Upcoming Public Workshops
Mini Courses & Workshops
Mini Courses & Workshops
MAP YOUR YEAR OF WRITING – PLANNING SPOTLIGHT STUDIES
This is a follow-up workshop for those who have already participated in our Introduction to Bookmaking or Introduction to Writer’s Notebook Mini Courses.
Join us to map out a year of writing for 2020. You’ll leave the morning with a sense of direction and a process you can use every year. (For F-7 teachers)
Monday 20 January 2020
9.30am – 1.00pm
$85
INTRODUCTION TO BOOKMAKING WITH 3-8 YRS
This Mini Course has a specific focus on working with 3 – 8 year old writers in Kindergarten and Early Years of School.
The Book-making approach to literacy values and honours children’s prior learning, their cultural competence and their dispositions for learning. It uses these to drive learning deeper and to create a culture of thinking, talking and noticing about books. It values the intellectual quality of mark-making as an essential component of being a writer.
Saturday 15 February 2020
9.30am – 3.00pm
$230
INTRODUCTION TO BOOKMAKING WITH 3-8 YRS (IN THE SOUTH)
This Mini Course has a specific focus on working with 3 – 8 year old writers in Kindergarten and Early Years of School.
The Book-making approach to literacy values and honours children’s prior learning, their cultural competence and their dispositions for learning. It uses these to drive learning deeper and to create a culture of thinking, talking and noticing about books. It values the intellectual quality of mark-making as an essential component of being a writer.
Saturday 15 February 2020
9.30am – 3.00pm
$230
BEYOND A LABEL – REIMAGINING LEARNING DIFFERENCES
This conference seeks to ask some BIG questions about the educational opportunities we offer for children with learning differences (AKA disabilities, special rights, additional needs).
Join our three guest speakers for a day of inspiring stories, big questions and rich dialogue as we seek to honour the voices of the child, the family and the educator.
Saturday 9 May 2020
9am – 3.30pm
$160
CREATING INSPIRING LEARNING SPACES – IN THE SOUTH
The places in which children learn reflect the images we hold of ourselves and the children we work with. This workshop will explore ways in which you can build an environment which is welcoming, warm and rich in potential for positive learning experiences. Develop an understanding of the environment as ‘the third teacher’ in this twilight workshop.
Saturday 16 May 2020
9.30am – 12pm
$50
WRITING IN THE EARLY YEARS INQUIRY GROUP 2020
Join a small group of like-minded educators from kindergartens (prior-to-school) and primary school settings to deepen your understandings about the pedagogy of Bookmaking and Writing Workshop.
This Study Group is most suited to educators who have previously participated in our Introductory mini-courses and are seeking a community for support and fresh ideas.
Year long collaborative inquiry & support
$350
STORY TABLE & SMALL WORLD PLAY – IN THE SOUTH
This workshop will explore symbolic play and oral language as the roots of print-based literacy. Reading and writing depend on the conceptual understandings, knowledge and dispositions that are developed as children play. Story Tables are the perfect companion if you are also exploring the Bookmaking Literacy Approach!
Saturday 30 May 2020
9.30am – 12pm
$50
LOOSE PARTS & BLOCK PLAY – IN THE SOUTH
Are you looking for a playful and engaging context for children to develop critical & creative thinking, strong learning dispositions, literacy AND numeracy? Loose Parts have inherent power for learning. During this twilight, you will be guided through a process you can use with your children – a way to introduce loose parts in a meaningful and connected way.
Saturday 13 June 2020
$50
NATURE PLAY
– IN THE SOUTH
A strong connection to nature is imperative for all humans, and our natural world presents us with a myriad of possibilities for rich learning experiences. Join us in exploring ways to bring more nature into your learning space, and how to take learning outdoors – making strong links between curriculum and the world around us.
Saturday 27 June 2020
9.30am – 12pm
$50
INTRODUCTION TO BOOKMAKING WITH 3-8 YEAR OLDS – IN THE SOUTH
This Mini Course has a specific focus on working with 3 – 8 year old writers in Kindergarten and Early Years of School.
The Book-making approach to literacy values and honours children’s prior learning, their cultural competence and their dispositions for learning. It uses these to drive learning deeper and to create a culture of thinking, talking and noticing about books. It values the intellectual quality of mark-making as an essential component of being a writer.
Sat 8 Aug & Sat 5 Sept
9.30am – 3.30pm
$230