February 20152 Teachers, school

leadersOneChannel Web Conference: OneSchool Individual Curriculum PlansAn Individual Curriculum Plan (ICP) is used to record curriculum decisions for students who are taught and assessed at a higher or lower year level of the Australian Curriculum than their age cohort for a whole Learning Area, or for all Learning Areas and Subjects. The process for developing an ICP, and the content to include, is described in the P-12 Curriculum, assessment and reporting framework document. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

2-5 Teachers, school leaders, public sector employees

ALIA Information Online 2015 Conference: At the EdgeThe Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) conference will feature workshops, sessions and keynote speakers including Siva Vaidhyanathan from the University of Virginia, and Erik Boekesteijun from Doklab. For more information and to register, contact ALIA on (02) 6215 8222 or visit their website.

Hilton Hotel, Sydney

2-6 All employees Department of Justice and Attorney-General Dispute Resolution Training: Mediation SkillsThis five-day program will give participants the necessary knowledge and skills to develop as a mediator, building both competence and confidence. They will also gain communication skills that are highly useful in other situations. The course is interactive and focused on skill development. For more information contact the Department of Justice and Attorney-General on 3239 6277 or visit their website.

Brisbane

2 February – 27 March

Teachers Japan Foundation: J-Basic Online for TeachersThe Japan Foundation provides an eight-week online course for teachers with a basic level of Japanese who would like to build their language skills. Through this course teachers will develop a working knowledge of Japanese grammatical structures and build their confidence and skills in using Japanese effectively in the classroom. For more information contact the Japan Foundation or visit their website.

Online course

3 Teacher aides OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_CybersafetyThis session will provide support to those education support staff (teacher aides) engaged in the Digital Practice Guide. This session will also provide an overview of recent trends in use and misuse of social media and practical strategies in the area of cybersafety, digital citizenship and the concept of a clean digital footprint. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

3 February – 4 April

All employees Developing Performance Framework: Building Team Leader CapabilityThis online course has been developed for team leaders who have the role of leading the Developing performance Framework in their workplace and/or facilitating developing performance conversations with team members. The course is designed to be a facilitated, interactive learning journey focused on preparing team leaders for their role. For more

Online course

information contact Debra Wockner, Workforce Capability and Performance Unit on 351 36531 or to register, visit the Learning Place.

4 Teachers, school leaders

OneChannel Web Conference: OneSchool Individual Curriculum PlansAn Individual Curriculum Plan (ICP) is used to record curriculum decisions for students who are taught and assessed at a higher or lower year level of the Australian Curriculum than their age cohort for a whole Learning Area, or for all Learning Areas and Subjects. The process for developing an ICP, and the content to include, is described in the P-12 Curriculum, assessment and reporting framework document. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

5 School leaders OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR PCT web demonstrationsMyHR Performance Capability and Talent is the application used to manage performance plans for Principals, Deputy Principals and Heads of Program. MyHR PCT has been upgraded to improve the flow of the performance plan between the Plan Owner and the Supervisor. This half-hour morning session will demonstrate the new functionality and improved flow of the MyHR PCT plans. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

6 Teachers, school leaders

OneChannel Web Conference: OneSchool Individual Curriculum PlansAn Individual Curriculum Plan (ICP) is used to record curriculum decisions for students who are taught and assessed at a higher or lower year level of the Australian Curriculum than their age cohort for a whole Learning Area, or for all Learning Areas and Subjects. The process for developing an ICP, and the content to include, is described in the P-12 Curriculum, assessment and reporting framework document. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

6 February – 26 April

Executive leaders, public sector employees, teachers

Public Sector Management Program: Unit one: Managing within the Context of GovernmentThis national four-unit course is a graduate certificate program, delivered over 15 months. This unit provides the ‘big picture’ of government and the context within which public sector managers operate. It develops an understanding of the institutional frameworks and conventions which guide practice and ensure sustainable democratic processes. For more information contact the Queensland Program Manager, Queensland University of Technology on 3138 1856 or visit the program website.

Brisbane

7 Teachers Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA): Look Out Teacher Program – We can make another futureGallery staff will provide an interactive curatorial floor walk, guest lecture, overview of education resources and workshop with a local Brisbane artist. For more information contact QAGOMA on 3840 7303 or visit their website.

Gallery of Modern Art, South Brisbane

7-8 Teachers, school leaders, public sector employees

ANU/NJCA Joint Conference: Seen and Heard – Children and the CourtsThis National Judicial College of Australia (NJCA) and the Australian National University (ANU) conference will look at the common areas of interest between child protection and family law under the themes of ‘communication by, with and about children’. It has been designed for teachers, welfare officers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and nursing practitioners as well as judicial officers, legal practitioners, child protection and welfare officers. For more information contact the National Judicial College of Australia or visit their website.

Australian National University, Canberra

8-13 Executive leaders ANZSOG Executive Workshop: Managing Regulation, Enforcement and ComplianceThis Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) executive workshop examines the distinctive strategic and managerial challenges that surround government’s regulatory and enforcement functions, recognising that the quality of life in a democracy depends heavily on when and how government agencies exercise their coercive power over

Sydney

individuals and institutions. For more information contact Executive Education, ANZSOG on (03) 8344 1985 or visit their website.

9 February – 8 March Program Phase 1

School leaders, public sector employees

Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi) Resource Management for Educational Leaders ProgramDeakin University will present this program, focusing broadly on holistic resource management within school and the education sector. Participants will undertake pre- and post-course readings, face-to-face workshops, activities and additional opt-in assignment work. Participants will work together and draw on each other’s experiences, knowledge and skills as part of the learning experience. For more information contact QELi on 3007 5222 or visit their website.

Brisbane

9Nominations close

Pre-work starts 19 February

Executive leaders, public sector employees

Emerging Leaders Program: Module 9 – Leading Public Sector Contestability This program is offered by QUT in partnership with the Public Service Commission. It is designed to offer a flexible, work-based, blended learning program that develops leadership skills and supports career development. There are 9 ELP modules to choose from to enable further skill development in certain areas or to work towards a related postgraduate qualification. This module provides leaders who are responsible for the implementation of the contestability framework within their agencies with the knowledge and skills required to consistently apply the contestability process and become effective change champions. For more information contact the Public Service Commission or visit the Emerging Leaders Program website.

Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus

9Nominations close

Pre-work starts 19 February

Executive leaders, public sector employees

Emerging Leaders Program: Module 1 - Leading Self and OthersThis program is offered by QUT in partnership with the Public Service Commission. It is designed to offer a flexible, work-based, blended learning program that develops leadership skills and supports career development. There are 9 ELP modules to choose from to enable further skill development in certain areas or to work towards a related postgraduate qualification. In this module aspiring leaders will develop their leadership skills through self-awareness, individual planning, courage and commitment. This module will also uncover the practices linked to effective leadership, motivation and self-actualisation. For more information contact the Public Service Commission or visit the Emerging Leaders Program website.

Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus

10 School leaders OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR PCT web demonstrationsMyHR Performance Capability and Talent is the application used to manage performance plans for Principals, Deputy Principals and Heads of Program. MyHR PCT has been upgraded to improve the flow of the performance plan between the Plan Owner and the Supervisor. This half-hour afternoon session will demonstrate the new functionality and improved flow of the MyHR PCT plans. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

10 Teachers OneChannel Web Conference: ThinkUKnow: Online safety for parentsThis presentation will prepare you with the basics to keep youth safe online. It includes short videos and real life case studies. Fact sheets on the issues outline will also be provided. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

10 Teachers Queensland Museum and Sciencentre: Teacher Preview – Humanoid DiscoveryThis free two-hour program supports teaching of the science curriculum. It will provide an exclusive preview of the Humanoid Discovery exhibition providing a relaxed opportunity to explore the exhibition, learn about the teacher’s resources and speak one-on-one with Museum learning staff. The interactive exhibit presents the human body as a study objects with students investigating their muscles, senses, body systems, organs and body functions. For more information contact the Queensland Museum on 3840 7608 or visit their website.

Sciencentre, Queensland Museum, South Bank

10 School personnel Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: VET New standards for RTOs 2015This session will inform schools about the impact of the new Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) on your school RTO including management policies and procedures, training and assessment practices and strategies and applications of the rules of evidence and principles of assessment. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471or visit their website.

QCAA, South Brisbane

10 Teacher aides OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_Word basics p1This session is designed to support teacher aides participating in the Digital Practice Guide and utilising digital resources to enhance student learning. This session will look at creating a Word document, adding content and formatting and reviewing documents. The next session will be 17 February. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

11 All employees Epilepsy Queensland Workshops: Understanding Epilepsy and Midazolam AdministrationThe topics covered include introduction to epilepsy, recognising the types of seizures, seizure management, minimising triggers, first aid and emergency situations and Midazolam administration. There will also be information about the resources available. For more information and to register, contact Epilepsy Queensland on 3435 5000 or 1300 852 853 (outside Brisbane) or visit their website.

Gold Coast Neurology, Benowa

11 School leaders Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: 2015 NAPLAN Test information sessionThis morning workshop will focus on NAPLAN timelines and associated issues for 2015, navigation of the NAPLAN portal, processes for registering student details, identification of key dates and completion of online and hard copy forms for permissions and notifications. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

QCAA, South Brisbane

11 School leaders, school staff

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: 2015 NAPLAN Test information session This afternoon workshop will focus on NAPLAN timelines and associated issues for 2015, navigation of the NAPLAN portal, processes for registering student details, identification of key dates and completion of online and hard copy forms for permissions and notifications. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471or visit their website.

QCAA, South Brisbane

11-12 All employees Improving STEM Education and Skills: Aligning education and training with employers needsThis conference will provide insights on raising the standard of science, mathematics and ICT teaching and educating graduates to better meet employers’ needs and enable Australia to compete in a global market. It will also provide an opportunity to develop practical strategies to increase the number of STEM students. For more information contact the conference organisers on 1300 316 882 or (02) 9239 5700 or visit the conference website.

Melbourne

12 School leaders OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR PCT web demonstrationsMyHR Performance Capability and Talent is the application used to manage performance plans for Principals, Deputy Principals and Heads of Program. MyHR PCT has been upgraded to improve the flow of the performance plan between the Plan Owner and the Supervisor. This half-hour afternoon session will demonstrate the new functionality and improved flow of the MyHR PCT plans. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

12 All employees HP TRIM Questions and Answers Face-to-Face SessionThis face-to-face session offers HP TRIM users the opportunity to seek clarification on HP TRIM functionality and recordkeeping issues specific to their business unit. For more

Education House, Brisbane

information contact Document Management Services on 3034 4407 or visit the HP TRIM website on OnePortal.

12 Public sector employees

Queensland Parliament Seminar: Introduction to How Parliament WorksThis half-day seminar is designed to give public sector officers (AO2-AO5) an overview of Queensland’s parliamentary system of government. Topics covered include the constitutional provisions for state government, roles and structures of the Parliament, the Executive and the Judiciary. During this seminar, officers will have the opportunity to observe the Parliament at work and to participate in a session with a Member of Parliament about the work relationship between Members of Parliament and the Public Service. A tour of the Parliament and its historical environs is included. For more information contact Brenda Binotto, Queensland Parliament on 3406 7476 or visit their website.

Parliament House, Brisbane

12 All employees Epilepsy Queensland Workshops: Understanding Epilepsy and Midazolam AdministrationThe topics covered include introduction to epilepsy, recognising the types of seizures, seizure management, minimising triggers, first aid and emergency situations and Midazolam administration. There will also be information about the resources available. For more information and to register, contact Epilepsy Queensland on 3435 5000 or 1300 852 853 (outside Brisbane) or visit their website.

Gabba Towers, Woolloongabba

12 Mentor teachers OneChannel Web Conference: MBT1: Unpacking the AITSL StandardsAll MBT mentors are required to participate in this session so that they have a better understanding of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and how they will be used in the mentoring relationship. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

12 Teachers, specialist literacy leaders, school leaders

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN Reading and data workshop - primary This workshop will focus on key messages from NAPLAN test data, meaningful use of test data at school and classroom level, understanding the new SunLANDA online analysis tool, the Australian Curriculum: teaching reading and practical approaches for effective reading teaching and learning. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

QCAA, South Brisbane

12 Teachers, specialist literacy leaders, school leaders

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN Higher-order questioning: reading test data This workshop will focus on key messages from NAPLAN test data for reading, identification of higher-order question types in the NAPLAN Reading tests, teaching strategies to improve student performance on these higher-order questions and understanding the new SunLANDA online analysis tool. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

QCAA, South Brisbane

13 All regional employees HP TRIM Questions and Answers Video ConferenceThis video conference offers regional HP TRIM users the opportunity to seek clarification on HP TRIM functionality and recordkeeping issues specific to their business unit. For more information contact Document Management Services on 3034 4407 or visit the HP TRIM website on OnePortal.

Video conference

13 All employees Stemming the STEM decline – Collaborative Multimodal Inquiry Practices for Teaching Science Research SeminarThis seminar, presented by Dr Kim Nichols and Robyn M. Gillies from The University of Queensland, will include insights from both the researchers and some of the teaching practitioners involved in the project. Please RSVP your attendance by Monday 9 February to Strategic Policy, Education House.

80 George Street, Brisbane

13 Teachers, specialist Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN Using QCAA, South Brisbane

literacy leaders, school leaders

your writing dataThis workshop is designed to give schools insight into their 2014 NAPLAN Writing data by unpacking the Persuasive Writing Marking Guide. Participants will be offered the opportunity to independently mark scripts that will allow them to become a NAPLAN writing marker for 2015 if they wish to do so. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

16 Teachers Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Fractions and decimals in Years 4 to 6 This hands-on workshop will address some of the common error patterns gathered through the NAPLAN data, and provide primary teachers with a toolkit of strategies, digital technologies and hands-on activities that can be used immediately in class to teach fractions and provide targeted support to students. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

Brothers Leagues Club, Cairns

16 Mentor teachers OneChannel Web Conference: QUT follow-up sessionThis follow-up session is for the mentor teachers who were trained in the August 2014 intake for the Mentoring Beginning Teachers program. QUT will facilitate this session. The aim is to help mentors prepare for mentoring in 2015. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

16 February – 16 MarchProgram Phase 1

School leaders Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi): Emerging Principals Program™This program is designed to support high-performing Deputy, Assistant and Associate Principals (and equivalent) who aspire to the position of Principal. Practical and research-based, it will develop their ability to lead effective teaching and learning, lead self and others, and lead improvement, innovation and change. It will also help them engage and work with their school community. For more information contact QELi on 3007 5222 or visit their website.

Brisbane

16Nominations close

Pre-work starts 26 February

Executive leaders, public sector employees

Emerging Leaders Program: Module 6 – Leading Strategic Initiatives and Programs This program is offered by QUT in partnership with the Public Service Commission. It is designed to offer a flexible, work-based, blended learning program that develops leadership skills and supports career development. There are 9 ELP modules to choose from to enable further skill development in certain areas or to work towards a related postgraduate qualification. This module focuses on the fundamental principles of effective change program leadership, including ensuring strategic alignment, challenging assumptions, envisioning and communicating a better future, delivering a coherent capability, building effective governance and realising benefits. For more information contact the Public Service Commission or visit the Emerging Leaders Program website.

Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus

16-20 Executive leaders Melbourne Business School – Mt Eliza Executive Education: Accelerated Development for Managers This program provides you with user-friendly frameworks and approaches to develop your team, increase your organisational effectiveness and accelerate your development. You will learn and practise negotiation, influencing and coaching skills that can be immediately applied in your workplace. For more information contact the Mt Eliza National Enquiry Centre on 1800 006 680 or (03) 9349 8788 or visit their website.

Mt Eliza Campus, Mt Eliza, Victoria

17 School leaders OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR PCT web demonstrationsMyHR Performance Capability and Talent is the application used to manage performance plans for Principals, Deputy Principals and Heads of Program. MyHR PCT has been upgraded to improve the flow of the performance plan between the Plan Owner and the Supervisor. This half-hour morning session will demonstrate the new functionality and improved flow of the MyHR PCT plans. For more information and to register visit

OneChannel web conference

OneChannel.17 Teachers Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Numeracy –

Operating with fractions in Junior SecondaryThis hands-on workshop will address some of the common error patterns gathered through the NAPLAN data, and provide junior secondary teachers with a toolkit of strategies, digital technologies and hands-on activities that can be used immediately in class to teach operations with fractions, decimals and percentages, and provide targeted support to students. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

Brothers Leagues Club, Cairns

17 School personnel Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: VET New standards for RTOs 2015This session will inform schools about the impact of the new Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) on your school RTO including management policies and procedures, training and assessment practices and strategies and applications of the rules of evidence and principles of assessment. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471or visit their website.

Alexandra Hills Hotel, Alexandra Hills

17 Teacher aides OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_Word basics p2This session is designed to support teacher aides participating in the Digital Practice Guide and utilising digital resources to enhance student learning. This session will look at creating a Word document, saving and rename documents, saving in different folder directors and moving files and folders. The next session will be 24 February. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

17-18 Teachers MultiLit - MiniLit WorkshopThis two-day workshop trains teachers in the delivery of MultiLit’s MiniLit program which targets struggling young readers in Year 1. MiniLit is an evidence-based Tier 2 early literacy program that can be delivered to up to four students per group and is comprised of 80 carefully structured lessons. The workshop provides easy to implement practical advice; video of live demonstrations; extensive practice through role-play and help in developing your own road map for your school. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or 1300 559 919 or visit their website.

Hervey Bay

18 All employees Epilepsy Queensland Workshop: Understanding EpilepsyThe topics covered in this half-day workshop include introduction to epilepsy, recognising the types of seizures, seizure management, minimising triggers, first aid and emergency situations and information about the resources available. For more information and to register, contact Epilepsy Queensland on 3435 5000 or 1300 852 853 (outside Brisbane) or visit their website.

Bundaberg

18 Teachers Australian Literacy Educators’ Association (ALEA) Meanjin: iPad for BeginnersThis two-hour workshop covers the basics of using an iPad. It will include creating folders, cyber citizenship, using tools within your iPad and useful apps. For more information contact Meanjin or visit their website.

Yarranlea Primary School, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt

18-20 All employees Australian Early Development Census National Conference: Bridging the Divide – Linking data to action in schools, communities and governments across AustraliaThis conference presents an opportunity to learn about the ways in which people are using and responding to the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) data. For more information contact the conference organisers on (08) 8125 2200 or visit the website.

Glenelg, South Australia

19 Teachers, school leaders, public sector employees

Science of Learning Research Centre (SLRC) Seminar Series: The Neuroscience of FeedbackIn this one-hour free seminar, Professor Pankaj Sah, Director of the Science of Learning Research Centre, will review the development of the concept of reinforcement learning

Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus

through feedback, an essential tool in every classroom. He will discuss the proposed neurophysiological basis of reinforcement learning both at a cellular level and also at a systems/circuit level. He will also describe the way current neuroscience addresses questions in learning and what the implications might be for our understanding of learning in a classroom setting. For more information and to register, contact the SLRC or visit their website.

19 Teachers Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Fractions and decimals in Years 4 to 6 This hands-on workshop will address some of the common error patterns gathered through the NAPLAN data, and provide primary teachers with a toolkit of strategies, digital technologies and hands-on activities that can be used immediately in class to teach fractions and provide targeted support to students. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

Tom’s Tavern, Townsville

19 Teachers OneChannel Web Conference: Drawing with confidenceArtist Dr Manny Petavrakis will explain and demonstrate some simple exercises and techniques that will help your students to begin to draw and paint with confidence. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

19 All employees Epilepsy Queensland Workshops: Understanding Epilepsy and Midazolam AdministrationThe topics covered include introduction to epilepsy, recognising the types of seizures, seizure management, minimising triggers, first aid and emergency situations and Midazolam administration. There will also be information about the resources available. For more information and to register, contact Epilepsy Queensland on 3435 5000 or 1300 852 853 (outside Brisbane) or visit their website.

Bundaberg

19 Teachers, specialist literacy leaders, school leaders

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN Using your writing dataThis workshop is designed to give schools insight into their 2014 NAPLAN Writing data by unpacking the Persuasive Writing Marking Guide. Participants will be offered the opportunity to independently mark scripts that will allow them to become a NAPLAN writing marker for 2015 if they wish to do so. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

Fitzy’s Hotel and Convention Centre, Loganholme

19 School personnel Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: VET New standards for RTOs 2015This session will inform schools about the impact of the new Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) on your school RTO including management policies and procedures, training and assessment practices and strategies and applications of the rules of evidence and principles of assessment. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471or visit their website.

Fitzy’s Hotel and Convention Centre, Loganholme

19 Teachers MultiLit – PreLit WorkshopPreLit is a skills-based, early literacy preparation program for preschool children in the year before school. It is designed to complement a play-based learning environment and provides children with a sound foundation for learning to read. There are two main components: phonological awareness and oral language development through story book reading. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or 1300 559 919 or visit their website.

Hervey Bay

19 Mentor teachers OneChannel Web Conference: MBT 2 – Transition to full registrationAll Mentors for Beginning Teachers are required to participate in this session so that they understand the transition to full registration process and the resources and documents that

OneChannel web conference

are available to support teachers to transition to full registration. The session will be presented by Tony Pelusi, Manager Accreditation and Professional Standards at the Queensland College of Teachers. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

19 Teachers MultiLit – Spell-It WorkshopThis program is designed for upper primary and secondary students and teachers the rule, conventions, structure and log of the English language, to enable teachers to plan effective spelling lessons based on the needs of their students. This one-day workshop provides the essential information and practical guidance necessary to implement the program. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website.

Brisbane

20 School leaders, teachers, school support staff

Principals Australia Institute: Graduate and Grow WorkshopThis half-day workshop is for leaders and school staff who support new teacher induction processes. Long and short-term strategies and structural ideas will be addressed. Leaders and experienced staff can be difficult to release to support new staff and alternative ways of providing essential support are considered. For more information contact Principals Australia Institute on (08) 8394 2100 or visit their website.

Watermark Hotel, Brisbane

20 Teachers Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Numeracy – Operating with fractions in Junior SecondaryThis hands-on workshop will address some of the common error patterns gathered through the NAPLAN data, and provide junior secondary teachers with a toolkit of strategies, digital technologies and hands-on activities that can be used immediately in class to teach operations with fractions, decimals and percentages, and provide targeted support to students. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

Tom’s Tavern, Townsville

20 Teachers MultiLit – PreLit WorkshopPreLit is a skills-based, early literacy preparation program for preschool children in the year before school. It is designed to complement a play-based learning environment and provides children with a sound foundation for learning to read. There are two main components: phonological awareness and oral language development through story book reading. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or 1300 559 919 or visit their website.

Brisbane

20-21New!!

Teachers Independent Schools Queensland: All Languages Teachers Professional Development EventPresentations applicable to all Languages teachers will be provided by universities and education authorities including Alliance Francaise, Goethe Institut, The Japan Foundation, Italian Language Centre, and Confucius Institute QUT. Presentations will also be offered by ACARA, QCAA, MLTAQ and AEF. For more information contact Kathy Harris, Independent Schools Queensland or visit their website.

Griffith University, South Bank Campus

21 Teachers Specific Learning Disabilities Association Queensland (SPELD) Workshop: Understanding Learning Difficulties … a practical guideIn this practical full-day workshop the recently released AUSPELD Learning Difficulties Guide will be reviewed and effective ways to make use of it explored. Successful strategies for assisting students with developmental learning disorders, such as dyslexia, will be identified. For more information contact SPELD on 3394 2566 or 1800 671 114 (if outside a metropolitan area) or visit their website.

Father Bernard O’Shea Inservice Centre, Wilston

23Program Phase 1

School leaders, teachers

Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi): Practical Resilience ProgramQELi in partnership with the Resilience Institute offer this program to provide resilience skills to individuals and leaders to enhance wellbeing and performance. The program connects participants with building resilience for building health, happiness and performance. There will

Brisbane

be a mix of academic learning, practical experience and group interaction. Phase 2 of this program, the face-to-face component will commence 13 March. For more information contact QELi on 3007 5222 or visit their website.

23 Teachers RNA Cheese Making Workshop - CamembertThe Royal National Association (RNA) are holding this innovative and engaging workshop to give teachers the skills and experience to teach their students to make cheese. This practical, hands-on cheese making session also covers the maturation process. Teachers will be supplied with a cheese hoop and maturing container and an information package. Please note previous participants of the workshops who would like a refresher, may nominate to attend as an observer only. For more information and to register, contact the RNA Education Coordinator on 3253 3900 or visit their website.

RNA Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

23-24 All employees K12 Cultural Innovation in Australian Schools ConferenceThis conference will bring together some of the most innovative schools and educators from across Australia to discuss new thinking and insights, to share experience and plans and to consider the pathways for capacity building for the Australian school in the 21st century. For more information contact the conference organisers on (02) 9080 4307 or visit the conference website.

Cliftons, Sydney

23-27 Executive leaders Melbourne Business School – Mt Eliza Executive Education: New Leaders Development Program This program will help you gain insights and tools to build your personal, team and organisational effectiveness. You will learn to delegate effectively, set realistic goals and coach others. You will gain the critical techniques, leadership skills and confidence you need to transform from a competent manager into a leader who reinvigorates and inspires their team. For more information contact theMt Eliza National Enquiry Centre on 1800 006 680 or (03) 9349 8788 or visit their website.

Mt Eliza Campus, Mt Eliza, Victoria

24New!!

Teachers, school leaders, school staff

MindMatters: Getting StartedThis module is designed for School Action teams to familiarise themselves with the newly redeveloped MindMatters framework and tools. Teams will use data to develop an Implementation Plan to improve the mental health and wellbeing of their school community. For more information contact Di Tamer, MindMatters on 0448 107 386 or visit their website.

Watermark Hotel, Brisbane

24New!!

School leaders Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL): Review of Senior Assessment and Tertiary Entrance in QueenslandThis forum will discuss the ACER Review of Queensland Senior Assessment and Tertiary Entrance, and the draft Government response to the recommendations: in particular the implications for students, teachers and school leaders. The format of the event will be Q&A style, allowing participants to hear perspectives from fellow educators, and engage in lively dialogue about the impact of the report on the future of teaching and learning in Queensland. For more information contact ACEL on (02) 9213 3100 or to register visit their website.

The Auditorium, Cavendish Road State High School

24 School leaders, teachers

Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) School WorkshopThis workshop will provide participants with a greater understanding of how to access and interpret school and community AEDC data; practical examples and case studies of school responses to AEDC data and an opportunity to consider influences on early childhood development in their community. It will also provide important information about participating in the AEDC 2015 collection. For more information and to register visit the department’s AEDC website.

Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Maroochydore

24 School personnel Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) VET New standards for RTOs 2015This session will inform schools about the impact of the new Standards for Registered

RSL Club, Maryborough

Training Organisations (RTOs) on your school RTO including management policies and procedures, training and assessment practices and strategies and applications of the rules of evidence and principles of assessment. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471or visit their website.

24 School personnel Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: VET New standards for RTOs 2015This session will inform schools about the impact of the new Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) on your school RTO including management policies and procedures, training and assessment practices and strategies and applications of the rules of evidence and principles of assessment. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471or visit their website.

Rockhampton Leagues Club

24 Teachers RNA Cheese Making Workshop - CamembertThe Royal National Association (RNA) are holding this innovative and engaging workshop to give teachers the skills and experience to teach their students to make cheese. This practical, hands-on cheese making session also covers the maturation process. Teachers will be supplied with a cheese hoop and maturing container and an information package. Please note previous participants of the workshops who would like a refresher, may nominate to attend as an observer only. For more information and to register, contact the RNA Education Coordinator on 3253 3900 or visit their website.

RNA Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

24 Teacher aides OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_JAWS & NVDA This session is designed to support teacher aides participating in the Digital Practice Guide and utilising digital resources to enhance student learning. Guest presenter for this session is Thomas McMahon, Assistive Technology and Braille Music Advisor. He will discuss screen readers, keyboard basics, and Word. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

OneChannel web conference

24-25 Teachers MultiLit - MiniLit WorkshopThis two-day workshop trains teachers in the delivery of MultiLit’s MiniLit program which targets struggling young readers in Year 1. MiniLit is an evidence-based Tier 2 early literacy program that can be delivered to up to four students per group and is comprised of 80 carefully structured lessons. The workshop provides easy to implement practical advice; video of live demonstrations; extensive practice through role-play and help in developing your own road map for your school. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or 1300 559 919 or visit their website.

Rockhampton

24-26 Executive leaders ANZSOG Executive Workshop: Applying Behavioural InsightsThis three-day Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) executive workshop will introduce participants to the evidence from the behavioural sciences – most notably social psychology and behavioural economics. It will enable participants to apply these insights to design behavioural interventions that address a range of policy challenges – from simple transactions to complex social issues. For more information contact Executive Education, ANZSOG on (03) 8344 1985 or visit their website.

Melbourne

25New!!

School leaders, teachers, school staff

KidsMatter: Primary BriefingThis two-hour briefing provides information about KidsMatter and how it can support the work of school leaders, schools, education and health personnel with a focus on the importance of gaining the support of the school staff and parent body. It provides all the information schools need to make a decision about participating in KidsMatter. For more information contact Michael Hardie, KidsMatter Primary on 3512 8500, or to register visit their website.

Brisbane Catholic Education Centre, North Lakes

25New!!

School leaders, teachers, school staff

KidsMatter: Facilitating Component 3 – Working with parents and carersThis event familiarises participants with the target areas of Component 3 focusing on developing collaborative working relationships and support networks with parents and carers,

Headspace, Maroochydore

and providing support for parenting. It also considers whole-school staff processes and prepares participants to effectively deliver the professional learning to the staff group. For more information contact Michael Hardie, KidsMatter Primary on 3512 8500, or to register visit their website.

25 Teachers RNA Cheese Making Workshop - CamembertThe Royal National Association (RNA) are holding this innovative and engaging workshop to give teachers the skills and experience to teach their students to make cheese. This practical, hands-on cheese making session also covers the maturation process. Teachers will be supplied with a cheese hoop and maturing container and an information package. Please note previous participants of the workshops who would like a refresher, may nominate to attend as an observer only. For more information and to register, contact the RNA Education Coordinator on 3253 3900 or visit their website.

RNA Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

25 School leaders ACEL Workshop: Empowering Others to Lead and Manage Instructional Improvement – a Distributed Leadership PerspectiveThis Australian Council for Educational Leadership (ACEL) workshop, led by Professor Jim Spillane.is designed to engage participants in rethinking and reinvigorating their approach to leading and managing teaching and learning in schools, systems and other educational settings. For more information contact ACEL on 1800 680 559 or (02) 9213 3100 or visit their website.

Brisbane

25 Teachers, school leaders

Peer Support Implementation Training: Primary Implementation WorkshopThis workshop investigates a whole-school approach to developing and maintaining a positive school culture and the Peer Support Program. For more information contact the Peer Support Foundation on 02 9905 3499 or visit their website.

Brisbane

25 Teachers, school leaders

Peer Support Implementation Training: Secondary Implementation WorkshopThis workshop investigates a whole-school approach to developing and maintaining a positive school culture and the Peer Support Program. For more information contact the Peer Support Foundation on 02 9905 3499 or visit their website.

Brisbane

25-26New!!

School leaders, teachers

Principals Australia Institute: Dare to LeadThis two-day program focuses on developing and maintaining collaborative and mutually respectful approaches to school and teacher leadership. It assists school leaders and aspiring school leaders to more deeply understand the aspects of effective leadership within an Indigenous context. For more information contact Peter O’Beirne, Principals Australia Institute on 0431 772 569 or visit their website.

Gold Coast

26 Public sector employees

Business Innovation & Improvement in Government (BiiG) Speaker Series: Digital Mind – Showing Resilience in a Connected WorldThe speaker for this one-hour session is Michael Rosemann, Professor and Head of the Information Systems School at The Queensland University of Technology. He will discuss how a ‘digital mind’ can facilitate the identification of alternative citizen engagement models, and will describe current and future innovation trends, present disruptive thinking styles and propose the notions of the ‘connected citizen’ and private digital capital. For more information contact Rebecca Hannan, BiiG or to register visit their website.

80 George Street, Brisbane

26 Teachers Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Fractions and decimals in Years 4 to 6 This hands-on workshop will address some of the common error patterns gathered through the NAPLAN data, and provide primary teachers with a toolkit of strategies, digital technologies and hands-on activities that can be used immediately in class to teach fractions and provide targeted support to students. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

Arundel Hills Country Club, Gold Coast

26 All employees WorkCover Queensland Common Law Webinars: What is evidenceWorkCover has partnered with expert legal practitioners to deliver this series of one-hour common law webinars aimed at raising customer awareness and education on how to mitigate the impact of claims escalating to common law. This webinar will focus on what is evidence. The next webinar will be Thursday 26 March. For more information and to register visit their website.

Webinar

26 Teachers, specialist literacy leaders, school leaders

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN Using your writing dataThis workshop is designed to give schools insight into their 2014 NAPLAN Writing data by unpacking the Persuasive Writing Marking Guide. Participants will be offered the opportunity to independently mark scripts that will allow them to become a NAPLAN writing marker for 2015 if they wish to do so. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

Caloundra Powerboat Club, Caloundra

26 School personnel Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: VET New standards for RTOs 2015This session will inform schools about the impact of the new Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) on your school RTO including management policies and procedures, training and assessment practices and strategies and applications of the rules of evidence and principles of assessment. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471or visit their website.

Magpies Sporting Club, Mackay

26 School personnel Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: VET New standards for RTOs 2015This session will inform schools about the impact of the new Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) on your school RTO including management policies and procedures, training and assessment practices and strategies and applications of the rules of evidence and principles of assessment. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471or visit their website.

Maroochy Surf Club, Maroochydore

26 Teachers RNA Cheese Making Workshop – Blue CheeseThe Royal National Association (RNA) are holding this innovative and engaging workshop to give teachers the skills and experience to teach their students to make cheese. This practical, hands-on cheese making session also covers the maturation process. Teachers will be supplied with a cheese hoop and maturing container and an information package. To participate in the Blue Cheese workshop you must have previously completed the Camembert class. Please note previous participants of the workshops who would like a refresher, may nominate to attend as an observer only. For more information and to register, contact the RNA Education Coordinator on 3253 3900 or visit their website.

RNA Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

26 School leaders, teachers

ACER Workshop: Direct Instruction at Work – Math Mastery SeriesDr Rhonda Farkota, a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Council for Educational Research, will give a practical overview of the Math Mastery Series programs, Junior Elementary Math Mastery and Elementary Math Mastery. Based on meticulously scripted lessons the Farkota Direct Instruction model strikes a balance between teacher-directed and student-directed learning. Recognising that some skills are better acquired through one approach and some through the other, the Math Mastery Series maximises every benefit a mental math program is capable of yielding. For more information contact ACER Customer Service on (03) 9277 5447 or visit their website.

Brisbane

26 Teachers MultiLit Reading Tutor Program WorkshopThis one-day workshop trains teachers in the delivery of the MultiLit Reading Tutor Program which caters for students who have not acquired the basic skills needed to become functional

Rockhampton

readers. The program incorporates the Word Attack Skills, Sight Words and Reinforced Reading and will teach students how to generalise into connected text, as well as assisting in improving students’ reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension. An easy to follow lesson format is employed which is explicit, structured and systematic in approach. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or 1300 559 919 or visit their website.

26-27 School leaders, executive leaders

State Schools Principals’ Conference 2015: Collaborate, Innovate, ElevateThis conference will bring together all state school principals and senior state education leaders to discuss and plan the future of state schooling in Queensland. The event will feature keynote and guest speakers, panel discussions, breakout workshops. For more information visit the website.

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

26-27 Teachers MultiLit - MiniLit WorkshopThis two-day workshop trains teachers in the delivery of MultiLit’s MiniLit program which targets struggling young readers in Year 1. MiniLit is an evidence-based Tier 2 early literacy program that can be delivered to up to four students per group and is comprised of 80 carefully structured lessons. The workshop provides easy to implement practical advice; video of live demonstrations; extensive practice through role-play and help in developing your own road map for your school. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or 1300 559 919 or visit their website.

Brisbane

27 Teachers, HOCs, support staff

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Numeracy – Years 6 and 7 Proportional Reasoning This numeracy workshop will identify characteristics of multiplicative thinking and provide teaching strategies for transitioning students from additive to multiplicative thinking and explore common error patterns in identifying and solving ration and proportion problems requiring proportional reasoning. Participants will have the opportunity to develop a toolkit of teaching strategies, hands-on activities and digital technologies for developing proportional reasoning. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.

Arundel Hills Country Club, Gold Coast

27 Teachers RNA Cheese Making Workshop – Blue CheeseThe Royal National Association (RNA) are holding this innovative and engaging workshop to give teachers the skills and experience to teach their students to make cheese. This practical, hands-on cheese making session also covers the maturation process. Teachers will be supplied with a cheese hoop and maturing container and an information package. To participate in the Blue Cheese workshop you must have previously completed the Camembert class. Please note previous participants of the workshops who would like a refresher, may nominate to attend as an observer only. For more information and to register, contact the RNA Education Coordinator on 3253 3900 or visit their website.

RNA Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

27 Teachers MultiLit – Spell-It WorkshopThis program is designed for upper primary and secondary students and teachers the rule, conventions, structure and logic of the English language, to enable teachers to plan effective spelling lessons based on the needs of their students. This one-day workshop provides the essential information and practical guidance necessary to implement the program. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website.

Rockhampton

28 Teachers International Society for Leadership in Pedagogy and Learning (islPAL): Differentiating Assessment WorkshopThis workshop will explore and develop shared practical strategies and examples of how differentiated assessment tasks can be made both rigorous and inclusive. Participants are encouraged to bring a unit of work, assessment task and rubric with which they would like

Stuartholme School, Toowong

assistance. For more information contact islPAL on 3355 5778 or visit their website.28 All employees Get Active Queensland Accreditation Program

This free training can lead to recognised accreditation in coaching, officiating and sports first aid. For more information contact Steve Paulsen, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing on 3338 9265 or visit their website.

Roma

Updated 25 February 2015