Conference - Thursday 29 August


Thursday & Friday August 29 & 30 CSDPA Conference

Bunker Bay

Just a few last minute points before the conference this week.
  • Please remember to bring your laptop or tablet to the conference so that you can access "Meet up".
  • On the Wednesday evening pizza will be provided in the lower bar from 6pm if you want to catch up on arrival.
  • If you would like to attend the Wine Tour please email  Joe Sciorilli <sciorilli.joe@cathednet.wa.edu.au>  asap so we can finalise numbers.
  • If you have any special dietary requirements if you could let either myself of Jenny know asap, if you have not done so already.

Conference Resources
The Conference made use of back-channelling software called MeetUp. You can follow the conversations here: http://todaysmeet.com/WACDPA

Video from Dr Tim McDonald - very informative  https://www.dropbox.com/s/l1fflkxmhuyzoru/CSDPA_1920x1080.mp4

Inspiring video about 21c Education in New Brunswick Canada on YouTube http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EjJg9NfTXos

AITSL animation which could be used as an introduction of the AITSL Standards with staff http://www.aitsl.edu.au/

Self Assessment Tool (SAT) to support the provisionally register teacher to self identify areas for development - it asks a series of questions to help identify where the teacher needs support. This information is then linked to a professional development plan which is reasonably easy to engage with. You can find the tool here: http://www.selfassessment.aitsl.edu.au/

Illustrations of Practice - a fantastic resource for teachershttp://www.teacherstandards.aitsl.edu.au/Illustrations

AITSL Resources: many of the resources discussed are available here: http://www.teacherstandards.aitsl.edu.au/resources

Register for the AITSL eNews to receive monthly updates and the latest AITSL information and links - sign up by going to the AITSL homepage and entering your details in the Subscribe section.

AITSL Principal's (Leadership) Standard - 360 Degree Reflection Tool can be found here:  http://www.aitsl.edu.au/school-leaders/australian-professional-standard-for-principals/360-reflection-tool.html

Education Services Australia
Video, games and education resources for Australian students and teachers.  http://splash.abc.net.au/home Links to Australian Curriculum with questions for students to respond to before, during and after viewing.

Safe School Toolkit  www.safeschoolshub.edu.au This site contains a School Audit Kit to quickly assess your schools situation

Cloud Desktop - need to speak to Louise Bowe re implementing into a school system. louise.bowe@esa.au

Values Education
A student centred online resource, utilising film, documentary, animation and photographic texts, explores values through personal, intellectual and global perspectives  http://www.worldofvalues.edu.au/login.html (AtvKRqfQ) access code

Values Education for Australian Schools http://www.valueseducation.edu.au/values/

Michael Ciccarelli's presentation can be found here: http://www.csdpa.wa.edu.au/#!drop-box/csit