ESL
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| Date | Course Title | Purpose | Venue | Target Group | Cost including GST |
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Monday 5th March 4.00pm - 7.00pm |
Repeat Course 1 of 10 Sessions Other Sessions: 12th, 19th and 26th March, 2nd April, 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th May, 4th June |
To assist ESL and mainstream teachers to meet the needs of ESL learners through: understanding language-related needs; an awareness of materials and teaching approaches that take account of cultural and linguistic diversity; and collaborative working relationships between ESL and mainstream teachers. |
Abbotsleigh Junior School 22 Woonora Ave Wahroonga |
Classroom, mainstream and ESL teachers 3-10 |
$650 AIS member $470 Includes Materials A $100 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Friday 9th March 8.30am for 9.00am - 3.30pm |
To suggest new teaching strategies for senior texts, to provide opportunities for consultation with colleagues across the sector, to reinforce understanding of underlying Stage 6 syllabus principles, and to assist in developing teaching material. |
Newington College 200 Stanmore Road Stanmore |
Teachers of Stage 6 English |
$155 AIS member $105 |
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Thursday 15th and Friday 16th March 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Day 1: Making a Difference Day 2: Supporting Protective Behaviours in the Curriculum K-12 Repeat course |
Day 1: To examine the types and indicators of abuse, the teacher’s roles and responsibilities and changes to legislation. Day 2: To analyse research on how to support children and develop interview skills for dealing with child protection issues and to critique models for implementing protective behaviours in the curriculum. |
Danebank Anglican School 82-98 Park Road Hurstville |
Teachers of primary and secondary and school Counsellors |
$310 AIS member $210 |
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Wednesday 21st March 1.30pm - 4.30pm |
To introduce primary teachers to the use of the ESL Scales; to demonstrate how to make connections between the Scales and the English K-6 Syllabus in ways that will enhance the learning of ESL students. |
Presbyterian Ladies College Boundary Street Croydon |
Teachers of ESL learners K-6 |
$75 AIS member $55 A $30 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Monday 26th March 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Repeat Course 1 of 3 Sessions Other Sessions: 9th April and 28th May |
To focus Heads of Faculty on the issues and skills required to work supportively, creatively and productively as a manager and facilitator of change, both up and down the line. The course will also enable Heads of Faculty to obtain anonymous and confidential feedback from members of their team and to explore the answers. |
The Kings School Pennant Hills Road North Parramatta |
Heads of Faculty |
$590 AIS member $455 Includes Upward Feedback Survey |
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Tuesday 27th March 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Communication Skills for Managing Difficult Interpersonal Situations Repeat Course |
To assist classroom teachers and teachers in positions of responsibility to more successfully manage difficult communication. Participants will learn how to manage themselves and others in situations of emotional tension and high anxiety. |
Presbyterian Ladies College Boundary Street Croydon |
All Teachers K-12 |
$155 AIS member $105 |
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Wednesday 28th March 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Multiple Intelligences and Blooming Minds: A Toolkit of Strategies for K-10 Classrooms Repeat Course |
To develop a toolkit of strategies which will enhance teaching and learning through an exploration of Gardiner’s Multiple Intelligences theory, a revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, co-operative learning strategies and higher order thinking skills. |
Level 2 99 York Street Sydney |
Teachers K-10, teachers responsible for planning dynamic gifted and talented programs |
$155 AIS member $105 |
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Thursday 29th March 8.30am for 9.00 am - 3.30pm |
Using Technology Creatively in Secondary Classrooms Repeat Course |
To give secondary teachers the opportunity to explore ways of integrating technology effectively into their classroom. Participants will explore a range of technologies using a variety of software and hardware and consider their use in addressing research skills in both classwork and assignments. |
SCEGGS - Darlinghurst 215 Forbes Street Darlinghurst |
All teachers 7-12 |
$155 AIS member $105 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Tuesday 3rd April 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Theoretical Perspectives in Stage 6 English: A Practical Workshop Repeat Course |
To provide teachers with an understanding of the four theoretical models which underpin Stage 6 English Syllabus and to demonstrate activities to support students in responding to texts using different perspectives. |
Trinity Grammar School 119 Prospect Road Summer Hill |
Teachers of Stage 6 English |
$155 AIS member $105 |
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Thursday 5th April 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Literacy in Year 11 Business Studies Repeat Course |
To identify challenges in Stage 6 of the Business Studies syllabus and focus on practical classroom strategies and also to support students in reading and writing Business Studies texts. |
The Scots College Victoria Road Bellevue Hill |
Teachers of Year 11 Business Studies |
$155 AIS member $105 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Thursday 3rd May 4.00pm - 6.30pm |
Early Literacy and the ESL Learner 1 of 8 Sessions Other Sessions: 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st May, 7th, 14th and 21st June |
To extend the skills and understandings of teachers in working effectively with children, pre-school to Year 2, from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. |
Meriden School 10-12 Redmyre Road Strathfield |
Teachers of Pre-School to Year 2 |
$545 AIS member $405 Includes materials A $100 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Tuesday 8th May 1.00pm - 4.00pm |
To study assessment and presentation of film study in Stage 6 for ESL students. |
Cranbrook School Victoria Road Bellevue Hill |
Teachers of Stage 6 ESL |
$75 AIS member $55 A $30 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd May 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Skills for Pastoral Care, Year Level Co-ordinators and Tutors Repeat Course |
To provide those responsible for the pastoral care of students K-12 with practical skills in dealing positively with the challenges of their role. |
Presbyterian Ladies College Boundary Street Croydon |
Year Level Co-ordinators, House Masters/Mistresses and Tutors, teachers with pastoral care responsibilities |
$310 AIS member $210 |
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Wednesday 23rd May 4.00pm Start |
Repeat course 1 of 10 Sessions: Other Sessions: 30th May, 6, 13, and 20th June, 1st, 8th, 15, 22nd and 29th August |
To assist ESL and mainstream teachers to meet the needs of ESL learners through: understanding language-related needs; an awareness of materials and teaching approaches that take account of cultural and linguistic diversity; and collaborative working relationships between ESL and mainstream teachers. |
Arkana College 346 Stoney Creek Road Kingsgrove |
Classroom, mainstream and ESL teachers 3-10 |
$650 AIS member $470 Includes materials A $100 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Monday 28th May 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Communication Skills for Managing Difficult Interpersonal Situations Repeat Course |
To assist classroom teachers and teachers in positions of responsibility to more successfully manage difficult communication. Participants will learn how to manage themselves and others in situations of emotional tension and high anxiety. |
Presbyterian Ladies College Boundary Street Croydon |
All Teachers K-12 |
$155 AIS member $105 |
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Tuesday 29th May 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Repeat Course |
To identify the literacy challenges in Stage 4 and 5 of the History Syllabus and focus on practical classroom strategies to support students in reading and writing History texts. |
MLC School Cnr Rowley Street & Park Road Burwood |
Teachers of Stage 4 and 5 History |
$155 AIS member $105 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Wednesday 30th May 4.30pm - 7.30pm |
Understanding Standards Referencing in School Certificate English |
To provide English teachers with the opportunity to increase their understanding of standards referenced assessment using the Board of Studies CD Rom Standards Package NSW School Certificate English - Literacy Test. |
SCEGGS - Darlinghurst 215 Forbes Street Darlinghurst |
Teachers of Year 10 English |
$75 AIS member $55 |
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Wednesday 6th, Thursday 7th and Friday 8th June 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Repeat Course |
To focus Heads of Faculty on the issues and skills required to work supportively, creatively and productively as a manager and facilitator of change, both up and down the line. The course will also enable Heads of Faculty to obtain anonymous and confidential feedback from members of their team and to explore the answers. |
Masada College 9-15 Link Road St Ives |
Heads of Faculty |
$590 AIS member $455 Includes Upward Feedback Survey |
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Wednesday 13th June 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Repeat Course |
To explore the structure of media texts and ways to critically read visual and print texts in newspapers and television. |
Danebank Anglican School 82-98 Park Road Hurstville |
Teachers of 7-12 English |
$155 AIS member $105 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Monday 18th June 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Multiple Intelligences and Blooming Minds: A Toolkit of Strategies for K-10 Classrooms Repeat Course |
To develop a toolkit of strategies which will enhance teaching and learning through an exploration of Gardiner’s Multiple Intelligences theory, a co-operative learning strategies and higher order thinking skills. |
Level 2 99 York Street Sydney |
Teachers K-10, teachers responsible for planning dynamic gifted and talented programs |
$155 AIS member $105 |
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Monday 3rd August 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Multiple Intelligences and Blooming Minds: A Toolkit of Strategies for K-10 Classrooms Repeat Course |
To develop a toolkit of strategies which will enhance teaching and learning through an exploration of Gardiner’s Multiple Intelligences theory, a co-operative learning strategies and higher order thinking skills. |
TBC |
Teachers K-10, teachers responsible for planning dynamic gifted and talented programs |
$155 AIS member $105 |
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Wednesday 15th August 1.00pm - 4.00pm |
To explore the effective use of PowerPoint presentations in ESL programs. |
Tara Anglican School Masons Drive Parramatta |
Teachers of ESL |
$75 AIS member $55 A $30 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Friday 17th August 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Communication Skills for Managing Difficult Interpersonal Situations Repeat Course |
To assist classroom teachers and teachers in positions of responsibility to more successfully manage difficult communication. Participants will learn how to manage themselves and others in situations of emotional tension and high anxiety. |
Presbyterian Ladies College Boundary Street Croydon |
All Teachers K-12 |
$155 AIS member $105 |
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Tuesday 21st August 9.00am - 3.30pm |
To enable Faculty Heads who have completed the Leading Your Faculty program in previous years to consolidate and further develop other leadership skills. |
Pymble Ladies’ College Avon Road Pymble |
Heads of Faculty |
$280 AIS member $225 Includes Upward Feedback Survey |
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Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd August 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Sex, Drugs and Rock N Roll: Mental Health Matters. AIS Adolescent Mental Health Conference |
To examine best practice and research to support the mental health of young people and to showcase mental health initiatives that are working in independent schools. The conference will investigate how the development of school education policy and pastoral care structures can best promote wellbeing. |
Wesley Conference Centre 220 Pitt Street Sydney |
Teachers of PDHPE, primary, school Executives, Counsellors, Heads of House, Tutors and teachers |
$310 Independent schools $150 Subsidised for independent schools through the NSDES Program |
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Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th August 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Skills for Pastoral Care, Year Level Co-ordinators and Tutors Repeat Course |
To provide those responsible for the pastoral care of students K-12 with practical skills in dealing positively with the challenges of their role. |
Presbyterian Ladies College Boundary Street Croydon |
Year Level Co-ordinators, House Masters/Mistresses and Tutors, teachers with pastoral care responsibilities |
$310 AIS member $210 |
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Monday 7th September 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Multiple Intelligences and Blooming Minds: A Toolkit of Strategies for K-10 Classrooms Repeat Course |
To develop a toolkit of strategies which will enhance teaching and learning through an exploration of Gardiner’s Multiple Intelligences theory, a co-operative learning strategies and higher order thinking skills. |
SCEGGS - Darlinghurst |
Teachers K-10, teachers responsible for planning dynamic gifted and talented programs |
$155 AIS member $105 |
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Monday 10th September 9.00am - 3.30pm |
To explore classroom strategies to assist students to engage the whole self in the learning process. |
Presbyterian Ladies College Boundary Street Croydon |
Classroom teachers interested in exploring a holistic approach to learning |
$155 AIS member $105 |
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Friday 19th October 8.30am for 9.00 am - 3.30pm |
Using Technology Creatively in Secondary Classrooms Repeat Course |
To give secondary teachers the opportunity to explore ways of integrating technology effectively into their classroom. Participants will explore a range of technologies using a variety of software and hardware and consider their use in addressing research skills in both classwork and assignments. |
Pymble Ladies College Avon Road Pymble |
All teachers 7-12 |
$155 AIS member $105 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |