Professional Learning
ACER PAT Webinars
CEDoW PAT Assessment window is Term 4, Weeks 3–6. As has been the practice in previous years, primary schools will administer the PAT Adaptive assessments and secondary schools will administer PAT Linear assessments.
This assessment window is aligned to the collection of samples used to calculate Australian norms which are an important part of the PAT Maths and PAT Reading reporting as they help to contextualise students’ levels of achievement.
Webinars relevant to leaders and teachers:
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Analysing and interpreting ACER’s reports for linear assessments Wednesday 3 September 4 pm AEST This session will highlight the PAT Bands, Group, Individual and Longitudinal reports used to report results from our linear assessments. This will include how to identify strengths, weaknesses and/or gaps across a class, cohort, or whole school level and how trends can appear within these diverse groups. |
Analysing and interpreting ACER’s reports for adaptive assessments Thursday 4 September 4 pm AEST This session will highlight the ACER Data Explorer, including the Achievement, Student, Item Performance and Progress reports. This will include how to identify strengths, weaknesses and/or gaps across a class, cohort, or whole school level and how trends can appear within these diverse groups. |
Within these webinars, the ACER team will demonstrate how to generate and navigate the reports and make the task of understanding the PAT results data more accessible, meaningful and practical. The registration link will also provide immediate access to the recording of the webinar if participants are not able to join on the day. Within a few weeks of the scheduled webinars, the ACER team will also publish the recording on the School Support Centre website here.
Micro-credentials for Classroom Confidence
Enrolments are now open for all three micro-credentials in the Australian Government’s Micro-credentials for Classroom Confidence series, delivered by The University of Adelaide. Topics include Classroom Management, Explicit Teaching, and Teaching Phonics.
These free, fully online courses support teachers in meeting their professional development requirements.
Register your interest online to receive the enrolment links.
Learn more here.
Expression of Interest: Reconnect SPOT
Improvement, Learning and Wellbeing (ILW) Learning K–12 is pleased to share details about an upcoming professional learning opportunity for Kindergarten teachers who completed the KinderSPOT training in 2023–2024 and are currently teaching Kindergarten.
Reconnect SPOT is a one-day, optional professional learning session designed to deepen teachers’ understanding of key executive functioning and self-regulation skills—such as working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility. These foundational skills are critical for the early development of both cognitive and social capacities in young children, as supported by current research.
This session will be co-facilitated by an occupational therapist and a speech pathologist. Drawing on evidence-based research, they will support teachers to recognise common student behaviours that reflect executive functioning development within the Kindergarten classroom. Educators will also be provided with practical strategies and classroom-ready resources to support and enhance student growth in these essential areas.
If you are interested in attending, please first seek approval from your principal, then complete the Google Form linked below to register your expression of interest: Expression of Interest Form. Please submit your response by 8 August 2025.
If there is sufficient interest, the course will proceed, and the ILW – Learning team will coordinate registrations for participants through LMS.
Date: Thursday 28 August 2025, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Venue: Emmaus Centre, Building B, Level 3, Hyde Parade, Campbelltown
Funding Code: F02
For further information, please contact Joanne Treffone at treffonej01@dow.catholic.edu.au.
Blended Online Learning – Semester 2
Audience: ALL Staff
Can Blended Online Learning Support Your Annual Improvement Plan (AIP)?
If you are interested in a BESPOKE course in Term 3 or 4 (delivered on-site at a time that works for you), please email wssadmin@dow.catholic.edu.au. You may also like to consider partnering with neighbouring schools that have similar interests or needs.
All courses can be offered as BESPOKE courses with a minimum participant cohort of eight.
Upcoming courses in Term 3 – Flyer link here
- Supporting Student Wellbeing and Mental Health [F2F during PVP]
- Parent Courses
Parent courses are also available and can be offered to all staff and families seeking information/support around Understanding ADHD and Autism through the OLT website.
Short courses are self-paced (approximately 2 hours) and include:
- The Needs of Students with EAL/D
- Culturally Inclusive Teaching and Learning
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder
- Learning Theory
- Working in Partnership with Parents
Enrolment in only one course at a time.
See flyer for registration links.