May 2014
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Teachers, school
leaders, support staff
1
Teachers, public sector
employees
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School leaders
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Teachers
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Teachers
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School leaders, teachers,
public sector employees
OneChannel Web Conference: iPads and VPP Update
Recently Apple has made a number of changes to the VPP process – both in the joining process and
in the features available once a school has joined. This session discusses the changes and looks at
the options available to schools when purchasing multiple copies of Apps. For more information and
to register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: Saving Time with Acrobat XI
This session presented by Dr Tim Kitchen explores how Acrobat XI can be used as an administration
and teaching tool for teachers and school administrators. It will also detail practical ways of using
Acrobat XI in the classroom and school community, such as for digital portfolios, school newsletters,
posters and interactive communication. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
Quality Schools, Inclusive Leaders
This high-quality capability development program for principals and school leadership teams focuses
on whole-school inclusive practices. The program is currently being delivered to state schools
throughout Queensland through the More Support for Students with Disabilities initiative. This
initiative is also providing professional development for other school staff. For more information and
contact details visit OnePortal.
Science Teachers’ Association of Queensland (STAQ) Beginning and Pre-Service Teachers
Conference
This conference will feature an engaging keynote speakers and workshops structured for beginning
teachers. CSIRO will be doing a workshop for senior science on scientific investigation skills and
there will also be a primary seminar on advanced experimental design. For more information contact
STAQ or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Supporting the delivery of quality VET in
schools
This assessment workshop will focus on supporting school RTOs to improve the quality of VET
assessment and delivery. The objective of this workshop is to build on the foundation skills
developed in the 2012 QSA VET Branch workshop: Assessment for Learning – a guide for
developing VET assessment tools. Participants will review aspects of what makes a quality VET
assessment tool and then have the opportunity to create and develop specific tools. The principles,
skills and knowledge gained at the workshop will be applicable across vocational training areas. For
more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
MindMatters: Briefing
This two-hour session will provide participants with a clear understanding of what MindMatters is and
why it is important to implement in your school. In this session we will cover how participation assists
in achieving school improvement plans and gaining the confidence to explain the initiative to the
wider school community. For more information or to register contact Olivia Fisher, MindMatters Qld
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
South East Region
CSIRO Ecosciences Precinct,
Dutton Park
Maryborough RSL, Maryborough
The Surf Club, Mooloolaba
1-2
School leaders
2-3
Teachers
2 May & 3-13
June
Teachers
3
Teachers
4
Teachers
5
Teachers, school leaders
5
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
5
School leaders, teachers,
public sector employees
on 0407 186 146 or visit their website.
The First Asia Pacific Congress on Creating Inclusive Schools: Reflect, Shift, Transform
This conference hosted by the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) and the Australian
Special Education Principals’ Association (ASEPA) will explore the journey both nationally and
internationally, in building inclusive practices in schools, investigate the practices in schools aimed at
building more inclusive cultures and what the catalysts for change are, and provide an opportunity to
consider what inclusive education looks, feels and sounds like in the 21st Century. For more
information contact ACEL on 1800 680 559 or (02) 9213 3100 or visit their website.
Kodaly Music Education Institute Autumn Seminar 2014
This seminar provides professional development for teachers of primary and secondary classroom
music and choral music. Special guests include Anne Comiskey, Anthony Young and Dr Katrina
Skewes-McFerran, Associate Professor, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music who will be run a
session on how to more effectively teach special needs children in the music classroom. For more
information contact the Kodaly Music Education Institute on (03) 9758 5459 or visit their website.
Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi): Co-coaching for Classroom Performance
Program
This program is designed for pairs of teachers who are already working collaboratively and want to
extend this practice. It will help you support each other in your learning, and in establishing
classroom success. It provides a balance of theory and practical tools to build trust and enable
professional teamwork and dialogue. For more information contact QELI on 3007 5222 or visit their
website.
Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) Explore Classroom Talk, Dialogue
and Pedagogy
This course will provide practical tools for re-examining classroom talk and ideas for effecting change
in pedagogical practices. It is designed to support all curriculum areas as classroom talk and
dialogue is the major mode of learning and supports the Australian Curriculum: English. For more
information contact PETAA on (02) 8020 3933 or visit their website.
Queensland University of Technology: Plant anatomy for artists and non-scientists
This course will focus on showing the amazing beauty of the internal structure of plants. Participants
will be provided with non-technical and simple explanations of plant cells, tissues and organs so as
to easily understand how plants work. Participants will have the opportunity to make their own slides,
use stains and learn basic techniques with which to examine plants at a finer level. The course will
merge art and science, with hands-on activities and time for observation and exploration. It will be of
interest to those in the field of art and design who seek artistic inspiration from plants and anyone
who wants to find out what plants look like under a microscope. Prior knowledge of plant anatomy or
ability to draw is not required. For more information visit the QUT website.
OneChannel Web Conference: Sensitive Case Records
This one-hour program reviews and demonstrates the new Sensitive Case Records functionality in
OneSchool. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
KidsMatter – Getting Started for Action Teams
This session provides information about the content of KidsMatter, its underpinning mental health
concepts and processes and tools for aiding implementation of KidsMatter while supporting school
priorities and strategic planning. Schools will receive all the resources to begin the KidsMatter
journey. For more information contact KidsMatterQld on 3512 8500 or visit their website.
MindMatters: Getting Started
This workshop will provide participants with the confidence to explain MindMatters to the wide school
community, empowering students, parents and community to be involved. Participants will
understand how implementing MindMatters can assist in achieving the outcomes of school
SMC Conference and Function
Centre, Sydney
Darebin Arts and Entertainment
Centre, Preston, Victoria
Brisbane
Cannon Hill State School,
Brisbane
QUT Gardens Point Campus,
Brisbane
OneChannel web conference
Brisbane Catholic Education
Centre, Springwood
Rydges Tradewinds, Cairns
5-6
Teachers, school leaders
5-6
Teachers
5, 19-20 May
& 19 June
Executive leaders
5-6 May & 2123 May
Executive leaders, public
sector employees
5-6
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
5-8
Executive leaders
5-9
Executive leaders
improvement plans. The workshop covers the effective use of data and planning to engage the
school and builds the confidence, knowledge and skills necessary to begin, or continue with a wholeschool community approach to mental health. For more information or to register contact Janelle
Holmes, MindMatters Qld on 0407 186 146 or visit their website.
KidsMatter: Partners in Wellbeing Conference
KidsMatter Primary is about building mental health and wellbeing through engagement, education,
involvement and suppo0rt. This conference will be led by Australian and international experts and will
adopt a participatory approach and build school capacity to support their communities. For more
information contact KidsMatter on (03) 0411 9901 or visit their website.
Rock and Water – Focus on Girls and Women Workshop
This training aims to support girls and women in their journey to becoming powerful individuals. The
Rock concept is used to enable girls and women to believe in their own strength and to increase their
self-confidence. The Water concept works as a tool to help translate this new-found strength into
communication with others. For more information contact the Events Team, Family Action Centre,
University of Newcastle on (02) 4921 6403 or visit their website.
Public Service Commission Emerging Leaders Program: Leading Public Sector Contestability
This program delivered by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a flexible, work-based,
blended learning program that develops leadership skills and supports career development. There
are nine core active learning modules and participants may complete any numbers of these. The
program develops the skills and confidence to build and lead highly effective teams. This module will
support the release of the new QPS Contestability Framework, with capabilities, principles and tools
for agency level application. For more information contact Rainet Mutandwa, QUT on 3138 4202 or
the Public Service Commission on 300 32873 or visit their website.
UQ Business School: Leadership Styles and Practice
This course examines the connections between actions, attitudes and values, and effective
management and leadership behaviours. Using contemporary knowledge and a variety of practical
tools and frameworks, this course is designed to give participants the knowledge and skills to
identify, analyse and enhance leadership styles at an individual, group and organisational level. For
more information contact Brad May, Development Manager, UQ Business School on 3346 7111 or
visit their website.
Rock and Water Program – Skills for physical-social teaching: Focus on Girls/Women
Workshop
This two-day workshop offers a new way to interact with students through physical/social teaching. It
offers a framework of exercises and ideas to assist students to become aware of purpose and
motivation in their lives. For more information contact the Family Action Centre, University of
Newcastle on (02) 4921 6403 or visit their website.
Melbourne Business School – Mt Eliza Executive Education: Futures Thinking and Strategy
Development Program
Participants in this program will examine how effective leaders learn from both the past and the
future as it emerges in the present. They will gain meaningful models, problem solving tools and
strategic frameworks to anticipate the major trends, threats and opportunities facing their
organisation and sector. For more information contact the Mt Eliza National Enquiry Centre on 1800
006 680 or visit their website.
Melbourne Business School – Mt Eliza Executive Education: Accelerated Development for
Managers Program
This program provides participants with user-friendly frameworks and approaches to develop their
teams, increase organisational effectiveness and accelerate development. It will provide practical
tools and best-practice strategies to increase performance, implement business plans and deliver
Melbourne Park Function Centre,
Melbourne
Mitchelton State School,
Mitchelton
Brisbane
UQ Business School, Brisbane
Brisbane
Mt Eliza, Victoria
Mt Eliza, Victoria
6
All employees
6
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
6
Teachers, school
leaders, ITA
administrators
6
Teachers, school leaders
6
Public sector employees
6
RTO managers, HODs,
trainers and assessors
6
School leaders, teachers,
public sector employees
6, 20-21 May
& 19 June
Executive leaders
outstanding results. For more information contact the Mt Eliza National Enquiry Centre on 1800 006
680 or visit their website.
Business Innovation and Improvement in Government (BiiG) Lunchtime Speaker Series:
Renewal, innovation and our role as public servants
Guest speakers will be public sector leaders Andrew Chesterman, Commission Chief Executive
Public Service Commission and Ross Musgrove, Deputy-Director General, Department of Premier
and the Cabinet. For more information and to register, visit their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: Cybersafety awareness for teachers
This session will provide teachers with an overview of recent trends in use and misuse of social
media and practical strategies in the area of cybersafety, digital citizenship and the concept of a
clean digital footprint. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: MSITA – Certification practice: GMetrix
This session will explore how to request, the system requirements for and how to use GMetrix
effectively in your school. It will also discuss the opportunities that are available to install GMetrix on
take home devices. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: Sensitive Case Records
This one-hour program reviews and demonstrates the new Sensitive Case Records functionality in
OneSchool. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
Business Innovation and Improvement in Government (BiiG): Introduction to Innovation
Workshop
This workshop, facilitated by Dr Irena Yashin-Shaw, is designed to give public sector staff an
introduction to innovation, drawing on case studies and examples from both the private and public
sector. For more information contact Rebecca Hannan, Manager BiiG Network on 0407 817 690 or
visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Supporting the delivery of quality VET in
schools
This assessment workshop will focus on supporting school RTOs to improve the quality of VET
assessment and delivery. The objective of this workshop is to build on the foundation skills
developed in the 2012 QSA VET Branch workshop: Assessment for Learning – a guide for
developing VET assessment tools. Participants will review aspects of what makes a quality VET
assessment tool and then have the opportunity to create and develop specific tools. The principles,
skills and knowledge gained at the workshop will be applicable across vocational training areas. For
more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
MindMatters: Briefing
This two-hour session will provide participants with a clear understanding of what MindMatters is and
why it is important to implement in your school. In this session we will cover how participation assists
in achieving school improvement plans and gaining the confidence to explain the initiative to the
wider school community. For more information or to register contact Janelle Holmes, MindMatters
Qld on 3512 8551 or visit their website.
Public Service Commission Emerging Leaders Program: Leading Self and Others
This program delivered by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a flexible, work-based,
blended learning program that develops leadership skills and supports career development. There
are nine core active learning modules and participants may complete any numbers of these. The
program develops the skills and confidence to build and lead highly effective teams. The aim of this
module is to provide emerging leaders with the knowledge and understanding needed to design,
implement and evaluate personal leadership development strategies and build leadership capacity in
others. For more information contact Rainet Mutandwa, QUT on 3138 4202 or the Public Service
Commission on 300 32873 or visit their website.
80 George Street, Brisbane
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
80 George Street, Brisbane
Arundel Hills Country Club,
Arundel Hills
Rydges Tradewinds, Cairns and
Metro Café and Events,
Toowoomba
Townsville
7
Teachers, school
leaders, eLearning
leaders
7
All employees
7
Teachers
7
Public sector employees
7
School leaders, teachers,
public sector employees
8
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
8
Teachers, school leaders
8
Teachers
OneChannel Web Conference: Contemporary Practice Resource - 1 to 1: Contemporary
learner
This live program will explore the eight contemporary learner attributes. Contemporary learners live
and operate in a digital world and adapt easily to new technologies. This live program will look at how
technology gives teachers and students the ability to teach and learn in more mobile, immediate,
connected and collaborative ways. This is part of a three program series with the next program on 14
May. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference Training – Part 2
Part 2 in the series explores creating content for your web conference session including whiteboards
and polls. Web conferencing tools include VOIP, which enables either one-to-one or one-to-many
voice communication; live video via web cam; a shared whiteboard; chat; quizzes and polling. The
polling tool aggregates the poll results in real time. Web conferences also allow shared applications
or connected digital devices such as microscopes and data loggers, provide instructions to upload,
display and share learning objects and multimedia including podcasts. This is the second in a fourpart series, with the next programs on 14 and 21 May. For more information and to register visit
OneChannel.
Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) Workshop: Reflective Practice and the Australian
Standards for Teachers
This workshop is for teachers who hold full registration. It includes information on the Australian
Professional Standards for Teachers, using the Standards to reflect on professional practice and
development, changes to the Continuing Professional Development Framework and Renewal of
Registration. For more information contact the QCT on 3377 4777 or to register visit the QCT
website.
Business Innovation and Improvement in Government (BiiG): Leading for Innovation
Workshop
This workshop, facilitated by Dr Irena Yashin-Shaw, will explore 21st century ‘meta-skills’ for building
a culture of innovation and ideas in their workplaces63For more information contact Rebecca
Hannan, Manager BiiG Network on 0407 817 690 or visit their website.
KidsMatter Primary: Social and emotional learning for students
This event familiarises participants with the target areas of Component 2 focusing on providing
effective social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum and the opportunities for all students to
practise and transfer their social and emotional skills. It also considers whole-school staff processes
and prepares participants to effectively deliver the professional learning to the staff group. For more
information contact KidsMatterQld on 3512 8500 or visit their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: iPads and uploading files
One of the criticisms of the iPad is the lack of a USB port to easily allow files to be transferred to and
from an iPad. This session looks at the variety of Apps available that allow the transfer of files
between iPads, between an iPad and a network server and between an iPad and a personal
computer. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: Facebook reporting and safety
The Cybersafety team regularly assists schools to respond to Facebook incidents affecting their
school community. Join the team in this session as they share advice and tips on Facebook
reporting. This live program is presented in an easy to understand, thorough, non-technical and
informative manner. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) Workshop: Working with Professional Standards to
Progress to Full Registration
This workshop is for provisionally registered teachers and their supervisors/mentors who would like
information on how to progress to full registration using the Australian Professional Standards for
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
CQ TAFE, Emerald
63 George Street, Brisbane
Brisbane Catholic Education
Centre, North Lakes
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
CQ TAFE, Emerald
8
Teachers, school leaders
8
Business services
managers
8
RTO managers, HODs,
trainers and assessors
8
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
9
Teachers, school leaders
9
Teachers
9
Teachers
9
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
Teachers. For more information contact the QCT on 3377 4777 or to register visit the QCT website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA): Transition Forum
This forum will discuss ways to support children’s transition from kindergarten to school. For more
information and to register, contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi): Leadership for School Business Managers
Program
This six to twelve month leadership program is designed for Business Managers working in
increasingly devolved and accountable contexts. It will help them lead diverse teams, adapt to
change and work collaboratively to achieve improved governance and business deliverables for their
school. The program includes face-to-face and online learning. For more information contact QELi on
3007 5222 or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Supporting the delivery of quality VET in
schools
This assessment workshop will focus on supporting school RTOs to improve the quality of VET
assessment and delivery. The objective of this workshop is to build on the foundation skills
developed in the 2012 QSA VET Branch workshop: Assessment for Learning – a guide for
developing VET assessment tools. Participants will review aspects of what makes a quality VET
assessment tool and then have the opportunity to create and develop specific tools. The principles,
skills and knowledge gained at the workshop will be applicable across vocational training areas. For
more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
Epilepsy Queensland: Understanding Epilepsy Workshop
The topics covered in this three-hour workshop include introduction to epilepsy, recognising the types
of seizures, seizure management, minimising triggers, first aid and emergency situations and
information about the resources available. For more information and to register, contact Epilepsy
Queensland on 3435 5000 or 1300 852 853 (outside Brisbane) or visit their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: Facebook privacy and security
The Cybersafety team regularly assists schools to respond to Facebook incidents affecting their
school community. Join the team in this session as they share advice and tips on Facebook Privacy
and Security settings. This live program is presented in an easy to understand, thorough, nontechnical and informative manner. The presentation covers a range of Facebook Privacy and
Security tips including advice on Facebook account and post privacy, tips on setting up Facebook
security settings and alerts, advice on general password safety and discussion of DETE Code of
conduct. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
ACHPER Central Queensland Conference
This conference of the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER)
will have more information available shortly. For more information contact ACHPER on 3895 8383 or
visit their website.
ANZELA – Legal Studies Teachers’ Conference
Keynote speaker for this Australia and New Zealand Educational Law Association (ANZELA)
conference will be Professor Chris Cunneen, who has a keen interest in an alternative to the everincreasing reliance on imprisonment known as Justice Reinvestment which requires the redirecting of
resources from prison to community. For more information contact ANZELA on 38061220 or visit
their website.
Epilepsy Queensland: Understanding Epilepsy Workshop
The topics covered in this three-hour workshop include introduction to epilepsy, recognising the types
of seizures, seizure management, minimising triggers, first aid and emergency situations and
information about the resources available. For more information and to register, contact Epilepsy
Queensland on 3435 5000 or 1300 852 853 (outside Brisbane) or visit their website.
Kedron Wavell Services Club,
Chermside
Brisbane
Rockhampton Leagues Club,
Rockhampton
Gladstone
OneChannel web conference
Rockhampton
State Parliamentary Annex,
Brisbane
Gladstone
10
Teachers, school leaders
10
All employees
10
Teachers
10-11
Teachers
12
Teachers
12
Teachers, school leaders
12
Teachers
12
Teachers
12-16
Executive leaders, public
sector employees
Global Learning Centre (GLC) - Global Perspectives in the Australian Geography Curriculum
This half-day-seminar will focus on complimentary global education resources and strategies to
engage students and develop geographical skills and conceptual understanding. Workshops include
utilising picture books to build mapping skills and investigating an effective framework for teaching
about other countries. For more information and to register contact the Global Learning Centre on
3857 6666 or visit their website.
Building Active Communities Workshops: Get Active Queensland Accreditation Program
This free training can lead to recognised accreditation in coaching, officiating and sports first aid. For
more information contact Steve Paulsen, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and
Racing on 3338 9265 or visit their website.
English Teachers Association of Queensland (ETAQ): Beginning Teachers Day
The ETAQ professional development event is designed especially for teachers in their first five years
of teaching, and those who are about to enter the profession. For more information contact the ETAQ
on 3284 3718 or visit their website.
BETA Early Career Induction Conference: Spirit of Learning Conference
The Beginning and Establishing Teachers’ Association (BETA) conference will focus on literacy,
numeracy, behaviour management, feedback, explicit teaching and digital pedagogy. Delegates will
receive practical strategies to adapt to their context. Keynote speakers include Mark Davidson and
Peter Janetzki. For more information contact BETA or to register, visit their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: edStudio for beginners 1 of 4
edStudios provide a learning space for students and staff to create, author and publish content to
construct knowledge and understandings. In edStudio, teachers create lessons, projects or learning
activities by combining media from edTube, Learning Place resources and other teaching resources
and content. Part 1 of the series looks at examples of edStudio and how they can be used. You will
also learn how to create your own edStudio. The next programs are 19, 26 May and 2 June. For
more information and to register visit OneChannel.
Australian College of Educators (ACE) Lifelong Learning Seminar with Professor Michael
Osborne
Professor Michael Osborne will present ‘Learning to be a Lifelong Learner: Three things I have learnt
– including what it means to be a lifelong learner’ looking at metacognition, self-directedness,
information literacy and entrepreneurship. Can these be measured, taught and developed’. For more
information and to register, visit the ACE website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Business Communication and Technologies
assessment
This assessment workshop will focus on evaluating, refining and designing effective assessment for
Business Communication and Technologies using the 2012 syllabus. For more information contact
the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Drama assessment
This workshop will develop the understanding required to design effective assessment instruments
for the Drama (2013) senior syllabus. It will involve discussions about objectives, standards and
techniques and provide opportunities to evaluate, design, and refine effective assessment
instruments. For more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
Melbourne Business School – Mt Eliza Executive Education: Finance for Non-Financial
Managers Program
This program demystifies finance in an accessible, relatable environment. Participants will gain a
working knowledge of the key financial tasks they need to fulfil as a manager. They will become
confident with financial terms and processes, and will hone their financial sense to know when things
are going well – and when something is not right. For more information contact the Mt Eliza National
St Joseph’s College, Springhill
Rockhampton
Brigidine College, Indooroopilly
Hilton Hotel, Brisbane
OneChannel web conference
Griffith University, Mt Gravatt
Campus
Ipswich Special School, Ipswich
St James Parish, Toowoomba
Carlton, Victoria
12-16
Executive leaders
12-16
Executive leaders
12-16
Executive leaders, public
sector employees
12, 26-27
May & 20
June
Executive leaders
13
Teachers, public sector
employees
13
RTO managers, HODs,
trainers and assessors
14
Teachers, school
Enquiry Centre on 1800 006 680 or visit their website.
UQ Business School: Finance and Accounting for Non-Finance Executives
This course teaches how financial date is generated and reported, as well as how it is used for
decision making, analysis, and valuation. It teaches the core concepts of finance and accounting in a
straightforward and easy-to-understand manner, including terminology and principles, financial
statements, distinction between income and cash flow, and valuation. Participants will learn how
financial data is used to make business decisions and to evaluate an organisation’s performance.
For more information contact Brad May, Development Manager, UQ Business School on 3346 7111
or visit their website.
Melbourne Business School – Mt Eliza Executive Education: New Leaders Development
Program
This program provides participants with the tools and insights to build their personal, team and
organisational effectiveness. They will learn to delegate effectively, set realistic goals and coach
others in order to achieve. This program maintains a strong interpersonal and personal development
focus. For more information contact the Mt Eliza National Enquiry Centre on 1800 006 680 or visit
their website.
Melbourne Business School – Mt Eliza Executive Education: Leading for Strategic Success
Program
This program will enable participants to build capacity and foster relations at all levels within their
organisation. By becoming more flexible and adaptable, they will achieve high-impact, transformative
outcomes to ensure their organisation thrives in the face of constant change. For more information
contact the Mt Eliza National Enquiry Centre on 1800 006 680 or visit their website.
Public Service Commission Emerging Leaders Program: Leading Strategic Initiatives and
Programs
This program delivered by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a flexible, work-based,
blended learning program that develops leadership skills and supports career development. There
are nine core active learning modules and participants may complete any numbers of these. The
program develops the skills and confidence to build and lead highly effective teams. This module
builds the essential skills and understandings that enable senior leaders to design and lead strategic
initiatives and change programs. For more information contact Rainet Mutandwa, QUT on 3138 4202
or the Public Service Commission on 300 32873 or visit their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: Basic Adobe InDesign CC
The areas to be covered in this presentation include desktop publishing basics, a brief walkthrough
of the interface, including important tools, panels and menus, creating documents, adding content
such as text and images, and exporting the document out as a PDF. Following each session,
resources (including the recorded session) will be shared on the Adobe Education Exchange for
teachers to use for ongoing professional learning and lesson resources. For more information and to
register visit OneChannel.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Supporting the delivery of quality VET in
schools
This assessment workshop will focus on supporting school RTOs to improve the quality of VET
assessment and delivery. The objective of this workshop is to build on the foundation skills
developed in the 2012 QSA VET Branch workshop: Assessment for Learning – a guide for
developing VET assessment tools. Participants will review aspects of what makes a quality VET
assessment tool and then have the opportunity to create and develop specific tools. The principles,
skills and knowledge gained at the workshop will be applicable across vocational training areas. For
more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: Contemporary Practice Resource - 1 to 1: Contemporary
Brisbane
Carlton, Victoria
Mt Eliza, Victoria
Brisbane
OneChannel web conference
Maroochy Surf Club,
Maroochydore
OneChannel web conference
leaders, eLearning
leaders
14
All employees
14
ICT leaders
14
School leaders
14
Executive leaders, public
sector employees
14
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
14-16
All employees
15
Teachers
15
RTO managers, HODs,
Learning spaces
This program will explore contemporary learning spaces. Discover how schools globally are
rethinking the concept of learning spaces, moving away from industrial-era models of classrooms to
learning spaces that support new learning paradigms giving students and opportunity to become
contemporary learners. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference Training – Part 3
Part 3 in the series explores quizzes and other moderator tools. Web conferencing tools include
VOIP, which enables either one-to-one or one-to-many voice communication; live video via web cam;
a shared whiteboard; chat; quizzes and polling. The polling tool aggregates the poll results in real
time. Web conferences also allow shared applications or connected digital devices such as
microscopes and data loggers, provide instructions to upload, display and share learning objects and
multimedia including podcasts. This is the third in a four-part series, with the next program on 21
May. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: BYOx Steps to implementing – Session 1
This session will provide participants with an understanding of BYOx within a State Schools context.
It will also outline the key items for schools to consider and will equip ICT leaders with a range of
online resources to support the investigation of BYOx at their school. There will be two further
sessions on 21 and 28 May. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
Professional Development Network (PDN) Afternoon Workshop
Guest speaker for this workshop is Lisa Newland, NeuroScience specialist at Sentis, who is
passionate about empowering, energizing and engaging students with emotion and purpose. Lisa’s
presentation will move leaders, aspiring leaders and staff interested in the holistic development of
students and neuroscience for learning. For more information and to register contact Mary Ellen
Feldhagen, Professional Development Network, Griffith University on 3735 5626 or visit their
website.
Public Service Commission (PSC) Thought Leaders Seminar: Budgeting for performance
This seminar presented by Michael Di Francesco covers aligning programs and budgets to measure
performance. For more information contact the Public Service Commission or to register click here.
Family Planning Queensland: Positive and protective – promoting healthy sexuality in
children and young people
Participants in this course will explore and discuss resources and strategies for promoting healthy
sexual development and personal safety skills. The information and resources presented are
grounded in the latest research and practice and will assist professionals in their work with children
and young people. For more information contact Family Planning Queensland on 3250 0246 or visit
their website.
Department of Justice and Attorney-General Dispute Resolution Training: Facilitating
effective groups
This three-day course will give participants the necessary theory, skills and process to become an
effective facilitator of groups. It can help build on existing experience or provide foundational
understanding for those who are just beginning in their role. For more information contact the
Department of Justice and Attorney-General on 3239 6277 or visit their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: edTube for beginners 1 of 2
edTube is an online gallery where staff and students can store and access images, video and audio
via albums. It can be used to support teaching, learning and assessment. Part 1 of the series looks
at examples of edTube and how they can be used. You will also learn how to create your own
edTube album. The next program will be 22 May. For more information and to register visit
OneChannel.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Supporting the delivery of quality VET in
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
Easts Leagues Club, Coorparoo
111 George Street, Brisbane
Gold Coast
Brisbane
OneChannel Web Conference
Ipswich Special School, Ipswich
trainers and assessors
15
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
15
All employees
15-16
Executive leaders
16
Teachers
16
Teachers
16-17
Teachers, school leaders
16-18
Teachers
18
Teachers
schools
This assessment workshop will focus on supporting school RTOs to improve the quality of VET
assessment and delivery. The objective of this workshop is to build on the foundation skills
developed in the 2012 QSA VET Branch workshop: Assessment for Learning – a guide for
developing VET assessment tools. Participants will review aspects of what makes a quality VET
assessment tool and then have the opportunity to create and develop specific tools. The principles,
skills and knowledge gained at the workshop will be applicable across vocational training areas. For
more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
Family Planning Queensland: Sexuality and relationships – Working with young people and
adults with a disability
This workshop explores sexuality and relationship issues and the impact of disability on individuals.
Participants will be actively involved in developing strategies to support healthy sexuality and
relationships for people with a disability. For more information contact Family Planning Queensland
on 3250 0246 or visit their website.
Epilepsy Queensland Workshop: Understanding Epilepsy
The topics covered in this half-day workshop include introduction to epilepsy, recognising the types
of seizures, seizure management, minimising triggers, first aid and emergency situations and
information about the resources available. For more information and to register, contact Epilepsy
Queensland on 3435 5000 or 1300 852 853 (outside Brisbane) or visit their website.
Public Service Commission (PSC) Masterclass: Budgeting for performance
This two-day Masterclass is presented by Michael Di Francesco and covers aligning programs and
budgets to measure performance. For more information contact the Public Service Commission or to
register click here.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Business Communication and Technologies
assessment
This assessment workshop will focus on evaluating, refining and designing effective assessment for
Business Communication and Technologies using the 2012 syllabus. For more information contact
the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Drama assessment
This workshop will develop the understanding required to design effective assessment instruments
for the Drama (2013) senior syllabus. It will involve discussions about objectives, standards and
techniques and provide opportunities to evaluate, design, and refine effective assessment
instruments. For more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
ACER Institute - Excellence in Professional Practice Conference: Teachers driving school
improvement
This Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) conference recognises that every day,
teachers and school leaders are responsible for improving learning among students. The conference
will provide an opportunity to report on and celebrate the improvements achieved within classes,
across the whole school or within networks of schools. For more information contact ACER on
(03) 9277 5403 or visit their website.
11th National Conference of the Children’s Book Council of Australia: Discovering National
Treasures
This conference aims to showcase Australia’s national literary treasures – well-known, awardwinning authors and illustrators, new and exciting creators and local ACT treasures. The program is
rich with treasures from all over Australia. For more information contact the conference organisers on
(02) 6285 3000 or visit the conference website.
Flying Arts Alliance: Early childhood and the Visual Arts
This hands-on forum for early childhood educators will explore the possibilities and practicalities of
Ipswich
Gabba Towers, Woolloongabba
Venue to be advised
St James Parish, Toowoomba
Townsville RSL, Townsville
Melbourne
Rex Hotel, Canberra
Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor
18
Teachers
18-21
Speech pathologists
19
Teachers
19
School leaders
19
School leaders
19
Teachers, school support
staff
19 May, 2-3 &
27 June
Executive leaders
delivering arts rich experiences in learning environments. With reference to the early years learning
framework, a team of facilitators and practising artists will guide participants through a series of
practical visual art experiences designed to build skills, understanding and knowledge. For more
information contact Chrissy Dwyer, Flying Arts on 3216 1322 or visit their website.
Flying Arts Alliance: Early Childhood and the Visual Arts – a hands-on forum for EC
Educators
This four-hour forum will explore the possibilities and practicalities of delivering arts rich experiences
in learning environments. With reference and linkages to the early years learning framework, a team
of facilitators and practising artists will guide participants through a series of practical visual arts
experiences designed to build skills, understanding and knowledge. For more information contact
Flying Arts Alliance on 3216 1322 or visit their website.
Speech Pathology Australia National Conference: Connections – client, clinician, context
Conference keynote speakers include Dr Susan Roulstone, Dr Susan Langmore and Associate
Professor Jacinta Douglas. For more information contact Speech Pathology Australia on
(03) 9642 4899, 1300 368 835 or visit their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: edStudio for beginners 2 of 4
edStudios provide a learning space for students and staff to create, author and publish content to
construct knowledge and understandings. In edStudio, teachers create lessons, projects or learning
activities by combining media from edTube, Learning Place resources and other teaching resources
and content. Part 2 of the series will demonstrate and provide participants with practical experience:
creating studio pages, setting up studio navigation. The next programs will be 26 May and 2 June.
For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi): Creating Superb School Leadership
Teams™
This program is designed for Principals who currently have a leadership team reporting to them. It
will increase their capability to work effectively with their school leadership team to achieve wholeschool improvement. It will provide them with strategies to develop a shared vision and establish
group protocols. It will also help shape team learning and build a coaching culture within their school.
For more information contact QELi on 3007 5222 or visit their website.
QASSP Program: How to Work Less, Produce More and Still Get the Job Done in a Sensible
School Week (Day 1 for Principals only)
This Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) program, presented by Malachi
Pancoast, will show participants how to maintain a sensible workweek by increasing personal
productivity and efficiency, organise the school community to produce breakthroughs in student
achievement, and employ best practices for using administrative support. For more information
contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website.
MultiLit Reading Tutor Program Workshop
This one-day workshop trains teachers in the delivery of the MultiLit Reading Tutor Program which
targets students who have not acquired the basic skills needed to become functional readers. The
program covers Word Attack Skills, Sight Words and Reinforced Reading and will teach students
how to generalise into connected text, as well as assisting in improving students’ reading accuracy,
fluency and comprehension. An easy to follow lesson format is employed which is explicit, structured
and systematic in approach. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more
information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website.
Public Service Commission Emerging Leaders Program: Communicating for Results
This program delivered by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a flexible, work-based,
blended learning program that develops leadership skills and supports career development. There
are nine core active learning modules and participants may complete any numbers of these. The
Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor
Crown Conference Centre,
Melbourne
OneChannel web conference
Brisbane
Cairns
Brisbane
Brisbane
19-20
All employees
19-22
20
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
Teachers, school leaders
20
Teachers, teacher aides
20
Teachers, school
leaders, teacher aides
20
School leaders, business
services managers
20
RTO managers, HODs,
trainers and assessors
20
All employees
program develops the skills and confidence to build and lead highly effective teams. In this module,
participants will develop these essential communications skills along with their ability to listen
actively, influence, advocate and persuade as they apply new models and approaches to the
communication challenges in their workplace. For more information contact Rainet Mutandwa, QUT
on 3138 4202 or the Public Service Commission on 300 32873 or visit their website.
Department of Justice and Attorney-General Dispute Resolution Training: Introduction to
conflict coaching
This two-day course will assist participants to support managers or individuals in existing workplace
conflict. For more information contact the Department of Justice and Attorney-General on 3239 6277
or visit their website.
SPELD Queensland Program – Sounds Write: The Foundations of the Dandelion Readers
This Specific Learning Disabilities Association (SPELD) three-day program will be presented by Mary
Gladstone. For more information contact SPELD Qld on 3394 2566 or visit their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: Personal stories from history – State Library Queensland
This program is facilitated by Samantha Harrington McFeeter, State Library of Queensland. With
over 4 million resources, SLQ can help meet your curriculum needs. This workshop will highlight the
personal stories in our collections and give you practical tips on using these primary resources for
historical enquiry. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: EAL/D Learners –Beginning to read
Participants will be introduced to some basic approaches that support EAL/D learners as they begin
to read in English. Several learning objects from The Learning Place will also be explored. For more
information and to register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: Contemporary Practice Resource – Green Screen Photography
Green screen photography is the process used to replace a solid coloured background in an image
with an alternative background. Using this technique, students can create amazing images, placing
the subject into scenes from history, fantasy or other geographic locations. This process allows
students to develop and demonstrate their creativity and higher order thinking skills. It can also
stimulate engagement in a topic. This 45-minute session will explain how to create green screen
effects without needing a green screen, using Paint.net and Microsoft PowerPoint, programs which
are available on Departmental computers. For more information and to register, visit OneChannel.
QASSP Program: How to Work Less, Produce More and Still Get the Job Done in a Sensible
School Week (Day 2 for Principals and Business Services Managers)
This Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) program, presented by Malachi
Pancoast, will show participants how to maintain a sensible workweek by increasing personal
productivity and efficiency, organise the school community to produce breakthroughs in student
achievement, and employ best practices for using administrative support. For more information
contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Supporting the delivery of quality VET in
schools
This assessment workshop will focus on supporting school RTOs to improve the quality of VET
assessment and delivery. The objective of this workshop is to build on the foundation skills
developed in the 2012 QSA VET Branch workshop: Assessment for Learning – a guide for
developing VET assessment tools. Participants will review aspects of what makes a quality VET
assessment tool and then have the opportunity to create and develop specific tools. The principles,
skills and knowledge gained at the workshop will be applicable across vocational training areas. For
more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
State Library of Queensland Short Course: Intro to Photoshop
This two-hour evening workshop will give a good understanding of the capabilities of the Photoshop
Brisbane
Queen Alexandra Home,
Coorparoo
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
Cairns
Townsville RSL, Townsville
The Edge, State Library
Queensland, South Bank
20
Teachers, school support
staff
20
School leaders, teachers,
public sector employees
21
All employees
21
ICT leaders
21
Teachers, school
leaders, teacher aides
21 May – 10
June online
preparation
and
continuing
School leaders
21
Teachers
21
Teachers, school leaders
software as well as some practical skills to allow further experimentation. For more information
contact the State Library of Queensland on 3842 9400 or visit their website.
MultiLit – Work Attack Skills: Extension
This one-day workshop trains teachers in the delivery of MultiLit's Word Attack Skills Extension
program. This program is for older students who are experiencing ongoing reading difficulties. The
focus is upon instruction in the decoding of multi-syllable words and words with complex letter
patterns. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit
on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website.
MindMatters: Getting Started
This workshop will provide participants with the confidence to explain MindMatters to the wide school
community, empowering students, parents and community to be involved. Participants will
understand how implementing MindMatters can assist in achieving the outcomes of school
improvement plans. The workshop covers the effective use of data and planning to engage the
school and builds the confidence, knowledge and skills necessary to begin, or continue with a wholeschool community approach to mental health. For more information or to register contact Janelle
Holmes, MindMatters Qld on 3512 8551 or visit their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: Training – Part 4
Part 4 in the series continues to explore moderator tools and looks at how to discover recordings.
Web conferencing tools include VOIP, which enables either one-to-one or one-to-many voice
communication; live video via web cam; a shared whiteboard; chat; quizzes and polling. The polling
tool aggregates the poll results in real time. Web conferences also allow shared applications or
connected digital devices such as microscopes and data loggers, provide instructions to upload,
display and share learning objects and multimedia including podcasts. For more information and to
register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: BYOx Steps to implementing – Session 2
Building on from Session 1, this session will guide participants through the various constraints and
enablers related to the implementation of BYOx. This session will draw attention to various topics to
be considered before implementing BYOx, such as school readiness, procurement, technical
environment, device selection and equity. The next session will be 28 May. For more information and
to register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: Multimodal Apps Series – Part 1: Create images
This session will focus on multimodal apps which create digital images. There are many iPad apps
which provide students with opportunities to demonstrate their understanding by creating digital
multimodal products. The next session will be 28 May. For more information and to register visit
OneChannel.
Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi): Emerging Principals Program™
This program is designed to support high-performing Deputy, Assistant and Associate Principals (and
equivalent) who aspire to the position of Principal. Practical and research-based, it will develop your
ability to lead effective teaching and learning, lead self and others, and lead improvement, innovation
and change. It will also help you engage and work with your school. For more information contact
QELi on 3007 5222 or visit their website.
Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) Workshop: Working with Professional Standards to
Progress to Full Registration
This workshop is for provisionally registered teachers and their supervisors/mentors who would like
information on how to progress to full registration using the Australian Professional Standards for
Teachers. For more information contact the QCT on 3377 4777 or to register visit the QCT website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA): Transition Forum
This forum will discuss ways to support children’s transition from kindergarten to school. For more
Brisbane
Mercure Gold Coast Resort,
Carrara
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
Novotel Hotel, Brisbane
Townsville RSL, Townsville
Gympie Conference Centre,
Gympie
21
School leaders, teachers,
public sector employees
22
**New
Teachers
22
Teachers, school leaders
22
Executives leaders
22
School leaders
22
RTO managers, HODs,
trainers and assessors
22
All employees
22
Teachers
information and to register, contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
KidsMatter Primary: Getting Started for Action Teams
This session provides information about the content of KidsMatter, its underpinning mental health
concepts and processes and tools for aiding implementation of KidsMatter while supporting school
priorities and strategic planning. Schools receive all the resources to begin the KidsMatter journey.
For more information contact KidsMatterQld on 3512 8500 or visit their website.
OneChannel Web conference: edTube for beginners 2 of 2
edTube is an online gallery where staff and students can store and access images, video and audio
via albums. It can be used to support teaching, learning and assessment.
Part 2 of the series will demonstrate and provide participants with practical experience: managing
studio permissions, uploading media and moderating content. For more information and to register
visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web conference: Contemporary Practice Resource – Student feedback with
digital tools
This session will explore how you can easily use technology to communicate to students how well
their knowledge, understanding and skills are developing in relation to their learning goals. Feedback
is an effective strategy to support assessment for, as and of learning. Students and teachers have a
range of technology available to them to support effective feedback practices. For more information
and to register visit OneChannel.
Public Service Commission (PSC) Thought Leaders Seminar: Complexity and leadership
This seminar presented by Mary Uhl-Bein covers applying ‘complexity science’ in way7s that
generate a new theory of leadership, enabling the learning, creative and adaptive capacity of
complex adaptive systems within a context of knowledge-producing organisations. For more
information contact the Public Service Commission or to register click here.
QASSP Program: How to Work Less, Produce More and Still Get the Job Done in a Sensible
School Week (Day 1 for Principals only)
This Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) program, presented by Malachi
Pancoast, will show participants how to maintain a sensible workweek by increasing personal
productivity and efficiency, organise the school community to produce breakthroughs in student
achievement, and employ best practices for using administrative support. For more information
contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Supporting the delivery of quality VET in
schools
This assessment workshop will focus on supporting school RTOs to improve the quality of VET
assessment and delivery. The objective of this workshop is to build on the foundation skills
developed in the 2012 QSA VET Branch workshop: Assessment for Learning – a guide for
developing VET assessment tools. Participants will review aspects of what makes a quality VET
assessment tool and then have the opportunity to create and develop specific tools. The principles,
skills and knowledge gained at the workshop will be applicable across vocational training areas. For
more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
State Library of Queensland Short Course: Intro to Coding for Web
This 2-hour evening workshop will get participants started with the basic of HTML and CSS. It will
cover HTML and CSS editors, the structure of the web page, basic HTML tags, basic CSS styling
and CSS selectors. No prior knowledge is required for this workshop. For more information contact
the State Library of Queensland on 3842 9400 or visit their website.
Flying Arts: PD4Arts Educators: Flying Arts Web TV- Art Materials that Inspire Creativity
This online workshop with Dr Manny Petavrakis will allow participants to inspire some classroom
creativity through the myriad of possibilities of new and different art materials. For more information
Country Comfort, Ipswich
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
Queensland University of
Technology, Gardens Point
Campus, Brisbane
Townsville
St James Parish, Toowoomba
The Edge, State Library of
Queensland, South Brisbane
Online workshop
22-23
Teachers, school leaders
22-23
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
23
School leaders, business
services managers
24
Teachers
26
**New
All employees
26
**New
Teachers
26
**New
Teachers, school leaders
26
School leaders
and to register, contact Flying Arts on 3216 1322 or visit their website.
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation: Introductory Program
This in-depth, hands-on training is designed to provide all the basics to teachers delivering kitchen
and/or garden classes, as well as specialists who deliver classes under the national program. The
program will cover everything from the philosophy of the Foundation, to specific kitchen and garden
skills, through to managing the program at your school. For more information contact the Foundation
on (03) 8415 1993 or visit their website.
Positive Schools 2014 - Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference: Voices for Wellbeing
Technology and creativity are powerful voices for building positive mental health, sustained wellbeing
and flourish school communities. This conference brings together the major players in ICT (Google
and Microsoft) and education to explore this interface. Conference guest speakers include Michael
Carr-Gregg, Tim Sharp, John Marsden, Andrew Fiu, Paula Robinson, Suan Yeo and Helen Street.
For more information contact Positive Schools on (08) 9388 8843 or visit their website.
QASSP Program: How to Work Less, Produce More and Still Get the Job Done in a Sensible
School Week (Day 2 for Principals and Business Services Managers)
This Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) program, presented by Malachi
Pancoast, will show participants how to maintain a sensible workweek by increasing personal
productivity and efficiency, organise the school community to produce breakthroughs in student
achievement, and employ best practices for using administrative support. For more information
contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website.
Queensland Association of Mathematics: Teachers (QAMT) Early Years Conference
This one-day event for teachers of Prep to Year 3 will present a keynote speaker followed by four
breakout sessions. Participants can share ideas and learn from other teachers working in
classrooms. For more information and to register, contact the QAMT on 3365 6505 or visit their
website.
OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR WHS First 3 Steps
The first in a series of two programs on MyHR WHS and covers the first three steps of the health and
safety incident process. First 3 steps for MyHR WHS are recording the incident details, completing
the injury illness sub-form(s) and submitting the incident for review. This one-hour program is suitable
for all who need to enter a Health and Safety incident. For more information and to register visit
OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: edStudio for beginners 3 of 4
edStudios provide a learning space for students and staff to create, author and publish content to
construct knowledge and understandings. In edStudio, teachers create lessons, projects or learning
activities by combining media from edTube, Learning Place resources and other teaching resources
and content. Part 3 of the series will demonstrate and provide participants with practical experience:
adding page components and styling your studio. Final program will be 2 June. For more information
and to register visit OnePortal.
Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi): Thought Leaders with Sir John Jones
Sir John is an internationally acclaimed educator who will share his views on topics including the
eight pillars of leading effective teaching and learning, focusing on commitment and contentment,
making a difference in education by working collectively and tacking challenges with an informed
approach and influencing major educational reforms for our students of today and tomorrow. For
more information contact QELi on 3007 5222 or visit their website.
Quality Schools, Inclusive Leaders
This high-quality capability development program for principals and school leadership teams focuses
on whole-school inclusive practices. The program is currently being delivered to state schools
throughout Queensland through the More Support for Students with Disabilities initiative. This
Central Queensland Institute of
TAFE, Mackay
Brisbane Convention and
Exhibition Centre, Brisbane
Townsville
Brisbane
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
Moda Portside, Hamilton
Central Queensland region
26
Teachers, learning
support staff, teacher
aides
26
School leaders
26-28
Executive leaders, public
sector employees
26-30
Executive leaders, public
sector employees
26 May –
18 July
Teachers
27
**New
School leaders, school
support staff
27
**New
School leaders, school
support staff
27
**New
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
initiative is also providing professional development for other school staff. For more information and
contact details visit OnePortal.
MultiLit – Positive Teaching Workshop
This workshop has been developed for training teachers in the skills and methods necessary for
creating a positive learning environment and implementing a clear behaviour management strategy.
MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02)
9888 3818 or visit their website.
QASSP Program: How to Work Less, Produce More and Still Get the Job Done in a Sensible
School Week (Day 1 for Principals only)
This Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) program, presented by Malachi
Pancoast, will show participants how to maintain a sensible workweek by increasing personal
productivity and efficiency, organise the school community to produce breakthroughs in student
achievement, and employ best practices for using administrative support. For more information
contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website.
Melbourne Business School – Mt Eliza Executive Education: Strategic Awareness and
Business Acumen Program
This program provides participants with an overview of the strategy process and an understanding of
their organisation as an integrated business system. It will enable participants to make more
informed business decisions that drive superior performance. For more information contact the Mt
Eliza National Enquiry Centre on 1800 006 680 or visit their website.
Melbourne Business School – Mt Eliza Executive Education: Leadership Development
Program
This program develops leaders who are capable of bridging levels and functions in the organisation,
leading other managers and turning strategy into action. For more information contact the Mt Eliza
National Enquiry Centre on 1800 006 680 or visit their website.
Japan Foundation: J-Basic Online for Teachers
The Japan Foundation provides an eight-week online course for teachers with a basic level of
Japanese who would like to build their language skills. Through this course teachers will develop a
working knowledge of Japanese grammatical structures and build their confidence and skills in using
Japanese effectively in the classroom. For more information contact the Japan Foundation or visit
their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR Payroll Verification
This 10-10.30am session is suitable for all school management and administration teams. MyHR
Payroll Verification is ideal for current MyHr Corporate Reports Level Access users who have access
to the Payroll Verification Report or they currently verify the paper based report. Through a series of
activities participants will access the payroll verification report, verify the data online and assign
access to another user. For more information and to register visit OnePortal.
OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR Payroll Verification
This 3.15 – 3.45pm session is suitable for all school management and administration teams. MyHR
Payroll Verification is ideal for current MyHr Corporate Reports Level Access users who have access
to the Payroll Verification Report or they currently verify the paper based report. Through a series of
activities participants will access the payroll verification report, verify the data online and assign
access to another user. For more information and to register visit OnePortal.
OneChannel Web Conference: Professional Standards for Teachers
The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers describe the day-to-day work of teachers and
recognise the importance of their influence on student learning. In this session, the facilitators will
discuss how the Standards are organised into three domains of professional knowledge, professional
practice and professional engagement; how they define high-quality, effective teaching practice
Brisbane
Brisbane
Carlton, Victoria
Mt Eliza, Victoria
Online course
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
27
**New
Teachers, school leaders
27
**New
Teachers
27
Teachers, school
leaders, teacher aides
27
School leaders
27
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
27
School leaders, business
services managers
27
RTO managers, HODs,
trainers and assessors
27
All employees
And how they support the daily work of teachers in their classrooms. For more information and to
register visit OneChannel.
Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi): Thought Leaders with Sir John Jones
Sir John is an internationally acclaimed educator who will share his views on topics including the
eight pillars of leading effective teaching and learning, focusing on commitment and contentment,
making a difference in education by working collectively and tacking challenges with an informed
approach and influencing major educational reforms for our students of today and tomorrow. For
more information contact QELi on 3007 5222 or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA): Business Management Assessment Workshop
This workshop will focus on using the syllabus dimensions and objectives to design effective
assessment instruments for the Business Management Senior Syllabus 2013. Participants will
develop an understanding of how to apply the standards of the new syllabus when designing and
implementing assessment. For more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: Spelling apps
This session will focus on iPad apps which will support students with developing their literacy skills,
specifically spelling. Apps will be discussed which can be used across a range of year levels. For
more information and to register, visit OneChannel.
Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi) Twilight Talks
Guest speaker for this Twilight Talk is Peta Sigley, Principal with The Resilience Institute in Australia.
Peta will talk about the importance of building resilience skills in individuals and leaders to enhance
wellbeing and performance. She will also discuss how building resilience can help people bounce
back from adversity, thrive on challenge, reach their full potential and have a positive impact on
others. For more information contact QELI on 3007 5230 or visit their website.
Family Planning Queensland – Traffic Lights Master Class: Working with children and young
people with problem sexual behaviours.
This intensive practice-based workshop will help educators develop their knowledge, skills and
confidence to support and respond to students with problem sexual behaviours. Participants will
have the opportunity to strengthen networks with child protection and support staff from government
and non-government agencies working with children with complex needs. For more information
contact Hayley Green, Family Planning Queensland on 3250 0246 or visit their website.
QASSP Program: How to Work Less, Produce More and Still Get the Job Done in a Sensible
School Week (Day 2 for Principals and Business Services Managers)
This Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) program, presented by Malachi
Pancoast, will show participants how to maintain a sensible workweek by increasing personal
productivity and efficiency, organise the school community to produce breakthroughs in student
achievement, and employ best practices for using administrative support. For more information
contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Supporting the delivery of quality VET in
schools
This assessment workshop will focus on supporting school RTOs to improve the quality of VET
assessment and delivery. The objective of this workshop is to build on the foundation skills
developed in the 2012 QSA VET Branch workshop: Assessment for Learning – a guide for
developing VET assessment tools. Participants will review aspects of what makes a quality VET
assessment tool and then have the opportunity to create and develop specific tools. The principles,
skills and knowledge gained at the workshop will be applicable across vocational training areas. For
more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
State Library of Queensland Short Course: Intro to Coding for Web
This two-hour afternoon workshop will get participants started with the basics of HTML and CSS. It
Southport Sharks Event Centre,
Southport
Arundel Hills Country Club, Gold
Coast
OneChannel web conference
Cavendish Road State High
School, Holland Park
Rockhampton
Brisbane
Kedron Wavell Services Club,
Chermside
The Edge, State Library of
Queensland, South Brisbane
27
School leaders, teachers,
public sector employees
27 May–16
June
online/in
school,
17-19 June,
20 June – 8
September
and ongoing
27 May
Program
ongoing
School leaders
27-29
Teachers, school leaders
28
**New
School leaders
28
**New
School leaders, school
staff and officers
responsible for finalising
MyHR WH&S incidents
28
**New
ICT leaders
Public sector employees,
executive leaders
will cover HTML and CSS editors, the structure of the web page, basic HTML tags, basic CSS styling
and CSS selectors. No prior knowledge is required for this workshop. For more information contact
the State Library of Queensland on 3842 9400 or visit their website.
MindMatters: Getting Started
This workshop will provide participants with the confidence to explain MindMatters to the wide school
community, empowering students, parents and community to be involved. Participants will
understand how implementing MindMatters can assist in achieving the outcomes of school
improvement plans. The workshop covers the effective use of data and planning to engage the
school and builds the confidence, knowledge and skills necessary to begin, or continue with a wholeschool community approach to mental health. For more information or to register contact Janelle
Holmes, MindMatters Qld on 3512 8551 or visit their website.
The QELi/ASAM Executive Leadership for School Principals Program
This Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi) in partnership with the Australian School of
Applied Management (ASAM) program will make a significant contribution to your ongoing
professional growth, at the same time refreshing your capacity to capitalise on the opportunities
offered by current policy initiatives. You will be challenged to rethink traditional approaches to leading
self, school and community. You will be encouraged to enhance your leadership capabilities,
enabling you to respond in innovative ways to the increasingly diverse needs of students and school
communities. For more information contact QELi on 3007 5222 or visit their website.
QUT Business School Public Sector Management Program (PSM) Program 126 – Introductory
Day
The Public Sector Management Program (PSM) is a leadership and management education program
for public sector middle managers and emerging leaders. With a distinctive curriculum developed by
academic and government experts, and endorsed by leading public policy organisations, it leads to
one of Australia’s pre-eminent qualifications in public sector management. For more information
contact Asanka Haluwana, Public Service Commission on 3003 2873 or visit the Queensland PSM
program website.
Australian Academy of Science Symposium: Science at the Shine Dome 2014 – Celebrating
Australian Science – Past, Present, Future
This annual three-day event offers teachers from around Australia the opportunity to meet the
nation’s highest-calibre scientists, and to hear about cutting-edge science across the disciplines. The
program is enhanced by an afternoon of targeted professional learning based around the conference
program and devised by a team of experts in pedagogy and curriculum development, with the
support of the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA) and the Australian Association of
Mathematics Teachers. For more information contact the Australian Academy of Science on
(02) 6201 9400 or visit their website.
Insights from the Year 7 Flying Start Pilot Program – Breakfast Series
To assist school leaders with planning for the move of Year 7 into their schools, the Flying Start team
would like to share the key learnings and insights from the schools involved in the pilot program. For
more information and to register visit Flying Start website on OnePortal.
OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR WHS Next Steps
This one-hour afternoon program will provide school executive teams with an opportunity to review
the next steps of incident management in MyHR WHS and identify the location administration set-up
for email notifications. This program is the second in a series of two programs on MyHR WHS and
covers the next steps of the incident review, incident investigation and finalisation. For more
information and to register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: BYOx Steps to implementing – Session 3
Building on from Session 2, the final session in our series will showcase some practical examples of
Jephson Hotel, Toowong, Brisbane
Brisbane
Townsville
The Shine Dome, Canberra
Gladstone Entertainment
Convention Centre
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
28
**New
Teachers, school leaders
28
**New
Teachers
28
Teachers, school
leaders, teacher aides
28
Teachers, school
leaders, teacher aides
28
Teachers, school leaders
28
School leaders
28
Teachers
28
RTO managers, VET
coordinators, training
managers,
trainer/assessors
how schools are putting their plan into action and implementing BYOx. This session will also draw
attention to the various support mechanisms available to ensure your implementation of BYOx is
sustainable and meeting the needs of your community. For more information and to register visit
OneChannel.
Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi): Thought Leaders with Sir John Jones
Sir John is an internationally acclaimed educator who will share his views on topics including the
eight pillars of leading effective teaching and learning, focusing on commitment and contentment,
making a difference in education by working collectively and tacking challenges with an informed
approach and influencing major educational reforms for our students of today and tomorrow. For
more information contact QELi on 3007 5222 or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA): Business Management Assessment Workshop
This workshop will focus on using the syllabus dimensions and objectives to design effective
assessment instruments for the Business Management Senior Syllabus 2013. Participants will
develop an understanding of how to apply the standards of the new syllabus when designing and
implementing assessment. For more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: Contemporary Practice Resource – Personalise ready-made
edStudios
This session will focus on two CPR example edStudios that support the development of early
foundational literacy skills. You will be guided through the process of copying an edStudio and
personalising it for use with your class. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: Multimodal Apps Series – Part 2: Creating videos
This session will focus on multimodal apps which create videos. There are many iPad apps which
provide students with opportunities to demonstrate their understanding by creating digital multimodal
products. The next session will be 4 June. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
Global Learning Centre (GLC) - Global Perspectives in the Australian Geography Curriculum
This half-day-seminar will focus on complimentary global education resources and strategies to
engage students and develop geographical skills and conceptual understanding. Workshops include
utilising picture books to build mapping skills and investigating an effective framework for teaching
about other countries. For more information and to register contact the Global Learning Centre on
3857 6666 or visit their website.
Professional Development Network: (PDN) Leadership Breakfast Series
Guest speaker for this event is Terry Kearney, Executive General Manager for Education and Health,
and Director, P&Cs Qld. Terry brings over 40 years of experience in the education sector to
Springfield Land Corporation, the master planners and developers of Greater Springfield. Terry is a
passionate, engaging presenter and expert in education. For more information contact Mary Ellen
Feldhagen, Professional Development Network, Griffith University on 3735 5626 or visit their
website.
Queensland Parliament: Teachers’ Workshop – Teaching and Learning about Parliament in
the Classroom
This workshop will enhance your knowledge of the processes of Parliament and Government and
show how to use the Parliament’s online resources in your teaching of the National Curriculum. It will
bring the workings of Parliament to life by viewing the Queensland Legislative Assembly Chamber
and an Estimates Committee hearing being conducted. For more information contact the
Parliamentary Education Officer on 3406 7090 or visit their website.
Velg Training: Developing Assessment for Clustered Units of Competency
This workshop has been designed to take participants through the process of designing assessment
tools for clusters of units of competency. For more information contact Velg Training on 3966 3888 or
visit their website.
Sunshine Coast Grammar School,
Forest Glen
QSA South Brisbane, South
Brisbane
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
Trinity Bay State High School,
Cairns
Queensland Cricketers’ Club, East
Brisbane
The Surf Club, Mooloolaba
Velg Training Rooms, Wavell
Heights
28
Program
commences
Teachers, school leaders
28-29 May &
10-12 June
Executive leaders
29
**New
School leaders, school
support staff
29
**New
All MyHR Corporate
Reporting users
29
**New
Teachers
29
RTO managers, HODs,
trainers and assessors
29
All employees
29-30
Executive leaders, public
sector employees
30
School leaders
Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi): Middle Leadership Program
This six-month blended learning program aims to build the capacity of middle managers to become
highly effective leaders of teaching, learning and school improvement. It will enable participants to
gain exposure to, and learn from, high-quality teaching and learning leadership practice. For more
information contact QELi on 3007 5222 or visit their website.
UQ Business School: Strategic Marketing and Communications
This course will enable participants to understand and up-skill on the latest marketing tools, concepts
and strategies including key components of strategic marketing planning, and how to develop,
evaluate and implement successful marketing strategies. The course focuses on the application of
marketing principles to practice, employing concepts and strategies relevant to today’s business
world. For more information contact Brad May, Development Manager, UQ Business School on
3346 7111 or visit their website.
OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR Verification
This half-hour program is suitable for all school leaders and school administration teams. MyHR
Payroll Verification is ideal for current MyHr Corporate Reports Level Access users who have access
to the Payroll Verification Report or they currently verify the paper based report. Through a series of
activities participants will access the payroll verification report, verify the data online and assign
access to another user. For more information and to register visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR Reports for schools
This one-hour program is suitable for all school management and administration teams. MyHR
Reports for Schools is ideal for current MyHr Corporate Reports Level Access users. Through a
series of activities participants will explore the reports available with their own school's data to
support Human Resource and Budget monitoring and planning. For more information and to register
visit OneChannel.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA): Business Management Assessment Workshop
This workshop will focus on using the syllabus dimensions and objectives to design effective
assessment instruments for the Business Management Senior Syllabus 2013. Participants will
develop an understanding of how to apply the standards of the new syllabus when designing and
implementing assessment. For more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Supporting the delivery of quality VET in
schools
This assessment workshop will focus on supporting school RTOs to improve the quality of VET
assessment and delivery. The objective of this workshop is to build on the foundation skills
developed in the 2012 QSA VET Branch workshop: Assessment for Learning – a guide for
developing VET assessment tools. Participants will review aspects of what makes a quality VET
assessment tool and then have the opportunity to create and develop specific tools. The principles,
skills and knowledge gained at the workshop will be applicable across vocational training areas. For
more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
State Library of Queensland Short Course: Intro to Photoshop
This two-hour evening workshop will give a good understanding of the capabilities of the Photoshop
software as well as some practical skills to allow further experimentation. For more information
contact the State Library of Queensland on 3842 9400 or visit their website.
The 2014 Australian Women’s Leadership Symposium
This symposium represents an opportunity to reflect on your own leadership aspirations and build
meaningful life-long connects. It enables female leaders at all levels to leverage their individual
strengths and realise greater life and career fulfilment. For more information contact Women and
Leadership Australia on 1300 735 904 of visit their website.
Insights from the Year 7 Flying Start Pilot Program – Breakfast Series
Brisbane
Brisbane
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
Alexandra Hills Hotel, Alexandra
Hills
Brothers Leagues Club Cairns,
Manunda
The Edge, State Library
Queensland, South Brisbane
Hilton Hotel, Brisbane
Rydges Southbank Townsville
**New
30
**New
Teachers, school
leaders, eLearning
leaders
30
Teachers, school
leaders, teacher aides
30
School leaders
30
Teachers
30-31
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
31
School leaders, business
services managers
31
Teachers
To assist school leaders with planning for the move of Year 7 into their schools, the Flying Start team
would like to share the key learnings and insights from the schools involved in the pilot program. For
more information and to register visit Flying Start website on OnePortal.
OneChannel Web Conference: Contemporary Practice - Resource 1 to 1: Contemporary
Teacher
This program will explore the attributes of a contemporary teacher. Discover how a contemporary
teacher engages and empowers students to transform the way they think and learn and to give them
greater control over how, where and when they learn. The program will refer to the Contemporary
Practice Resource, contemporary schools and be underpinned by learning models such as the
SAMR model, 21st Century Learning Design and blended learning. This is part of a three program
series with the next programs on & and 14 May. For more information and to register visit
OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: Contemporary Practice Resource – Augmented reality
exploration – part 1
This is the first of a three part series on Augmented reality (AR). In this session, you will explore
augmented reality and look at examples of apps that facilitate this. Augmented reality is where real
world elements are augmented through the unification of digital software and live surroundings. It
involves viewing a trigger image through a mobile device using a specific application (app). The
trigger image can be printed or real-life. Overlayed images, video or data will then appear and can be
viewed on the mobile device. This technology can be applied across a range of subject areas for
students to develop and apply understandings. This series has been created using iOS devices. For
more information and to register visit OneChannel.
QASSP Program: How to Work Less, Produce More and Still Get the Job Done in a Sensible
School Week (Day 1 for Principals only)
This Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) program, presented by Malachi
Pancoast, will show participants how to maintain a sensible workweek by increasing personal
productivity and efficiency, organise the school community to produce breakthroughs in student
achievement, and employ best practices for using administrative support. For more information
contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website.
ACHPER North Queensland Conference
This conference of the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER)
will have more information available shortly. For more information contact ACHPER on 3895 8383 or
visit their website.
2014 Early Childhood Education Conference: Together We Grow – preparing children for life
This conference aims to inspire, engage and bring together the early childhood sector that
collectively provides quality early childhood education for children, with a special emphasis on
preparing children for life. For more information contact the conference organisers on (03) 9489 3500
or visit their website.
QASSP Program: How to Work Less, Produce More and Still Get the Job Done in a Sensible
School Week (Day 2 for Principals and Business Services Managers)
This Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) program, presented by Malachi
Pancoast, will show participants how to maintain a sensible workweek by increasing personal
productivity and efficiency, organise the school community to produce breakthroughs in student
achievement, and employ best practices for using administrative support. For more information
contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website.
English Teachers Association of Queensland (ETAQ): Seminar 2
More information about this seminar will be available shortly. Contact ETAQ on 3284 3718 or visit
their website.
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
Toowoomba
Cairns
Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne
Toowoomba
Brisbane Grammar School
31
All employees
31
All employees
Updated 27 May 2014
Building Active Communities Workshops: Get Active Queensland Accreditation Program
This free training can lead to recognised accreditation in coaching, officiating and sports first aid. For
more information contact Steve Paulsen, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and
Racing on 3338 9265 or visit their website.
State Library of Queensland Short Course: Intermediate Photoshop
This four-hour afternoon workshop will focus on skills for different editing techniques. It will provide
the know-how to tackle more complicated effects like colour correction, lighting adjustment and
photograph combinations. For more information contact the State Library of Queensland on 3842
9400 or visit their website.
Cairns
The Edge, State Library
Queensland, South Bank