Workshops
Term 1 - venues will be confirmed on registration | ||||||
PCTs: Certification and nailing your portfolio requirements | ||||||
Meet other PCTs and gain an understanding of the Practising Teacher Criteria, implications for your own teaching practice, the requirements for your portfolio and your own role and responsibilities as a PCT. | ||||||
Palmerston North | Date: Thursday 9 March, 9.30am - 3.00pm | Charge: $245 | ||||
Teacher Aides and SENCOs: The role of the Teacher Aide | ||||||
Understand the nature of your role for learning success in the classroom – learn how to best support the teachers and students in your classes. | ||||||
Hutt Valley | Date: Thursday 16 March, 10.30am - 12.30pm | Charge: $90 | ||||
Term 2 - venues will be confirmed on registration | ||||||
PCTs: Running a great reading programme | ||||||
A full-day workshop. This is a hands-on session where participants will have the opportunity to build their knowledge, put it into practice and reflect on how to manage an effective reading programme. | ||||||
| Thursday 11 May, 9.30am - 3.00pm | Charge: $245 | ||||
PCTs: Written Language | ||||||
Participants will have the opportunity to build their knowledge, learn about some great strategies and reflect on how they teach written language. We will look at the research based essentials of a good written language programme, expectations of achievement at the different levels and explore ideas on how to support the diverse needs of your learners. | ||||||
Venue: Palmerston North | Thursday 15 June, 9.30am - 3.00pm | Charge: $245 | ||||
Teacher Aides and SENCOs: Reading and Writing | ||||||
Learn effective ways to get your students reading and writing with purpose and understanding. Your role is essential to literacy learning success in the classroom – learn how to best support the teachers and students in your classes in reading and written language across the curriculum. | ||||||
Venue: Wellington Hutt Valley | Date: Tuesday 30 May, 9.30am - 12.30pm Thursday 1 June, 9.30am - 12.30pm | Charge: $125 | ||||
Teacher Aides and SENCOs: Behaviour Management | ||||||
Having difficulty with the behaviour of some of your students? It’s all about communication – what is their behaviour telling you while they drive you up the wall? Come to this workshop, share with other TAs and learn how to diagnose reasons for challenging behaviour and use this understanding to manage it with a wide range of practical and effective strategies. | ||||||
Venue: Wellington Hutt Valley | Date: Tuesday 27 June, 9.30am - 12.30pm Thursday 29 June, 9.30am - 12.30pm | Charge: $125 | ||||
Term 3 - venues will be confirmed on registration | ||||||
PCTs: Numeracy | ||||||
Start with big picture ideas about the Number Framework and look at proven teaching strategies, lots of games, activities, practical ideas about assessment and grouping for instruction and developing the language of mathematics. | ||||||
Venue: Wellington Palmerston North | Date: Tuesday 1 August, 9.30am - 12.30pm Thursday 3 August, 9.30am - 12.30pm | Charge: $245 | ||||
PCTs: Math Strands | ||||||
Strand knowledge is part of NZC Mathematics. It provides depth of understanding and a context in which to use knowledge and strategies about number. At this workshop we focus on geometry, measurement and statistics and how to include them in your mathematics programme. This is a hands-on session where participants will have the opportunity to build their knowledge about effective mathematics strands programmes. | ||||||
Venue: Wellington Palmerston North | Date: Tuesday 5 September, 9.30am - 3.00pm Thursday 7 September, 9.30am 0 3.00pm | Charge: $245 | ||||
Teacher Aides and SENCOs: Supporting English Language Learners | ||||||
Are you working with students who are learning English as a second language? Not sure about how to really engage them? This workshop will explore practical ways to support English Language Learners and to understand the importance of oral language as a foundation for fluency in speaking, reading and writing English. We will also focus on what it means to come from a different cultural background and how awareness of this can assist us in our work with these students. | ||||||
Venue: Wellington Palmerston North | Date: Tuesday 15 August, 9.30am - 12.30pm Thursday 17 August, 9.30am - 12.30pm | Charge: $125 | ||||
Teacher Aides and SENCOs: Learning Support | ||||||
Recognition, planning and inclusion for students with special needs, eg ASD, ADHD | ||||||
Palmerston North | Thursday 14 September, 9.30am - 12.30pm | Charge: $125 | ||||
Please note:
To guarantee a place on a workshop, please register at least 5 days prior to the workshop date.
Discounts for multiple enrolments apply.
IMPORTANT! Workshop registrations cannot be processed until a registration form is received and emailed to: anna.dufresne@accent.ac.nz Or Fax to: Accent Learning, 04 4639579 |
