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Teaching & Learningvividadmin2019-11-22T11:19:20+12:00
14
Nov

TEACHER AIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERIES 2023

Relationship Based Learning Support … a series of workshops for Teacher Aides
This support programme for Teacher Aides provides you with the opportunity to hear expert practitioners share ideas and strategies that could support the work you do in schools.

These sessions also give you valuable, regular input around working with students and the opportunity to network and share experiences within a supportive, like-minded group.

  • Presented by
    Various / LNNZ
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    14 Nov 2023
  • Time:
    01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
15
Nov

ADOLESCENCE – Kathryn Berkett

Adolescence is a period of development from dependent child to protective parent.  There are so many changes and ‘upgrades’ that need to happen during this time. This workshop will work through what is happening, the reason for it, and how this can impact behaviour and mental health.

Once we understand that this transition changes how the brain perceives, processes and manages incoming information, we will become more informed around why we are seeing the behaviours we often see in adolescence.

Through understanding what is going on, we can become more forgiving and supportive, two factors that will significantly improve the transition for them

You will learn enough to take back specific strategies to your schools.  These strategies may even be helpful in your own whanau (and even for ourselves…)

  • Presented by
    Kathryn Berkett
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    15 Nov 2023
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
27
Mar

COMPLEX BEHAVIOUR : Simple Interventions for the classroom (Kathryn Berkett)

A one-day workshop unpacking the neuroscience around complex behaviour.
Across Aotearoa, there are a growing number of children who display increasingly complex behaviours.  This can get overwhelming for those working in any profession where there is interaction with children and youth. Within schools, the issue is amplified due to the amount of contact time you have.  This means those of you working in schools can have an increased impact, but conversely, you can feel more overwhelmed. For some of our children, they have such complex needs, it is incredibly difficult to know where to begin…This one-day workshop will begin by unpacking the neuroscience of trauma. 

  • Presented by
    Kathryn Berkett
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    27 Mar 2024
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
05
Apr

LEARNERSHIP: Creating more Skilful and Effective learners – James Anderson

Learnership is the skill of learning. It represents how students engage in the learning process. Like all skills it is developed over time through the deliberate use of practice and dedicated strategies. It results in the learning gaining more from every learning opportunity. Learnership describes how well a learner engages with 5 key elements of learning: Challenge. Habits of Mind. Mistakes. Feedback, and Effort. Based on a learners relationship with these elements, we identify six different types of learners. 

In this flagship full day workshop, James Anderson will cover the key elements to understanding and developing Learnership in your students. You’ll learn how to help your students become comfortable with this discomfort of challenge, how to develop their Habits of Mind, understand and use the six different types of mistakes effectively, and to tailor their feedback. You’ll be introduced to the Learnership Diagnostic Tool that allows you to accurately measure how skilfully your students engage with learning, and design next steps to improve that! 

  • Presented by
    James Anderson
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    05 Apr 2024
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:30 PM
29
May

Fostering Resilience in Every Setting – Pete Hall (US) 2024

Intended audience: Administrators, school leaders, teachers, counselors, social workers, support staff, caregivers … anyone interested in the wellbeing of children at school!

Childhood trauma is real, and it is more prevalent than we might believe. In this engaging, relevant, and practical session, learn from former award-winning principal and best-selling author Pete Hall about the importance of implementing trauma-invested practices in the school/classroom/small-group setting. Incorporating research, building a common vocabulary, and exploring the impact of stress on brain development begins our exploration. Together, we will investigate the power of relationship as we collaboratively build a Culture of Safety (affectionately known as a “nest”) for our students, families, staffs, and communities. Within the nest, we will uncover the unmet needs that drive students’ behaviors, so we can incorporate proactive and responsive interventions to support healthy, helpful, safe student growth. This session will help you reframe your work, strengthen your toolkit, and ignite your passion to foster resilient learners.

  • Presented by
    Pete Hall (US)
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    29 May 2024
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
20
Jun

Getting Personal with Inquiry – Kath Murdoch

Teachers who use an inquiry-based approach are committed to helping learners ‘learn to learn’ and to equipping them with the skills and dispositions to more independently investigate questions, problems, issues and interests. But what opportunities do we give learners to do this beyond the “units of inquiry” we may develop?   How can we provide children with real opportunities to explore the things they are curious about?  And why is this so important?  

This workshop is all about bringing an inquiry-based lens to our work with children and, in particular, building out capacity to use their interests and questions to inform our planning and teaching.

  • Presented by
    Kath Murdoch
  • Location:
    Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre
  • Date:
    20 Jun 2024
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
21
Jun

Designing Powerful Journeys of Inquiry – Kath Murdoch

One of the core elements of an inquiry based approach is the use of a ‘cycle of inquiry’ to support and scaffold both planning and teaching. This collaborative process is creative and dynamic and can be a powerful professional learning experience in itself. In this workshop we will explore practical approaches to designing inquiry journeys with and for our learners with an emphasis on striking a balance between forward mapping that attends to the curriculum and responsive planning that takes into account the needs and interests of students.

  • Presented by
    Kath Murdoch
  • Location:
    Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre
  • Date:
    21 Jun 2024
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
17
Jul

Challenge All Learners – James Nottingham

Suitable for teachers, leaders and support staff working with students between the ages of 3-19
It is through challenge that we are able to move students out of their comfort zone and into their learning zone (or zone of proximal development)

And yet, so many students actively avoid challenge for fear of getting something wrong, falling behind, or simply because they don’t see the point in putting any effort in. Added to this is the need for differentiation to ensure all students are challenged appropriately – not so much that they can’t access the learning and not so little that they end up repeating things they already know how to do. That is why we created this very company in 1999 and named it Challenging Learning – because of the difficulties we all face in challenging all students appropriately.

This is being held in the July break, so no relievers required.

  • Presented by
    James Nottingham
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    17 Jul 2024
  • Time:
    09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
18
Jul

Boosting Student Engagement – James Nottingham

Engaging students is one of the most challenging tasks of being a teacher. There are so many influences competing for their attention. Involvement in leisure and peer-group activities, preoccupations with social media, and commitments outside school are the distractions most frequently mentioned in the research. Add in processing challenges for students with ASD and other conditions, and it’s a minor miracle that anyone engages for long! James will show some of the solutions to this issue (that don’t include banning them from their mobile phones or social lives!)
This is being held in the July break, so no relievers required.

  • Presented by
    James Nottingham
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    18 Jul 2024
  • Time:
    09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
05
Aug

LEARNERSHIP: Creating more Skilful and Effective learners – James Anderson 2024

Learnership is the skill of learning. It represents how students engage in the learning process. Like all skills it is developed over time through the deliberate use of practice and dedicated strategies. It results in the learning gaining more from every learning opportunity. Learnership describes how well a learner engages with 5 key elements of learning: Challenge. Habits of Mind. Mistakes. Feedback, and Effort. Based on a learners relationship with these elements, we identify six different types of learners. 

In this flagship full day workshop, James Anderson will cover the key elements to understanding and developing Learnership in your students. You’ll learn how to help your students become comfortable with this discomfort of challenge, how to develop their Habits of Mind, understand and use the six different types of mistakes effectively, and to tailor their feedback. You’ll be introduced to the Learnership Diagnostic Tool that allows you to accurately measure how skilfully your students engage with learning, and design next steps to improve that! 

  • Presented by
    James Anderson
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    05 Aug 2024
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:30 PM
21
Aug

ANXIETY & RESILIENCE – Kathryn Berkett

This workshop will unpack the biological and neurological basis of anxiety, how it impacts our thinking and behaviour. Then, we will unpack what it looks like to increase resilience.  The fantastic news is that you create resilient-building moments in your classrooms all the time.  You just may not be aware of what magic you are doing. 

This training will inform you about working to build resilience in those you influence, therefore reducing the impact of anxiety.  It will also help you understand yourself a little bit more, always a bonus! Come along and be informed.

  • Presented by
    Kathryn Berkett
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    21 Aug 2024
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
11
Sep

Biohacking Learning and Motivation – Andrew Fuller

This presentation provides the latest research on neuroscience as it relates to learning
outcomes. It enables teachers utilize this knowledge to plan effective learning experiences
that maximise academic results and learning outcomes.
Presenting the recent research knowledge of how different neurochemicals – dopamine, adrenaline, cortisol, acetylcholine, oxytocin- act
in our brains to create learning. Educators become knowledgeable about how to moderate each to create greater impact and learning in their students.

  • Presented by
    Andrew Fuller
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    11 Sep 2024
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
12
Sep

Tricky Conversations and Solving Conflict- Andrew Fuller

Tricky Conversations and Resolving Conflict

No one enjoys conflict and sadly we all have some if this to deal with whether with challenging parents or students.

This workshop covers the fine art of dealing with conflictual conversations well.

It relates to issues with students, parents and even colleagues.

  • Presented by
    Andrew Fuller
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    12 Sep 2024
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
30
Oct

The Impact of Intergenerational Trauma- Kathryn Berkett

“Understanding how Trauma is Transmitted through Generations”
In this session we will be delving into how the environment can physically impact the development of cells and neuronal network formations. We will understand how exposure to chemicals in-utero can alter cell development, which can lead to life-long changes, impacting a myriad of skills and abilities. Exposure to high levels of stress activation post-partum can also impact development of many systems in the brain and body.
We will unpack the impact generational exposure can have on our genes, which includes the concept of epigenetics and telomeres.
Understanding these aspects can help us become more respectful of the impact intergenerational experiences can have. It also helps us become more aware of what we need to do, throughout generations, to increase positive outcomes for everyone.
This masterclass will be talking about very emotive and sensitive subjects, so please be aware of this. To understand trauma, we have to talk honestly about it, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t difficult. Please come understanding this content can be very deep.

  • Presented by
    Kathryn Berkett
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    30 Oct 2024
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM

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