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Setting yourself up for Success: Teaching in the Middle Years.

  • 12 Mar 2023
  • 23 Apr 2023
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All 6 Sessions

Target audience – graduate and early career teachers

Are you new to teaching and teaching students in years 5 to 9? Are you looking for practical strategies to set yourself and your students up for success?

We have found five of the most amazing educators who work with pre-service, graduate and early career teachers to facilitate 6 learning experiences. They all have expertise in teaching students in the middle years. And a passion to support teachers just like you to be and do your best.

The six topics have been chosen based on input from graduate and early career teachers. They feel these knowing more about them has helped their teaching practice.

You can enroll in each session individually or purchase all 6 sessions. See details underneath this table.

Setting yourself up for Success: Teaching in the Middle Years  

Date Topic Facilitator 
 April 27th

Setting Yourself Up For Success as a Middle Years Teacher

Looking for that bit more to help you feel confident and capable teaching in the middle years. This conversation will cover what's unique about students in the middle years and strategies for setting yourself and students up for a fruitful learning partnership. We will also discuss strategies for managing your workload and wellbeing.

Liz Benson

Teacher and Executive Officer, Adolescent Success
 May 4th

Behaviour Strategies For Middle Years Students 

Unpack strategies to add to your behaviour management tool kit. Adolescence is a time of great development and change for students. In this session you will explore some of the essentials of classroom management. Anj will take you through how to form positive relationships whilst maintaining an environment where all students can learn.

Anj Dillion

Capability Manager and Head of Science, QLD DOE
 May 11th

Supporting Middle Students Suffering From Trauma

In this session you will explore how to create a classroom environment where all students can thrive. Trauma affects students in different ways. Develop your understanding of how trauma can impact student learning. And take away teaching strategies that will increase your confidence and skill to support your students.

Leisa Taylor

Teacher and Pre-Service Teacher Educator
 May 25th

Evidence Based Practices for Students with Autism

Deepen your knowledge of teaching students with Autism. Explore practical strategies to create learning environments that are inclusive of students with Autism. Share your challenges, with our experienced educator, Susan Brooke. You will walk away from this session feeling supported and with more resources in your teacher tool kit.

Susan Brooke

Deputy Principal and Capability Manager, QLD DOE
 June 1st

Differentiated Instruction: Designing and Scaffolding for Success

Learning to differentiate for all your students takes time. In this session Gerard Alford will take you through some practical differentiation strategies that you can employ in your class tomorrow. Strategies include:
  • Cooperative learning strategies
  • Scaffolding for all learners
  • Making adjustments to cater for the differing writing and thinking levels of students
  • Designing tasks for extension and challenge – thinking skills framework

Gerard Alford

Teacher and Director ITC Publications
June 8th

Engaging with Middle Years Students and Their Parents

A positive relationship between teacher, student and parent is vital for all students to thrive. In this session Anj will explore, with you, strategies for cultivating positive relationships with parents. From making phone calls to parent teacher interviews, Anj will help you feel confident to engage with parents at all times.

Anj Dillion

Capability Manager and Head of Science, QLD DOE

Purchase all six sessions before April 23rd 2023:

  • Members: $250 ($50 each) 
  • Non-Members: $370 ($65 each) + a free Adolescent Success individual membership until February 1st 2024 (VALUE $115)

To register for individual sessions click on the relevant event registration:

Session 1: Setting Yourself Up For Success as a Middle Years Teacher

Session 2: Behaviour Strategies For Middle Years Students 

Session 3: Supporting Middle Students Suffering From Trauma

Session4: Evidence Based Practices for Students with Autism

Session 5: Differentiated Instruction: Designing and Scaffolding for Success

Session 6: Engaging with Middle Years Students and Their Parents

CONTACT US

T (61) 0414 729 726
E executiveofficer@adolescentsuccess.org.au

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