January 2015 3-6 School leaders 5-18 Teachers 11-16 Teachers 19 Teachers, specialist literacy leaders, school leaders 19-20 Teachers 19-22 New!! Teachers ICSEI 2015 Congress: Think Globally, Act Locally, and Educate All Children to Their Full Potential This International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) congress is an opportunity for participants to discuss and deliberate important global and local issues, as well as sharing the latest evidence from their own contexts. For more information contact ICSEI or visit the conference website. Mathematics in the Modern World: Curves from Apollonius to Bezier This University of NSW course will be conducted by A/Professor N.J. Wildberger, School of Mathematics and Statistics. Teachers will learn about the history of important curves such as conic sections, the lemniscate and the folium of Descartes, and learn how such curves can be viewed geometrically, algebraically and mechanically. The course explains the important modern tool of de Casteljau Bezier curves, drawing on an understanding of the previous course: Archimedes and the Law of the Lever. An introduction to the powerful classroom tool GeoGebra shows how to explicitly construct these curves, and the geometry is linked to algebra via the Binomial theorem and an interesting family of polynomials. For more information contact the UNSW on (02) 9385 7111 or visit their website. Australian Geography Teachers Association (AGTA) Professional Development Conference This conference will address the new Australian Geography Curriculum and help participants implement new resources in their classrooms for interactive lessons. There’s a choice of field trips to White Island, Hell’s Gate Geothermal Process, Mokoia Island, Scion Crown Research Institute and Waimangu Volcanic Valley. For more information and to register visit the AGTA website. Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN Using your writing data This workshop is designed to give schools insight into their 2014 NAPLAN Writing data by unpacking the Persuasive Writing Marking Guide. Participants will be offered the opportunity to independently mark scripts that will allow them to become a NAPLAN writing marker for 2015 if they wish to do so. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website. French Teachers’ Two Day Workshop The Embassy of France and Alliance Francaise are running this workshop for French teachers to develop their language skills, knowledge of French culture and teaching practice. The program will focus on current French Society, French teenagers in France, becoming a more effective learner and ways to use ICTs to help plan and organise classes. For more information and to register contact Alliance Francaise on 3844 4460or visit their website. Japan Foundation Intensive Seminar This seminar will enable teachers to develop language skills, gain confidence using Japanese, and develop language teaching strategies and skills which they can apply in their own classrooms. Cincinnati, Ohio Online course Rotorua, New Zealand Cairns Colonial Club, Cairns Alliance Francaise de Brisbane, West End The Japan Foundation, Sydney 21 New!! School leaders, teachers 21 Teachers, school leaders, public sector employees 21 Teachers, school leaders, public sector employees 21 Teachers, teacher aides 21 All school-based personnel 21 Teachers, school leaders, school personnel 21 All employees 21 All employees 22 New!! School leaders, school staff 22 New!! All employees Specific focuses include intercultural language learning (ILL) and ICT-based learning. Participants will be immersed in a Japanese language environment suited to their level, and will have ample opportunity for networking. For more information contact Program Coordinator, Matthew Todd on (02) 8239 0055 or visit their website. OneChannel Web Conference: Phases 2 & 3 AC implementation support This live, interactive session will provide support for schools to work with the P-12 curriculum, assessment and reporting framework and C2C materials to implement Phases 2 & 3 Curriculum learning areas/subjects. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Facebook and Instagram – Privacy and security This one-hour session will provide an overview of Facebook and Instagram privacy shortcuts and information on how to protect accounts, create strong passwords and restrict unwanted contact online. There will also be information on the variety of cybersafety resources available through the OnePortal and iSecurity webpages. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Online safety awareness for teachers This one-hour session will provide 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. The Cybersafety and Reputation Management team will also share the variety of cybersafety resources available through the OnePortal and iSecurity webpages. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Epilepsy and the classroom This program is presented by Yvette McMurtrie from Epilepsy Queensland who will cover how to bring epilepsy out of the shadows and optimise life for people touched by epilepsy. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR Home MyHR Home is the new portal for all MyHR applications. This program will provide a preview to the new portal functionality and the MyHR Self Service functionality. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Ronald McDonald Learning Program EDMed This program will enable participants to better understand the effects of chronic illness and treatments on a student’s learning, examine the emotional, social, physical and cognitive wellbeing of students and develop ideas and strategies in planning curriculum. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR Reports for schools This program is ideal for current MyHR Corporate Reporting reports-level access users. Through a series of activities, participants will explore the reports available to support Human Resource and Budget monitoring and planning, using their own school’s date. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: WHS First 3 steps This program covers the first three steps of the health and safety incident process. They are recording the incident details, completing the injury illness sub-forms and submitting the incident for review. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Office 365 Pre Migration This session will cover the change to Office 365 for email and calendars. It will cover how the migration will occur and provide information on accessing email after migration and cover what steps need to be taken to manage email accounts. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Web conference training This session will provide training on web conference tools including VOIP. It will also cover the shared applications and using the participant window. For more information and to register visit OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference 22 New!! Teachers, school leaders 22 New!! School leaders, school staff 22 New!! Teachers, school leaders, corporate staff 22 New!! All employees 22 New!! School leaders, school staff 22 School leaders, school staff 22 Teachers, school leaders, public sector employees 22 Teachers, school leaders, public sector employees 22 Teacher aides 22 Teachers, teacher aides, school leaders, school personnel 22 School leaders, school teams OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: VET in Schools update This session will provide updates on changes to VET in Schools Funding Framework, OnePortal website changes to VET in Schools page, Unique Student Identifier (USI) and other Vet in Schools information. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Office 365 Post Migration This session will cover things to check on Go Live, Outlook and PST Import assessment, the MIS Gateway and when to use Portal1 vs MIS Gateway. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Cybersmart: Teachers, tech & the law This session will discuss the implications of workplaces extending beyond physical boundaries due to technology. It will highlight the Federal and State criminal laws that may be used to charge cyberbullying offences and examine ways to mitigate and protect you against cyberbullying risk. It will also share key learnings from recent court cases and highlight other laws relating to technology. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: eBooks in the Learning Place This session will explain how to access eBooks via the Learning Place, how to open and read different kinds of eBooks online and how to download and read eBooks using Adobe Digital Editions. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: OneSchool Academic Reporting Update Academic Reporting is updating in 2015. The updates will include setting up processes and managing reporting periods and entering academic data for some students on an Individual Curriculum Plan. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Office365 MIS Gateway, Outlook and OWA Q&A This session will allow staff to have any issues clarified, best practice advice provided and any general questions answered concerning the functions and use of the MIS Gateway, Mail and Calendaring systems. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Facebook and Instagram – Reporting and safety This one-hour session will provide an overview on the reporting functionality of Facebook and Instagram, how to report other users and an insight into the safety and help centres. There will also be information on the variety of cybersafety resources available through the OnePortal and iSecurity webpages. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Social media trends This one-hour session will provide an overview of current trends in use and misuse of social media. The Cybersafety and Reputation Management team will also share the variety of cybersafety resources available through the OnePortal and iSecurity webpages. For more information and to register, visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_DPG overview This session will explore the Digital Practice Guide and how it relates to your role in the classroom. Participants will step through the Process of Engagement and complete group activities to clarify requirements. For more information and to register, visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Implementing sex ed: special education This session will help you navigate a place to start an RSE program with your students and provide links to resources. It will be presented by Georgina Livingstone from Family Planning Queensland. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Lift Performance - School alignment This web conference is designed to enable participants to reflect, discuss and share thinking about the degree of alignment within their school community. It will be presented by Glenn Searle. Please OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference 22 All school-based personnel 22 Teachers, school leaders, school personnel 22 Teacher aides 22 All employees 22 Teacher aides 22 All employees 23 New!! Teachers, school leaders, school support staff 23 New!! Teachers, school leaders 23 New!! School leaders, teachers note there is a cost for this program. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR Home MyHR Home is the new portal for all MyHR applications. This program will provide a preview to the new portal functionality and the MyHR Self Service functionality. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Ronald McDonald Learning Program EDMed This program will enable participants to better understand the effects of chronic illness and treatments on a student’s learning, examine the emotional, social, physical and cognitive wellbeing of students and develop ideas and strategies in planning curriculum. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_Words of experience This web conference is designed to support teacher aides engaged in the Digital Practice Guide. It will cover how previous Digital Practice Guide participants achieved their Certificate of Digital Practice. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: WHS next steps This 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 notification. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_edStudio for beginners This web conference is designed to support teacher aides engaged in the Digital Practice Guide. Participants will learn how to create an EdStudio and add content, providing a way to share ideas and resources amongst colleagues. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR Verification MyHR Payroll Verification is ideal for current MyHR Corporate Reports level access users who have access to the Payroll Verification Report or who 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. Also, the Payroll Verification Status Report will be reviewed to check for any outstanding payroll reports that require verification. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Numeracy: Years 6 and 7 Proportional Reasoning This workshop will identify characteristics of multiplicative thinking and provide teaching strategies for transitioning students from additive to multiplicative thinking and explore common error patterns in identifying and solving ratio and proportion problems requiring proportional reasoning. Participants will have the opportunity to develop a toolkit of teaching strategies, hands-on activities and resources for developing multiplicative thinking and proportional reasoning. For more information contact the QCAA on 3864 0471 or visit their website. OneChannel Web Conference: Financial Literacy Resources Prep to Year 3 The MoneySmart Teaching program aims to engage students in a fun way with real life money experiences and supports teachers, both professionally and personally, in building their capacity and confidence to deliver consumer and financial literacy education in their classroom and across the whole school. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: OneSchool Individual Curriculum Plans An Individual Curriculum Plan (ICP) is used to record curriculum decisions for students who are taught and assessed in a higher or lower year level of the Australian Curriculum than their age cohort for a whole Learning Area, or for all Learning Areas and Subjects. The process for developing an ICP, and the content to include, is described in the P-12 Curriculum, assessment and reporting framework document. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference QCAA, Brisbane OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference 23 New!! Teachers, school staff 23 New!! School computer technicians, MIS administrators, IT support staff School leaders, school staff 23 New!! 23 New!! Teachers 23 New!! School staff 23 New!! Teachers 23 New!! Teachers, school leaders 23 All employees 23 Teachers, school leaders, public sector employees OneChannel Web Conference: Introduction to NCCD This session provides information and strategies for schools or staff new to the data collection in 2015. The program will explain the background to the data collection, the model, the data collection tool and there will also be a discussion on strategies that schools may use to collect the data. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Office 365 School Technician Q&A This session will focus on technical issues or points of clarification that school technicians require either answers or clarification. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel web conference OneChannel Web Conference: Office 365 Post Migration This session is aimed at those schools which will be migrated or have been migrated to the new MIS Gateway and Office 365 Mail and Calendar. It will assist schools in understanding the benefits of both systems. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: EAL/D Leaners – How to bandscale The Bandscales State Schools (Queensland) for English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) learners provide a map of EAL/D learner progress in learning Standard Australian English in the school context. They enable teachers to assess the language and learning support necessary to enable EAL/D learners to access the intended curriculum for their age cohort. This session will introduce teachers to the bandscales and OneSchool’s Developmental Maps. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: iPad management options This session will look at the various options available for the management of iPads in schools - both school-owned devices and BYOx devices. As well as the options for purchasing multiple copies of Apps, there will also be discussion of new options such as Caching Server, the Device Enrolment Program and Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions. For more information and to register, visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Windows 8 BYOx table trial This session will look at the findings from a recent trial of small form factor Windows 8 tablets and their suitability as a BYOx device in schools. There will also be discussion around some of the Apps that have been successful in the classroom as well looking at a Guide to Windows Apps being developed. Finally, there will be a brief overview of the benefits and considerations of the various BYOx non-computer device options (iPads, Android tablets, Windows 8 tablets and Google Chrome Books). For more information and to register, visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Early Start in 2015 Early Start is an optional suite of literacy and numeracy materials developed for schools to use to monitor progress and support planning for further teaching and learning for all students. This program will provide an update on Early Start and an overview of 2015 actions. For more information and to register, visit OneChannel. 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. OneChannel Web Conference: Online safety awareness for teachers This one-hour session will provide an overview of current 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. The Cybersafety and Reputation Management team will also share the variety of cybersafety resources available through the OnePortal and iSecurity webpages. For more information and to register, visit OneChannel. OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference Sandgate State High School, Sandgate OneChannel web conference 23 Provisionally registered teachers 23 Teachers, school leaders, public sector employees 23 Teachers 23 Teachers, school leaders 23 All employees 23 Teachers, school leaders, school personnel 23 Teachers, school leaders 23 All employees 23 All employees 23 Teachers OneChannel Web Conference: Transitioning to full registration In this one-hour session, Tony Pelusi, Manager Accreditation and Professional Standards at the Queensland College of Teachers, will explain the characteristics and legislative requirements of the provisional registration period. You 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: Investigating online issues This one-hour session will provide teachers with an overview of current trends in use and misuse of social media and best practice to capture and investigate online issues. The Cybersafety and Reputation Management team will also share the variety of cybersafety resources available through the OnePortal and iSecurity webpages. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: CPD – Designing your plan This one-hour session is presented by Paula McMahon, Manager Accreditation and Professional Standards at the Queensland College of Teachers. It explores the features of quality professional development, including professional learning communities, and enables participants to design their own personal professional development plan. For more information and to register, visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_DPG 4 Sponsors This web conference supports teacher aides engaged in the Digital Practice Guide. This session will explore the Digital Practice Guide and how it relates to a teacher aide’s role in the classroom. It will cover the Process of Engagement and complete group activities to clarify requirements. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR Verification MyHR Payroll Verification is ideal for current MyHR Corporate Reports level access users who have access to the Payroll Verification Report or who 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. Also, the Payroll Verification Status Report will be reviewed to check for any outstanding payroll reports that require verification. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: Ronald McDonald Learning Program EDMed This program will enable participants to better understand the effects of chronic illness and treatments on a student’s learning, examine the emotional, social, physical and cognitive wellbeing of students and develop ideas and strategies in planning curriculum. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: SupportStaff_Sponsors 4 Sponsors This web conference supports teacher aides engaged in the Digital Practice Guide. This session will have previous sponsors speaking about the different ways they supported teacher aides during the Digital Practice Guide. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR Reports for schools MyHR Reports for Schools is ideal for current MyHR Corporate Reporting reports level access users. Through a series of activities, participants will explore the reports available to support Human Resource and Budget monitoring and planning, using their own school's data. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: MyHR Home MyHR Home is the new portal for all MyHR applications. This program will provide a sneak peak preview to the new portal functionality and the MyHR Self Service functionality. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Teacher Workshop: Immunity and Disease OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference QIMR Berghofer Medical Research 27-30 All employees 27-30 All employees 27-30 All employees 28 New!! Teachers, school leaders 29 All employees 29 New!! Teachers, school leaders 30 New!! Teachers, school leaders Updated 20 January 2015 In this workshop, teachers will use natural extracts to kill cultured cells and assess cell healing. Using vital dyes, cell damage and cell healing techniques will be used. This practical applies to disease, body systems and cell biology in the curriculum. For more information and to register, contact Simone Cross, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute on 3362 0307 or visit their website. Australasian Computer Science Week (ACSW) 2015 This is the premier event for Computer Science researchers in Australasia and is organised by the Computing Research and Education (CORE) Association of Australasia. ACSW consists of several conferences covering a wide range of topics in Computer Science and related areas. For more information contact the conference organisers on (02) 4736 0389 or visit their website. ACE 2015: 17th Australasian Computing Education Conference This conference will focus on research and innovation in computing education in its various aspects, at all levels and in all contexts. For more information visit the conference website. Australasian Web Conference (AWC) 2015 The relentless growth in internet functionality and broadband access has enabled a new wave of innovations that are transforming the way people and organisations interact, communicate, and collaborate. This conference focuses on presenting original contributions on research, development, and applications, related to all fields of web research. For more information visit the conference website. OneChannel Web Conference: OneSchool Individual Curriculum Plans An Individual Curriculum Plan (ICP) is used to record curriculum decisions for students who are taught and assessed at a higher or lower year level of the Australian Curriculum than their age cohort for a whole Learning Area, or for all Learning Areas and Subjects. The process for developing an ICP, and the content to include, is described in the P-12 Curriculum, assessment and reporting framework document. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. WorkCover Queensland Common Law Webinars: Overview of common law WorkCover has partnered with expert legal practitioners to deliver this series of one-hour common law webinars aimed at raising customer awareness and education on how to mitigate the impact of claims escalating to common law. This webinar will provide an overview of common law. The next webinar will be Thursday 26 February. For more information and to register visit their website. OneChannel Web Conference: OneSchool Individual Curriculum Plans An Individual Curriculum Plan (ICP) is used to record curriculum decisions for students who are taught and assessed at a higher or lower year level of the Australian Curriculum than their age cohort for a whole Learning Area, or for all Learning Areas and Subjects. The process for developing an ICP, and the content to include, is described in the P-12 Curriculum, assessment and reporting framework document. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. OneChannel Web Conference: OneSchool Individual Curriculum Plans An Individual Curriculum Plan (ICP) is used to record curriculum decisions for students who are taught and assessed at a higher or lower year level of the Australian Curriculum than their age cohort for a whole Learning Area, or for all Learning Areas and Subjects. The process for developing an ICP, and the content to include, is described in the P-12 Curriculum, assessment and reporting framework document. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. Institute, Herston University of Western Sydney, Parramatta University of Western Sydney, Parramatta University of Western Sydney, Parramatta OneChannel web conference Webinar OneChannel web conference OneChannel web conference