Literacy
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The Distance Course is available throughout the year. |
Teaching Early Reading More Successfully - Distance Mode Repeat course 1 of 6 sessions |
To assist teachers to further develop their skills in assessing, programming for and teaching critical early reading skills and strategies. |
Teachers K-2, Reading Support teachers |
$425 AIS member $325 Includes course folder, unit notes, text book and video loan |
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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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Tuesday 13th March 4.00pm - 6.00pm |
Teaching Early Reading More Successfully Repeat Course 1 of 6 Sessions Other Sessions: 27th March; 10th April; 1st, 15 and 29th May |
To assist teachers to develop their skills in assessing, programming for and teaching critical early reading skills and strategies. |
Penrith Christian Community School Simeon Road Orchard Hills |
Teachers K-2, Reading Support Teachers |
$425 AIS member $325 Includes Course folder, notes and text book A $100 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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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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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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Thursday 10th and Friday 11th May 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Researching History: Building the Basis for Senior Study in Years 7 - 10 |
To increase the confidence, knowledge and skills of History teachers in effectively researching written and pictorial sources of information from the internet and multi-media technology, also to inform History teachers about how to create and critique digital texts and use digital tools to present researched material. |
Barker College 91 Pacific Highway Hornsby |
Teaches of History 7-10 |
$60 Subsidised for all schools through the Discovering Democracy Program |
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Tuesday 15th May 4.00pm - 6.30pm |
Repeat Course |
To present an introduction to teaching film as text. |
Masada College 11-15 Link Road St Ives |
Teachers of English |
$75 AIS member $55 |
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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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Tuesday 22nd May 9.00am - 3.30pm |
To identify the literacy challenges in Stages 4 and 5 of the Geography Syllabus and focus on practical classroom strategies and also support students in reading and writing Geography texts. |
Sydney Adventist College 159 Albert Road Strathfield |
Teachers of Stage 4 and 5 Geography |
$155 AIS member $105 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Thursday 24th and Friday 25th May 8.30 am for 9.00am - 4.30pm |
To bring together the highest calibre educators from Australia and North America to provide inspiring insight, hands on skills and examples of excellence to support the use of information technology for teaching and learning. |
The Powerhouse Museum Harris Street Ultimo |
Classroom Teachers across KLAs, Bursars, Principals, Directors of Information Technology, Information Technology Co-ordinators |
$310 AIS member $210 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th May 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Making Meaning with Multimedia Repeat Course |
To address principles and practices in effective use of multi-media relating to the Stage 6 English Syllabus. |
Ravenswood School 1b Cecil Street Gordon |
Teachers of Stage 6 English |
$310 AIS member $210 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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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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Tuesday 5th June 4.00pm - 6.00pm |
Teaching Early Reading More Successfully Repeat Course 1 of 6 Sessions Other Sessions: 12th and 26th June, 24th July, 7th and 21st August |
To assist teachers to further develop their skills in assessing, programming for and teaching critical early reading skills and strategies. |
Wenona Primary School 176 Walker Street North Sydney |
Teachers K-2, Reading Support Teachers |
$425 AIS member $325 Includes course folder, notes and text book A $100 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Tuesday 5th June 9.00am - 3.30pm |
To provide teachers with knowledge and skills to help students use the internet and CD Roms to research topics in science and technology. |
TBC |
Teachers of Science and Technology |
$155 AIS member $105 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Wednesday 6th June 9.00am - 3.00pm |
English K-6: Making Meaning Through Language - Grammar of Literary Texts Repeat Course Other dates in series: 27th June, 1st August and 12th September |
To understand that texts are constructed for different purposes, on a range of topics for a variety of audiences. This gives rise to texts which have characteristic structures and grammatical features that need to be taught explicitly. Practical learning experiences for teaching grammar for both meaning and accuracy in context will be workshopped. |
Moriah College Queens Park Road Bondi Junction |
Teachers K-6 and Support Staff |
Single course $155 AIS member $105 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) Whole Series $580 AIS member $380 |
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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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Friday 22nd June 8.30am - 4.00pm |
To become aware of and examine the implications of new millennium literacies for Teacher-librarians and to challenge us to think about literacy and what it will mean in the future. |
The Fellows Theatre Barker College 91 Pacific Highway Hornsby |
Teacher Librarians |
$155 AIS member $105 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Wednesday 27th June 9.00am - 3.00pm |
English K-6: Making Meaning Through Language - Grammar of Factual Texts Repeat Course Other dates in series: 6th June, 1st August and 12th September |
To understand that texts are constructed for different purposes, on a range of topics for a variety of audiences. This gives rise to texts which have characteristic structures and grammatical features that need to be taught explicitly. Practical learning experiences for teaching grammar for both meaning and accuracy in context will be workshopped. |
Moriah College Queens Park Road Bondi Junction |
Teachers K-6 and Support Staff |
Single course $155 AIS member $105 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) Whole Series $580 AIS member $380 |
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Thursday 26th July 4.00pm - 6.00pm |
Teaching Early Reading More Successfully Repeat Course |
To assist teachers to further develop their skills in assessing, programming for and teaching critical early reading skills and strategies. |
International Grammar School |
Teachers K-2, Reading Support Teachers |
$425 Includes course folder, notes and text book A $100 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Wednesday 1st August 9.00am - 3.00pm |
English K-6: Making Meaning Through Language - Reading and Viewing Repeat Course Other dates in series: 6th and 27th June, 12th September |
To plan for a balanced reading program using a variety of texts. To understand that the process of reading and viewing have much in common and that many texts have interrelated language and visual images. Re-visit skills and strategies necessary for successful reading and comprehension. |
Moriah College Queens Park Road Bondi Junction |
Teachers K-6 and Support Staff |
Single course $155 AIS member $105 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) Whole Series $580 AIS member $380 |
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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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Tuesday 7th August 3.30pm - 6.00pm |
Workshop 1 Repeat Course 1 of 2 Sessions Other Session: 21st August |
This repeat workshop aims to demystify grammar and show how understanding of and knowledge about grammar assists teachers in the language classroom. The workshop does not assume prior knowledge of grammar. The workshop also aims to provide practical classroom ideas for the teaching of grammar. |
Thomas Hassall Anglican College Cnr Second and Sixteenth Ave West Hoxton |
Teachers K-6 and Support Staff |
Single course $75 AIS member $55 A $30 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) Whole Series $140 AIS member $100 |
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Tuesday 21st August 3.30pm - 6.00pm |
Workshop 2 1 of 2 Sessions Other Session: 7th August |
To explore further aspects of grammar relevant to the K-6 classroom. This workshop does not assume prior knowledge of grammar. It will also provide practical ideas for the teaching of grammar in context. |
Thomas Hassall Anglican College Cnr Second and Sixteenth Ave West Hoxton |
Teachers K-6 and Support Staff |
Single course $75 AIS member $55 A $30 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) Whole Series $140 AIS member $100 |
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Wednesday 5th September 8.30am for 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Repeat course 1 of 2 Sessions Other Session: 12th September |
A Virtual Project is a web based teaching and learning experience which fosters collaboration and complex thinking. Links to online resources are woven into the specific learning tasks that make up the project. The course will provide teachers with basic web publishing skills and guide them through the design and construction of a Virtual Project specific to their subject area before posting it to the web. |
Newington College Wyvern House 115 Cambridge Street Stanmore |
Teachers of Upper Primary, Teacher Librarians, Teachers 7-12 |
$310 AIS member $210 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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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 and Tuesday 11th September 9.00am - 3.30pm |
To explore the reading of films, their creation and how they elicit viewer responses. |
Masada College 9-15 Link Road St Ives |
Teachers of Stage 6 English |
$310 AIS member $210 |
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Wednesday 13th September 9.00am - 3.30pm |
Responding to a Reading Task: Strategies to Support Students |
To examine the grammatical resources writers use to create text. In workshop activities, teachers will develop practical strategies that will support students in responding to a reading task. |
Loreto Normanhurst Pennant Hills Road Normanhurst |
Teachers 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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Tuesday 11th September 9.30am - 3.30pm |
To look at on-line information literacy programs at Macquarie University; to examine principles and practice; to reflect on the development of links between university and school and easing the transition from school to university and to consider issues involved in developing and implementing information literacy programs. |
Macquarie University Balaclava Road North Ryde |
Teacher Librarians, Directors of Studies, Directors of Teaching and Learning |
$280 AIS member $240 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |
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Wednesday 12th September 9.00am - 3.00pm |
English K-6: Making Meaning Through Language - Assessment Across the Strands Other dates in series: 6th and 27th June, 1st August |
To understand developmental assessment as part of the teaching learning cycle. To examine a wide variety of assessment strategies in conjunction with work samples. To use marking guides to support consistency of teacher judgement in assessing student performance. |
Moriah College Queens Park Road Bondi Junction |
Teachers K-6 and Support Staff |
Single course $155 AIS member $105 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) Whole Series $580 AIS member $380 |
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Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th September |
To increase the knowledge and skills of science teachers in effectively using digital media for locating and selecting appropriate information, crating and presenting research tasks; critiquing websites and constructing, monitoring and assessing quality research tasks. |
Abbotsleigh School 1666 Pacific Highway Wahroonga |
Teachers of Stage 4, 5 and 6 Science |
$310 AIS member $210 A $50 subsidy is available for eligible teachers through the Quality Teacher Program. (See Introduction) |