What a Fantastic first meet for the Shepparton CRT Support Network on Wednesday 7th April 2010 at St George's Road Primary School, Shepparton!
Congratulations to all the CRT / ET Teachers who attended this day. I commend you for your enthusiasm and willingness to dedicate a day of your holidays to furthering your "Professional Knowledge" your "Professional Practice" and your "Professional Engagement."
What a great SUCCESS this day was! Many thanks to all who returned their Surveys of Reflection for the day! Your insight and thoughts are truly valued, and it's great to see that you have all been able to "reflect on, evaluate and improve your professional knowledge and practice"
Many thanks to all those that helped make this day so INFORMATIVE, and VALUABLE!! Words can not express the thanks felt towards Wendy for taking on the leadership role of Facilitator for the Network! Special thanks to Wendy's helpers, especially the "CATERING LADIES!" ... Delicious!!! Greatly appreciated!
Congratulations to all the CRT / ET Teachers who attended this day. I commend you for your enthusiasm and willingness to dedicate a day of your holidays to furthering your "Professional Knowledge" your "Professional Practice" and your "Professional Engagement."
What a great SUCCESS this day was! Many thanks to all who returned their Surveys of Reflection for the day! Your insight and thoughts are truly valued, and it's great to see that you have all been able to "reflect on, evaluate and improve your professional knowledge and practice"
Many thanks to all those that helped make this day so INFORMATIVE, and VALUABLE!! Words can not express the thanks felt towards Wendy for taking on the leadership role of Facilitator for the Network! Special thanks to Wendy's helpers, especially the "CATERING LADIES!" ... Delicious!!! Greatly appreciated!
Session 1 ~ How to get your PD Hours Up, presented by Wendy Humphrey
* Use your PD Log - include dates and hours, and make sure you write a "reflection" w.r.t your PD and your professional teaching practice.
* Attend PD sessions when you can.
* Ask Principal/s to be included on the staff email for the school/s that you work at often, and suggest that other CRTs would also benefit from this!
* Regularly check our fantastic blog right here for up to date PD Information & Resources
* Always keep on hand a copy of iTEACH Sep 2008 as your official VIT Document.
I will scan and include Wendy's brilliant summary - Important Aspects from this iTEACH Article.
We were very fortunate to have the lovely Mel from the Wodonda CRT Support Network attend our day as well. Mel also had her fantastic Professional Teaching Portfolio from Creatal Publishing on hand to demonstrate a concise and well laid out format to maintain your Professional Learning over the 5 year re-registration period (great to have it all in one organised place as well, should you be called on during the "audit" process!)
* Ask Principal/s to be included on the staff email for the school/s that you work at often, and suggest that other CRTs would also benefit from this!
* Regularly check our fantastic blog right here for up to date PD Information & Resources
* Always keep on hand a copy of iTEACH Sep 2008 as your official VIT Document.
I will scan and include Wendy's brilliant summary - Important Aspects from this iTEACH Article.
We were very fortunate to have the lovely Mel from the Wodonda CRT Support Network attend our day as well. Mel also had her fantastic Professional Teaching Portfolio from Creatal Publishing on hand to demonstrate a concise and well laid out format to maintain your Professional Learning over the 5 year re-registration period (great to have it all in one organised place as well, should you be called on during the "audit" process!)
To read more about the Professional Teaching Portfolio click HERE
If you are still interested in obtaining one, Wendy is now able to get these FANTASTIC journals for only $20 each! What a bargain!! Please contact Wendy if you are interested, and if you have ordered one on the day, can you please contact Wendy to organise payment! Thank You!
Session 2 ~ Anaphylaxis presented by Kate Nicholls
Anaphylaxis is simply defined as a "severe and sudden reaction."
Anaphylaxis Australia Website can be found HERE
Example Action Plans HERE
ASCIA action plans for Anaphylaxis (general poster suitable for first aid rooms - for use with EpiPen and EpiPen Jr adrenaline auto-injectors HERE)
Other ASCIA action plans for Anaphylaxis can be found HERE
Session 3 ~ ICT, presented by Jackie Stockdale & Giles Pritchard from St George's Road PS.
A very informative and hands on session that looked at implementing ICT in the classroom as a CRT / ET. You no longer need to fear that "Interactive Whiteboard" or "Smart Board" at the front of the Classroom! I hope that you feel empowered now to have a go and continue to learn and develop your skills using this fantastic technological device!
* Make sure it's CALIBRATED before you start your day! If in doubt, get the students to help you set it up!
* Remember one person at a time, one place at a time!
Enjoy exploring more the wonderful software tools that we looked at today!
KidPix (great for P-2)
Kid Pix cultivates children's natural creativity and builds self- confidence and pride of accomplishment - critical components of personal development.
Some good links to learn more about Kid pix can be found below:
Photostory (Great for 3-4)
"Photo Story 3 is a free program that allows you to create stunning multimedia presentations from digital photographs. You can add great effects such as zooming into a photo or scanning across a scene. Transitions between pictures can be added as can text and special colour and texture effects. You can add music to your presentation from an existing source or better still, make your own from within the program. The presentation can be saved as something you might watch on a DVD or small enough that you could email it, or post it on your website to share!"
Some good links for Photo Story can be found below:
Inspiration
For visual mapping, outlining, writing and making presentations, use Inspiration® 9, the ultimate thinking and learning tool. Brainstorm ideas, structure your thoughts and visually communicate concepts to strengthen understanding with the Diagram and Map Views. To take notes, organize information, and structure writing for plans, papers and reports, use the integrated Outline View to focus on main and supporting ideas and to clarify thinking in written form. With Inspiration's Presentation Manager, transform your diagrams, mind maps and outlines into polished presentations that communicate ideas clearly and demonstrate understanding and knowledge.
Learn more about Inspiration below:
Easiteach
Session 4 ~ Ros Hosa presents VELS Mathematics
Many thanks to Ros for a very insightful look into the world of Mathematics and for stimulating and providing our "brains" with hands-on activities to take back into the classroom with us.
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