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Starting Out Strong Agenda Narrandera 2015
Starting Out Strong Agenda Narrandera 2015
This conference marks the Department of Education and Communities commitment to your professional learning journey as beginning teachers.
Our aim is to support you in these first years of your teaching career by providing you with multiple experiences that will strengthen your role as teacher.
Beyond these two days together we will build a range of learning experiences to help you feel connected to your school and the education community.
Customise
After this conference, we will be offering
at least 10 optional modules throughout
the year to support your ongoing
professional learning
Connections
We hope that you will find many
opportunities to connect with more
experienced teachers and other beginning
teachers
Context
Workshops have been developed to strengthen
knowledge, understanding and practices relating to
your personal and school context
Curriculum
Classroom
Day 1
Narrandera Ex-Services Club, 41 Bolton Street, Narrandera NSW, 7th May 2015
Time
Agenda
Standards Addressed
Presenter
9:00-9:30am
Registration
Informal meet and greet.
Tea & Coffee
All
Shopfronts
Teachers Mutual Bank - Complimentary dinner drink
Pauline Kessell
Naomi Crane
NSW Teachers Health - Lucky Door Prize
Brian Jones
Gateway Book Shop
Jen Hoy
Teacher Mentor
Kooringal High School
Wagga Wagga
Melanie Brown
Head Teacher (REL) English
Mount Austin High School
Wagga Wagga
Jeff Walster
Head Teacher, Student Welfare
Tumut High School
Tumut
Tim Roberts
Science Teacher
Wade High school
9:30-9:40am
9:40-9:55am
9:55-10:40am
(45 min)
Welcome to Country
Directors Conference Welcome
Mindsets For Learning- Reflective Practice
Your teaching. Your impact.
Feeling on top of things? Stagnating or do you have a sinking feeling?
Where did your natural teaching talent go?
Try pairing a growth mindset with reflection.
Take charge of your professional growth.
Learn about yourself and how to adopt a reflective and positive mindset.
Be a high impact teacher.
10:40 11.00am Sponsers
11.00am - 11:20am Morning Tea look book reflection
11:20
Building Positive Relationships
12:05pm
Through both instruction and practical activities, this presentation will cover
(45 min)
the importance of building and maintaining relationships with students,
parents and other staff.
12:05-12:50pm
(45 min)
Griffith
4.35 7.00pm
Networking
Fill in your look book
Organisation for accommodation
Pre-dinner drinks
Conference dinner
The conference dinner is a key component of our conference providing crucial
opportunities for networking.
7.00pm
Customis
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Connections
Context
Leanne Archer
HT History/HSIE
Mount Austin High School
Wagga Wagga
Curriculum
Classroom
Day 2
Narrandera Ex-Services Club, 41 Bolton Street, Narrandera NSW, 8th May 2015
Time
Agenda
8:00-8:30
All
8:30-9:25am
David Gault
BOSTES
Please be ready
to start by
8:20am
9:25 10:10am
(45 mins)
10:10 10.55
(45 mins)
Standards Addressed
Presenter
Mary Casey
Wade High School
Home Economics Teacher
Teacher Mentor
Brendan Barr
Highlands School
Behaviour Focus Website Manager
12.45 1:00pm
Ross Bowey
Principal
Highlands School