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Exploring the Power of Visual Texts

PL # 13999

  • Starting on 6 Dec 2023
  • Cancellation permitted until 01 Dec 2023
  • Event registrations closed on 30 Nov 2023

Delivery Format : In Person

Event registration is Closed

Description

Explore the power of images to create meaning, improve writing proficiency, and develop critical thinking.


Description
Viewing – A Portal into New Ways of Understanding and Comprehending

This professional learning opportunity will focus on the many visual text types that children and young people need to navigate to be successful readers and communicators. There will be a focus on images, stories, and multi-modal texts. A strong grasp of viewing skills will springboard your students into being powerful readers and support the development of their media literacy.

Text types will include film, picture books, multi-modal texts, and diagrammatical representations.

Presenters

Jill Buckrell (AISWA Staff)

Literacy Consultant

Jill Buckrell <span>(AISWA Staff)</span>

Jill Buckrell is a Literacy Consultant with previous experience as a teacher and school leader in both urban and remote schools. She has a strong commitment to improving literacy outcomes for Aboriginal students and has been involved in several major Indigenous Education initiatives in the past as a school principal in remote WA and the Northern Territory. Jill began work at AISWA as a literacy consultant in 2012 and is involved in a number of key professional learning initiatives including: Big Six, Hot Readers and Data Conversations to Target Instruction (literacy). She is also an accredited Sharp Reading presenter and manages the implementation of this program in Western Australia. Jill co-organises the annual Broome Conference for remote Aboriginal schools. Jill’s particular interest lies in the research, development and application of quality literacy strategies and opportunities for students who underachieve in literacy.

Christopher Witt (AISWA Staff)

Literacy Consultant | Animal Ethics Executive Officer

Christopher Witt <span>(AISWA Staff)</span>

Christopher Witt joined AISWA in 2009. Prior to that he was a Consultant at STEPS Professional Development.  At STEPS, Chris developed a literacy resource for secondary teachers: Tactical Teaching Reading. It included materials and professional learning courses and had great success nationally and internationally, helping many secondary teachers to successfully support literacy across their curriculum area.

After teaching for 25 years, Chris worked in various advisory and consultancy roles in curriculum improvement. He has been at AISWA for 12 years as a Literacy Consultant providing support for teachers and schools in professional learning and literacy improvement initiatives. This includes Sharp Reading, First Steps and Primary Connections. Key PL programs developed by Chris at AISWA include Scaffolding Adolescent Literacy and Programming and Assessment in English (P-10). 

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Segments

Exploring the Power of Visual Texts

Date / Time

6 Dec 2023 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00

Delivery Format : In Person

PL Hours : 6.00

Learning Area

  • English

School Area

  • Middle Primary (3-6)
  • Secondary (7-10)

Event Contact

AITSL Standards