Plays should be approached differently from novels when taught in the English classroom. They are written to be heard and seen in three dimensions rather than read in isolation and silence. I would like to share my passion for teaching about language and give teachers some useful strategies which will help students to appreciate the uniqueness of the genre and access the subtext of the script. More Info

State: NSW Date: Friday December 05, 2008 Max. Partipants: 20 Time: 09:30 AM - 03:30 PM Cost: $313.00 (+GST) Venue: York Function Centre Availability: Places Available

This course is a follow up to 'Creating a Quality Assessment Task', although it can also be attended in isolation. It will be particularly helpful to Early career Teachers who are building their accreditation documents, as well as teachers who are looking at ways to incorporate the Quality Teaching Framework and Syllabus bookend components into their units of work. During the day, we will look More Info

State: NSW Date: Tuesday December 02, 2008 Max. Partipants: 15 Time: 09:30 AM - 03:30 PM Cost: $276.00 (+GST) Venue: York Function Centre Availability: 5 Places Left

CQA00Creating a Quality Assessment TaskCourse rating:

This course is for all stages of experience, especially Early Career Teachers who will benefit by adding a quality task to their Accreditation documents. During the day, you will gain a better understanding of how to write a Quality Assessment Task that aligns outcomes, context, task description and marking criteria. You will be able to code a task by looking for the key factors that make up a qua More Info

State: NSW Date: Tuesday November 25, 2008 Max. Partipants: 20 Time: 09:30 AM - 03:30 PM Cost: $261.00 (+GST) Venue: Liverpool Catholic Club Availability: Fully Booked

This course provides a toolbox of strategies to engage students in their learning. Learn how to: provide more effective feedback to students; teach them to think critically; use practical strategies to engage students in the classroom; develop more student-centred approaches and pick up tips from research into best HSC teachers in NSW. The course will be relevant for all secondary Humanities teach More Info

State: NSW Date: Monday December 08, 2008 Max. Partipants: 20 Time: 09:30 AM - 03:30 PM Cost: $283.00 (+GST) Venue: York Function Centre Availability: Places Available

ITM00Introduction to Moodle - an ONLINE courseCourse rating:

This course runs completely ONLINE using MOODLE as the teaching tool. The course is designed to be completed over 5 weeks (1 hour per week) but you may work through it at a faster pace if desired. I will be checking your progress each week - as I can see your course - and will be giving you some feedback on its progress. In this ONLINE workshop you will be able to upload teaching resources such as More Info

State: NSW Date: Monday October 27, 2008 Max. Partipants: 30 Time: 06:00 AM - 08:30 PM Cost: $205.00 (+GST) Venue: ONLINE course NSW Availability: Completed

State: NSW Date: Monday November 03, 2008 Max. Partipants: 30 Time: 06:00 AM - 08:30 PM Cost: $205.00 (+GST) Venue: ONLINE course NSW Availability: Completed

This day offers a practical approach for teachers using interesting activities designed to reveal some aspect of how the memory works. The session will start with some points about attention. A simplified explanation of the three areas of memory, based on Atkinson and Shiffrin's Multistore Model will follow. Craik and Lockhart's Levels of Processing model of memory will also be considered. Som More Info

State: NSW Date: Saturday December 06, 2008 Max. Partipants: 20 Time: 09:30 AM - 03:30 PM Cost: $313.00 (+GST) Venue: York Function Centre Availability: Places Available

MOA00Moodle AdvancedCourse rating:

For those who are familiar with Moodle. Participants will be given access to their own online teaching space in Moodle where they will be able to develop sophisticated quiz and assignment questions using video, sound and images. We will also examine how to administer a Moodle site including: enrolments, themes and custom setting for your Moodle site. More Info

State: NSW Date: Thursday December 04, 2008 Max. Partipants: 12 Time: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Cost: $314.00 (+GST) Venue: Sydney Community College Availability: Fully Booked

PFT01Podcasting for the ClassroomCourse rating:

Podcasting is becoming increasingly popular in education as Podcasts enable students and teachers to share information with anyone at anytime via a medium that is very engaging , ie sound. In this one day workshop, participants will learn everything they need to begin using Podcasts effectively in the classroom, including: subscribing to podcasts, how to record and edit sound, how to distribut More Info

State: NSW Date: Thursday November 20, 2008 Max. Partipants: 12 Time: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Cost: $314.00 (+GST) Venue: Sydney Community College Availability: Completed

This course targets secondary teachers who desire better management of and engagement with students. The course will present numerous student management strategies relevant to all secondary classrooms and demonstrate links between rapport with students, organization, engagement, quality teaching and effective classroom management. A feature of the day will be the use of many excellent videos showc More Info

State: NSW Date: Wednesday November 26, 2008 Max. Partipants: 20 Time: 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM Cost: $272.00 (+GST) Venue: York Function Centre Availability: Fully Booked