If you are planning ahead for your professional development in 2025, you can now register for the following fabulous live web events, happening next year!
11 February
Introducing ATAPS - A professional growth framework for teaching assistants
The Australian Teaching Assistant Professional Standards (ATAPS) are now published! Kim Nuske of Australian Teacher Aide, Teacher and ATAPS Facilitator, will be exploring the key components of the ATAPS framework, practical strategies for using the framework to enhance your knowledge, practice, and engagement, and how ATAPS can support your ongoing professional learning.
11 March
Neurodiversity and Brain Based Learning
Kristina Barisic, Director of Developing Minds, will explore how the brain, crucial learning and memory processes develop, examples of neurodivergence, and how learning can be impacted by brain-based differences, plus practical strategies for best supporting students in the classroom.
13 May
Teamwork in the Classroom: Insights from a Secondary Teacher
Kim Nuske, ATA Teacher and ATAPS Facilitator, is joined by secondary teacher, Amanda Bond, and teaching assistant, Jolaryenne Elia, to explore the effective use of teaching assistants in secondary classrooms, sharing insights, strategies, and real-life examples on how teachers and teaching assistants can work together to enhance student learning and classroom dynamics.
10 June
Supporting Students in Science-Based Reading and Spelling Instruction
Karyn Fua, Director of The Literacy Collective, will share current research on how to best support students in the early years classroom, including high-yield instructional practices, and practical strategies to support both individual students and small groups.
8 July
What Teachers Really Need to Hear from Teaching Assistants
Kim Nuske, ATA Teacher and ATAPS Facilitator, shares practical strategies teaching assistants can use to give classroom teachers effective, meaningful feedback including key 'flags’ to look out for when monitoring student progress, core elements to note when recording observations, what to share when communicating with teachers, and giving effective feedback so teachers can plan for learning.
12 August
What Students Need to Hear from Teaching Assistants
Kim Nuske, ATA Teacher and ATAPS Facilitator, shares more practical strategies for teaching assistants, this time with a focus on giving students effective feedback to support their learning, including using key words and phrases to encourage and affirm student learning, fostering a growth mindset through feedback, understanding the power of ‘yet’, and giving individual, targeted feedback.
9 September
Stronger Together - Resilience Through Better Communication and Relationships
International mindset speaker Patty Duque simplifies the neuroscience of resilience and the dynamics of human connection. You'll learn how to harness the power of your mind to build stronger relationships, navigate difficult conversations, and bounce back from setbacks with confidence and clarity.
14 October
Allocating Education Assistants to Departments in Secondary Schools
Rebecca Rourke, Head of Learning Diversity and Inclusion at St Marks Anglican Community School in WA, reveals her school’s innovative approach to deploying Education Assistants (EAs) in a secondary school setting, and dives deep into how they reimagined the allocation of EA time, moving towards a departmental-based approach.
Get in early and register for these live events, as places are limited!