Wondering how to improve teaching and learning across your school? This course will explore the benefits and importance of Learning Communities in schools and the enhanced teaching and learning that results from such teamwork. The Lesson Study Model will be explored as a means of developing teaching practice within schools. Teachers will also be taken through the Action Research model developed b More

HPA00HSC Productive Activity - ChocolateCourse rating:

In the past ten years, your HSC students have been competing with an increasing number of students studying viticulture as the most popular productive activity. So, is 2011 the year for a change, to give your students an edge? Help them to maximize their mark in this unit of work. Leave the textbooks behind and let your students study...chocolate. On investigation, chocolate is a productive a More

IMT00Telling isn't TeachingCourse rating:

This engaging and informative course provides a toolbox of inspirational strategies to engage students in learning. Making use of research from Harvard University, this course shows teachers how to design powerful learning experiences by following students' thinking instead of leading it. We will learn how to use thinking routines and how to create classroom conditions that support group learning. More

SMA00Stop Motion AnimationCourse rating:

A practical course where you will create a stop motion film using animation software. Teachers will be provided with a teaching framework to take back into the classroom. A program outline, visual resources and worksheets will be to make this a workable unit in the classroom. Teachers will work in small groups, developing a narrative, map out a storyboard, create set & characters for their film, More

The most important factor contributing to the teaching and learning in schools is the teacher. As teachers we are always searching for ways in which to develop the learning of our students. This course draws on the research of John Hattie to present the most effective teaching practices and how to develop them in the classroom. Teachers will be provided with a number of strategies and methods for More

TS600Teaching Stage 6 HSC Geography - ViticultureCourse rating:

This course is designed for teachers who choose Viticulture as the sample study in People and Economic Activity. The emphasis during the day's seminar will be on (a) how to teach the topic using the latest source material, and (b) how to set a range of assessment tasks to challenge students. More

The purpose of this day's professional development is (1) to examine the programming of the Preliminary Geography course, (2) to do a refresher course in the Geography skills required and (3) to share ideas about the SGP, fieldwork and assessment. More