Griffith University

We offer professional development events on the Mt Gravatt or Gold Coast campuses as well as designated venues. We also bring a range of our professional learning workshops to your school.  Choose from pupil-free days, schools days, after-school sessions, or Saturdays – a time that suits your teachers (subject to the presenter's availability). Our professional learning areas include a range of Australian curriculum, subject specific and priority topics. Our short courses offer the opportunity for gaining credit for postgraduate courses.

2012 Events

17 March (first of four workshops)

Australian Curriculum - PHYSICS in the middle years

Venue:  Griffith University (Mt Gravatt campus) / 10am - 2pm

• Year 7:    17 March  /  Registrations close: 13 March
• Year 8:    31 March  /  Registrations close: 27 March
• Year 9:    21 April    /  Registrations close: 17 April
  
• Year 10:    5 May    /  Registrations close: 1 May
  

• Information flyer (180k)  

• Content of workshops       

24 March

The Australian Curriculum: How to effectively integrate "Science as a human endeavour" into your science lessons

Venue:  Griffith University (Mt Gravatt campus) / 9am - 4pm

• Information flyer (132k)

In-school workshops

Data Analysis

• Accessing information through surveys – basic strategies for design and analysis (p-12)
• Lies, damn lies and statistics: making the use and interpretation of education statistics more meaningful (p-12)

Early Years  

• Fostering leadership in Early Childhood education (p-year 3, k)

English

• Augmented reality digital story telling (p-12)
• Analysis of NAPLAN results and development of a school program (year 1-10, 9 topics)
• Should I speak English to my child? (p-12)
  

Extension

• Gifted Education in schools: What should we be doing? (p-7)

Health and Well-being

• Differentiated instruction (p-10)
• Mindful SLOW for educators (school leaders)
  
• Understanding Bilingualism (p-12)
  
• Should I speak English to my child? (p-12)

Literacy

• Analysis of NAPLAN results and development of a school program (years 1-10, 9 topics)
• Understanding Bilingualism (p-12)

Maths

• Analysis of NAPLAN results and development of a school program (years 1-10, 9 topics)
• Mathematics education (p-7)

Science

• Science is … workshop series (p-10, sessions 1-3)

Technology

• Augmented reality digital story telling (p-12)
• Educational Gaming development (p-12)
• TPACK (p-12)
  

Please note all events, details of venues and costs were correct at the time of posting, but are subject to change. 

• Past events