TRAINING
Quality instruction for Community Languages Schools
All of our training is grounded in building emotional intelligence (aka EQ or EI) and mental wellbeing by growing skills that develop:
Self-awareness
Self-management
Social awareness
Relationship management
Courses can be delivered as
webinars (online in real time);
flipped classrooms (you access the course content via a Google Classroom, watch a presentation, work through examples, produce your own samples of work and then meet with Kara, online or face-to-face for a 30-60 minute session);
or face-to-face.
Scroll down to see our current menu of courses.
Course access is free for members of Hunter Community Languages and schools registered with the NSW Community Languages Program.
Other organisations and individuals can purcahse access to these courses.
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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Creating an Environment that fosters EQ
CODE OF CONDUCT
A flipped classroom course
This course will show you how to write a Code of Conduct for your organisation. The Code of Conduct clearly states:
your organisation's values
the behaviour that is expected by everyone in your organisation to uphold these values
the consequences for behaviour that erodes trust and collaboration in your organisation's community.
A Code of Conduct is an important policy document for every organisation. Like insurance, you might not realise how much your organisation needs it until something goes wrong.
The process that Kara shares for developing a Code of Conduct is an emotionally intelligent process that supports the mental health of everyone in your organisation.
To get started, contact Kara for access to the Google Classroom for this course.
CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A GROUP AGREEMENT FOR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
90 minute webinar
Flipped Classroom option coming soon
By the end of this course, teachers will be able to lead students in the collaborative process of writing a positive and effective Group Agreement, and know how to keep it relevant and effective as a strategy for classroom management.
This learning will update teachers’ knowledge and practice of classroom management techniques that create a Quality Learning Environment to maximise student engagement. This is a school and system priority, as identified in the Quality Teaching Framework (Department of Education, 2008).
Research shows the importance of establishing and teaching expected behaviour in the classroom (J. Greenberg, H Putman and K Walsh 2014, Training our future teachers: Classroom management, National Council on Teacher Quality).
Based on NSW Department of Education's Positive Behaviour for Learning Guidelines, this approach to classroom management supports the development of emotional intelligence and mental health.
TEACHING
Courses to help you to plan and deliver great lessons
HELP WITH PLANNING - WHAT YOU WILL TEACH OVER A TERM, SEMESTER OR YEAR
Flipped Classromm
The learning journey, like most journeys, tends to be smoother and richer if it is planned. In this course Kara shows you how to develop a Scope and Sequence and a Unit of Work for your planning. Kara also introduces the NESA languages syllabuses and the Australian Curriculum as tools to support your planning.
Finally, Kara explains Higher Order Thinking Skills and gives examples of tasks that encourage development of this kind of thinking skill.
To get started, contact Kara for access to the Google Classroom for this course.
USING GOOGLE CLASSROOM
90 minute webinar
Learn how to set up a Google Classrom and use some of the features of Google Classroom
TEACHING PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Especially for Community Languages Schools teachers who teach 5 - 12 year olds
WHAT IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PEDAGOGY?
60 minute webinar
This is a very interactive webinar you learn about developmental needs of lower and upper primary age students and reflect on how you teach in your Community Language School
STRATEGIES TO MOTIVATE
60 minute webinar
Learn about research-based techniques for helping students to learn language and reflect on and share your own strategies in your Community Language School
ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE
Courses to help you to run your association using good governance practices.
Also see the publications on our Resources page
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
60 minute webinar
A quick overview of NSW Department of Fair Trading requirments for reporting, and suggestions on how to organise your association's finances for smooth grant aquittals
STRATEGIC PLANNING
60 minute webinar
Learn how to do a simple strategic plan for your organisation. This can be a powerful way to look at how you want to grow or strengthen your community language school
RISK MANAGEMENT
60 minute webinar
Learn how to do a risk management plan for your school. Whether for grants, for child safety, or for COVID-19, risk assessment and management is an important skill for any organisation