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

Producing successful creative writing can be a challenge, yet the process rewards students immensely by developing their empathy and written expression. This course will present a number of creative writing practices to enhance your creative writing lessons for senior students. Teachers will explore how to make the creative writing process stimulating, enjoyable and accessible to all students. Te More

DER00Digital Education Revolution :"One Note"Course rating:

One Note comes as a standard application on the Digital Education Revolution laptops, and is part of Microsoft Office 2007. It requires only a basic amount of computer skill and knowledge to make full use of its capabilities. Learn how to make your life easier with this amazing program which can be easily customised to suit personal, and subject specific needs. During this course you will learn ho More

G-W00Grammar - working with whole textCourse rating:

Are you seeking to improve your NAPLAN results? Are your students struggling at the whole text level? This course will help! The ability to produce a range of texts is crucial to academic success. 'Good',coherent, cohesive writng that conforms to conventions can be taught. However writing is a creative act, texts can be stylish or awkward, clear or ambiguous. This course will enable you to help yo More

The English classroom should be a hive of activity packed with thinking, sharing and enjoying language and literature. This course offers English teachers a number of methods for inspiring learning in their students. Teachers will learn practices for generating regular reading patterns and discussion about texts using strategy-based reading activities. We will also explore the Harvard model of 'cu More

PHE00Photoshop ElementsCourse rating:

Photoshop Elements is an essential program to edit and create basic graphics in your classroom. Learn to harness basic skills in image editing, create gif images for websites, colour correction, and utilise the tools in Elements. Participants will become familiar with Photoshop Elements interface and tools.Photoshop Elements software is included on all laptops issued by the State Government and is More

This course can now be done online at your own pace, within a five week time limit. There are two forums requiring participation at approximately the same time, but the rest is at your leisure. Beginning with basic vowel and consonant spelling rules, the course quickly moves through teaching syllabification, morphology and the use of innovative spelling tools creatively designed to produce e 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

TNA00The new Australian Curriculum: An English teacher's guide.Course rating:

In the face of the largest change to Australian Education since the Public Education Acts of the 1880s, this course aims to provide some more certainty for English teachers in upcoming curriculum change, supplying rigorous yet practical approaches to new and recycled teaching resources. PRESENTER: David Hastie has taught HSC and International Baccalaureate English for 15 years in a range of NSW More

TTA02Practical Approaches for Teaching the Australian English Curriculum - Online CourseCourse rating:

A new curriculum means not just teaching new material, it also means teaching in new ways. Whenever significant change to curriculum frameworks take place teachers must find practical ways to make this material come alive to young learners. In this ONLINE workshop participants will investigate easy-to-use strategies designed specifically to address the demands of the new Australian English Curricu More