Learn and Grow with EP

Name: How to Live and Teach in New Zealand webinar
Start: 2021-03-15T09:00:00+13:00
End: 2021-03-15T10:00:00+13:00
Location: Webinar

Professional Development is key to staying at the top of your teaching game. Be inspired with new ideas to take into the classroom and up-to-date pedagogical knowledge.

EP offers a range of PD workshops.

We run workshops online as well as in person during the school holidays for primary teachers, and throughout the year for early childhood teachers.

To find out more about any of our workshops or to register, please contact Tina. You can also register by clicking the "Register Now" button next to certain workshops.

Visit our CV support page for one-one-one support with your CV or access to our CV support webinars. You can see other events, such as webinars and showcases, on our events page.

Get 10% off when you register for 10 individual or series of workshops - email Tina for more info

Term 1: Online Workshops

Launching Inquiry in 2021 (Year 4-8) - Dr Craig Hansen (Panama Road School)
Suitable for primary teachers Year 4-8

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Launching Inquiry in 2021 - Craig Hansen

$52 - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register now

About this workshop:

During this engaging PD, you will take away strategies you can implement immediately in your classroom that enhances inquiry and 21st Century Learning. This workshop will cover:

Action Learning: the most trusted sequence of inquiry learning
Tactics to develop the four Cs of communication, collaboration, critical thinking & creativity
Backwards Design: ensuring the evidence of learning is clearly communicated

There will be time for discussion, sharing ideas and figuring out how to apply the three topics across the curriculum and at any level.

About our facilitator, Craig Hansen

A Microsoft Master Trainer, Google Certified Innovator & Apple Teacher, Craig has extensive experience facilitating professional development for schools both in NZ and overseas. He has over 20 years experience working in senior leadership roles in primary schools and is currently the Director of Development at Panama Road School.

Thursday 11th March 2021
3.30PM-5PM
$52

Mathematics Session 1: Rich Tasks - Julie Roberts (NZCER)
Suitable for classroom teachers Year 1-8

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Mathematics: Rich Tasks - Julie Roberts

$47 - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register now

About this workshop:
Explore the characteristics of rich tasks and how to ensure all learners are accessing tasks that will challenge their thinking.

This 2-part series of online workshops (delivered via Zoom) will give you practical guidance on ways to support learners to grow their mathematical understanding. Each session will link to research and build your knowledge of effective pedagogical practices. You can register for these as individual workshops or as a pair.

About our facilitator - Julie Roberts:
Julie joined NZCER as an Education Adviser/Researcher in 2017. Julie is an experienced mathematics facilitator and primary teacher. For the last twelve years she has worked in a range of capacities delivering mathematics professional learning support in schools, clusters and Kāhui Ako. She has strengths in mentoring and coaching leadership, data literacy and effective assessment practices, and strategies to accelerate learning outcomes.

Feedback from Julie's previous workshops - 2020:
"Great practical workshop that was well delivered and engaging. There was a good mix of information and group sharing. I feel empowered to try some different methods of teaching fractions to help my children's understanding."
- Paul, Primary teacher, Wellington

"Julie clearly demonstrates what explicit teaching in numeracy looks like. She unpacks and models both warm up and rich, multi-layered tasks as well as fun games that you can use in your teaching practice."
- Fiona, primary teacher, Wellington

Thursday 18th March 2021 (new date)
3.30PM-4.30PM
$47

Literacy series - Revving up your Reading Programme
Session 1: Making the most of the basics: Guided and Shared Reading - Kate Birch (Cognition Education)
Suitable for Y4-8 class teachers and Teacher Aides

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Literacy: Revving up your Reading Programme - Kate Birch

$52 each - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register for Workshop 1 (24/03) - Register for Workshop 2 (19/05) - Register for Workshop 3 (23/06)

About the workshops:

Every day, teachers take small groups of students for an instructional reading lesson, while the rest of the class work independently. The most common approach used is the guided reading approach, which is the bread and butter of an effective instructional reading lesson. But not every lesson has to use this approach: highly effective teachers will change and adapt approaches to motivate and sustain their students’ enjoyment of learning to read. Join our workshops to learn more about approaches and strategies that you can use to rev up your reading programmes.

In each of these workshops, we will explore what this approach is about and make sure we understand when and why we use it. Then we will see what it looks like in practice, having a go with some texts and teacher prompts and tips, so that you are ready to give them a try back in your classroom.

About our facilitator – Kate Birch

Kate is a highly skilled and experienced educator with extensive experience in literacy, assessment and professional development programmes for teachers and leaders. She has extensive classroom experience in both the primary and secondary sectors.

On completion of her Master’s degree in 2001 she lectured for Massey University in the Teaching of Reading, and has been a literacy consultant since 2004. She is also well known throughout NZ schools for her ‘Chunk, Check, Cheer’ strategy and approach to reading and spelling.

She was a facilitator in the New Zealand Literacy Professional Development Project (LPDP) working in schools across Auckland. She was the moderator for Literacy Online tki in 2012-13 and has facilitated e-asTTle workshops around NZ supporting teachers to use e-asTTle as a formative assessment tool for reading and writing.

Kate is also a Visible Learning Plus consultant, both in New Zealand and internationally, and has been part of the programme development team which has supported schools to embed the principles of the Visible Learning research. Her book, Evidence into Action, co-written with John Hattie, showcases 15 schools around the world who have implemented the VL programmes. Kate has relocated to the South Island and is an independent contractor to schools throughout New Zealand to support and promote improved literacy for learning.

Wednesday 24th March 2021
3.30PM – 5PM
$52

Mathematics Session 2: Making Connections - Julie Roberts (NZCER)
Suitable for classroom teachers Year 1-8

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Mathematics: Making Connections - Julie Roberts

$47 - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register now

About this workshop:
Discover how to make connections between and within mathematical ideas. This workshop builds on from the previous workshop on rich tasks.

Thursday 25th March 2021 (new date)
3.30PM-4.30PM
$47

ECE: Leaping into Leadership - Gae Thawley (CORE Education)
Suitable for ECE centre managers, head teachers & team leaders

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ECE: Leaping into Leadership - Gae Thawley

$52 - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register now

About this workshop:

This workshop is designed for all kaiako and new entrant teachers and explores leadership in early years education with a focus on authentic and adaptive leadership. You will have the opportunity to explore your values and your “why”. Starting with leaders who have inspired you, we will reflect on the characteristics of leadership that you value. We will look at the resources available to you as a kaiako and others interested in leadership. You will have the opportunity to think about current challenges you face using a model to navigate your way through these.

About our facilitator, Gae Thawley:

Gae is an accredited facilitator with many years experience as a leader in a range of early years education settings. She has extensive experience designing leadership courses for CORE Education. Other areas of expertise include wellbeing, curriculum design, inclusion and cultural capability.

Thursday 15th April, 2021
4PM-5.30PM
$52

April Holidays - In Person Workshops

Mathematics - Rich Tasks and Problem Solving – Kim Bulluss

Venue: Auckland Normal Intermediate, Epsom, Auckland

Suitable for primary teachers year 1-8

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Mathematics: Rich Tasks and Problem Solving – Kim Bulluss

Tuesday 20th April 2021, 10AM-12PM

$65 - delivered in person - Click here to register

About the workshop:

This 2 hour in person workshop will focus on ways to engage learners in mathematics through the use of rich learning tasks. We will explore a range of tasks that support learners to explore the integration of mathematical ideas.

This PD is full of practical ideas to take into your classroom.

About our facilitator Kim Bulluss:

Kim is a Ministry of Education accredited facilitator and has been working in Teacher Professional Development in mathematics since 2011. Prior to this, Kim was a primary teacher for 16 years and had led curriculum teams in literacy, numeracy and the arts. Kim has worked in a diverse range of schools across Auckland delivering professional learning and development to build teacher and leader capability in mathematics years 1–8, effective pedagogy, culturally responsive pedagogies, data analysis, teacher inquiry and implementing and monitoring acceleration programmes. Kim regularly presents at Primary Mathematics Association and Mathematics Association of Victoria conferences and has an interest in incorporating her love of music and the arts across the curriculum into the delivery of mathematics. Kim has a particular interest in relationship based learning and building stronger partnerships with whānau groups and local communities to improve the learning outcomes for their students.

Tuesday 20th April 2021
(April holidays)
10AM-12PM
$65

Mathematics: Fractions – Julie Roberts (NZCER)

Venue: Te Aro Primary School, Wellington

Suitable for primary teachers year 1-8

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Mathematics: Fractions - Julie Roberts

Tuesday 20th April 2021

$65 - delivered in person - Click here to register for 10AM-12PM (Year 1-4) | Click here to register for 1PM-3PM (Year 5-8)

About the workshop:

Students need multiple opportunities to work with different models of fractions. How can you as a teacher support you learners to make connections between these different models? This workshop focuses on the development of fractional thinking in the early years (10am - 12pm) and in the later years at primary school (1-3pm).

This workshop focuses on ways to engage learners in rich mathematical tasks focused on developing students’ fractional thinking. Like all of Julie's workshops, this is an interactive session with hands on practical tasks. Your kete will be topped up after this session!

About our facilitator - Julie Roberts:

Julie joined NZCER as an Education Adviser/Researcher in 2017. Julie is an experienced mathematics facilitator and primary teacher. For the last twelve years she has worked in a range of capacities delivering mathematics professional learning support in schools, clusters and Kāhui Ako. She has strengths in mentoring and coaching leadership, data literacy and effective assessment practices, and strategies to accelerate learning outcomes.

Feedback from Julie’s Fractions workshop - 2020:

"Great practical workshop that was well delivered and engaging. There was a good mix of information and group sharing. I feel empowered to try some different methods of teaching fractions to help my children's understanding"
Paul, Primary teacher, Wellington

Tuesday 20th April 2021
(April holidays)
$65

Term 2: Online Workshops

ELL: Supporting English Language Learners in Reading – Jane van der Zeyden (Tools4Teachers)
Suitable for primary teachers year 1-8

About our Facilitator

ELL: Supporting English Language Learners in Reading – Jane van der Zeyden (Tools4Teachers)

$52 - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register now

About our Facilitator, Jane Van De Zeyden:
Jane is a Ministry of Education accredited facilitator and has worked in teacher professional development since 2007. During that time she has provided both literacy and ESOL professional development to schools across NZ. She has worked in Schooling Improvement Initiatives, the Accelerating Literacy Learning Project (ALL) and was a Practice Leader at Learning Media. She is a panel member on the Ministry of Education National Advisory group on English Language Learners and currently provides literacy and ESOL PLD across New Zealand through her company, Tools 4 Teachers Ltd.

Feedback from Jane’s ELL Foundation Level workshop - 2021
“Jane's presentation was clear and informative, with practical application. The zoom format worked well.”
Joanne, Ministry of Education - Learning Support, Wellington

“Jane van der Zeyden's 1.5-hour webinar was jam-packed full of helpful information and resources for supporting our ELLs at school. I would highly recommend it to other educators.”
Fiona, primary teacher, Wellington

Thursday 6th May 2021
3.30-5PM
$52

Leadership: Professional Conversations to support growth and development - Judith Price (InterLEAD)
Suitable for Principals, DPs, APs & Team Leaders in Primary Schools

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Leadership: Professional Conversations to support growth and development - Judith Price (InterLEAD)

$52 - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register now

About this workshop:

Leadership today in these challenging complex times requires us to pause and reflect what makes a transformation leader in such times. What strengths do you already have, what do you need to continue to grow.

WHY: Great professionals who reflect on to grow their teaching practices, make great schools make a great country.

How do we have conversations around professionalism? What is professionalism?

About this workshop:

Growing capabilities to have the necessary conversations to support growth and development is going to be key going forward. Professional growth cycles will only be effective if leaders can have the necessary conversations for growth and development.

In this workshop discover some frameworks that you can hang your conversations on, especially those day to day professional conversations that need to be had.

About our facilitator, Judith Price:  B.Ed., Dip. Teaching (Primary), Dip. Teaching (ECE) 

Judith is a Ministry of Education accredited facilitator with over 30 years experience in the education sector. She brings a wealth of leadership experience supporting schools and early childhood centres  design systems to improve and grow teaching and professional practices.

Judith is very much a ‘hands on’ person and a strong advocate for firstly understanding theoretical components and then being able to apply these strategies in a practical sense within the learning environment. With over 15 years experience in leading teams of teachers, Judith has highly developed relationship management skills and easily  relates with others. She is committed to developing others to their full potential and very passional about guiding teachers on their ‘life-long learning’ quest.

“I  find myself constantly pausing. I often  ponder on what we could do more effectively if we are to position our tamariki as 21st Century learners able to navigate a world that will be totally foreign to many of us.

I am a lover of learning, an avid reader and a chronic over thinker! I like to engage those who are interested in deep dialogue so that we can create new ways of working that are going to stretch the status quo and bring about change, for a better world.”

Monday 10th May 2021
3.30-5PM
$52

ECE: Wellbeing for kaiako and tamariki: A culturally responsive approach – Glenda Albon and Gae Thawley (CORE Education)
Suitable for ECE teachers

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Wellbeing for kaiako and tamariki: A culturally responsive approach - Glenda Albon and Gae Thawley Glenda Albon and Gae Thawley (CORE Education)

$52 - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register now

About this workshop:

This workshop explores wellbeing for all and draws on He Māpuna te Tamaiti and Te Whāriki and Kaupapa Māori models of hauora. Starting with our own wellbeing as kaiako, we will weave in current thinking and research to build a foundation for wellbeing and, as a consequence, learning and development for tamariki, whānau and community. The principles, strands, goals and learning outcomes will be used to inform strategies to design curriculum.

About our facilitators, Glenda Albon and Gae Thawley:

Both Glenda Albon and Gae Thawley are MOE accredited facilitators working for CORE Education’s Early Years team on a variety of projects. They both experienced facilitating wellbeing workshops. Glenda is highly respected for her work with He Māpuna te Tamaiti and specialises in infants and toddlers and working with Pacific communities. Gae Thawley is an accredited Wellbeing facilitator and has extensive experience designing leadership courses for CORE which have kaiako wellbeing at their centre.

Wednesday 12th May 2021
4-5.30PM
$52

Literacy series - Revving up your Reading Programme
Session Two: Shifting the gears for fluency: Readers’ Theatre - Kate Birch (Cognition Education)
Suitable for Y4-8 class teachers and Teacher Aides - teachers don't need to have attended previous workshops in the series

Find out more about this workshop series

Literacy: Revving up your Reading Programme - Kate Birch

$52 each - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register for Workshop 1 (24/03) - Register for Workshop 2 (19/05) - Register for Workshop 3 (23/06)

About the workshops:

About our facilitator – Kate Birch

Wednesday 19th May 2021
3.30PM – 5PM
$52

Assessment for Learning (3 week series) - Deb Ryan (Evaluation Associates)
Suitable for primary teachers years 1-8

About this workshop series

Assessment for Learning (3 week series) - Debra Ryan (Evaluation Associates)

$312 - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register now

About the workshops:
Assessment for learning remains at the heart of effective pedagogy – there is no other proven practice that results in creating active, engaged life-longer learners who make greater progress and achieve better outcomes.
The three part series will take participants through the key principles of assessment for learning providing an overview of the student and teacher capabilities that promote learning-focused relationships and active learners, outlined in Clarity in the Classroom (Michael Absolum, 2006).

Session one - Thursday 20th May, 3:30 - 5pm:
This session will focus on understanding what assessment for learning is, why it is important and what this could look like in the classroom. We will then focus on developing learning focused relationships in the classroom.

Session Two - Thursday 3rd June, 3:30 - 5pm:
The second session focuses on ensuring clarity about what is to be learnt and what assessment literacy means for teachers and learners.

Session Three - Thursday 17th June, 3:30 - 5pm
The third session looks at developing capabilities in students which means they take an active part in their own learning. This includes use of self and peer assessment, reflecting on their learning, giving and receiving feedback so they are able to fully engage in learning conversations, and being clear about their next steps in learning.

About our Facilitator Debra Ryan:
Debra is a Ministry of Education Accredited facilitator and education consultant for Evaluation Associates. Her key roles include supporting schools with Arinui, facilitating professional learning and development and supporting schools in their understanding and use of a range of standardised assessment tools. She’s incredibly well regarded by schools who work with her, and her available time is always in high demand. Debra is an experienced educator who has worked in the primary sector as a classroom teacher and a team leader. She has also held lead teacher roles in mathematics, integrated curriculum and assessment.Debra works with schools in the following areas:

Assessment for learning to improve student outcomes
Teaching and learning as inquiry
Practice analysis conversations
Mentoring and coaching school leaders and leadership teams
Supporting schools with appraisal and our online appraisal tool, Arinui
Supporting schools with e-asTTle

Thursday 20th May, Thursday 3rd June, Thursday 17th June
(3 sessions)
3.30PM-5PM
$312

Nurturing Neurodiversity: With a Focus on Dyslexia - Frances Easterbrook (nee Adlam)
Suitable for Primary classroom teachers, Specialist literacy teachers and Support staff: SENCOs, RTLBs and LSCs

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Nurturing Neurodiversity: With a Focus on Dyslexia - Frances Easterbrook (Adlam)

$52 - Webinar access (recorded on 23rd April 2020) + Live Q&A session (via Zoom) - Register now

About this webinar (recorded on 23rd April 2020):

Find out how to nurture the neurodiversity in your classroom and help your dyslexic students to succeed. This webinar focuses on Identifying and understanding Dyslexic students and developing strategies to support their development and success.

This 1.5 hour webinar covers:

Defining Dyslexia in New Zealand
The Dyslexia continuum – and how teachers can identify this in their classroom
Classroom screening for Dyslexia
The best approach for students with Dyslexia: Structured Incremental Multisensory Approaches
How to create a Dyslexia Friendly Classroom; and how a Dyslexia Friendly classroom works for all learners

Live Q&A session with Frances after the webinar:

Bring your questions along to the discussion to advance the understanding for all participants.

Thursday 27th May, 2021
3.30PM-5.30PM
$52

Transitions to School - Dr Sarah Te One (CORE Education)
Suitable for ECE and new entrant teachers

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Transitions to School: Meaningful relationships that matter when starting school – Dr. Sarah Te One

$52 - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register now

Abut this workshop:

Developing meaningful relationships with all children and whānau when they start school makes an enormous difference to learning. This online workshop introduces a framework for early years kaiako and new entrant teachers to consider both what and how they communicate between early learning services and school. We will share strategies designed by teacher-researchers as they work towards the overarching goals to enhance learning for all children, empower kaiako to be innovative and creative and to enable systems change.

This workshop has new content and is suitable for teachers who have attended Sarah’s previous Transitions to School workshop.

About our facilitator, Dr. Sarah Te One:

Sarah is an accredited facilitator and works for CORE Education on a wide variety of projects in the early years and school sector. Sarah has worked on numerous local and national research projects. She brings expertise in research, curriculum design and cultural capability with a child-rights focus to her work.

Wednesday 2nd June, 2021
4PM-5.30PM
$52

Teaching the Nature of Science (Year 1-8): Session 1 – Nicholas Bithell (Blend Learning NZ)
Suitable for primary teachers Year 1-8

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Teaching The Nature of Science (Session 1) - Nicholas Bithell

$52 - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register now

About this workshop:

Science is a way of looking at and interacting with the world around us. This online workshop will provide teachers with an opportunity to develop their understanding of how to open up the science curriculum to their students, with a particular focus on the Nature of Science strand.

It is a hands on active session where participants will interact to grow their learning together. While Science is the main focus of this workshop it touches on STEM also.

Some basic materials will be required which will be emailed to you prior to the workshop.

About our facilitator, Nicholas Bithell:

Nick brings a depth of experience in science education having over 20 years of teaching experience specialising in science and STEM education. He is a Ministry of Education accredited PLD facilitator and is passionate about working with educators to create engaging experiences for learners and to build teachers and schools capacity in the areas of Science and STEM.

Nick has worked as a teacher, Head of Junior Science, and Head of Department in schools, in New Zealand and the UK, and has engineered change in areas of curriculum and pedagogy.

He is currently working with primary and intermediate schools to weave science and STEM into their local curriculum and has been supporting schools in recent times with their provision of distance learning.

Thursday 10th June 2021 (new date)
3.30PM – 5PM
$52

Literacy series - Revving up your Reading Programme
Session Three: Extending the independent reader: Literature Circles and Reciprocal Reading - Kate Birch (Cognition Education)
Suitable for Y4-8 class teachers and Teacher Aides - teachers don't need to have attended previous workshops in the series

Find out more about this workshop series

Literacy: Revving up your Reading Programme - Kate Birch

$52 each - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register for Workshop 1 (24/03) - Register for Workshop 2 (19/05) - Register for Workshop 3 (23/06)

About the workshops:

About our facilitator – Kate Birch

Wednesday 23rd June 2021
3.30PM – 5PM
$52

Teaching the Nature of Science (Year 1-8): Session 2 – Nicholas Bithell (Blend Learning NZ)
Teachers must have attended Session 1 or have a good understanding of Nature of Science and how this drives science in their classroom

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Teaching The Nature of Science (Session 2) - Nicholas Bithell

$52 - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register now

About this workshop:

This workshop supports teachers to develop further understanding of how to implement learning from Session 1: Teaching the Nature of Science into their practice.

Aspects of the science capabilities will be included, and you will have the opportunity to collaborate with teachers at similar year levels.

About our facilitator, Nicholas Bithell:

Nick has worked as a teacher, Head of Junior Science, and Head of Department in schools, in New Zealand and the UK, and has engineered change in areas of curriculum and pedagogy.

Thursday 24th June 2021 (new date)
3.30PM – 5PM
$52

July Holidays - Online Workshops

Workshop Series: Let's Talk About Wellbeing - Ask More of Your Life
Workshop One - Judith Price
Suitable for ECE, primary and secondary teachers

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Let's Talk About Wellbeing - Ask More of Your Life - Judith Price

$52 each - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register for Workshop 1 (ECE, Year 1-4) - Register for Workshop 1 (Year 5-13) - Register for Workshop 2 (All sectors)

About the workshops:

How to flourish in these strange, complex times
Ways to discover your personal best. How do the best get better?
Learn about the habits of resilient thinking

About Workshop One:

Developing your own well-being; considering the importance of emotional intelligence, resilience and positive psychology
After the first session your will receive a Personal Resilience Questionnaire to determine your strengths and create an action plan for areas of growth

About our facilitator – Judith Price, B.Ed., Dip. Teaching (Primary), Dip. Teaching (ECE)

Judith is a Ministry of Education accredited facilitator with over 30 years experience in the education sector. She brings a wealth of leadership experience supporting schools and early childhood centres design systems to improve and grow teaching and professional practices.

Judith is very much a ‘hands on’ person and a strong advocate for firstly understanding theoretical components and then being able to apply these strategies in a practical sense within the learning environment. With over 15 years experience in leading teams of teachers, Judith has highly developed relationship management skills and easily relates with others. She is committed to developing others to their full potential and very passionate about guiding teachers on their ‘life-long learning’ quest.

“I find myself constantly pausing. I often ponder on what we could do more effectively if we are to position our tamariki as 21st Century learners able to navigate a world that will be totally foreign to many of us.

Tuesday 13th July 2021
(July holidays)
$52

Workshop Series: Let's Talk About Wellbeing - Ask More of Your Life
Workshop Two - Judith Price
Suitable for ECE, primary and secondary teachers - note you must have attended the first session

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Let's Talk About Wellbeing - Ask More of Your Life - Judith Price

$52 each - delivered online (via Zoom) - Register for Workshop 1 (ECE, Year 1-4) - Register for Workshop 1 (Year 5-13) - Register for Workshop 2 (All sectors)

About the workshops:

How to flourish in these strange, complex times
Ways to discover your personal best. How do the best get better?
Learn about the habits of resilient thinking

About Workshop Two:

Discover some evidence-based tools to use when you’re struggling, and be inspired and empowered to create positive change in your life and the lives of others
Understand that we all build our wellbeing and resilience differently and that there will be different roads for different people
Learn strategies to help you thrive towards a positive goal, not just move away from a negative state
Growing mighty and feeling strong enough to cope with what life throws at you

About our facilitator – Judith Price, B.Ed., Dip. Teaching (Primary), Dip. Teaching (ECE)

Judith is a Ministry of Education accredited facilitator with over 30 years experience in the education sector. She brings a wealth of leadership experience supporting schools and early childhood centres design systems to improve and grow teaching and professional practices.

Judith is very much a ‘hands on’ person and a strong advocate for firstly understanding theoretical components and then being able to apply these strategies in a practical sense within the learning environment. With over 15 years experience in leading teams of teachers, Judith has highly developed relationship management skills and easily relates with others. She is committed to developing others to their full potential and very passionate about guiding teachers on their ‘life-long learning’ quest.

Thursday 22nd July 2021
(July holidays)
10AM-11.30AM
$52

Recorded Webinars (available instantly)

Primary Teachers Moving into the ECE Sector - Claire Foy and Tina Schmid (ep.education)
Suitable for primary teachers

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Primary Teachers Moving into the ECE Sector - Claire Foy and Tina Schmid

$35

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About the webinar:

Outline of the ECE sector and what you need to know before working in a centre.
How to structure your teaching CV for an ECE role with details on the relevant experiences to include in each section.

In addition to the webinar:

Receive our free CV template (Word document)
Useful links to Learning through play activities

Recorded on 2nd February 2021
$35

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Supporting our English Language Learners to Become Writers – Jane van der Zeyden (Tools4Teachers)
Suitable for primary teachers

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Supporting our English Language Learners to Become Writers – Jane van der Zeyden

$35

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About this webinar:

This 1 hour webinar focuses on Teaching English Language Learners essential skills in writing.

Using the English Language Learning Progressions to track progress and identify learning needs
Using the key resources English Language Intensive Programme (ELIP), Supporting English Language Learners in Primary schools (SELLIPS)
What needs to be differentiated for ELLs in literacy teaching?
Practical strategies for literacy teaching.

About our Facilitator, Jane Van De Zeyden:

Jane is a Ministry of Education accredited facilitator and has worked in teacher professional development since 2007. During that time she has provided both literacy and ESOL professional development to schools across NZ. She has worked in Schooling Improvement Initiatives, the Accelerating Literacy Learning Project (ALL) and was a Practice Leader at Learning Media. She is a panel member on the Ministry of Education National Advisory group on English Language Learners and currently provides literacy and ESOL PLD across New Zealand through her company, Tools 4 Teachers Ltd .

Recorded on 16th October 2020
$35

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Nurturing Neurodiversity: With a Focus on Dyslexia - Frances Easterbrook (nee Adlam)
Suitable for primary teachers

1.5 hour webinar + presentation slides

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Nurturing Neurodiversity: With a Focus on Dyslexia - Frances Easterbrook (Adlam)

$35

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About the webinar:

Find out how to nurture the neurodiversity in your classroom and help your dyslexic students to succeed.
This webinar focuses on Identifying and understanding Dyslexic students and developing strategies to support their development and success.
Suitable for:

Primary classroom teachers
Specialist literacy teachers
Support staff: SENCOS, RTLB’s and LSC’s

This 1.5 hour webinar covers:

Defining Dyslexia in New Zealand
The Dyslexia continuum – and how teachers can identify this in their classroom
Classroom screening for Dyslexia
The best approach for students with Dyslexia: Structured Incremental Multisensory Approaches
How to create a Dyslexia Friendly Classroom; and how a Dyslexia Friendly classroom works for all learners

About our facilitator, Frances Easterbrook (Adlam)

Frances is one of New Zealand’s leading experts on educating children who have Learning Differences. This workshop specifically covers teaching students with the Specific Learning Difference – Dyslexia. Frances is internationally known for her work in Literacy and Neurodiverse Learning. Her workshops and numerous books on Learning Differences, are internationally popular. Frances holds Educational and Counselling degrees from the UK and NZ. She is a member of the British Dyslexia Association. Currently she has her own private practice, where she works with Out of the Box students – of whom many have Dyslexia.

Recorded on 23rd April 2020
$35

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Get your NZ Teaching CV Sorted - Tina Schmid
Suitable for overseas primary and secondary teachers

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Get your NZ Teaching CV Sorted - Tina Schmid

$35

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A strong CV is key to getting an interview. Sell yourself to NZ principals and display your skills in the best light. Our experienced education recruiters will outline the skills and experiences you need to highlight in your teaching CV.

About this webinar:

How to structure your CV for the NZ market
Details on the relevant experiences to include in each section
Tips from an experienced NZ primary school principal and secondary teacher recruitment specialist

In addition to the webinar:

Receive our free CV template (Word document)

Recorded on 28th August 2020
$35

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Navigating the NZ Curriculum – Prepare yourself for teaching in NZ Secondary Schools - Te Aniwa Tutara (Ngāti Whātua)
Suitable for overseas secondary teachers

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Navigating the NZ Curriculum – Prepare yourself for teaching in NZ Secondary Schools - Te Aniwa Tutara (Ngāti Whātua)

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About the workshop:

Outline of the NZ curriculum and NCEA assessment
Culturally relational and responsive pedagogy
Where to access key resources to support your teaching
How to incorporate your strengths into the NZ curriculum when planning your lessons

Recorded on 12 November 2020
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“As always, Julie's passion for mathematics shone through and she motivated and inspired me to want to take it back and try it in the classroom.”

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