Upcoming professional learning
A selection of upcoming professional learning is listed below.
Take a look at our professional learning calendar for more upcoming professional learning.
Tic Talk for Teachers & GPs
Saturday 21 September, 9am-3pm, Adelaide Convention Centre
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological condition characterised by involuntary motor and vocal tics. It does not impact intelligence!
Did you know one in 100 children are diagnosed with Tourette's, and that most are not diagnosed?
This one day workshop is designed to equip and resource YOU with strategies to overcome obstacles to help others!
This talk will cover:
- Social Inclusion
- Behaviour Management
- Anti-bullying strategies
- Understanding for ALL learning difficulties
- Classroom tac-tics
- Tourette Syndrome comorbidities, Copralalia, ADHD, ADD, OCD, ODD, anxiety and depression.
Presented by Leah O’Rourke
Autism spectrum disorder and behaviour management in the educational context
Wednesday 18 September, The Highway Inn
This workshop is intended for all school staff working with students or involved in supporting student behaviour in education settings. It will provide information and strategies to support learning and behaviour for students with Autism, and will also provide participants an opportunity to meet with one of Australia’s leading experts in autism clinical work, assessment, and research.
Online consumer and financial literacy education for teachers
ASIC's MoneySmart Teaching provides free professional development for teachers and teaching resources so you can effectively teach young people about money.
Our professional development is aligned to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and is designed to build your personal financial capability and support you to integrate consumer and financial literacy education into your teaching programs (also see Financial Health for Teachers).
Early career teachers - Setting up for success
Monday 30 September, Woodcroft
The two-day ‘Early Career Teachers - Setting up for Success’ workshop is a key part of the Early Career Teacher Development program.
This workshop will provide essential information, guidance and strategies to support your development as an effective teacher and build your understanding of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers as you transition from ‘graduate’ to ‘proficient’. You will work with colleagues and engage in learning related to:
- planning your professional development
- intentional and responsive learning design – the what and how for a positive learning culture
- working within a curriculum framework
- identifying evidence that demonstrates your impact as a teacher through reflective practice
- building a professional portfolio.
Register for this session via Plink.
Want to learn more about children’s behavior? with Mark Le Messurier
Tuesday 8 October, Goodwood
Mark Le Messurier is a teacher, counsellor and coach to young people and their parents.
Mark works in schools and in private practice counselling, coaching and teaching children and teens he affectionately refers to as the "Tough Kids"; these are the kids who seemingly can't delay gratification, can't listen and filter out distractions, process new information, remember it, plan, persist, adapt to change, keep track of time and self-regulate emotion and behaviour. Many of the young individuals he works with display clusters of troubling behaviours that attract formal identification; Giftedness, Immaturity, Global Development Delay, Oppositional behaviours, Specific Learning Difficulties, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Dyslexia, Language Disorder, Auditory Processing Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Mark's work focuses on strengthening their success through mentorship and targeted interventions. He sees the encouragement of stronger, trusting relationships between parents, teachers and students as key.
TOPIC 1
The 4-goals of ‘mis’behaviour – savvy ways to re-interpret, re-classify and work with tricky student behaviour; through a positive behavioural support lens.
TOPIC 2
The ‘ART’ of developing relational communication patterns. Especially, the power of words – they help or hurt.
National teacher certification (Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers) workshop
For teachers preparing for HAT and LT certification.
Thursday 10 & Friday 11 October, Glenelg
This two-day workshop will focus on how to collect evidence and write about practice in relation to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
It will also support participants to apply for National Certification as a Highly Accomplished or Lead Teacher.
Register for this session via Plink.
Understanding functional behaviour
Monday 30 September, Blair Athol
Presented by Kymberly Louise, Behavioural Scientist
This workshop is suitable for staff in mainstream early years and primary school, and special education all ages across the three education sectors in South Australia. This workshop is best suited for staff teams to participate, as strategies discussed can involve hands-on 1-1 interaction, or site-wide change to reduce the instances of challenging functional behaviour. Learning outcomes include:
- Understanding the range of common student behaviours that function as strategies to change their environment, or their position within that environment, to reduce distress or discomfort.
- Awareness of tools and processes for investigating the potential causes of student distress that lead to functional behaviour.
- Development of strategies for responding to, and more importantly preventing, challenging behaviours that impede learning.