webinars
WHAT IS A WEBINAR?
A webinar is a live, web-based conference that uses the internet to connect the individual hosting the webinar to an audience of viewers and listeners from all over the world.
Hosts can show themselves speaking through the use of their webcams, switch to their computer screen for slideshows or demonstrations and even invite guests from other locations to co-host the webinar with them.
Webinar platforms also offer interactive features that the audience can use to ask questions and chat with host. Many people who host webinars include Q&A sessions at the end to answer questions about the content from the presentation
CRTPD and the TLN utilise the Adobe Connect Webinar Tool for all the online sessions and presentations.
The 2020 Course Guide
Below you will find a list of the courses that will run during the 2020 season.
This course guide will provide you with course titles, descriptions, times, presenter, length and AITSL standards that each course will address. In addition to this, the TLN have linked these live webinars with courses that you will find the on-demand catalogue so you can extend your training if you choose.
The courses have been divided into collections based around the dates at which they run.
NEW IN 2020 – We have a designated Early Childhood CRT Collection, so if you are an EC CRT please check out the special CRT Early Childhood Collection in the list below!
Please browse through the 2020 training catalogue and click on the titles of the courses for more information.
In 2020 there will be 5 courses delivered specifically for Early Childhood CRT’s. The Collection below includes the information for the dates and times of each of these courses. Please ensure you pay close attention to these details as these special EC-CRT courses are spread throughout the year!
Early Childhood Collection
TIME: 6.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Heidi Ratje
DESCRIPTION: Victoria will be the first state or territory in Australia to introduce funded Three-Year-Old Kindergarten. Research shows that quality play-based learning is a powerful way to support children’s learning and development. The benefits last into the school years and beyond. Evidence also shows that two years are better than one when it comes to early learning. Programs for three year old children will be an increasing focus for thinking about pedagogy and practice in the early years. This session will explore how three year old provision might impact on programs and teaching practice.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.1.2 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
1.2.2 Understand how students learn
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DATE: 5th May, 2020
TIME: 5.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Dianne O’Dwyer
DESCRIPTION: Positive relationships with families make an enormous difference to educators, families and children in early childhood education and care. This session will explore ways to establish warm relationships with families when working as a CRT. Issues considered include how to make time to talk with families, and how to manage difficult relationships should they arise.
AITSL STANDARDS:
3.7.2 Engage parents/carers in the educative process
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TIME: 6.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Dr Siobhan Hannan
DESCRIPTION: Each year the NAIDOC committee chooses a theme to frame the celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. One way to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in programs is to pay attention to these themes, and reflect them in your teaching across the year. The theme for 2020 is ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’. In this session, we will discuss ideas reflected in this theme, and ways to express them in activities that are achievable to complete in a short time frame in an early childhood setting.
AITSL STANDARDS:
2.4.2 Understand and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
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TIME: 8.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Kay Bryan
DESCRIPTION: Being in a learning environment with many others can be a difficult experience and may trigger challenging behaviour in some children. Supporting these children to engage in the program is one of the most valuable things educators can do. This session will consider why a child may find it difficult to remain calm in a preschool environment, and offer examples of what CRTs can do in this situation.
AITSL STANDARDS:
4.2.2 Manage classroom activities
4.3.2 Manage challenging behaviour
4.4.2 Maintain student safety
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TIME: 8.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Rebecca Simpson-Dal Santo
DESCRIPTION: The principles and five outcomes of the VEYLDF are important in informing the decisions that are made when designing a program in an educational setting. For CRTs working in the early childhood sector, understanding the five outcomes and the principles set out in the VEYLDF will enable you to be a thoughtful and active contributor to the program that you have been asked to implement. This session will explore the link between the theory of the VEYLDF and how it can be translated into practice in the learning environment.
AITSL STANDARDS:
7.1.2 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities
7.2.2 Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements
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Like the program that ran in 2019, the 2020 CRTPD program is divided into Collections.
Please click on the course titles to see the relevant information for each course.
Collection #1 has been completed
You will be able to access the recordings of these courses by clicking the links in their description.
TIME: 4.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Emily Paterson
PRE-LEARNING: Before you attend the live session, please CLICK HERE to watch the pre-learning video
DESCRIPTION: This introductory session is designed to assist teachers with various digital tools that they come across during the teaching day. Split into two parts, the first is a pre-learning video (which can be accessed through www.crtpd.com) which will form the basis of the Q&A session. This course will then endeavour to explore some of the common digital learning tools that teachers will use in their teaching practice and help to alleviate concerns or anxiety around their use.
AITSL STANDARDS:
2.1.2 – Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
2.6.2 – Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
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TIME: 6.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Lori Pereira
DESCRIPTION: Open-ended tasks allow students to work at different levels and paces on similar content. Open-ended tasks also enable a teacher to quickly see how to group students based on similar attainment levels and target interventions towards students experiencing difficulties and those who need to be challenged to excel. This course is suitable for CRTs who have the opportunity to work with students over an extended period of time and/or those aspiring to longer term work with a class in a school.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.5.2 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
3.1.2 Establish challenging learning goals
3.2.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs
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TIME: 7.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Jane Langley
DESCRIPTION: The presenter will explore techniques to manage a moment of challenging behaviour using calm and assertive dialogue rather than reactive and aggressive responses. It is important to understand the foundations of these techniques, so the presenter will also outline the principles behind developing classrooms built on healthy relationships that minimise the incidences of challenging behaviours.
AITSL STANDARDS:
4.2.2 Manage classroom activities
4.3.2 Manage challenging behaviour
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Collection #2 has been completed
You will be able to access the recordings of these courses by clicking the links in their description.
TIME: 10.00am
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Belinda Webb
DESCRIPTION: This session will provide opportunities for you to further your knowledge of ASD and expand your repertoire of techniques and strategies that can be used in the classroom to maximise learning for students with ASD.
AITSL STANDARDS:
7.1.2 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities
7.4.2 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities
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TIME: 10.30am
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Hannah Galloway
DESCRIPTION: This course explores The Victorian Teaching Profession Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics, and how they apply to CRTs. Themes explored will include professional conduct, personal conduct and professional competence
AITSL STANDARDS:
7.1.2 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities
7.2.2 Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements
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TIME: 11.30am
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Belinda Webb
DESCRIPTION: Teaching has its challenges and its rewards. CRTs in particular have unique challenges in the work they are doing. These challenges include insecure work, new physical environments, routines and processes, new curriculum content and unfamiliar students. CRT work requires practical skills and knowledge and social and emotional resilience. In this session, we concentrate on resilience for you as the teacher. The presenter will focus on increasing your awareness of warning signs in your body, and techniques that you can use to build your personal resilience.
AITSL STANDARDS:
4.2.2 Manage classroom activities
4.3.2 Manage challenging behaviour
RELATED COURSES: The following courses in the on-demand catalogue link directly to this topic and can be used to extend your learning.
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TIME: 12.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Lara Schendzielorz
DESCRIPTION: Collaborative Learning is one of the Department’s High Impact Teaching Strategies. Collaborative Learning occurs when students work as groups in different contexts and sizes. Studies have shown that there has been a measurable positive effect on student learning outcomes and interactions with one another, when they engage in well-designed group work. This course will explore ways in which you can engage students in effective collaborative learning activities that can be quickly and easily introduced when you are new to a class. These strategies will help to improve learning outcomes and increase student engagement.
AITSL STANDARDS:
3.2.2 – Plan, structure and sequence learning programs
3.3.2 – Use teaching strategies
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TIME: 1.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Coby Beatson
DESCRIPTION: It can be challenging for even the most experienced CRTs to work with a group of students if no lesson has been left. This course explores the elements of a well structured lesson, identifying ways to maximise student achievement by creating transparent, predictable and purposeful routines for students and identifying clear transitions between each step in the lesson. A thorough comprehension of sound lesson structure will help both experienced and new CRTs to maintain a professional approach even if there are gaps in knowledge about the content of the learning program.
AITSL STANDARDS:
3.1.2 Establish challenging learning goals
3.2.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs
3.3.2 Use teaching strategies
RELATED COURSES: The following courses in the on-demand catalogue link directly to this topic and can be used to extend your learning.
2019 Webinar – CRT 1903 Maintaining a professional approach, when no lesson has been left
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TIME: 1.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Lara Schendzielorz
DESCRIPTION: The diversity of student literacy skills in the classroom requires teachers to have greater depth and breadth of literacy resources at their fingertips. This session will explore a variety of resources that CRTs can use to develop the literacy skills of all students.
AITSL STANDARDS:
2.1.2 – Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
2.5.2 – Literacy and numeracy strategies
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Collection #3 has been completed
You will be able to access the recordings of these courses by clicking the links in their description.
TIME: 4.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Antoinette Masiero
DESCRIPTION: Students with English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) are now part of the fabric of most classes. This session is for teachers who have no formal training in working with EAL students. The presenter will explore teaching strategies that have been successful with students in both primary and secondary schools.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.3.2 Students with diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds
1.5.2 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
RELATED COURSES: The following courses in the on-demand catalogue link directly to this topic and can be used to extend your learning.
2019 Webinar – CRT1934 Supporting EAL/D students
2018 Webinar – CRT807 Strategies for assisting EAL/D students in secondary schools
2018 Webinar – CRT834 Engaging an EAL/D parent community
2018 Webinar – CRT838 Strategies for assisting EAL/D students in primary school
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TIME: 6.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Belinda Webb
DESCRIPTION: Special Development Schools (SDS) and Special Schools cater for children with complex physical, cognitive and learning needs. This course aims to give you an insight into working in a special school setting. It will provide some helpful teaching strategies for working with this cohort of students, should you choose to work in a special school setting. The presenter is an experienced teacher working in an SDS.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.6.2 Strategies to support full participation of students with disability
2.1.2 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
4.2.2 Manage classroom activities
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TIME: 7.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: David Innes
DESCRIPTION: Numeracy is a core skill for all students. DET have reinforced this with both policy directives and the development of resources. Teachers of every subject in secondary schools have a responsibility to support the development of students’ numeracy skills. This can be a challenge for CRTs if you have no, or limited, training in numeracy development. In this session, the presenter, a Secondary Maths specialist will explore resources that can help you incorporate numeracy development into your teaching no matter your subject expertise. You will explore a range of resources that you will be able to draw on when you are leading learning in a class. It is also a great opportunity for you to build your personal knowledge bank and enhance your understanding of Mathematics.
AITSL STANDARDS:
2.1.2 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
2.5.2 Literacy and numeracy strategies
RELATED COURSES: The following courses in the on-demand catalogue link directly to this topic and can be used to extend your learning.
2019 Webinar – CRT1918 Mathematic games for the secondary classroom
2019 Webinar – CRT1923 Understanding and revisiting the Basic’s
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Collection #4 has been completed
You will be able to access the recordings of these courses by clicking the links in their description.
TIME: 4.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: DET
DESCRIPTION: The Department’s program Bully Stoppers calls on everyone in every school community to help prevent and respond to bullying. This session unpacks the program designed by the DET that supports teachers, principals, parents and students to work together to help put a stop to bullying.
AITSL STANDARDS:
6.3.2 Engage with colleagues and improve practice
7.1.2 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities
RELATED COURSES: The following courses in the on-demand catalogue link directly to this topic and can be used to extend your learning.
2018 Webinar – CRT802 101 Behaviour management
2018 Webinar – CRT827 Behaviour management and trauma informed practice
2018 Webinar – CRT830 The research and history of behaviour management
2018 Webinar – CRT837 Handling challenging behaviour in the heat of the moment
2018 Webinar – CRT842 Understanding restorative practice
2019 Webinar – CRT1905 Responding to low level irritating behaviours.
2019 Webinar – CRT1924 Responding to serious classroom incidents.
2019 Webinar – CRT191940 Understanding restorative practice
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TIME: 6.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Ian Reed
DESCRIPTION: Numeracy is a core skill for students. Every primary teacher has a responsibility to support numeracy development among their students. This can be a significant challenge for CRTs. In this session, the presenter, a Primary Maths specialist, will explore some resources that can help you incorporate numeracy development into your teaching, whatever the program that you have been asked to teach.
AITSL STANDARDS:
2.1.2 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
2.5.2 Literacy and numeracy strategies
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TIME: 7.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Coby Beatson
DESCRIPTION: Effective student engagement begins with knowing your students and understanding their interests. It is not easy to build a knowledge of students when you are moving in and out of schools and classrooms as a CRT. The greater the depth and diversity of your knowledge about popular culture among students, the greater your capacity to connect with their interests (and expand your own interests). In this session the presenter will explore elements of visual culture (film, television, animation) that she uses in her classroom to connect with student interests and improve learning outcomes.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.1.2 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
3.4.2 Select and use resources
4.1.2 Support student participation
RELATED COURSES: The following courses in the on-demand catalogue link directly to this topic and can be used to extend your learning.
2019 Webinar – CRT1944 Teaching persuasive writing in the secondary school
2018 Webinar – CRT823 Developing Public Speaking Skills for secondary students
2018 Webinar – CRT836 Increasing students vocabulary in the secondary classroom
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Collection #5 - 27th May 2020
TIME: 4.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: DET
DESCRIPTION: This session explores the DET Mental Health Toolkit and the resources it provides for schools and teachers to promote mental health and build resilience. It also provides information about referral services for students. There is an increasing prevalence and awareness of mental health issues among young people and teachers play a critical role in promoting positive approaches to mental health. Many CRTs have had limited access to training in this area; this course is designed to provide an initial point of contact and information.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.1.2 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
7.4.2 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities
RELATED COURSES: The following courses in the on-demand catalogue link directly to this topic and can be used to extend your learning.
2018 Webinar – CRT827 Behaviour management and trauma informed practice
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TIME: 6.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Prue-Jane Pisani
DESCRIPTION: Worked Examples is one of the DET High Impact Teaching Strategies. This session will explore the concept of the worked example, and how this approach can influence student learning and achievement of the learning goals. The session content will explore scaffolding and how that concept can supports students to move from where they are at the commencement of the lesson to the desired learning outcome.
AITSL STANDARDS:
2.1.2 – Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
3.2.2 – Plan, structure and sequence learning programs
3.3.2 – Use teaching strategies
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TIME: 7.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: David Vinegrad
DESCRIPTION: This session is designed to support teachers in strengthening their approach to classroom management. Some student behaviour may cause distractions and unsettle the classroom, affecting time focused on learning. This session will focus on strategies to think, say and do to address these behaviours firmly and fairly, so that relationships are maintained, and expectations reinforced.
AITSL STANDARDS:
4.2.2 Manage classroom activities
4.3.2 Manage challenging behaviour
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Collection #6 - 10th June 2020
TIME: 4.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Emily Paterson
DESCRIPTION: In every crisis lies an opportunity and many small differences can make a significant change. The community is struggling with climate and environmental challenges, but as a teacher you have an opportunity to make a contribution and make a difference. In this session the presenter will demonstrate some creative and fun, but achievable tasks, that you can introduce into your teaching. These tasks are drawn from a philosophy of sustainability and will have application across primary and many secondary subject areas. Add theses tasks to your everyday CRT toolkit.
AITSL STANDARDS:
2.2.2 Content selection and organisation
3.4.2 Select and use resources
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TIME: 6.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Rebecca Wells
DESCRIPTION: The Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO) influences important policies and decision making in DET schools in Victoria. It is important if you are a CRT that you are aware of this framework and its implications for schools. This session will unpack the FISO model and explore techniques and strategies that you can use to link your professional practice to this framework. For CRTs who are looking for extended work in DET schools, understanding the language of FISO will be important for job applications and interviews.
AITSL STANDARDS:
3.2.2 – Plan, structure and sequence learning programs
6.2.2- Engage in professional learning and improve practice
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TIME: 7.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Gail Preston
DESCRIPTION: Students with dyslexia can sometimes find everyday literacy tasks a challenge. However, teachers can create a learning environment and use instructional practices that maximise the learning outcomes for all students, those with and without dyslexia. This session will focus on five techniques that you can use, as a CRT, to assist learners with dyslexia for the benefit of all students.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.1.2 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
1.6.2 Strategies to support full participation of students with disability
RELATED COURSES: The following courses in the on-demand catalogue link directly to this topic and can be used to extend your learning.
2019 Webinar – CRT1915 Understanding dyslexia in the classroom.
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Collection #7 - 29th June 2020
This collection of courses will run on the first monday of the Term 2 school holidays.
TIME: 10.00am
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Coby Beatson
DESCRIPTION: The DET Practice Principles for Excellence in Teaching and Learning are designed to support Victorian teachers to improve student outcomes. Community Engagement in Learning, the third dimension of the model, explores ways in which students can act as Global Citizens. The focus is on the real world context for learning, and partnerships that can be built between classrooms and parents or carers. In this session the presenter will explore approaches that CRTs could implement that are consistent with community engagement in learning.
AITSL STANDARDS:
3.3.2 – Use teaching strategies
6.2.2 – Engage in professional learning and improve practice
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TIME: 10.30am
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Benjamin Pisani
DESCRIPTION: Effective student engagement begins with knowing your students and understanding their interests. When you are moving in and out of schools and classrooms as a CRT It is not easy to build a knowledge of students. The greater the depth and diversity of your knowledge about popular culture among students, the greater your capacity to connect with their interests (and expand your own interests). In this session the presenter, an experienced music teacher, will explore elements of popular music (including film, television and musical scores) that he uses in his classroom to connect with student interests and improve learning outcomes.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.1.2 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
3.4.2 Select and use resources
4.1.2 Support student participation
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TIME: 11.30am
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Coby Beatson
DESCRIPTION: Explicit Teaching is one of the DET High Impact Teaching Strategies. When utilising this strategy there is a strong emphasis on the role of the teacher. The teacher sets the learning intention and success criteria, and makes them transparent to the students. The teacher models the application of the knowledge and skills and provides worked examples. In this session an experienced teacher will share how they implement Explicit Teaching approaches in their classroom.
AITSL STANDARDS:
2.1.2 – Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
3.2.2 – Plan, structure and sequence learning programs
3.3.2 – Use teaching strategies
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TIME: 12.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Benjamin Pisani
DESCRIPTION: This course will introduce you to the concept of coding and how it can be used as a problem-solving tool that gets students thinking, working collaboratively and engaging with the learning. The presenter will outline a series of tools that you can use not only in your classroom but also for your own personal development. With your students you can begin to experience the wonderful world of coding and the possibilities that it can create for everyone in the learning community.
AITSL STANDARDS:
2.1.2 – Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
2.6.2 – Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
RELATED COURSES: The following courses in the on-demand catalogue link directly to this topic and can be used to extend your learning.
2018 Webinar – CRT801 Effective ways to model science concepts in the primary classroom
2019 Webinar – STEM Learning in the Classroom
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TIME: 1.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Emily Paterson
DESCRIPTION: The school gym, the drama theatre, the technology rooms! These practical classes can be out of the comfort zone for many CRTs. In this session we will explore different options for what to do when you are not sure of your environment and how to run a successful learning program for all students.
AITSL STANDARDS:
4.2.2 Manage classroom activities
4.4.2 Maintain student safety
RELATED COURSES: The following courses in the on-demand catalogue link directly to this topic and can be used to extend your learning.
2019 Webinar – CRT807 Teacher presence in the classroom
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TIME: 1.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: David Tyson
DESCRIPTION: Many CRTs are interested in pursuing ongoing work in the education community. This session is designed for those CRTs. A knowledgeable DET Principal will share his experiences in recruiting staff to ongoing and extended contract positions. In the session the presenter will discuss the influence of resumes, teaching experience, the interview process, selection criteria, presentation skills and values alignment on the decision making process in schools. The course will include opportunities for you to ask questions and will also highlight courses and resources that can support you in maximising your employability.
AITSL STANDARDS:
6.2.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.3.2 Engage with colleagues and improve practice
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Collection #8 - 22nd July 2020
TIME: 4.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Safe School Victoria
DESCRIPTION: Teachers play an important role in modelling acceptance of the diversity of students in contemporary classrooms. This course is designed to support CRTs expand their own knowledge about sexual and gender diversity. This will be a general information session that covers the language of sexual and gender diversity, as well as the types of conversations that might arise among different age groups, genders and students with varied sexual orientations.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.1.2 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
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TIME: 6.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: David Innes
DESCRIPTION: Questioning is one of the DET High Impact Teaching Strategies. Questioning students is a quick way to assess student understanding, and is particularly useful to CRTs who have limited time with a class. This session is designed to equip you with a set of activities that you can use with students to gauge their understanding quickly at various stages of the lesson.
AITSL STANDARDS:
3.2.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs
3.3.2 Use teaching strategies
RELATED COURSES: The following courses in the on-demand catalogue link directly to this topic and can be used to extend your learning.
2019 Webinar – CRT1918 Mathematic games for the secondary classroom
2019 webinar CRT1931 – HITS strategies – questioning and feedback, Increase curiosity in your classroom
2018 webinar – CRT809 Using questions to assess student understanding
2018 webinar – CRT815 Creating learning opportunities through meaningful questioning technique
2018 webinar – CRT826 Using apps to enhance questioning techniques
2018 webinar – CRT822 Using questioning techniques to create student feedback opportunities
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TIME: 7.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Ian Reed
DESCRIPTION: All teachers have a responsibility to focus on the development of students’ numeracy skills. This is reinforced by DET policy and supported with resources. It can be a challenge for CRTs with limited training in numeracy development to keep everyone motivated while still covering all of the learning goals. Games are an excellent way of making learning interesting and engaging for all students. This session will focus on Maths games for primary settings.
AITSL STANDARDS:
2.1.2 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
2.5.2 Literacy and numeracy strategies
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Collection #9 - 5th August 2020
TIME: 4.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Tanya Whiteside
DESCRIPTION: This workshop will explore classroom activities and strategies that CRTs can employ to develop flexible and analytical thinking skills among students. The focus will be on activities and tasks, and teaching techniques that will be applicable to many classroom settings; primary and secondary, whole class and small group.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.2.2 Understand how students learn
4.1.2 Support student participation
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TIME: 6.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Prue-Jane Pisani
DESCRIPTION: Literacy tasks can be perceived as reading books and completing worksheets. When students are exposed to only a limited range of literacy tasks they quickly disengage. This session will explore a variety of game-based approaches to literacy that you can use in your work as a CRT to re-engage students. Add these games to your daily teaching toolkit.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.2.2 – Understand how students learn
2.1.2 – Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
2.5.2 – Literacy and numeracy strategies
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TIME: 7.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: David Vinegrad
DESCRIPTION: Teachers need to be quick to respond to students when challenging behaviour arises in a classroom. It can be more complex when you have limited knowledge about the students; a scenario familiar to CRTs. This session will explore how to manage situations when issues occur, including classroom disruptions, and how to minimise escalation of conflict scenarios. The session will also explore preventative strategies for those occasions when you do get the opportunity for sustained interaction with a group.
AITSL STANDARDS:
4.1.2 Support student participation
4.2.2 Manage classroom activities
4.3.2 Manage challenging behaviour
4.4.2 Maintain student safety
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Collection #10 - 19th August 2020
TIME: 4.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Hannah Galloway
DESCRIPTION: The workshop will include information on the requirements of gaining full registration; strategies for completing these requirements as a CRT; the inquiry-based process for collecting evidence of practice and how CRTs can develop an appropriate inquiry question in their context; examples of how CRTs can collect evidence of practice; and accessing resources for completing the process to move to (full) registration.
AITSL STANDARDS:
7.1.2 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities
7.2.2 Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements
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TIME: 6.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Laura Zinghini
DESCRIPTION: All students come out of the classroom with their own set of experiences, thoughts and opinions When these perspectives are acknowledged, valued and integrated into the functioning of the classroom then there can be improvements in learning outcomes, student engagement and student wellbeing. This session will explore the concept of student voice and agency in the classroom, the DET resource Amplify, and opportunities for CRTs to connect with and incorporate student voice and increase student agency.
AITSL STANDARDS:
4.1.2 Support student participation
1.1.2 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
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TIME: 7.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Tanya Whiteside
DESCRIPTION: Growth mindset describes the underlying belief people have about learning and intelligence. In the education community it has been promoted by Carol Dweck. Our role as teachers is to encourage students to believe that they can learn, even in the face of challenges. A student with a growth mindset will be a more effective learner and will be more engaged with learning tasks. Building a growth mindset can happen across a long sequence of teaching days or in a single lesson.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.2.2 Understand how students learn
3.5.2 Use effective classroom communication
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Collection #11 - 21st September 2020
This collection of courses will run on the first monday of the Term 3 school holidays.
TIME: 10.00am
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Hannah Galloway
DESCRIPTION: This course outlines what you will need to do if VIT audits your registration. VIT randomly selects teachers for auditing after their renewal each year, and throughout the year for teachers moving to (full) registration. Understanding your registration requirements and what is involved in an audit will help you be prepared.
AITSL STANDARDS:
7.1.2 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities
7.2.2 Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements
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TIME: 10.30am
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Benjamin Pisani
DESCRIPTION: The modern classroom can be a minefield of technology causing anxiety for teachers with limited technology experience. Bluetooth speakers, projectors, televisions, smart boards, chrome cast, apple TVs and streaming are just some of the digital tools that can enhance the engagement of students in learning. However, teachers rarely get an opportunity to learn about how to connect and use these tools effectively in the classroom. This course will provide the opportunity. It will unpack the concept of connectivity to these devices and will briefly explore ways in which you can start to use these digital tools in your teaching practice.
AITSL STANDARDS:
2.1.2 – Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
2.6.2 – Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
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TIME: 11.30am
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Lori Pereira
DESCRIPTION: Metacognitive Strategies is one of the DET High Impact Teaching Strategies. In this course the presenter will focus on teaching strategies to use to lift the performance of all students by giving them an understanding of their own learning processes. Please come prepared to share something you have, or have seen, implemented in the classroom.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.2.2 Understand how students learn
3.2.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs
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TIME: 12.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Benjamin Pisani
DESCRIPTION: Social media allows for greater interaction in the education community. It can be a challenging space if you are not fully aware of how privacy can be safeguarded in the popular social platforms. This session explores the practical steps you can take to protect yourself (and your professional identity) in the online environment.
AITSL STANDARDS:
7.2.2 Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements
4.4.2 Maintain student safety
4.5.2 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically
RELATED COURSES: The following courses in the on-demand catalogue link directly to this topic and can be used to extend your learning.
2018 Webinar – CRT803 Cybersafety
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TIME: 1.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Abbey Boyer
DESCRIPTION: The use of technology within modern classrooms can provide rich experiences and increase the engagement levels of students. Setting up and preparing a classroom to utilise technology effectively can sometimes be confusing and time consuming. Using a package of tools means that some of the setup work can be streamlined to ensure that the focus remains on students learning and outcomes. This session will explore the use of Google’s Gsuite and how the apps and resources can be used within the classroom environment.
AITSL STANDARDS:
4.5.2 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically
4.1.2 Support student participation
RELATED COURSES: The following courses in the on-demand catalogue link directly to this topic and can be used to extend your learning.
2019 Webinar – CRT1918 Mathematic games for the secondary classroom
2019 Webinar – CRT1923 Understanding and revisiting the Basic’s
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TIME: 1.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Benjamin Pisani
DESCRIPTION: The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses are important components of the Victorian secondary school sector. Students can build pathways to work or further study through VCAL and VET. Understanding these programs will help build your knowledge of the Victorian education community and may open new possibilities for work opportunities. In this session an experienced VCAL teacher will outline the basics of VCAL, and the competency based training system utilised in VET courses, and explore some teaching approaches used with upper secondary students.
AITSL STANDARDS:
6.1.2 Identify and plan professional learning needs
6.2.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.3.2 Engage with colleagues and improve practice
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Collection #12 - 14th October 2020
TIME: 4.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Cathy Hickey
DESCRIPTION: The Child Safe Standards have been updated and this session takes participants through what is expected of teachers. It will include the new Reportable Conduct Scheme, the VIT power of interim suspension and resources available from the Victorian DET.
AITSL STANDARDS:
7.1.2 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities
7.2.2 Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements
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TIME: 6.00pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Gina Milgate
DESCRIPTION: Teachers of students at all levels and ages have an important contribution to make to the treaty process in Victoria and the ongoing discussion about Reconciliation in Australia. In this session the presenter will explore opportunities that are available to CRTs to integrate Aboriginal content into daily teaching routines. This will include resources, people, stories and content that can assist teachers to build student awareness. The aim is to build the confidence of CRTs in using Aboriginal content and about Aboriginal knowledges.
AITSL STANDARDS:
1.3.2 Students with diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds
1.4.2 Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
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TIME: 7.30pm
LENGTH: 60 minutes
PRESENTER: Laura Zinghini
DESCRIPTION: Helping students in a secondary setting to develop their literacy skills across all subjects is an important part of teaching in Victoria. It is especially useful for CRTs to have a bank of ideas and resources to bring to the classroom. Providing students with the necessary resources to support the learning they need can be difficult and time consuming to collate. This session will outline some strategies for incorporating easy to access source and reference materials into the curriculum and will explore examples of engaging resources that can reduce planning and preparation time. This will help to build up a toolbox of available resources to support students’ literacy development
AITSL STANDARDS:
3.2.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs
3.3.2 Use teaching strategies
3.4.2 Select and use resources