Know Your Science

Science is one of the ‘Big Four’ subjects in the Australian Curriculum being introduced in Phase 1, but the uptake of Science in schools lags behind English, Maths and History. The AISWA Primary Science Curriculum Network is being promoted to develop confidence in teachers to be able to address the specified content of the Australian Curriculum in an engaging manner appropriate to their students.
The Know Your Science Workshops (yrs 3 & 4) (yrs 5 & 6) allow teachers to experience hands-on activities in the science that are appropriate to their year group, while increasing their own science conceptual understanding.

For more information please contact Gelnda Leslie 9441 1628 or gleslie@ais.wa.edu.au.

Inclusive Leadership

Driving the way forward for 21st century schools. A series of challenging and visionary leadership seminars for AISWA Principals and School Leaders!

The series will focus on universal design, differentiation and developing IEP’s.
Guest Speakers Include: Professor Bob Conway, Professor Chris Forlin and Ruth Phillips.
Please click here to view the full flyer
Places are limited so please register ASAP for this series at www.ais.wa.edu.au

Connecting with our Children

Connecting with our children will provide an opportunity to build together a community that shares our child rearing experiences. Together we can inspire and engage with an emphasis on… Wellbeing, Empathy, Engagement & Relationships
Date: Saturday 17th March 2012
Venue: Wesley College, South Perth

For more information please click here.

Carol Gray

8th of August 2012 and the Hyatt Regency Perth

Carol Gray is the Director of The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Carol developed Social Stories™ and Comic Strip Conversations strategies that are used worldwide with children, adolescents, and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

Register at www.ais.wa.edu.au

AISWA Historical Inquiry Workshops

These workshops explore learning opportunities for hands-on history in an iconic heritage setting, linking the knowledge, understandings and skills within the Australian Curriculum: History.

Friday 2 March (Year K-3) WA Museum- Perth Cultural Centre
Friday 16 March (Year 3-6) King’s Park – Aboriginal culture and early settlement
Friday 23 March (Year 3-6) Woodbridge – The Harpers, The ANZACS, Lest we Forget
Thursday 29 March (Year 5 & 6) Fremantle Prison
Friday 30 March (Year 9 & 10) Fremantle Prison
Friday 25 May (Year 4-7) WA Museum- Perth Cultural Centre

AC History Term 1 Network Meetings

Thursday 1 March (Year 1-6) Hale School 4.00 - 5.30pm
Thursday 15 March (Year 7-10) All Saints College 4.00 – 5.30pm

For more information please contact Maree Whiteley mwhiteley@ais.wa.edu.au
or 9441 1630

EPICT Facilitator Certification Course

Perth, AISWA, 12th to 14th March 2012
A flyer with more information and a brief agenda can be downloaded here
Register online via the EPICT Australia Website here.
AISWA is currently offering free training for AISWA members to obtain their EPICT Facilitator Certification (usually $650 +GST). Please ensure you have registered online to secure your place.
Facilitators are the instructors of the course; they guide, moderate, lead and manage the e-learning parts of the program. This allows schools maximum flexibility for customisation to the organisation's specific professional learning needs.
AISWA will provide free enrolments and registration for AISWA teachers to undertake the EPICT Pedagogical license (normally $920). AISWA will provide schools with access to all materials via the EPICT Australia Training Website and where necessary, provide facilitators for teachers whilst they undertake the course.
If you require further information on the EPICT Facilitator Certification course or wish to express your interest in undertaking the EPICT Licence please visit www.epictaustralia.org or contact Meika Birch: E: info@epictaustralia.org P: 9441 1665.

Gravity Discovery Centre

The Gravity Discovery Centre is offering Professional Learning for teachers in 2012. These workshops are conducting a series to assist teachers in complimenting the Australian Curriculum in Science.

For more information please click on the following link: http://www.gravitycentre.com.au/education/school-visits-and-teacher-comments/

The Ancient Past

Due to overwhelming response to the History PD seminar on 'The Ancient Past' for Year 7 by Prof Alistair Paterson we will be conducting another seminar on 29 February, Wednesday 2012, 4 to 6pm. It will be held in Room G31, Law Building. Attached here is a credit card form. Please ignore the instruction to complete online, just print the form and mail to my UWA address below. Alternatively, you can pay by cheque, to be made out to 'The University of Western Australia'.

Here's the link for map of UWA: http://www.uwa.edu.au/campus-map
For parking please consult http://www.parking.uwa.edu.au/parking/visitor

Professional Learning Opportunity

On 15 and 16 March CSPA is hosting an excellent professional development opportunity for schools leaders and teaching staff. The programme for Thursday 15 March is aimed at school leadership teams. The  programme for Friday 16 March is aimed at Middle Managers, IT Leaders and class room teachers. Registration is available via the CEO Professional Learning portal: http://plportal.ceo.wa.edu.au/

Schools MoodleMoot

Brisbane - 12-14 April 2012

A Moodle Moot is a conference focused on the use of the Moodle Learning Management System by the community. It is filled with case studies, instructionals and community collaboration.

Moodle are currently looking for speakers to present at the Conference, particularly for teachers and IT Administrators who can share their ideas, case studies and experiences with the community.
Information on the event and speaker application forms can be found here http://school.moodlemoot.com.au

K - 3 Music Incursion

In a Fun Fusion of Cultures, children learn about the special uniqueness of the Australian Bush and Aboriginal culture through the joy of singing and group participation. Seated, they are taken on a journey of imagination back in time, joining in with hand actions to songs of the Australian bush and its animals. 

Further Info and Preview: http://www.greghastings.com/about.html#children

Connecting With Our Children, Nature Play and The Importance of Unstructured Play

Date: Saturday, 17 March 2012 Conference at Wesley College in South Perth – parents and community members supporting schools and children

Presenter – Griffin Longley
Griffin Longley is a newspaper columnist, the manager of a program for at-risk kids in the Midland area and the CEO of Nature Play WA. He will be presenting a Workshop entitled: “The Importance of Unstructured Play”.
Full details available on the Workshop Presenters Page… His workshop is available to select when registering… http://perthevents.com/workshop-presenters/

ROCK & WATER PROGRAM

Three day training: March 21, 22& 23
Freerk Ykeema-Netherlands. Towards a Non Bullying Culture” Students gain- Self Confidence- Self Respect – Self Control-  Awareness of self and others-
-Setting boundaries. Learn new ways to interact with &
Engage students through physical-social teaching.

Venue South Fremantle Senior High
Bill 0411134808 freowill@bigpond.com
Paul 0431173165 paul@edusolutions.com

For more information visit:  www.edusolutions.com.au

New multilingual and audio resources for families

Two new services are available that may be useful for families who have difficulties accessing government websites and information. MyLanguage provides easy access to government services in a range of languages as well as translation services and multilingual information. The website also provides multilingual health, education and legal information.
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) has also launched ReadSpeaker, a text-to-speech reader, on their website, allowing users to listen to website text. This feature is available to assist users who have reading difficulties, a vision impairment, or just wish to download an audio copy of the page to a portable audio device.

History, Heritage and High Tea

Professional Learning focusing on The Australian Colonies. This includes two National Trust properties. You will be able to teach historic skills, knowledge and understandings.
Date: 31st May 2012

For more information please click here

Reading Rocks

Professional learning focusing on Perth's Colonial Graveyard. Headstones can be read to tell their stories. the session will include time to explore the final resting place of many significant Swan River Colony settlers.
Date: 9th May 2012

For more information please click here

Dyslexia Speld Foundation

Click here for a copy of the calendar of the PD's that DSF are running for semester 1.
Registration forms for the above workshop and others from our calendar are available on our website www.dsf.net.au.

The sexualisation of girls and the digital age

In the last decade there has been increasing concern by a cross section of the community about what has been termed the sexualisation and ‘pornifcation’ of children, particularly young girls.
Date: 15th March 2012

For more information please click here.

Crisis Management Planning Training

This Pd for day 1 is targeted at: Experienced and beginning Principals and members of their leadership teams. Please note that this course is offered to both Catholic and Independent schools. Day 2: This module is only available to participants who have successfully completed Crisis Management Planning Training 1 either in 2011 or 2012.
Dates: 18th May/15th June 2012

For more information please click here

Inclusion of Children with Disabilities into Early Childhood Education and Care Survey

This survey is part of a joint project by Early Childhood Intervention Australia (ECIA) and Early Childhood Australia (ECA). The survey is open to anyone who has an interest in the inclusion of children with disabilities into Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings. They want to obtain information from a wide range of participants on the key issues surrounding inclusion in the Australian context so please take the time to complete the survey.Your responses will be used to develop a position statement on the inclusion of children with disabilities into ECEC settings.

www.disabilityinclusionstatement.org.au
The survey will be open for one month from the 6 February 2012 until 6 March 2012

Scitech

Information Evening for Teachers at Scitech. Immerse yourself in the unique experience of our 2012 programs and hands-on activities. Our friendly staff will be available to chat to you about the programs on offer for students (K-12) and how they can complement your classroom themes. Date: Wednesday 14th March 2012

For more information please click here

Freo StreetDoctor

The FREO StreetDoctor is a flexible mobile health clinic that works with marginalized, at-risk and disadvantage people in our community. The Service provides a FREE, confidential, culturally appropriate and non-judge mental service to anybody needing a Doctor.

For more information please click here.

Gyuto Monks

Schools usually engage the monks for a whole day program or longer during which the monks can create a small Sand Mandala, chant, discuss issues and answer questions about Tibet, human rights and Buddhism and offer hands on tantric art classes. In recent years, a number of schools have booked the monks for a week each year such has been the impact on the school community.

For more information please click here

Early Years Learning Framework: In Action

This fabulous resource book showcasing outstanding early childhood pedagogy in Western Australian independent schools has now gone to its second print run. The 280 page book, researched by AISWA consultant, Rebecca Duncan, is full of photographic examples of the Early Years Learning Framework . The book is accompanied by a CD with many supportive documents for programming and planning. This book is a useful resource for teachers working in Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, pre-primary and year 1. Each AISWA ATP school was provided with a free copy of the book. Further copies are available to teachers in member schools for $60. The cost to non-members is $110.
For orders please click here

Disclaimer: The Bulletin is sent to schools for information only. The information contained in this publication is to the best of our knowledge and belief correct at time of publication. However, no warranty or guarantee is or can be provided by the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia or any member of its staff, and no liability is or can be accepted for any loss or damage resulting from any person relying on or using this information contained in this publication