questions and questioning
  • Think-aloud
  • Text structure and features
  • Visualising
  • Summarisation.

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