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Online Professional Learning

Be part of the SSTUWA online professional learning community and learn from anywhere. Benefit from interacting with educators from across Australia in a safe environment. All events are live and are 60 minutes in duration. Register now for Term 2 events: sstuwa.org.au/training

Classroom Management – Dealing with Distracting Classroom Behaviours Tuesday 5 May, 4-5pm

This session is designed to support teachers to strengthen their classroom management skills. The focus is on setting clear expectations and creating effective teacher-student relationships. Despite a teacher’s best intentions students often choose behaviours that make the classroom unsettled and reduce the time focused on learning. This session will focus on a toolkit of things to think, say and do to address these behaviours firmly and fairly, so that relationships are maintained and expectations reinforced.

Emotional Regulation and Early Childhood Learning

Wednesday 27 May, 6-7pm

Young children learning how to regulate their emotions, with self-regulation and impulse control, is important for all learning. Adults can overestimate the emotional skills of young children, so a better understanding of self-regulation provides insight into children’s learning and behaviour, especially in relation to the impact of trauma.

Trauma Aware Teaching at our School – A Panel Discussion Tuesday 19 May, 4-5pm

Trauma-aware teaching is growing across the education community. Teachers are increasingly aware that there are new approaches being developed to identify and support students who have experienced trauma. In this session, TLN has gathered together teachers who have implemented traumaaware teaching in their workplace. The panellists will discuss the challenges and rewards that have come with educating teachers and staff about these new practices.

Students with Additional Learning Needs – Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder Tuesday 19 May, 4.30-5.30pm

ASD or Autism Spectrum Disorder is a condition experienced by many students and adults in the education community. In this session, the presenter will focus on understanding the condition of ASD; what are some typical characteristics of a person with ASD and how do they manifest themselves in social situations such as schools or early childhood services?

Students with Additional Learning Needs – Understanding ADHD Tuesday 19 May, 6-7pm

Students and children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are members of almost every group of students/children. It is helpful to understand the characteristics of ADHD and how it manifests in the classroom or the group. This session will unpack the condition of ADHD.

My Career – Women in Teaching, Building a Career in Education Tuesday 2 June, 4-5pm

In this session experienced women educators, from the AEU and IEU, will discuss the challenges, rewards and possibilities for women in education. It will include a discussion of the resources and opportunities that are available to support women in the teaching profession. This session is designed to be a safe setting and may lead to an ongoing online conversation.

My Wellbeing – Learning to Say No in a Professional Manner Tuesday 2 June, 4.30-5.30pm

We want the best for our students, we want good relationships with parents and with our colleagues, and we want to be respected by the leadership team. So, what do you do when the demands are too much for you? This session is about learning strategies to say "no" whilst maintaining good relationships with students, parents and colleagues whilst maintaining high levels of respect. This is about your wellbeing as a teacher and a person.

Literacy in the Classroom-Strategies to Support Struggling Readers Tuesday 2 June, 6-7pm

The development of good reading practices requires a solid foundation and understanding of reading strategies. Students will learn these at different rates and can sometimes find themselves trying to engage with content that is beyond their skill level. This session will look at strategies teachers can use to ensure the students who have challenges with reading are able to develop their ability in a supportive and practical way.

Keeping you connected in Term 2

Including and Developing Knowledge of Aboriginal Perspectives in Daily Practice Tuesday 16 June, 3-4pm

Incorporating Aboriginal perspectives into the curriculum can be daunting for many teachers. It is particularly hard to know where to start, especially for those who don’t feel they have a lot of knowledge and confidence to speak with authority. This session will explore and develop knowledge in a way that encourages everyone to be creative and have a go.

Literacy in the Secondary Classroom – Strategies for Improving Reading and Writing Tuesday 16 June, 3-4pm

In a secondary classroom there is little opportunity to review skills and foundation knowledge covered in early literacy education. However, if a student is missing some of the fundamentals it is essential that these skills are incorporated into the tasks they are engaged with. Learn some strategies to cover content but also support the literacy demands of the lessons.

Online Industrial Learning

The SSTUWA is working on the development of a series of 90-minute online learning modules across a range of industrial topics. Keep connected during Term 2 and join Cherry Bogunovich, SSTUWA education officer, online to explore any of the following topics:

Module One: The Role of The Union Rep in Schools

This module will guide union reps and deputy reps to explore: • The Union Rep Welcome Pack. • Getting organised at work: roles, tasks and duties. • SSTUWA support for reps and members.

Module Two: The Women’s Contact Officer (WCO) and Her Role at Work – Schools and TAFE

This module is designed to support women contact officers to: • Explore their role and responsibilities. • Identify the knowledge, skills and attributes of an effective WCO. • Become familiar with SSTUWA supports for the WCO in the workplace.

Module Three: Effective Management of a Member’s Issue – Schools

During this module reps, deputies and women contact officers are invited to: • Explore the Problem Solving

Framework. • Map an issue: facts to resolution.

Module Four: Using the Branch Resolution Process – Schools

During this module reps, deputies and women contact officers will explore: • How to effectively manage a branch issue: The steps and the process. • A scenario: From identifying the issue, to resolving the issue. • The roles we play during the resolution process.

Module Five: Performance Management: Law, Policy, Process – Schools

Educators are invited to explore roles and responsibilities of the key players in the performance management process. Participants will complete the module with a greater understanding of: • Performance Management and the

Law. • The Agreement and the Exchange of

Letters. • The Performance Management Cycle.

Module Six: The New 2019 General Agreement – Schools

Elected union delegates are invited to develop a deeper understanding of the key changes achieved in the 2019 General Agreement and Award. Delegates will have the opportunity to: • Compare the SSTUWA log of claims with our top achievements for members and school leader members. • Identify and explore key changes to the 2019 Agreement, the Award and the Exchange of Letters. • Discover and share ways to encourage members to access and refer to the new 2019 Agreement and Award.