Spirit of Learning Residential Conference
for Beginning Teachers
April 27-28
Hilton Hotel, Brisbane
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Spirit of Learning Conference for Beginning and Establishing Teachers
April 27-28, 2013
sponsored by Queensland’s Mutual Bank Limited
8.00 –
8.30am
BETA Corporate
Partner
Registration
Welcome from Queensland Teachers’ Mutual Bank
Session 1
Official Opening - John Ryan, Director, Queensland College of Teachers
8.30 –
10.45am
Keynote Presentation: Jo Lange
Beyond ‘Telling Off’ Prevention Rather than Cure
10.45-11.15
ROOMS
Session 2
11.1512.30pm
Ballroom A
Rob Proffitt-White
Ballroom B
Graham Nunn & Cindy Keong
Number Facts and Fun
Developing Pro-Social Skills
through Games
P-7
P-7
Rob Proffitt-White
Jo Lange
Consolidating Number
Concepts
Get a Life –
Time Management for
Teachers
12.30-1.30
Session 3
1.30-2.45pm
2.45 – 3.00
Session 4
3.00-4.15pm
4.15 – 4.45
8.30 –
11.45am
Peter Carmichael &
Jennifer Carmichael
Lena Ford
Building number & place value
fluency through games
Improving Sentence Structure
with a focus on Grammar
P–7
1-7
Sunday
Morning Tea - Foyer
Moreton
Michele Aitcheson
Catering for special needs
(ASD & II) within the
classroom
Redlands
Melissa Ibbs
Lockyer
Sean Loriaux
Reading is Thinking: The
explicit teaching of
comprehension matters
How to give effective feedback
on drafts
5-12
P-7
Lunch – Foyer
Darren Eadie & Brooke Crouch
Louise Field
Sean Loriaux
Using iPads and Ed Studios
for literacy success
Vocal Health
Understanding Senior
Schooling
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P-12
10-12
Sam Pidgeon
Zana Schroeder
Outstanding strategies for the
Junior Secondary classroom
‘Visible Learning’
Using Bloom’s Taxonomy in
Lesson Planning
7-10
5-12
Afternoon Tea – Foyer
Mitch Fallon
ICT’s in the Classroom
QTU Refreshments served outside Ballroom A & Ballroom B
Keynote: Student resources impacting learning - Amanda Wicks
Conference Breakfast, Ideas Expo and Classrooms in the Spotlight
Keynote Address
Beyond ‘Telling Off’ Prevention rather than Cure - Jo Lange
The focus of this presentation is on those most common challenging behaviours. It looks at attention seeking, and defiance, refusal and resistance from students constantly in power struggles
with teachers. The presentation also looks at those students who constantly need teacher help and those who are really harming the learning environment, others and themselves. The program
explores the reasons why students misbehave, examines why many current approaches may not work and provides highly effective, and often simple preventative school and classroom
strategies.
Student Resources Impacting Learning - Amanda Wicks
This session is based on A Framework for Understanding Poverty and outlines key actions to support students with limited resources. These actions provide teachers with strategies
and tools to implement quickly to increase success for students. Participants will analyse the resources of students to identify interventions to support students’ development of
resources that may be missing or weak.
Session 2 - Workshop Outlines
Number Facts and Fun – Rob Proffitt-White
What number facts should children know? What is the best way to engage students? What methods are available to build new facts from existing facts? A look at what teachers from many
regions are observing.
Reading is thinking: the explicit teaching of comprehension matters (P-7) – Melissa Ibbs
Explore a range of targeted strategies to develop students reading and comprehension skills. Participants will explore QAR and practical strategies to improve students’ reading success.
Catering for Special Needs (ASD) in the Classroom (P-12) – Michelle Aitcheson
This presentation is an A-Z approach to understanding and differentiating for Students with Disabilities (SWD). It explores practical aspects that are specific to working with students who require
specific adjustments to the curriculum to maximise their learning outcomes. Issues of Assessment, Behaviour, Curriculum plans and Expectations will be shared with practical strategies to
assist teachers in working effectively with SWD.
How to give effective feedback on drafts (5-12) – Sean Loriaux
Practical strategies to encourage higher-order thinking through the drafting process in all subject areas in Primary and Secondary.
Session 3 - Workshop Outlines
Consolidating Number Concepts – Rob Profitt-White
Through activities, the key ideas behind number concepts in the Australian Curriculum will be demonstrated.
Get a Life Time Management for Teachers – Jo Lange
Jo has great insights into the demands of teachers and has a range of strategies to create work/life balance. The workshop will focus on practical strategies to run the marathon of the school
year without burnout!
Vocal Health (P-12) – Louise Field
This session, delivered by a voice specialist, is designed to arm teachers with both proactive and reactive tips to improve vocal health problems specific to teaching.
Senior Schooling (10-12) Sean Loriaux
OPs, SAIs, SASs, VET, QCE, QCS and many other acronyms and initialisations.
Session 4 - Workshop Outlines
Building number and place value fluency through games (P-7) Peter Carmichael and Jenny Carmichael
Play, evaluate and modify fun card games and dice activities that help develop number concepts in the primary school. What links can be made to the Australian Curriculum? This workshop is
a balance of theory and practice. Explore what numeracy is, make links with current practice and then have fun with simple games and activities that engage learners from years 3-7 to develop
their confidence using and discussing mathematics.
ICT’s in the Classroom (P-12) – Mitch Fallon
A practical session that looks at barriers and effective methods for using technology to create engaging learning experiences.
Practical Strategies for an Outstanding Junior Secondary Classroom (7-9) Sam Pidgeon
Participants will be guided through a reflection process which will challenge them to consider the characteristics of Junior Secondary learners and the strategies that can lead to improved
outcomes for these kids. These strategies focus on building relationships with students and can be used across the curriculum. Sam is are also aware that the knowledge is often in the room
– so participants will be invited to share with their colleagues what has been working for them so far. The session will be fun, interactive and will without doubt send participants away with
something they can use immediately upon returning to school. Come and play!
Visible Learning – Using Bloom’s Taxonomy in Lesson Planning (5-12) – Sean Loriaux
This session will help teachers develop their use of Bloom’s Taxonomy in lesson planning to help differentiate in lessons, and explore different ways of helping students engage with the lesson’s
focus.
Registration Closes Monday Wednesday 22 April 2013.
Speak to your Leadership Team or Supervisor to discuss financial support from your school to attend.
Download the registration form from www.beta.asn.au
Registration fee of $398 includes
full conference program and twin share accommodation
at the Hilton Hotel on Saturday 27th April.
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