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February 2017 1-22 Brisbane Australian Institute of Management (AIM): People Matters Program This behavioural change program has been specifically designed for existing and aspiring team leaders in the Queensland public sector. It provides a range of practical skills that can be applied immediately to better manage people, performance and change in the workplace. For more information contact AIM’s Corporate Solutions team on 1300 658 337 or visit their website.

2-3 Hotel Grand Chancellor, ICSTE 2017: 19th International Conference on Science and Technology Education Melbourne This conference aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Science and Technology Education. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Science and Technology Education. For more information and to register visit the conference website.

6 OneChannel webinar OneChannel Webinar: Asbestos Management Team (AMT) Training BEMIR – WAAPs Part 2 This program is the second in a series of three programs that will meet the mandatory training requirements for Asbestos Management Teams (AMTs) if the complete series of programs and a training scenario are completed. This program will cover the navigation of BEMIR and the management of Work Area Access Permits (WAAPs). For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

6-10 Brisbane Queensland Government Dispute Resolution Training: Mediation Level 1 – Introduction to mediation skills This interactive five-day course gives participants the knowledge and skills to develop as a mediator. It also provides useful skills for other situations and covers the theory and practice of facilitative mediation and interpersonal conflict management to build competence, confidence and communication skills. For more information contact the Dispute Resolution Branch on 3239 6277 or visit their website. 7 OneChannel Webinar: Digital Practice Guide – Transforming content Part 1 OneChannel webinar The first of this four-part series will identify how information can be transformed into a range of formats so students can engage with the curriculum more effectively without compromising the curriculum intent. It will explore the flexibility in the curriculum, as well as identify ways to change curriculum content and to use tools that allow students to deliver their understanding of the curriculum in a way that is appropriate to their needs. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. 9 OneChannel Webinar: Digital Practice Guide – Tech to support numeracy Part 1 OneChannel webinar This series of four OneChannel sessions will explore how technology can be used to enable students to engage effectively with numeracy activities and support the development of their numeracy capabilities. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. 9 Autism Queensland Workshop: Clues to Behaviour Success Caboolture Hub, Caboolture Participants in this workshop will gain an insight into the ways in which a positive behaviour support framework can assist with understanding and identifying the underlying reasons for problem behaviours. For more information contact Autism Queensland on 3273 0000 or visit their website. 10 Autism Queensland Workshop: Developing Inclusive Strategies for Students with Autism City Library, Toowoomba This interactive workshop will include practical strategies and ideas. It will build on research and experience from students and school staff. For more information contact Autism Queensland on 3273 0000 or visit their website. 10 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN – Principles City Golf Club, Toowoomba of Good Writing This writing workshop will show how the NAPLAN test data for the narrative (2008–2010) and persuasive (2011–2015) writing tests indicate areas of success and areas which require a more strategic approach to writing. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website. 11 Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) Look Out Teacher Program Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland Guest artist Judy Watson will discuss her major public artwork, tow row 2016, commissioned for the Art Gallery, South Brisbane GOMA Forecourt. Be inspired by the artist’s concept, design process and research involved in realising her vision, and discover the cultural and historical significance of the artwork to the Cultural Precinct. The program also includes curatorial and panel discussions, behind-the-scenes exhibition information and a workshop. For more information and to register visit the GOMA website. 13 OneChannel webinar OneChannel Webinar: Asbestos Management Team (AMT) Training BEMIR – IMRs Part 3 This program is the third in a series of three programs that will meet the mandatory training requirements for Asbestos Management Teams (AMTs) if the complete series of programs and a training scenario are completed. This final program in the series will cover the checking of the asbestos register in BEMIR and the management of Incident Management Reports (IMRs). For more information and to register visit OneChannel.

13 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN – How to read Ocean International Hotel, Mackay challenging texts – making thinking visible In this workshop, we will engage with challenging texts to explore the metacognitive strategies which build student confidence and knowledge when students apply them. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website. 13-17 ALIA Information Online 2017 Conference – Data | Information | Knowledge Hilton Hotel, Sydney The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) conference will be an opportunity for participants to connect over common interests, challenge each other, and engage with some of the most creative and exciting thinkers and innovators from the industry and beyond. For more information contact ALIA on (02) 6215 8222 or visit their website. 13-17 Melbourne Business School – Mt Eliza Executive Education: Emerging Managers Program Mt Eliza Campus, Melbourne This five-day residential program provides you with user-friendly methods to develop your team, Business School, Melbourne increase your management effectiveness and accelerate your development. It has been designed to make the most of the rapidly changing digital-learning environment, with technology fully integrated into the program. Every aspect of the program focuses on practical performance development. You will learn and practise negotiation, influencing and coaching skills that can be immediately applied in your workplace. For more information contact the Melbourne Business School on (03) 9349 8788 or visit their website. 14 KidsMatter Primary Webinar: Component 1 - Implementation support and network meeting Webinar This webinar focuses on Component 1, Session 1, introducing you to KidsMatter as you start planning to improve mental health and wellbeing at your school. Developed in response to school feedback, this Short, Sharp ‘n’ Shiny webinar shows your Action Team how to deliver Session 1 to your whole school staff in just 30 minutes. For more information contact KidsMatter on 0477 012 912 or visit their website. 14 OneChannel Webinar: Digital Practice Guide – Transforming content Part 2 OneChannel webinar This four-part series will identify how information can be transformed into a range of formats so students can engage with the curriculum more effectively without compromising the curriculum intent. It will explore the flexibility in the curriculum, as well as identify ways to change curriculum content and to use tools that allow students to deliver their understanding of the curriculum in a way that is appropriate to their needs. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. 14 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Numeracy: Enhancing Souths Leagues Club, West End additive thinking in Prep – Year 2 This practical workshop will examine teaching strategies to strengthen student number sense and develop flexibility in determining ways to solve problems. It will provide teachers with a range of hands-on activities, strategies and resources. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website. 14-15 Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP): The Negotiator’s Toolkit The Grand Chancellor Hotel, This workshop facilitated by Allan Parker, recognises that school leaders are negotiating all the Spring Hill time, within you and or with others, to try and reach mutually beneficial agreements and outcomes. For more information contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website. 14-15 MultiLit - MiniLit Workshop Brisbane MiniLit is an evidence-based, effective and cost-effective early literacy program. It is a practical, systematic, explicit and effective model for teaching reading skills, comprising a high quality two- day workshop and a comprehensive kit with the required resources to implement the program. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website. 15 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Numeracy: Connecting Souths Leagues Club, West End concepts in measurement in Years 7-9 This workshop uses an interactive approach to examine the relationships within and between measurement concepts. It will provide teachers with practical activities and strategies to build on student understanding of perimeter, area, volume and capacity. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website. 15-16 UQ Business School: New Leader Course UQ Business School Executive This course is designed for supervisors, managers or team leaders who are looking for essential Venue, Brisbane knowledge and skills in leadership and management. It covers key areas such as managing task and performance, handling conflict, teams, communication, personal and leadership styles, motivation and delegation. Using practical 'real life' examples, scenarios and techniques, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to be an effective team leader, and will leave with fresh insights and a toolkit of essential leadership skills. For more information contact UQ Business School Executive Education on 3346 7111 or visit their website. 16 OneChannel Webinar: Digital Practice Guide – Tech to support numeracy Part 2 OneChannel webinar This series of four OneChannel sessions will explore how technology can be used to enable students to engage effectively with numeracy activities and support the development of their numeracy capabilities. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. 16 Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) Workshop: Writing: Advanced Coomera Anglican College, Upper Sentence Grammar and Cohesion presented by Rod Campbell Coomera Teaching English grammar (or more correctly, teaching students the knowledge and skills for writing English) can be creative, engaging and effective. This very interactive and practical session will give teachers strategies and resources that can be used immediately in the classroom. The workshop is planned so that teachers in all grades from Prep to Year 6 (and higher) will have information for at least five classroom lessons on teaching vocabulary, grammar and sentence construction, based upon the syntactic patterns of English. For more information and to register contact PETAA on (02) 8020 3900 or visit their website. 16 MultiLit - Reading Tutor Program Workshop Brisbane This one-day workshop trains teachers in the delivery of the MultiLit Reading Tutor Program which targets students in Year 2 through to young adults who have not acquired the basic skills needed to become functional readers. The program covers Word Attack Skills, Sight Words and Reinforced Reading and will teach students how to generalise into connected text, as well as assisting in improving students’ reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website. 20 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN – How to read Oceans Resort and Spa, Hervey challenging texts – making thinking visible Bay In this workshop, we will engage with challenging texts to explore the metacognitive strategies which build student confidence and knowledge when students apply them. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website. 20 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Numeracy: Enhancing Oaks Oasis, Caloundra additive thinking in Prep – Year 2 This practical workshop will examine teaching strategies to strengthen student number sense and develop flexibility in determining ways to solve problems. It will provide teachers with a range of hands-on activities, strategies and resources. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website. 20-21 DET School Improvement Unit: National School Improvement Tool Training for Principals Central Queensland Region This two-day training session is a great way for principals to familiarise themselves with the review process while learning how the NSIT can support teaching and learning in their school. Principals who complete the training can nominate to become peer reviewers and participate in a school review. For more information contact the School Improvement Unit on 3035 2217 or visit their website. 21 OneChannel Webinar: Digital Practice Guide – Transforming content Part 3 OneChannel webinar This four-part series will identify how information can be transformed into a range of formats so students can engage with the curriculum more effectively without compromising the curriculum intent. It will explore the flexibility in the curriculum, as well as identify ways to change curriculum content and to use tools that allow students to deliver their understanding of the curriculum in a way that is appropriate to their needs. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. 21 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Numeracy: Connecting Oaks Oasis, Caloundra concepts in measurement in Years 7-9 This workshop uses an interactive approach to examine the relationships within and between measurement concepts. It will provide teachers with practical activities and strategies to build on student understanding of perimeter, area, volume and capacity. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website. 21 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN – Principles The Waves, Bundaberg of Good Writing This writing workshop will show how the NAPLAN test data for the narrative (2008–2010) and persuasive (2011–2015) writing tests indicate areas of success and areas which require a more strategic approach to writing. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website. 21 Office of the Information Commissioner Queensland: Decision writing training Australian Catholic University, This training, facilitated by the Office of the Information Commissioner and Associate Professor Elizabeth Street, Brisbane Roslyn Petelin, University of Queensland, is open to individuals who write decisions under the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) and the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld). The training has been specifically designed for the right to information environment. Participants will learn and practice new techniques to enhance writing clarity, understanding and persuasiveness. For more information and to register contact the Office of the Information Commissioner or visit their website. 21-22 MultiLit – MacqLit PD Workshop Brisbane MacqLit is an explicit, systematic reading intervention program for struggling readers in Year 3 and above. The two-day professional development workshop takes a contemporary balanced approach towards reading instruction. This includes an overview of the research base that underpins MacqLit, linking the program to the five key elements of teaching reading. As a result, the workshop covers how to teach phonics explicitly and systematically, building vocabulary and developing comprehension strategies. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website. 22 DET School Improvement Unit: National School Improvement Tool for associate leaders Central Queensland Region This training is a great way for associate leaders to familiarise themselves with the review process while learning how the HSIT can support teaching and learning in their school. For more information contact the School Improvement Unit on 3035 2217 or visit their website. 22 Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) Wellbeing Conference: Unleashing the Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin Power of Confidence – Strengths based perspectives and wellbeing This conference explores the research and practices involved in wellbeing, positive psychology, resilience and strength-based learning. Global thought leaders and practitioners will provide insights on effective processes, strategies and frameworks to support student and staff wellbeing. For more information contact ACEL on 1800 680 559 or (02) 8396 0800 or visit their website. 22 Autism Queensland Workshop: Clues to Behaviour Success Community Hub, Roma Participants in this workshop will gain an insight into the ways in which a positive behaviour support framework can assist with understanding and identifying the underlying reasons for problem behaviours. For more information contact Autism Queensland on 3273 0000 or visit their website. 22 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Literacy – Building Brisbane language and communication skills in Prep to Year 2 This workshop provides practical strategies to strengthen students’ beginning language and communication skills. Teachers will explore a range of research-based pedagogies and strategies to support all students, including students with disability; those for whom English is an additional language or dialect (EALD); and those who will benefit from extra scaffolding for success. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website. 22-23 February & 28 March Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi) Program: Improvement Sprints into Brisbane Action This program by Agile Schools is facilitated by Simon Breakspear, and is a team-based method that provides a practical process for improving student achievement in your school. For more information contact QELi on 3007 5200 or visit their website. 23 OneChannel Webinar: Digital Practice Guide – Tech to support numeracy Part 3 OneChannel webinar This series of four OneChannel sessions will explore how technology can be used to enable students to engage effectively with numeracy activities and support the development of their numeracy capabilities. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. 23 MultiLit – Spell-It Workshop Brisbane This program teaches the rules, conventions, structure and logic of the English language, to enable teachers to plan effective spelling lessons based on the needs of their students. This one-day workshop, accompanying the purchase of the Spell-It Program, provides the essential information and practical guidance necessary to implement the program successfully. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website. 23-24 Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) Executive Workshop: Melbourne Influencing Human Behaviour In this workshop participants will learn about behavioural solutions to public policy challenges, including the latest methods and tools to bring about real and effective change, in an insightful workshop presented by applied behavioural research experts, Dr Liam Smith and Mark Boulet. For more information contact the Executive Education team at ANZSOG or visit their website. 23-24 February and 27 March Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP): Team Coaching Accreditation Brisbane Program As problems become more complex and as their solutions require the active participation of diverse perspectives, then teamwork and collaboration become increasingly necessary and valued. Becoming an effective coach of your team is one way to achieve this. For more information contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website. 23-24 MultiLit – MacqLit PD Workshop Brisbane MacqLit is an explicit, systematic reading intervention program for struggling readers in Year 3 and above. The two-day professional development workshop takes a contemporary balanced approach towards reading instruction. This includes an overview of the research base that underpins MacqLit, linking the program to the five key elements of teaching reading. As a result, the workshop covers how to teach phonics explicitly and systematically, building vocabulary and developing comprehension strategies. MultiLit is a research initiative of Macquarie University. For more information contact MultiLit on (02) 9888 3818 or visit their website. 24 Autism Queensland Workshop: Developing Inclusive Strategies for Students with Autism Autism Hub Reading Centre, This interactive workshop will include practical strategies and ideas. It will build on research and Woolloongabba experience from students and school staff. . For more information contact Autism Queensland on 3273 0000 or visit their website. 24 PrimaryConnections Workshop: Teaching Technology Through Science Inquiry Saxons, Adelaide Street, Brisbane This one-day interactive workshop explores the relationship between Science and Technology, and how to meet the curriculum requirements of both through an inquiry approach to learning. From theory to practice, this hands-on workshop will equip attendees with the confidence to integrate Design Technology meaningfully into the classroom. It will also help support them to do so in a clear and straightforward manner. For more information contact PrimaryConnections on (08) 9386 4544 or visit their website. 24 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Literacy: Inspiring QCAA, South Brisbane students to write in Years 3-6 This workshop provides teachers with the opportunity to explore research, practical strategies for improving students’ writing, and actions to spark creativity, enhance motivation and inspire students’ writing in Years 3-6. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website. 24 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN – Principles Holiday Inn Cairns Harbourside, of Good Writing Cairns This writing workshop will show how the NAPLAN test data for the narrative (2008–2010) and persuasive (2011–2015) writing tests indicate areas of success and areas which require a more strategic approach to writing. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website. 27 Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Program: Using and interpreting data in Online program schools This online course is a foundation level program focused on developing teachers’ expertise in using and interpreting different types of data in a school context. It is designed for teachers and school leaders who wish to build solid shared understandings about the kinds of data used in schools, the different ways in which data can be represented and what they can tell teachers about student learning. For more information contact Margaret Taylor, ACER on (03) 9277 5403 or visit their website. 27 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: NAPLAN – How to read The Atherton Hotel, Cairns challenging texts – making thinking visible In this workshop, we will engage with challenging texts to explore the metacognitive strategies which build student confidence and knowledge when students apply them. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website. 27 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Numeracy: Enhancing QCAA, Brisbane and Doubletree additive thinking in Prep – Year 2 by Hilton, Cairns This practical workshop will examine teaching strategies to strengthen student number sense and develop flexibility in determining ways to solve problems. It will provide teachers with a range of hands-on activities, strategies and resources. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website. 27 Restart Teaching Program Online course This 20-hour returning to teaching (RTT) program comprises five online modules. It is for state school teachers who do not meet the recency of practice requirement for registration with the Queensland College of Teachers. Participants will work with an experienced online facilitator to complete the program. The course focuses on current curriculum frameworks, teaching and learning practices and legislative and legal responsibilities. All state school teachers with the RTT condition against their registration or seeking continuing professional development can register via the Professional Development website. For more information contact Kylie Marshall, Organisational Transformation and Capability, HR on 3513 6529. 27-28 Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP): The Negotiator’s Toolkit Townsville This workshop, facilitated by Allan Parker, recognises that school leaders are negotiating all the time, within you and or with others to try and reach mutually beneficial agreements and outcomes. For more information contact QASSP on 3831 7011 or visit their website. 27 February – 2 March Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) Executive Workshop: Women Melbourne in Leadership: Achieving and flourishing This workshop will offer fresh perspectives on traditional leadership and management issues. The program is aimed at middle-to-senior level female managers in the public sector. Participants will identify practical steps to deal with the leadership challenges faced and learn to avoid underselling themselves. Participants will also learn from each other, as well as from the experienced practitioners, about leading change and upholding public sector values, and they will develop a unique network. Presented by well-regarded leadership thinkers, Christine Nixon – former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner and Professor Amanda Sinclair – Melbourne Business School Fellow. For more information contact the Executive Education team at ANZSOG or visit their website. 27 February – 3 March Melbourne Business School – Mt Eliza Executive Education: Leadership Development Mt Eliza Campus, Melbourne Program Business School, Melbourne This five-day residential program develops leaders who are capable of bridging levels and functions in the organisation, leading other managers and turning strategy into action. Leading from the middle zone is about connecting the strategy and the everyday work, often across functions, and up and down the organisational hierarchy. It’s a demanding role for you and an essential role for your organisation. For more information contact the Melbourne Business School on (03) 9349 8788 or visit their website. 27 February – 3 March Melbourne Business School – Mt Eliza Executive Education: Leading for Strategic Success Mt Eliza Campus, Melbourne This five-day residential program enables you to build collaborative capability and the internal Business School, Melbourne capacity to deal with complexity. By becoming more agile in your thinking, you will achieve high- impact, transformative strategic outcomes to ensure your organisation thrives in an increasingly turbulent environment. It refreshes and challenges senior executives, creating impactful and fulfilled leaders who can envision and enact a preferred future. Strategic success requires leading across organisational boundaries to achieve outcomes for the whole organisation, rather than simply your function or area of responsibility. For more information contact the Melbourne Business School on (03) 9349 8788 or visit their website.. 28 AIM & QELi TEL Talk: Leading with Influence AIM Member Lounge, Brisbane New!! The Australian Institute of Management (AIM) and the Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi) present this talk, which will discuss how to build influence through organisational groups, individuals as well as in your day-to-day interactions. For more information contact AIM on 1300 658 337 or visit their website. 28 Australian Teacher Aide Webinar: How to Teach Children and Adolescents to Read and Spell Webinar New!! with Confidence This informative webinar is presented by Frances Brennan, who has been working with children with additional learning needs for over eight years, as an integration aide, tutor and speech pathologist. Her experience includes working with children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, speech and language impairments, Down Syndrome and literacy difficulties. Frances will discuss both systematic and analytic phonic approaches and the importance of explicit teaching in literacy. For more information contact the Australian Teacher Aide or to register visit their website. 28 OneChannel Webinar: Digital Practice Guide – Transforming content Part 4 OneChannel webinar New!! This four-part series will identify how information can be transformed into a range of formats so students can engage with the curriculum more effectively without compromising the curriculum intent. It will explore the flexibility in the curriculum, as well as identify ways to change curriculum content and to use tools that allow students to deliver their understanding of the curriculum in a way that is appropriate to their needs. For more information and to register visit OneChannel. 28 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) Workshop: Numeracy: Connecting Doubletree by Hilton, Cairns concepts in measurement in Years 7-9 This workshop uses an interactive approach to examine the relationships within and between measurement concepts. It will provide teachers with practical activities and strategies to build on student understanding of perimeter, area, volume and capacity. For more information contact QCAA on 3864 0471 or to register visit their website.

Updated 20 February 2017