Five concurrent pre-conference workshops will take place on Thursday 26 May from 1600-1730 at Conrad Jupiters. The cost is $65.00 per person. The aim is to provide delegates with an opportunity to access optional workshops provided by the invited presenters in areas of their expertise.
If there were conflict in heaven, it is guaranteed that there will be conflict in even the best middle schools. This interactive workshop will focus on using "The Six C's" of invitational education to anticipate, resolve, and grow from conflict situations. Be prepared to learn how to deal with concerns, revitalise conferences, develop consultation expertise, confront difficulties, combat the inescapable, and conciliate in thoughtful ways.
Are you looking for ways to enhance your teaming situation? Are you struggling with consensus, conflict, and team use of time? Do you need some practical teaming ideas that you can implement with your team? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this informational session is for you! This session is designed to go beyond the basic elements of teaming. Perfect for beginning and veteran teachers and administrators.
This workshop will demonstrate the development and outcomes of integrated units of work that used a context-based, student-directed learning approach. Participants will be taken through the planning and structure that was required to develop the outcomes, which were based on ways to turn a 'back to basics' school campsite into a more pleasant environment for an upcoming camp. A focus will be understanding how the students identified and considered the issues, then generated the procedures and knowledge they required to develop their results. Opportunities will be available to talk through the planning of such units with participants.
The workshop will be useful to those who work with students in any way, whether as classroom or support teachers, or those in a management role who are looking for ways to really engage students in their learning.
In the last decade neurology has offered a great deal of insight into how the brain functions and develops. With the help of MRI's and PET scans we are now able to see the brain at work and develop a better understanding of how cognition and emotion meander through the grey matter of our psyche. This workshop looks at current research in neurology, links it to the adolescent brain and gendered brain theory and offers strategies for fostering a middle school environment aiming to enhance teaching and learning with the 'brain in mind'.
This workshop is based on research conducted in Western Australia about curriculum integration. One conclusion drawn from the research is that there is not one, hard-lined approach to curriculum integration that will be successful on all counts. What works seems to depend on the context. A pragmatic approach to implementing curriculum integration does not rely on completely dissolving disciplinary boundaries, but on a degree of integration that fits the needs in the local context. This workshop will involve participants in discussion about the wide spectrum of curricula that can be described as integrated and how these approaches enable teachers to draw from the disciplines as needed to see what contribution can be made to meeting school and community needs.