September 2013
2
Teachers, school
leaders, Early Childhood
staff
2
Teachers, school leaders
2
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
2
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
2
Teachers, school leaders
3
Teachers, school
leaders, Early Childhood
staff
3
Teachers, school leaders
Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) Information Session
This free three-hour information session will include an overview of results in the 2012 collection and
key changes since the 2009 collection, how to read and understand your community profile and use
the AEDI national website and practical examples on how the results can be used in your
organisation. For more information please visit the AEDI website, or to register online here.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Implementing the Australian Curriculum:
Geography P-10
This workshop will provide an overview of and strategies for implementing the Australian Curriculum:
Geography and provide support resources. Participants will have the opportunity to explore, discuss
and develop knowledge and understanding of the Australian Curriculum: Geography. For more
information contact the QSA on 3864 0299 or visit their website.
Building Active Communities Workshops: Sports Psychology
This free workshop explores key components and techniques for ‘psyching up’ to perform at your
best. It will cover techniques to allow an athlete to relax and focus their attention in a positive manner
on the task at hand. For more information contact the Brisbane Regional Office, Department of
National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing on 1300 656 191 or 3896 9931or visit their website.
Building Active Communities Workshops: Strength and Conditioning
This free workshop provides a basic level of information for those working at the beginner coaching
level to aid in the application and design of strength and conditioning programs. For more information
contact the South West Region Office, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
on 1300 656 191 or 4615 3600 or visit their website.
KidsMatter: Implementation support and network meeting
This workshop provides an opportunity for sharing experiences in implementing KidsMatter. In
addition to building networks and collegial support, these workshops also provide additional
professional learning and support from KidsMatter staff to enhance the implementation process. For
more information contact KidsMatter on 1800 543 767 or visit their website.
Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) Training Session
This free full-day training session will include how to read and understand local community profiles
and use the AEDI national website, practical examples of how the results can be used to implement
actions to improve outcomes and resources and strategies that can be used to share AEDI results
with others. For more information please visit the AEDI website, or to register online here.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Implementing the Australian Curriculum:
Geography P-10
This workshop will provide an overview of and strategies for implementing the Australian Curriculum:
Geography and provide support resources. Participants will have the opportunity to explore, discuss
and develop knowledge and understanding of the Australian Curriculum: Geography. For more
Tropical North Queensland
Institute of TAFE, Manunda
QSA, Melbourne Street, South
Brisbane
Morningside AFL, Hawthorne
Charleville
Mackay
Tropical North Queensland TAFE,
Manunda
Terrace Gardens, Mount Isa
3
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
3
Teacher aides, teachers
3-4
September &
5-6
November
School leaders,
Executive leaders
3-5
All employees
4
Teachers, school leaders
4
Teachers, school leaders
4
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
4
Teachers, school leaders
4-6
Teachers, public sector
employees
information contact the QSA on 3864 0299 or visit their website.
Building Active Communities Workshops: Strength and Conditioning
This free workshop provides a basic level of information for those working at the beginner coaching
level to aid in the application and design of strength and conditioning programs. For more information
contact the South West Region Office, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
on 1300 656 191 or 4615 3600 or visit their website.
Teacher Aide/Teacher Professional Development Sessions: Hidden Disabilities
This 3-hour workshop will combine the Hidden Disabilities plus Dyslexia and reading perceptual
problem workshops. The course facilitator is Sharon Boyce, disabled author and educator. This
course is designed around understanding and supporting dyslexia, reading problems, vision
problems and perceptual motor issues evident in all classrooms. For more information contact
Sharon Boyce, Discovering DisAbility and Diversity, USQ on 0417 708 945 or visit their website.
Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi): Coaching Accreditation Program
This program is designed for leaders and managers who want to build their leadership skills to
manage themselves and others toward greater performance. It develops a higher level of coaching
knowledge and skill, leading to an industry-recognised credential in coaching. For more information
call QELi on 3007 5222 or visit their website.
Department of Justice and Attorney-General - Dispute Resolution Branch: Facilitating
Effective Groups
This motivating three-day course gives 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 this role. For more information contact
the Dispute Resolution Branch on 3239 6277 or visit their website.
Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) School Workshop
This free 1.5 hour session will include how to read, understand and use your AEDI School Profile
and practical examples of how schools can use the results to improve outcomes for children. For
more information please visit the AEDI website, or to register online here.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Implementing the Australian Curriculum:
Geography P-10
This workshop will provide an overview of and strategies for implementing the Australian Curriculum:
Geography and provide support resources. Participants will have the opportunity to explore, discuss
and develop knowledge and understanding of the Australian Curriculum: Geography. For more
information contact the QSA on 3864 0299 or visit their website.
Building Active Communities Workshops: Strength and Conditioning
This free workshop provides a basic level of information for those working at the beginner coaching
level to aid in the application and design of strength and conditioning programs. For more information
contact the South West Region Office, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
on 1300 656 191 or 4615 3600 or visit their website.
KidsMatter Primary Briefing
This briefing provides information about KidsMatter and how it can support the world of school
leaders, school, education and health personnel with a focus on the importance of gaining the
support of the school staff and parent body. It provides all the information schools need to make a
decision about participating in KidsMatter. For more information contact KidsMatter on 1800 543 767
or visit their website.
Rock and Water Workshop
This workshop offers a new way to interact with students through physical/social teaching. It offers a
framework of exercises and ideas to assist boys to become aware of purpose and motivation in their
lives. For more information contact the Family Action Centre, University of Newcastle on (02) 4921
Quilpie
Jacaranda Room, Grand Central
Shopping Centre, Toowoomba
Brisbane
Brisbane
Tropical North Queensland
Institute of TAFE, Manunda
Arundel Hills Country Club,
Arundel
Thargomindah
Ironside State School, St Lucia
Cairns
5
Teachers
5
School leaders
5
Teachers, school leaders
5
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
5
Teachers
5
Teachers
5-6
Public sector employees
6
All employees
6
Teachers, school leaders
6403 or visit their website.
Queensland College of Teachers Web Conference: Module One – Introducing the Australian
Professional Standards for Teachers
This web conference is designed to familiarise teachers with the new Australian Professional
Standards for Teachers. The program will develop an initial understanding of how the Standards
impact on teacher practice and registration requirements. For more information and to register, visit
OneChannel.
Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) Workshop: High Performing
Teams Through a Culture of Trust
In this workshop, presented by Earle Taylor, participants will learn to gain instant rapport in
conversations; relate to another person’s perception of reality; define trust; apply a set of specific
leadership behaviours to establish trust, and restore trust when it is lost. For more information and to
register, contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Implementing the Australian Curriculum:
Geography P-10
This workshop will provide an overview of and strategies for implementing the Australian Curriculum:
Geography and provide support resources. Participants will have the opportunity to explore, discuss
and develop knowledge and understanding of the Australian Curriculum: Geography. For more
information contact the QSA on 3864 0299 or visit their website.
Building Active Communities Workshops: Strength and Conditioning
This free workshop provides a basic level of information for those working at the beginner coaching
level to aid in the application and design of strength and conditioning programs. For more information
contact the South West Region Office, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
on 1300 656 191 or 4615 3600 or visit their website.
CineClub Teacher Training
This one-day course will cover making low-budget digital films, taking participants through the preproduction, production and post-production processes. Teachers will learn how to launch curriculum
subjects using film, and develop areas of literacy through exploring narratives from page to screen.
CineClub training is endorsed by the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM). For more information
contact Marc Barrett on 0422 359 197 or visit their website.
Peer Support Implementation Training Workshop
This workshop investigates a whole-school approach to developing and maintaining a positive school
culture and the Peer Support Program. For more information contact the Peer Support Foundation on
02 9905 3499 or visit their website.
10th Annual BiiG Network Public Sector Conference: Opportunity Knocks
This conference aims to inspire, to help build an innovative and flexible public service equipped to
meet the needs and expectations of Queenslanders, and open the door to new opportunities. There
will be speakers, storytellers, innovators and public sector leaders who will share their experiences
and knowledge. Keynote speaker will be Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive of NESTA (National
Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts). For more information and to register, visit the
conference website.
Corporate Procurement Training – Online and Face-to-face
This course comprises online theory training through the Learning Place and then a half-day face-toface. The course aim is to ensure that staff responsible for undertaking purchases are familiar with
the department’s policies and procedures and aware of their roles and responsibilities. For more
information visit the Purchasing Training website on OnePortal or contact Corporate Procurement
Branch on 3235 4131.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: NAPLAN – Reading Years 7 and 9
OneChannel web conference
Wilston State School, Brisbane
Maroochy Surf Club,
Maroochydore
Cunnamulla
Brisbane
Toowoomba
Mercure Brisbane, North Quay
Online through the Learning Place
and Education House, Brisbane
Kevin Castles Centre, Diocesan
6
School leaders, teachers
6
Teacher aides, teachers
7
Teachers, school leaders
7
Teachers, school leaders
9
Teachers, teacher aides
9-10
Teachers, school
leaders, school staff
10
Teachers, school
leaders, Early Childhood
staff
10
Public sector employees,
executive officers
This workshop will provide key messages from NAPLAN Years 7 and 9 Reading tests, key issues
related to reading comprehension and strategies to address the key issues. For more information
contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) Workshop: Aus Identities –
Leadership in Action
This interactive workshop presented by Michael White is one of several modules in the Aus Identities
Program and will give participants a working knowledge of the different personality types and
temperaments, as well as a better understanding of themselves. For more information and to
register, contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website.
Teacher Aide Day – Brisbane Inclusion PD Workshop
This 2.5 hour workshop will give participants a hands-on experience exploring disability and diversity
with Sharon Boyce, disabled author and educator. It will give participants a handle on understanding
some of the issues and feelings that face the students in their classroom everyday, and will be a
positive energizing experience that will provide key solutions. For more information contact Sharon
Boyce, Discovering DisAbility and Diversity, USQ on 0417 708 945 or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: NAPLAN – Literacy and Numeracy Years 3
and 5
Many workshops about NAPLAN focus on broad statewide trends which may, or may not, be
relevant in every classroom. This series of workshops is targeted to Years 3 and 5 and the areas of
literacy and numeracy they often find challenging. Participants can choose either a literacy or
numeracy option for each concurrent session. For more information contact the QSA on 3864 0471
or visit their website.
KidsMatter: Facilitating Component 3: Working with Parents and carers
This event familiarises participants with the target areas of Component 3 focusing on developing
collaborative working relationships and support networks with parents and carers, and providing
support for parenting. It also considers whole-school staff processes and prepares participants to
effectively deliver the professional learning to the staff group. For more information contact
KidsMatter on 1800 543 767 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 in the second half of Year 3 through to young adults who
are experiencing on-going reading difficulties. The focus is upon instruction in the decoding of multisyllable words and words with complex letter patterns. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie
University. For more information contact Sue Nicholson on (02) 9886 6600 or visit their website.
2013 School Safety Conference: Safety Systems – Safety Doesn’t Happen by Accident
This conference will cover the latest in School Safety practices and technologies from a wide range
of keynote speakers. For more information visit their website.
Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) Information Session
This free three-hour information session will include an overview of results in the 2012 collection and
key changes since the 2009 collection, how to read and understand your community profile and use
the AEDI national website and practical examples on how the results can be used in your
organisation. For more information please visit the AEDI website, or to register online here.
Queensland Parliament Seminar: Relationship Between the Parliament and the Executive
This full-day seminar is designed to give public sector officers (AO2-AO5) a detailed knowledge and
understanding of the processes and procedures the Parliament uses to scrutinise the actions of
Executive Government. Topics covered include: the application of the doctrine of the separation of
powers to Queensland’s unicameral Parliament; reforms to the Parliamentary Committee system; the
Budget and Estimates process; scrutiny of the legislative process and the role of a Minister at the
Education Centre, Rockhampton
Brisbane
Staff Room, USQ Springfield
Kevin Castles Centre, Diocesan
Education Centre, Rockhampton
Kalamia State School, Ayr
Brisbane
Ormiston College, Ormiston
Conference Centre, 80 George
Street, Brisbane
Parliament House, Brisbane
10
Teachers, school leaders
10
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
10
Teachers, school leaders
11
Teachers
11
Teachers
11
Teachers, school leaders
11
Teachers
11
VET managers, trainers
11
Teachers
parliamentary and Executive levels. For more information contact Brenda Binotto, Queensland
Parliament on 3406 7476 or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Implementing the Australian Curriculum:
Geography P-10
This workshop will provide an overview of and strategies for implementing the Australian Curriculum:
Geography and provide support resources. Participants will have the opportunity to explore, discuss
and develop knowledge and understanding of the Australian Curriculum: Geography. For more
information contact the QSA on 3864 0299 or visit their website.
Building Active Communities Workshops: Athlete Recovery
This free workshop will teach a range of recovery processes including refuelling, replacing fluids and
electrolytes and building recovery into an athlete’s training program. For more information contact the
Far North Regional Office, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing on 1300 656
191 or 4222 5236 or visit their website.
KidsMatter: Facilitating Component 2: 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 KidsMatter on 1800 543 767 or visit their website.
Queensland College of Teachers Web Conference: Module One – Introducing the Australian
Professional Standards for Teachers
This web conference is designed to familiarise teachers with the new Australian Professional
Standards for Teachers. The program will develop an initial understanding of how the Standards
impact on teacher practice and registration requirements. For more information and to register, visit
OneChannel.
OneChannel Web Conference: EdStudio – GameSalad game development
In this session, participants will be amazed at how EdStudios can be used to introduce a new school
unit and how the learning extends beyond the classroom wall. This session will also discuss the topic
of Game Development in education and how the “GameSalad” Application has changed the way
students engage with gaming. For more information visit OneChannel.
Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) School Workshop
This free 1.5 hour session will include how to read, understand and use your AEDI School Profile
and practical examples of how schools can use the results to improve outcomes for children. For
more information please visit the AEDI website, or to register online here.
Queensland Studies Authority Workshop: Economics – assessment
This workshop will develop the understanding required to design effective assessment instruments
for the Economics Senior Syllabus 2010. It will focus on evaluating, refining and designing effective
assessment for Economics and syllabus standards. For more information contact the Queensland
Studies Authority on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
Queensland VET Development Centre (QVDC) Webinar Series: Effective Learner Support
How can an RTO structure and deliver support services to help improve the retention and completion
of learners? Explore how effort and resources can be directed to better engage with learners and
build resilience, independence and lifelong learning skills. For more information contact the QVDC or
visit their website.
Flipside Circus Teachers PD Day: Explore the possibilities of Circus in Schools
Under the guidance of professional circus performers/trainers and a qualified teacher, participants
can try their hand at trapeze, juggling and tight wire, and discover how circus can help students learn
subjects such as Drama, PE and even Science. Teachers can return to their classrooms with new
Kedron Wavell Services Club,
Chermside South
Yarrabah
Townsville
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
Ithaca Creek State School, Bardon
Townsville
Webinar
Alderley
11
Teachers, school leaders
11
Teachers, school leaders
11
Teachers, school leaders
11
Teachers, school leaders
11-13
All employees
11-13
Teachers, school leaders
12
All employees
12
Teachers
games, new skills and new ideas about teaching and learning. For more information contact Christine
Larsen, Flipside Circus on 3352 7233 or visit their website.
KidsMatter Primary: Facilitating Component 1 - A Positive School Community
This event familiarises participants with the target areas of Component 1 focusing on a school
community that promotes mental health and well-being, and developing respectful relationships,
belonging and inclusion. It also considers whole school staff processes and prepares participants to
effectively deliver the professional learning to the staff group. For more information contact
KidsMatter QLD on 1800 543 767 or visit their website.
KidsMatter: Facilitating Component 1: A positive school community
This event familiarises participants with the target areas of Component 1 focusing on a school
community that promotes mental health and well-being, and developing respectful relationships,
belonging and inclusion. It also considers whole-school staff processes and prepares participants to
effectively deliver the professional learning to the staff. Group. For more information contact
KidsMatter on 1800 543 767 or visit their website.
KidsMatter: Facilitating Component 2: 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 KidsMatter on 1800 543 767 or visit their website.
KidsMatter: Facilitating Component 3: Working with Parents and carers
This event familiarises participants with the target areas of Component 3 focusing on developing
collaborative working relationships and support networks with parents and carers, and providing
support for parenting. It also considers whole-school staff processes and prepares participants to
effectively deliver the professional learning to the staff group. For more information contact
KidsMatter on 1800 543 767 or visit their website.
Department of Justice and Attorney-General - Dispute Resolution Branch: Workplace conflict
resolution
This three-day course gives participants positive strategies to help manage conflict situations in the
workplace. The program comprises three one-day courses on managing difficult behaviours,
negotiation skills and prevention of workplace bullying. You can choose to attend one, two or three
days of the program. For more information contact the Dispute Resolution Branch on 3239 6277 or
visit their website.
Australian Association of Distance Education Schools Conference 2013: Innovate – Activate:
Making Blue Sky Teaching Happen
This conference will enable educators who work in compulsory and post-compulsory settings to
develop their understanding of the ways that eLearning can enhance the educational experiences
and outcomes of their students. The conference will highlight the eLearning opportunities and enable
delegates to examine a diverse range of innovative resources, digital technologies, teaching ideas
and management practices. For more information contact the Lauriston Girls School on (06) 139 864
611 or visit their website.
Ethical Standards Unit: Central Office Code of Conduct Training
This 2-hour face-to-face ethical decision making training and awareness session includes topics such
as the code of conduct, public interest disclosures, internal controls and fraud and corruption control.
For more information contact Ethical Standards Unit on 3404 3514 or visit their website on
OnePortal.
OneChannel Web Conference: Behaviour – Restorative Practice – Emotion
The web conference will cover the Biology of Emotion – a case for Restorative Practices in the
Charters Towers
Charters Towers
Kevin Castles Centre,
Rockhampton
Best Western Boulevard Lodge,
Kensington
Brisbane
Melbourne Cricket Ground,
Melbourne
Education House, Brisbane
Online web conference
12
Public sector employees
12
Teachers, school
leaders, Early Childhood
staff
12
Teachers, school leaders
12
All employees
13
Teachers, school leaders
16
Teachers
16
Teachers, school leaders
16
Executive leaders
16
Teachers
classroom. Understanding the biology of shame assists us to put Restorative Practices in place in the
classroom with integrity. For more information visit OneChannel.
Queensland Parliament Seminar: Introduction to How Parliament Works
This half-day seminar is designed to give public sector officers (AO2-AO5) an overview of
Queensland’s parliamentary system of Government. Topics covered include the constitutional
provisions for State Government, roles and structures of the Parliament, the Executive and the
Judiciary. During this seminar, officers will have the opportunity to observe the Parliament at work
and to participate in a session with a Member of Parliament about the work relationship between
Members of Parliament and the Public Service. A tour of the Parliament and its historical environs is
included. For more information contact Brenda Binotto, Queensland Parliament on 3406 7476 or visit
their website.
Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) Training Session
This free full-day training session will include how to read and understand local community profiles
and use the AEDI national website, practical examples of how the results can be used to implement
actions to improve outcomes and resources and strategies that can be used to share AEDI results
with others. For more information please visit the AEDI website, or to register online here.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: NAPLAN Reading Years 3 and 5
This workshop will provide key messages from the NAPLAN Years 3 and 5 Reading test, key issues
related to reading comprehension and strategies to address the key issues. For more information
contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
Epilepsy Queensland Workshop: Understanding Epilepsy
The topics covered in this 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 contact Epilepsy Queensland on
3435 5000 or 1300 852 853 (outside Brisbane) or visit their website.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: NAPLAN – Reading Years 7 and 9
This workshop will provide key messages from NAPLAN Years 7 and 9 Reading tests, key issues
related to reading comprehension and strategies to address the key issues. For more information
contact the QSA on 3864 0471 or visit their website.
Queensland College of Teachers Web Conference: Module Two – Transitioning to full
registration
This web conference will explore the characteristics and legislative requirements of the provisional
registration period. Participants will become familiar with the Australian Professional Standards for
Teachers and identify the link between the standards and full registration. A focus of the workshop is
to explain the new online process for provisionally registered teachers to apply and move to full
registration. For more information and to register, visit OneChannel.
OneChannel Web conference: Geography Year level plans and assessment P-6
This session will examine how the Australian Curriculum: Geography is addressed in the C2C:
Geography Year level plans and how the C2C: Geography Year level plans are organised. For more
information and to register visit OneChannel.
Public Service Commission: Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) Beyond Accounting:
Strategically Managing Public Funds
This module, which forms part of the Emerging Leaders Program run by the Queensland University
of Technology (QUT), is also offered as a stand-alone option. For more information, contact QUT on
3138 4202 or visit the Public Service Commission’s website.
OneChannel Web Conference: Reading to Learn Book Club
The Book Club is designed to support teachers in reading and reaction to the Reading to learn
handbook. Each month we will take a chapter to discuss, linking experienced teachers using this
Parliament House, Brisbane
Conference Centre, 80 George
Street, Brisbane
Ibis Cairns Colonial, Cairns
Gabba Towers, Woolloongabba
Ibis Cairns Colonial, Cairns
OneChannel web conference
OneChannel web conference
Brisbane
Online web conference
16
Teachers, school leaders
16
Teachers, teacher aides
16-18
Teachers
17
All employees
17
Teachers
17
Teachers, school
leaders, Early Childhood
staff
17
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
17
Teachers, school leaders
method with teachers who are just beginning to work in this field. For more information visit
OneChannel.
KidsMatter: Facilitating Component 3: Working with Parents and carers
This event familiarises participants with the target areas of Component 3 focusing on developing
collaborative working relationships and support networks with parents and carers, and providing
support for parenting. It also considers whole-school staff processes and prepares participants to
effectively deliver the professional learning to the staff group. For more information contact
KidsMatter on 1800 543 767 or visit their website.
MultiLit – PreLit Workshop
Prep PreLit is evidence-based and best practice, designed to complement a play-based learning
environment and can be taught to a whole class, small groups, or individually. The program
comprises 108 short, prescriptive lessons within which skills and concepts are taught explicitly and
systematically in a hierarchical sequence. There are two main components: phonological awareness
and oral language development through story book reading. MultiLit is a research initiative of
Macquarie University. For more information contact Sue Nicholson on (02) 9886 6600 or visit their
website.
Drumbeat 2013 Workshop
Drumbeat is an evidence-based therapeutic intervention program using music. It is made up of five
key components; drum songs to promote collaboration and increased levels of focus and
commitment; drum games with analogies that support engagement and teamwork; discussions linked
to healthy relationships that courage personal reflection; improvisation that supports creative
approaches to new challenges and a performance that provides recognition and a link to community.
Participants do not need prior musical knowledge. For more information contact the Family
Action Centre, University of Newcastle on (02) 4921 6403 or visit their website.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland Regional Breakfast Seminar
Safety experts and professionals from local businesses will come together to demonstrate how
industry can lead the way by sharing innovation, knowledge and experience. Guest speaker will be
Safety Ambassador Mal Meninga. For more information and to register, visit the Workplace Health
and Safety Queensland website.
OneChannel Web Conference: QAR Refresher
This web conference will provide a refresher course on QAR and reading comprehension strategies
using picture books from the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Prior knowledge and
understanding of QAR will be beneficial. For more information visit OneChannel.
Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) Information Session
This free three-hour information session will include an overview of results in the 2012 collection and
key changes since the 2009 collection, how to read and understand your community profile and use
the AEDI national website and practical examples on how the results can be used in your
organisation. For more information please visit the AEDI website, or to register online here.
Building Active Communities Workshops: Sports Psychology
This free workshop explores key components and techniques for ‘psyching up’ to perform at your
best. It will cover techniques to allow an athlete to relax and focus their attention in a positive manner
on the task at hand. For more information contact the Northern Queensland Regional Office,
Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing on 1300 656 191 or 4799 7010 or visit
their website.
KidsMatter Primary Briefing
This briefing provides information about KidsMatter and how it can support the world of school
leaders, school, education and health personnel with a focus on the importance of gaining the
support of the school staff and parent body. It provides all the information schools need to make a
Mount Isa Central State School,
Mount Isa
Ibis Hotel, Brisbane
Brisbane
RSL Services Club, Caloundra
OneChannel web conference
Wide Bay Institute of TAFE,
Maryborough
Townsville
Star of the Sea Primary School,
Cleveland
17
Teachers, school leaders
18
Teachers
18
All employees
18
Teachers, school
leaders, Early Childhood
staff
18
Teachers, school leaders
18
Teachers, school
leaders, public sector
employees
18-20
Executive leaders
19
All employees
19
Teachers, school
leaders, Early Childhood
decision about participating in KidsMatter. For more information contact KidsMatter on 1800 543 767
or visit their website.
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 receive all the resources to begin the KidsMatter Journey.
For more information contact KidsMatter on 1800 543 767 or visit their website.
Queensland College of Teachers Web Conference: Module Two – Transitioning to full
registration
This web conference will explore the characteristics and legislative requirements of the provisional
registration period. Participants will become familiar with the Australian Professional Standards for
Teachers and identify the link between the standards and full registration. A focus of the workshop is
to explain the new online process for provisionally registered teachers to apply and move to full
registration. For more information and to register, visit OneChannel.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland Regional Breakfast Seminar
Safety experts and professionals from local businesses will come together to demonstrate how
industry can lead the way by sharing innovation, knowledge and experience. Guest speaker will be
Safety Ambassador Mal Meninga. For more information and to register, visit the Workplace Health
and Safety Queensland website.
Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) Training Session
This free full-day training session will include how to read and understand local community profiles
and use the AEDI national website, practical examples of how the results can be used to implement
actions to improve outcomes and resources and strategies that can be used to share AEDI results
with others. For more information please visit the AEDI website, or to register online here.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) Workshop: Implementing the Australian Curriculum:
Geography P-10
This workshop will provide an overview of and strategies for implementing the Australian Curriculum:
Geography and provide support resources. Participants will have the opportunity to explore, discuss
and develop knowledge and understanding of the Australian Curriculum: Geography. For more
information contact the QSA on 3864 0299 or visit their website.
Building Active Communities Workshops: Beginner Sports Strapping
This free workshop offers technical and practical advice on sports strapping with a particular focus on
strapping techniques for the ankle, finger and thumb as well as the principles and application of
strapping as a post injury or preventative measure. For more information contact the Far North
Regional Office, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing on 1300 656 191 or
4222 5236 or visit their website.
Public Service Commission Executive Workshops: Delivering better outcomes for lower costs
In this workshop with David Albury, participants will learn how to devise and implement solutions to
deep and pressing problems at a significantly lower cost; encourage and ‘incubate’ innovative
processes and scale them from a pilot to a system-wide change. For more information, visit the
Public Service Commission’s website.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland Regional Breakfast Seminar
Safety experts and professionals from local businesses will come together to demonstrate how
industry can lead the way by sharing innovation, knowledge and experience. Guest speaker will be
Safety Ambassador Mal Meninga. For more information and to register, visit the Workplace Health
and Safety Queensland website.
Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) Information Session
This free three-hour information session will include an overview of results in the 2012 collection and
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Wide Bay Institute of TAFE,
Maryborough
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Chermside South
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Brisbane
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Queensland, Toowoomba
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key changes since the 2009 collection, how to read and understand your community profile and use
the AEDI national website and practical examples on how the results can be used in your
organisation. For more information please visit the AEDI website, or to register online here.
Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) School Workshop
This free 1.5 hour session will include how to read, understand and use your AEDI School Profile
and practical examples of how schools can use the results to improve outcomes for children. For
more information please visit the AEDI website, or to register online here.
SPELD – Joint Conference 2013: Pedagogy in Practice
This joint conference of LDA (Learning Difficulties Australia), LSTAQ (Learning Support Teachers’
Association of Queensland) and SPELD Qld Inc. (Association for Students with Learning
Difficulties/Disabilities) will consist of both formal presentations and a series of interactive workshops.
For more information contact SPELD on 3394 2566 or 1800 671 114 or visit their website.
CoralWatch: Caring for Corals Education Workshop
This one-day workshop is for senior science, marine and geography teachers or any teacher wanting
to find out more about reef science. The workshop will focus on colours on the reef, reef health,
threats to reefs, coral bleaching and the importance of reef conservation. It will cover how to use
tools such as the Virtual Reef and CoralWatch website for CoralWatching in the classroom. For more
information contact Diana Kleine, course coordinator at CoralWatch on 3365 3127 or visit their
website.
Global Learning Centre (GLC) Seminar: Environmental Education and Sustainability in the
Australian Curriculum
This seminar will feature a keynote by one of the world’s leading environmental educators, founder
and Director for the Centre for Environment Education India, Kartikeya Sarabhai. There will be
complimentary resources to assist delivery of the new Australian Curriculum Geography and the
CCP of Sustainability in key learning areas (P-10). For more information and to register contact GLC
on 3857 6666 or visit their website.
SPELD Seminar: Which assessment tool do I use when identifying learning problems in
children
The presenter for this Association for Students with Learning Difficulties/Disabilities (SPELD) seminar
is Jan Hughes. For more information contact SPELD on 3394 2566 or 1800 671 114 or visit their
website.
MTAQ Marine Teachers Association of Queensland 2013 Conference
Marine scientists from Griffith University will assist MTAQ in enabling teachers with Marine Science
‘best practice’ with the new syllabus. Teachers will have the opportunity to learn real marine science
from real marine scientists. For more information contact the conference organiser Grant Smith or
visit the MTAQ website.
OneChannel Web Conference: Geography Year Level Plans and Assessment 7-10
This session will examine how the Australian Curriculum: Geography is addressed in the C2C:
Geography Year level plans and how the C2C: Geography Year level plans are organised. For more
information and to register, visit OneChannel.
Japan Foundation: J-Basic Online for Teachers
This eight-week online course will develop a basic working knowledge of Japanese grammatical
structures and build confidence in skills in using Japanese effectively in the classroom. The course
assumes knowledge of the Japanese syllabary and ability to read hiragana and katakana.
Enrolments dose by 11 September. For more information visit the Japan Foundation website.
TNT: Therapy, Nursing and Teachers’ Conference 2013: TNT - Supporting Diverse School
Communities
The conference theme highlights a number of initiatives that are currently in place including ‘More
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Brisbane Convention and
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Moreton Bay Research Station,
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OneChannel Web Conference
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Support for Students with Disabilities’ and ‘Parent and Community Engagement’ and focuses on
school communities using evidence-based, inclusive practices for students with disabilities. For more
information visit the Disability Services Support Unit website.
ANZSOG Workshop: Managing Public Communication
This Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) workshop with course leader
Peter Thompson, examines the culture and ethos of the public communication role and explores
strategies for proactively managing communication in a government context. Three Australian case
studies will be workshopped during the program, and guest practitioners will talk about practical
challenges of dealing strategically with today’s communication environment, including new media.
For more information contact ANZSOG on (03) 8344 1990 or visit their website.
ASBA2013: Association of School Business Administrators Biennial Conference – From
Potential to Performance
The conference program will focus on bridging the gap between untapped potential and best
performance. An engaging educational program with a good balance of technical and general
interest topics is planned to boldly harness the intellectual power of delegates. For more information
contact the ASBA Secretariat on 3255 1002 or visit the conference website.
Business Communicators Queensland Speaker Series: Communicating the value you bring to
an organisation
This early morning 1.5 hour event will put two professionals’ front and centre to share with you their
methods in demonstrating success and value. They will take you through their qualitative and
quantitative approaches and ways on positioning our profession within the organisation. Guest
panellists are Clinton Parker, Senior Communicators Manager, Australian Communication Exchange
and Anne Moffat, Executive Director, State Services Department of the Premier and Cabinet. For
more information and to register, visit their website.
Building Active Communities Workshops: Get Active Queensland Accreditation Program
This free training can ultimately 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.
Building Active Communities Workshops: Beginner Sports Strapping
This free workshop offers technical and practical advice on sports strapping with a particular focus on
strapping techniques for the ankle, finger and thumb as well as the principles and application of
strapping as a post injury or preventative measure. For more information contact the South East
Regional Office, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing on 1300 656 191 or
3441 8142 or visit their website.
Australian Institute of Management (AIM Qld) Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety
This intensive course will provide a greater understanding of the scope and importance of workplace
health and safety. It will cover a set curriculum of 10 units of competency. AIM Qld are offering a 20%
discount on September enrolments. For more information contact AIM Qld on 1300 882 895 or visit
their website.
Queensland VET Development Centre (QVDC) Webinar Series: Using social media as an
e-learning strategy
Social media is a powerful communication medium that is becoming ubiquitous in use: valuable for
communicating, collaborating, retaining and harvesting knowledge. But can it be used effectively as a
tool for learning? For more information contact the QVDC or visit their website.
31st NSW Environmental Education Conference: Contributing to Global Hope –
Interconnectedness between Rural and Urban Landscapes
The conference mission is to create links and understandings between rural people, landscapes and
others. The focus will be on hands-on learning and interactivity. For more information visit their
Sydney
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Australian Association of Social Marketing (AASM) Symposium 2013: Tips, Traps and Tales of
Technology in Social Marketing
This symposium will enable participants to connect professionally and socially to share and learn
from the latest research and experience in successful social marketing practice using new
technologies. For more information and to register, visit the AASM website.
The Australian School Library Association (ASLA) XXIII Biennial Conference: The Curriculum
Experience: Connect, Integrate, Lead
With a focus on curriculum, delegates will be able to make connections within and across learning
areas by building expertise in the integration of technologies, literacies and literature. Build
leadership skills to make innovative and informed curriculum connects in your school. For more
information please contact the Conference Secretariat at ASLA on 3633 0510 or visit their website.
2013 AASE National Conference: The Door is Open – Repertoires of Practice
The national conference of the Australian Association of Special Education (AASE) will feature an
outstanding line up of international and national speakers who will be presenting on topics of relevant
to teachers and schools in the 21st Century. For more information contact the conference convenor
at AASE (SA) on (08) 8226 6732 or visit their website.
UQ Business School: Strategic Strategy in Action
This leading edge course uses live case studies and extensive class interaction to enable
participants to develop and executive business models that deliver performance. For more
information contact the UQ Business School on 3346 7111or visit their website.
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