Western Teacher - Volume 49.7 - September 2020

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Education and Training Centre

Education & Training Centre Face to face professional learning opportunities Join us at 1 West Street for some outstanding professional learning opportunities. Tuesday 29 September – Friday 9 October Brain Based Strategies for Easier, Enjoyable and Effective Teaching/ Learning and Well-Being (K-12)

Play is the Way® Behaviour Education Using Wisdom Not Force (K-6)

Tuesday 29 September

Thursday 1 October

9am-3pm

9am-3pm

The research is clear; a young person’s education is enhanced by teachers having a clear understanding of brain-science and using this understanding in their daily teaching practice. As teachers use these solutions to improve staff and student well-being, they also drastically improve the ability of our students’ brains to learn successfully.

PLAY IS THE WAY games engage children’s emotions and call for mastery and control of those emotions to achieve success. By being challenging, the games develop self-motivation and perseverance.

Writing a Competitive Job Application for Teaching Positions

Keeping Educators Skilled Up and Safe: One-day

Friday 2 October

Thursday 1 October

9am - 12.30pm

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Free of PowerPoint presentations, this workshop is participatory and interactive. You don’t need to be sporty or fit to attend the workshop but simply be willing to play, enjoy and benefit. Just dress comfortably and reap the rewards.

9am-3pm

During this half-day session you will develop an awareness of current Department of Education job application techniques and requirements. You will learn to demonstrate competitiveness when applying to specific schools via a covering letter and curriculum vitae.

This Level One course is aimed at low-risk settings. You will learn valuable skills that will ensure you have the confidence to keep you and your students safe in the event of a verbal or physical encounter while at work.

Police and Nurses (P&N) – Pre-Retirement Seminar

Making Makers: The Design and Engineering Process (PP-6)

Tuesday 6 October

Thursday 8 October

9.30am -1.15pm

This free pre-retirement seminar will be hosted by P&N Financial Planning team. It will cover Super rules, Centrelink benefits, transition to retirement, portfolio construction, managing debts and a Q&A session.

Interview Skills for Teaching Positions Friday 9 October

9am - 1pm

Learn the key aspects of preparing for and performing effectively at interviews for teaching positions. You will explore key preparatory activities such as considering the needs of the school, as well as the specific role and interests of the panel members. The program will also cover considerations for making favourable first and final impressions and what to avoid during interviews.

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September 2020

9am -12.30pm

Discover new ways to teach innovative thinking with hands-on creation at the core of this engineering workshop. Unpack and decode the Technologies learning area of the WA curriculum, including both Design and Digital Technologies.


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