e5 Instructional Model training information Term 3-4 Holidays

The Somerville CRT Network are pleased to announce a PD opportunity in the area of the e5 instructional model.

 

This PD will take place on Tuesday October 4th at Mornington Golf Club, Tallis Drive, Mornington. It will start at 9am with registration from 8.30am and will finish by 3.30pm (at the latest). Morning tea and lunch will be provided. This day is fully funded by DEECD and is limited to 50 places.

 

 If you would like to attend you must commit to being there. If you cannot attend we will need a minimum of 48 hours notice so that we can offer your spot to the next person on our waiting list. Failure to attend or to notify us in time will result in us being unable accept your registration for following PDs.

 

You will need to reply to this email to reserve your spot for the day and you will be notified if you have been successful. If we go over 50 applicants we will operate a waiting list on a first come first served basis.

 

Below you will find an outline of the day's program.

 

Program Title:   e⁵ Instructional Model

 

Structure:  One day face-to-face workshop for a maximum of 50 participants.

 

Program Outline:  This program will enable participants to:

 

§  develop an understanding of the domains and capabilities within the e⁵ Instructional Model

§  make connections with their existing pedagogical knowledge, teaching strategies and common experiences to create a deeper understanding of the e⁵ Instructional Model

§  assist participants to develop and understand the professional language being implemented within education

§  be able to articulate the difference between an instructional model and a planning model

§  be exposed to a variety of learning engagement that will assist participants to strengthen the connections between their current practice and the capabilities of the e⁵ instructional Model

§  be able to reflect on their practice using the domain profile statements

 

Presenters:  Melanie French and Kate Hornsby

 

Kind regards Rosemary

What next?

Hi All,


just a quick note to say thanks to all those who participated in the ASD training on Monday.  I was blown away by the presenter, Murray Dawson-Smith.  I was not the only one - here are soem transcripts from emails sent;


"thankyou for organising the PD on Monday. I thought Murray was an excellent speaker - he must have been as the time went so quickly! He is obviously passionate about getting the message across that Autistic children cannot control their behaviours and that we have to try to understand 'their world' if we are to help them. I liked the way he mixed a little bit of history about the condition, an insight into how an autistic child thinks with useful strategies to manage, or rather, prevent difficult situations in a classroom setting. A very useful PD to attend and the cream tea was lovely too!"  - Sally
"Thanks for last nights PD session about Autism with Murray Dawson. It gave me heaps to think about and some great strategies to use when I'm teaching an Autistic student." - Justine

thanks Sally and Justine, great to have positive feedback!

"What next??!!" I hear you cry

Monday 19th September - full day PD presented by Margaret Menner  Literacy - Reading Comprehension focused PD in a workshop style

and

Term 3/4 school holidays - Full Day event detailing e5

We must stress at this point that if you book for a place in our PD sessions you must provide 24-48hours notice of cancellation as we need time to inform the next person on out waiting list.  Not informing us at all will result in you not being offered a place on our next PD - it's hard, we know, but for the ASD session alone 13 people were no shows without warning - that's just not fair to others who missed out!

Autism& Autism Spectrum Disorder PD Session

Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder - An Introduction
Presented by Murray Dawson Smith, CEO Autism Victoria
Monday 22nd August 4:15-6:15pm
Somerville Rise Primary School Community Room
RSVP your attendance as soon as you can, numbers will be capped!

Hot off the Press!

I may be speaking too soon but too excited and needed to share with you - looks like we have a booking with Murray Dawson Smith (CEO Autism Victoria) for Monday 22nd August 4:15-6:15pm.  Mark it in your diaries now!  - Co-ordination Team.

An email will go out as soon as we have confirmed the room booking.  Numbers will be capped at 50.

New Resource

Hi All - Kaz on your co-ordinating Team has found this fantastic website for all teachers who wish to educate themselves further.   http://teacherstv.com.au/  It has some fantastic short stories about good teaching practices (watching might even go towards those much needed PD hours!)


Enjoy

Upcoming Training

Hi All,

Just a reminder that our next session is scheduled for 20th June.  If you have not RSVPed you will need to do so ASAP.

Professional Development Session

Date: Monday 20th June 2011

Time: 4.15 to 6.15pm (Registration from 4pm)

Venue: Community Room, Somerville Rise Primary School, Black Camps Road, Somerville, Melways p148 D1

Subjects: Duty of Care; Occupational Health and Safety; General discussion/networking

Have a great long weekend!

Sue, Karen, Rosemary and Jane

Resources for Walk to School Day

Hi all,

Your network has been provided access to some free resources for 'National Walk to School Safely day' which is on Friday 7th October.  Thought we'd share the link with you...

Study Ladder Resources for Walk to School Safely

Upcoming Professional Development Session 20th June!

Hi All

Professional Development Session
Date: Monday 20th June 2011
Time: 4.15 to 6.15pm (Registration from 4pm)
Venue: Community Room, Somerville Rise Primary School, Black Camps Road, Somerville, Melways p148 D1
Subjects: Duty of Care; Occupational Health and Safety; General discussion/networking

I hope you had a good Easter holiday break and are finding the work you want this term.  It seems it as a slow start to Term 2 for lots of us, so let's hope it picks up soon!

We at the CRT Network have been trying very hard to organise PD sessions on some of the topics you have requested, with limited success. Certain topics, such as VELS, appear to be difficult to find a presenter for, due to the new National Curriculum that is in the pipeline.  We will, however, keep on trying and will of course let you know when more dates are confirmed.

This term, we will be running a PD on Monday 20th June.  It will be presented by James Rankin, who is the CRT representative for the AEU (Australian Education Union).  He will be presenting on 'Occupational Health and Safety' and 'Duty of Care', which are important topics for teachers to be aware of.  He will also be briefly updating us on the AEU's campaign to improve pay and conditions for CRTs; I have included below further information on this campaign.  You need to be aware that the AEU are providing this PD free of charge to us, but you will not be under any obligation to join the union (although it will be possible to do so on the night if you would like to).

James' session will start at 4.15pm and run for an hour, plus a general question session afterwards; followed by professional networking between us, finishing by 6.15pm at the latest.  There will be an attendance certificate provided by us at the end of the session, which can be used towards your VIT PD required hours.

If you would like to attend this PD session, please reply by Monday 13th June, to this email address.  If you are on our mailing list, but no longer wish to receive emails from the Somerville CRT Network, please reply with a request to unsubscribe you. 

Best wishes
Sue Davis
Somerville CRT Network Team

Upcoming Events

Hi All,

We trust your Easter was exceptionally restful and you are now ready for the onslaught of term 2 - the germ fest begins! Ha!

Your Network co-ordinators met over the school holidays and have given ourselves a lot of research work to do in preparation for upcoming presenters.  Will keep you posted on this front.

Note additions to upcoming events bottom right hand corner of this blog and;

Zart Art is conducting a hands on workshop in Berwick on 25^th  July. It will be at Beaconhills College Berwick and commence at 4.20pm – 7.00pm at the cost of $75 which includes all materials and a full colour Book Week Book worth $43.95. At this workshop 4 or 5 activities focussing on the Early Childhood and Picture Book shortlisted books.  If interested please ring Mari on 9890 1867.

There are a number of workshops at Zart in Box Hill, after school and full day workshops if you would prefer and these can be viewed on the following link.

http://www.zartart.com.au/html/wkshpshtml/2011_Term2/T211_BookWeek.html

Keep Well (you'll need to in order to replace all those unwell teachers!!)

Speak soon,

Jane, Rosemary, Sue and Kaz

Hi All!

...and thank you for your patience in awaiting my updating of the blog and in sending out that promised email regarding Book Related Literacy Activities to those who attended the most recent PD session (my youngest is not adjusting well to daylight savings and is keeping us up for hours!)

Well - thank you so much Sue for a great PD last week, though it would not have been possible without those great ideas shared by you all.  The email will soon be sent which identifies the books, authors and ideas for CRTs in the classroom.  It is my priority to get this out before school goes back I promise!

I wish to take this opportunity to also thank Andrew Felsinger, Principal of Somerville Rise Primary, for his great presentation on interviewing for teaching positions and expectations of CRTs in schools.  I think we all took home lots of good quality, and well thought out, advice.

Stacey, member of the network, has sent through some much appreciated information related to other quality PD opportunities - twilight seminars and the video footage of Glen Pearsall.  She says "he was an amazing presenter and his new book "And Gladly Teach" would be of great interest to CRT's as he directed some of his talk to CRT's and their important role in the class room. He was very practical and hands on and I think would be a wonderful asset to your PD program if he is available. He deals with class room management and  class room engagement". 

Thank you Stacey! - he certainly is in our sights for upcoming events.  Stacey passed on the link-
http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/standardsandlearning/supporting-teachers-professionalearning/Pages/Twilightseminars2011.aspx  for any interested parties.  If you, like Stacey, have advice or information to pass on to the network members please post on this blog or email!

There has also been a query on how to contribute to the blog.  Not sure if it's the same on anyone else's screens but on mine there in the top righthand side of the window is an option for 'New Post' - I click that and add information.  otherwise there should be a 'Comment' box below any blog I post for you to add your comments.  This is what I can see from the 'main dashboard' so might be different on someone else's computer - Can anyone else advise on this?

Sue, Rosemary, Kaz & I trust you are having a fabulous holiday break.  Remember - we are now entering into term 2....the busiest time in a CRTs life!!!  May the next few months be enlightening, rewarding and economically fulfilling ;o)

CRT Network co-ordinators.
P.S.  Please also forgive any grammatical errors in my posts, there is no spell checks and it's usually very late and after a glass (or 2) of wine before I gather the energy to update!

Hi All!

Looking forward to our 2nd Event of the Year - 'Book Related Literacy Activities' and 'Expectations of CRT's in schools/interviews' by Andrew Felsinger- TOMORROW at 4:15pm!  Our members list has hit over 100 now - WOW! (pat on the back)- this means that RSVP's are essential now as we will need to cap our events for practicalilty & logistical reasons.  It also means that if, for one reason or another, you need to cancel your position in any upcoming events you will need to let us know ASAP so we can share your position with another on our wait list.  Much appreciated.

Please note - There have been amendments to the recommended websites below - the DEECD now has (based on recommendations from our CRT Networks!) a specialised webpage for CRT's - http://www.education.vic.gov.au/schoolprofessionals/teachers/default.htm and http://www.education.vic.gov.au/schoolprofessionals/teachers/crt.htm

Kaz (one your your co-ordinating team) has researched the Education Jargon - details to follow!

See you all tomorrow!

Network Team!

Upcoming Events & Other info

Hi All!

Your Network has met and scratched out a plan for the year.  You will notice the changes to 'Calendar' on right of screen.  This plan is still in its infancy and therefore is subject to change.  If we find we have more time to plan we may even increase the number of events we will host this year - so check the blog regularly for updates!

Monday 4th April 4:15-6pm is our next meeting date.  The first 45 minutes will be an information sharing session on 'Books and related activities'. We would ask you all to bring along a book and activities that can be used with the book - literacy, numeracy, science or any other subject you like.  It is not just a session for lower primary, as we know that many books can be used as an introductory stimulus for all kinds of topics, so we would love to see upper primary and secondary teachers too.

If possible, it would be great if I could have the activities emailed to the CRT Network address (crt.somerville@yahoo.com.au) by Friday 1st April, so that I can get them printed and copied in advance. Tried and tested activities are good, but please feel free to pick a book you like and have a go at something new - we will be your guinea pigs!

The second part of the session will be presented by Andrew Felsinger, Principal at Somerville Rise P.S.  He will outline the job application process and present his ideas on the expectations of CRTs from a Principal's perspective. He is very supportive of the CRT Network and will do his best to answer any questions you may have.

Please confirm your attendance at the above PD by 31st March, so that we can make catering arrangements, etc. Afternoon tea will be provided and we ask if you could please make a $2 contribution, to cover the refreshment costs that are not funded by the DEECD.

A certificate of Professional Development will be provided to attendees; the 2 hours can count towards your PD requirements for VIT registration.

Please note additions to the Recommended Websites list - Pdi regularly list free PD for teachers that are applicable for CRTs and the AEU has a fantastic session planned for the 14th April which is specifically aimed at CRTs "Your Room, My Rules.  Classroom Management for CRTs - resister at www.tln.org.au

If you ever have any questions do not hestitate to post them on this blog, don't be shy!!  We are here to help!

Signed

Sue, Rosemary, Karen & Jane
CRT Network Co-ordinators

Review of Registration Requirements PD

Thanks to Dawn Colcott for last night's presentation of Registration Renewal Requirements.  We certainly all had a lot of questions and Dawn managed to address all of them!   Quite a feat when there were some 45 in attendance!  You will notice I have now made a link to the VIT 'Registration Renewal' handout that Dawn provided us all with - this will help those in the network who didn't manage to attend last night.

At present fully registered teachers will need to demonstrate 'Maintained Practice' (50days teaching and 100hrs PD as well as a National Criminal History Records Check(NCHRC)).   In addition to the handout mentioned above Dawn summised other possibilities for PD that fully registered teachers will need in order to renew their 5year registration.  These included;

• Pdi Conferences http://pdi.vic.edu.au/
• School curriculum days/meetings
• 'Returning to Teaching' program www.education.vic.gov.au/proflearning/teacher/refresh.htm , who run a 7 day program
• professional conversations
• unions, subject associations http://www.tin.org.au/
• online courses http://www.education.vic.gov.au/
• Professional Research - ie Education Research digest http://educationresearchdigest.com/

It's important to keep track of this reading/meetings/discussions etc and to jot down any reflections you have had about it and/or if being involved in it directed you to make any further enquiries. 

The Institute has changed it's policy on renewal and after this 5 year renewal process has been undertaken the Institute will ask that teachers undertake this process annually instead and 'Maintained Practice' will become 10days teaching and 20hours PD activities within the year.  If you are not able to satisfy these requirements the Institute will grant you 1year extension in which to achieve the set requirements.

Dawn was quite happy to take individual enquires at the Institute and this Network will also do their utmost to help if any of its members have questions!

February 28th 2011 - VIT Registration Requirements

Our 1st session of the year - VIT Registration Requirements appears popular already!  Please express your interest via email as soon as possible to reserve your seat!  (A gold coin is suggested as a contribution to afternoon tea)