Archive for the ‘Professional Development’ Category

Tekkie Brekkie clipcast

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

In the clipcast below will be all of the resources and links I will be using for tekkie brekkies for the rest of the year.

Managing a professional learning team

Thursday, July 30th, 2009



ACEP: Coaching for learning

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Reflection: ACEP Coaching for Effective Professional Learning Teams Facilitators: Kaye Fletcher, Robyn Barratt and Catherine Kleinitz So. What did I hope to gain or learn from this PD? The main skill I was hoping to get out of this PD was to become a more useful contributor to professional discussions, including those with colleagues, ...

Merit Protection Accreditation Program

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Today I attended the Merit Protection Accreditation Program run by The Merit Protection Boards. This program was held at The Darebin Arts Centre. The overall aim of the day was to train Teachers to be Accredited 'Merit and Equity' members of selection panels for teacher employment interviews. The day covered the following ...

Techie brekkie

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

This morning I gave a short introduction to how I use blogs in my classes. I briefly showed other staff members how to set up a blog using edublogs. This was done with the help of Catherine. I also showed what types of media you can use with the Wordpress ...

Physics Conference 2008 (AIP/STAV)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Keynote: Maria James VCAA In this presentation Maria mainly discussed he review process for the new Physics Study Design. This was only a minor review as it was discussed that with the possibility of a new national science curriculum by 2011 that the study design as it exists may not be ...

Introduction to Summer School Feedback

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Between January 6 and 16 this year I attended the Maths Summer School. A Federal Government Initiative aimed at improving numeracy/ mathematical ability of students Australia wide. This particular Summer School was hosted by The University of New England in Armidale, NSW (about an hours flight northwest of Sydney in one ...