Professional Learning

Return to Work Program Professional Learning Module

The Workplace Safety and Wellbeing team has introduced a new Learning Management System (LMS) module, ‘Return to Work Program Module’, e-learning training, aimed at educating and creating awareness around CEDoW's Return to Work (RTW) Program.

This new LMS module provides education and training on the key aspects of the RTW Program and takes approximately 45 minutes to complete.

This includes:

1. Early Intervention
2. Injury Management Plan
3. Recover at Work Plan
4. Workplace Support
5. Consultation and Communication
6. Monitoring and Review
7. Compliance with Legal Requirements

You should have received an email notification with a new mandatory learning activity, added to your development plan, the week beginning 10 February 2025. 

 If you have any questions regarding the resources, please contact Workplace Safety and Wellbeing on whs@dow.catholic.edu.au.

For CEDoW’s full range of workplace, safety, and wellbeing resources please visit the Workplace Safety and Wellbeing Hub on Gateway.

EAL/D Professional Learning 2025

We are pleased to share that an EAL/D professional learning opportunity will once again be available in 2025. Enrolments are now open via LMS.

The EAL/D Induction Day – Building an Understanding of the EAL/D Learner will take place in Term 1 on Wednesday 26 March 2025, at the Marian Centre, Wollongong. This event is designed for teachers from Early Stage 1 to Stage 3. It offers a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues and deepen their understanding of CEDoW’s strategic priorities and practices for supporting EAL/D students.

Participants will engage in peer-to-peer discussions and explore practical, hands-on resources designed to enhance student engagement and improve learning outcomes for students with diverse linguistic and cultural needs.

Each school is invited to nominate one participant to attend, with funding provided by CEDoW (F04). If additional participants wish to attend, the school will need to cover the associated casual relief costs.

This is a valuable opportunity to enrich your understanding and enhance your skills to support EAL/D learners effectively.

Building An Understanding of the EAL/D Learner 2025

Wednesday 26 March 2025 9:00 am - 3:00 pm The Marian Centre, Wollongong 5 hours NESA Accredited PD

Please contact Crystal Ash (0437 173 976) or Kylie Phillips (0417 826 081) for any questions.

Year One SPOT

Year 1 SPOT is an optional professional learning course aimed at supporting Year 1 teachers to gain a deeper understanding of how to support students to reach their developmental milestones in communication, sensory and motor development.

Throughout the course, participants will collaborate to understand the importance of executive functioning skills and their implications on student learning. With this understanding, participants will consider and implement practical evidence-based strategies to support developing these skills within a tier-one classroom.  

This 2-day face-to-face professional learning course is facilitated by a speech pathologist and occupational therapist. Over both days the course will address evidence-based research and its application to classroom practice.

Name:
Year One SPOT

Audience:
New Year One teachers

Dates and Venues:

Day 1 - 13 March 2025 @ Emmaus Suite 3.01 Building B, Lvl 3 Hyde Parade, Campbelltown

Day 2 - 20 August 2024 @ Emmaus Suite 3.01 Building B, Lvl 3 Hyde Parade, Campbelltown

RSVP:
Day 1 Year One SPOT

Funding Code:
One Year 1 teacher per class (F02).

A Course for Aspiring Leaders

Expressions of Interest are sought from suitable applicants to enrol in A Course for Aspiring Leaders, a CEDoW professional development opportunity focused on developing and supporting future leaders within the CEDoW system of schools.

The course is for those teachers who do not currently hold a formal leadership role within their school but would like to aspire to a leadership role in the future.

A Course for Aspiring Leaders will be conducted over 12 months in 2025 during Terms 1-3 with an opt-in session in Term 4.

There will be two cohorts for this course. An Illawarra cohort and a Macarthur cohort. Please register interest on LMS.

View the course flyer here.

Online Workshop: Navigating HSC Disability Provisions: Key Insights and Practical Steps

Audience: School Leaders, Leaders of Diverse Learning

NESA Student Support is offering a workshop designed to deepen your understanding of the Disability Provisions Program, focusing on essential aspects that ensure equitable access and support for students with disabilities. The workshop features case studies and examples and will explore the functional evidence and supporting documentation required to submit applications.

Who should attend:

The workshop is recommended for secondary Learning Support / Diverse Learning Coordinators and members of the school executive.

It is available on the following dates:

• Tuesday 18 February, 12:45 - 3:00 pm
• Thursday 27 February, 9:45 - 12:00 pm
• Wednesday 5 March, 2:45 - 5 pm
• Monday 10 March, 12:45 - 3:00 pm
• Tuesday 25 March, 10:15 - 12:30 pm
• Monday 5 May, 2:45 - 5 pm
• Wednesday 21 May, 12:45 - 3:00 pm

The workshop contributes to 2 hours of Professional Learning.

Register here.

Catholicity STUFF (Spending Time Unpacking Faith Foundations)

K-6 Professional Learning opportunity
For: Primary Principals and RECs
Contact: Helen Moon (moonh01@dow.catholic.edu.au)

Targeting K-6 early career and beginning teachers, this course aims to build foundational knowledge and skills in the area of Catholicity for application in the K-6 Classroom and across the Primary School.

• Tuesday 11 March 2025 (9 am - 3 pm)

Funding available as follows (1 stream school = 1 place, 2 stream school = 2 places, 3 stream school = 3 places, 4 stream school = 4 places).

Casual Release code: C01.

Please consider who on your staff may benefit from this one day professional learning experience. For more information and registration details please click here.

Registrations close Friday 28 February 2025.

CrookED Science – K-12 Science Workshops 2025

An early bird rate of 10% off all live workshops is available if purchased by Friday 28 February 2025. Additionally, receive 15% OFF any bulk purchases of 4+ on-demand courses (contact Simon Crook to arrange). School subscriptions are also available; please contact Simon Crook directly at simon@crookedscience.com to arrange.

Here's a summary list of the courses on offer in 2025:

• K-6 – 6 options including a Staff Development Day and Zoom workshop for the new syllabus K-6
• 7-10 – 10+ options for the new syllabus: Staff Development Day + Zooms + on-demand modules for all of Y7 7-10
• Biology – 15 courses: exam prep + all 8 modules on-demand + 4 student revision Zooms Biology
• Chemistry – 12 courses: all 8 modules on-demand + exam prep  + student revision Chemistry
• EES – 12 courses: exam prep + all 8 modules twilights (2 & 7 Term 1) + student revision EES
• Investigating Science – 9+ courses: exam prep + student revision + all 4 HSC modules on-demand (Y11 coming soon) + Y11 Theory Zoom Investigating Science
• Physics – 15 options: exam prep + student revision + all 8 modules on-demand + Y11 & HSC Sims + School Partnership Physics
• Science Extension – 8 courses: exam prep + student revision + all 4 modules on-demand Science Extension

HSC Students – 9 twilight revision and exam preparation workshops: all HSC sciences HSC Students.

CEMA Sydney Educational Measurement & Assessment Symposium 2025 

The Sydney Educational Measurement & Assessment Symposium is back in 2025 on Friday 21 March.

The Symposium is a research event designed to gather several different communities to share ideas and interact across boundaries – measurement and assessment – but also settings such as schools, universities, government departments and agencies, commercial entities, and NGOs.

Hybrid event: The Symposium is a primarily in-person event, but online participation will be available. Please note that individual paper presentations will be possible by either in-person or online attendees, as we have Zoom capability in the teaching rooms we are using for the event. However, poster presentations and poster-based symposia will only be offered for those able to attend in-person in Sydney. Roundtable presentations will be in-person only; and you need to indicate this choice when submitting your proposal. 

Call for abstracts: CEMA are inviting educators to submit an abstract for the symposium.  They are interested in receiving proposals from those employed in the school sector, higher education sector, and VET sector. 

Measurement topics could include for example school improvement and effectiveness, program evaluation, large-scale assessments, test creation, race and educational measurement validity, psychometrics, measuring 21st century skills, evidence-informed teaching and learning, educational measurement at a national, state, or sector level. 

Assessment topics could include theory underlying assessment, feedback, formative assessment, automated assessment and AI, authentic assessment, collaborative/group assessment, learning analytics and assessment, equity in assessment, inclusive assessment, policy, assessment and curriculum reform, leading assessment, data literacy, assessment literacy, assessment technology. 

Contact the Centre for Educational Measurement and Assessment directly to submit an abstract kathleen.walker@sydney.edu.au.