Programs and Workshops

Thinking tools excite learners by providing pathways for thinking through their learning tasks. Participants receive a myriad of tools to teach, to build a repertoire of cognitive strategies to equip their thinkers. This is a fun workshop for teachers, trainers, coaches and parents, customised to your context, and to the learners with whom you are working.

Successful relief teaching is characterised by impressive professional disposition, effective strategies, high versatility and effective learning facilitation skills.

Whether you’re intending to be solely engaged at one or a few schools only, freelancing independently or being on-hired frequently through agency arrangements the “Welcome to Relief Teaching”  workshop provides detailed orientation to this specialist role, explores the professional benefits that its multitudes of pathways can offer, and equips you with tools to capitalise on your opportunities. With colleagues, we identify the breadth of expectations, and share insights, ideas, strategies and resources to help you earn “first choice” status and regular “return-ability” to your preferred settings and roles.

This a “must do” orientation program for all newly-arrived teachers, a comprehensive refresher program for returning teachers, and an eye-opening extension program for veteran teachers transitioning into the challenges and joys of the relief teaching work-style. Leave laden with fresh strategies for success.

Come and enjoy a fun information workshop to discover much about your own thinking preferences and strengths. It’s a session for anyone – teachers, team leaders, parents or students. Understanding the characteristics of our own “brainy waves” helps us with our communication, problem solving and decision making tasks, and with our engagement with others. Try some fun Whole Brain® thinking, in this interesting and entertaining session! For the serious thinkers wanting to know more about the science of their cognition, the fee for this workshop can be used as a deposit towards securing their own more detailed HBDI® Profile. Maximum of four thinkers in any session. Bring a like-minded friend? Mindblowing!

Given that learning difficulties may not be an exact science, and that no two individuals’ needs will be identical, this program is designed to assist teachers and education support personnel to make well-informed decisions about identifying and responding skilfully to a child’s learning challenges. This provides excellent overview of the range and complexity of learning difficulties that present themselves in different ways in the classroom. Presenter: Nadine Shome – www.reminds.com.au

Thinking tools excite learners by providing pathways for thinking through their learning tasks. Participants receive a myriad of tools to teach, to build a repertoire of cognitive strategies to equip their learners. This is a fun workshop for teachers, trainers, coaches and parents, customised to your context, and to the learners with whom you are working.