Horsham and Wimmera Teacher CRT Network.

Horsham Teacher CRT Network Blog. Welcome to a Network of Casual Relief Teachers for the Wimmera and surrounding Areas. The Network IS NOT an EMPLOYMENT AGENT. It is for PD LEARNING ONLY. Please be aware that there are 13000 under employed CRT staff in Victoria as per the Auditor's report 2012. NSW has around 20000 excess staff and QLD has 8000 excess staff. And the universities train around 4000 extra staff yearly. Meaning an over supply of staff. This www page updated 2022 JUNE.

CRT PD PROJECT

Vic Gov 2021 Tutoring Initiative

Use the link to VIT website to ensure you are able to meet requirements. Go to recruitment online

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/careers/Pages/rol_help_applicants.aspx

Message to blog users - Please be aware this blog site is being updated.

The links are being checked during NOV 2020 to see if they are working.

Message from administrator shaynekeenan@gmail.com

List of items contained in this www site.
1. The Teacher Learning Network network CRTs PD detail.
2. A list of suggested Vic education dept sites and processes relating to PD.
3. Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership - Education State Twilight Seminars details.
4. RECENT PD VIT UPDATES.
Relating to Special needs and teaching.
5. CRT networks are operating in a range of regional locations. See the list.
6. Mandatory Reporting Online pd.
7. WELCOME TO THE WIMMERA CRT NETWORK. About the networks and the Wimmera Horsham CRT network.
8. The story of Professional Development and the VIT. The VIT standards when undertaking PD.
9. VIT PRE SCHOOL REGISTRATION.
10. List of local PD events since 2011.
11. USING A FREE ON-LINE OPEN2STUDY COURSE FOR VIT PD. A reflection by a CRT.
12. CRT PD AND FUNDING.
13. Professional Learning Resources.
14. Public Holidays in Victoria.
15. REGISTRATION AND THE VIT.
16. Details on teacher refresher course.
17. TEACHING STANDARDS: A NATIONALLY CONSISTENT APPROACH.
18. PD. Remember your library. Dewey numbers.
19. EDUCATION PD AND TRIPS OR EXCURSIONS.
20. Evidence to prove your pd - what counts.
21. NON-PRACTICING REGISTERED TEACHER.
22. TERM DATES 2019 to 2021
23. MAINTAINING YOUR VIT REGISTRATION.
24. Tip Of The Month.
25. Scootle for VIT registered CRTs.
26. QUICK LINKS.
27. Web page of the month.
28. VELS Detail.
29. JULY IS TAX TIME. Deductions.
30. Some job providers.
31. Web sites for teachers .
32. Teaching Associations.
33. ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING LINKS.
34. Teaching Resources.
35. READING MATERIALS.
Remember if you undertake professional reading write a reflection. Save the reading and upload to the MyVIT PD site.
36. TEACHER BLOGS.
37. WORLD'S IMPORTANT DAYS - INTERNATIONAL DAYS.
38. List of schools locally.

Please note the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (2018) document page 10 High Quality Professional Learning: report on early childhood, casual/relief, rural/remote teaching contexts that notes a finding "Teachers on casual employment make up a significant cohort of the Australian teaching workforce... The best estimate provided to AITSL was that there are 70,000 CRTs across Australia, or approximately 20 per cent of the teaching profession—however national data is needed to get an accurate figure. The Victorian Institute of Teaching cited that over the course of a learner's schooling they will be taught by CRTs for approximately 10-15 per cent of their education (VIT, 2018)..." in summary excess staff are trained. Sadly universities fail to advertise the detail to prospective students of the oversupply of trained staff and to note in their introductory class the excess staff exists.

CRT PD PROJECT

The Teacher Learning Network helps CRTS with PD.
The TLN teacher learning network are running some face to face PD.
Please see below the topics and locations.
Please visit the TLN www site if interested.
web link
http://crtpd.com/training/

Training – CRTPD.com
crtpd.com/training/
A program that will provide CRTs with the opportunity to complete sequential Professional Development based around core focus areas.
Go to the section that says regional training
or use
CRTPD.com
https://www.crtpd.com/
WHAT IS A REGIONAL PD?
Regional PD are Face-to-Face professional Development sessions that are presented in 10 venues around different regions of Victoria. The 10 presentation locations are selected by the Department of Education & Training and are Facilitated by the TLN.
To register with the Teacher Learning Network registered at at http://crtpd.com
or https://www.crtpd.com/
CRT pd program there are free to attend and are fully funded by the Department of Education and Training.
In 2017 TLN ran 45 online courses and 10 face to face courses.
Over 3700 successful completions of courses occurred.

The TLN had:
· The on-demand courses were available at all hours.
· The PD was aligned to the Victoria priority document Education State, which means that CRTs were receiving the same types of PD to which permanent teachers had access through their schools
· The PD was free, which helped many CRTs re-register with the VIT
· The online format was friendly and welcoming, and allowed CRTs to make connections where they had felt isolated previously
· The online format helped CRTs upskill their ICT skills
2018 program
The education dept and TLN have agreed on the 2018 program of webinars and face to face courses.
Contacting the TLN
If you are having technical difficulties or want to know the answer to a question, please phone 03 9418 4992 and our email is crtpd@tln.org.au

The Victorian education dept are working with the Teacher learning network to provide PD to staff.
Please visit the web site if you are a Victorian teacher
Please use the following http://crtpd.com
or https://www.crtpd.com/
CRTs can register for access and immediately start booking online workshops.
CRT staff in the state have an opportunity to access to the PD on offer.
Face to Face PD will be streamed live online.

A list of suggested Vic education dept sites and processes relating to PD

CRT PD PROJECT Vic Gov 2021 Tutoring Initiative Use the link to VIT website to ensure you are able to meet requirements. Go to recruitment online https://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/careers/Pages/rol_help_applicants.aspx Message to blog users - Please be aware this blog site is being updated. The links are being checked during NOV 2021 to see if they are working. Message from administrator shaynekeenan@gmail.com List of items contained in this www site. 1. The Teacher Learning Network network CRTs PD detail. 2. A list of suggested Vic education dept. sites and processes relating to PD. 3. Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership - Education State Twilight Seminars details. 4. Recent PD VIT Updates. Relating to Special needs and teaching. 5. CRT networks operating in a range of regional locations. See the list. 6. Mandatory Reporting Online PD. 7. WELCOME TO THE WIMMERA CRT NETWORK. About the networks and the Wimmera Horsham CRT network. 8. The story of Professional Development and the VIT. The VIT standards when undertaking PD. 9. VIT PRE SCHOOL Registration. 10. List of local PD events since 2011. 11. Using Free On-Line Open study Course For VIT PD. A reflection by a CRT. 12. CRT PD and Funding. 13. Professional Learning Resources. 14. Public Holidays in Victoria. 15. Registration And The VIT. 16. Details on teacher refresher course. 17. Teaching Standards. National Consistent Approach. 18. PD. Remember your library. Dewey numbers. 19. Education PD and Excursion Trips. 20. Evidence to prove your PD - what counts. 21. Non –Practising Registered Teachers. 22. Term Dates 2019 to 2021 23. Maintaining Your VIT Registration. 24. Tip Of The Month. 25. Scootle for VIT registered CRTs. 26. Quick Links. 27. Web page of the month. 28. VELS Detail. 29. July Tax Time. Deductions. 30. Some job providers. 31. Web sites for teachers . 32. Teaching Associations. 33. Online Professional Learning Links. 34. Teaching Resources. 35. READING MATERIALS. Remember if you undertake professional reading write a reflection. Save the reading and upload to the MyVIT PD site. 36. Teacher Blogs. 37. World Important Days – International Days. 38. List of schools locally. Please note the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (2018) document page 10 High Quality Professional Learning: report on early childhood, casual/relief, rural/remote teaching contexts that notes a finding "Teachers on casual employment make up a significant cohort of the Australian teaching workforce... The best estimate provided to AITSL was that there are 70,000 CRTs across Australia, or approximately 20 per cent of the teaching profession—however national data is needed to get an accurate figure. The Victorian Institute of Teaching cited that over the course of a learner's schooling they will be taught by CRTs for approximately 10-15 per cent of their education (VIT, 2018)..." in summary excess staff are trained. Sadly universities fail to advertise the detail to prospective students of the oversupply of trained staff and to note in their introductory class the excess staff exists. CRT PD PROJECT The Teacher Learning Network helps CRTS with PD. The TLN teacher learning network are running some face to face PD. Please visit the TLN www site if interested. web link http://crtpd.com/training/ Training – CRTPD.com crtpd.com/training/ A program that will provide CRTs with the opportunity to complete sequential Professional Development based around core focus areas. Go to the section that says regional training or use CRTPD.com https://www.crtpd.com/ WHAT IS A REGIONAL PD? Regional PD are Face-to-Face professional Development sessions that are presented in different regions of Victoria. The presentation locations are selected by the Department of Education & Training and are Facilitated by the TLN. To register with the Teacher Learning Network registered at at http://crtpd.com or https://www.crtpd.com/ CRT PD program are free to attend and are fully funded by the Department of Education and Training. In 2017 TLN ran 45 online courses and 10 face to face courses. Over 3700 successful completions of courses occurred. The TLN have - · On-demand courses available at all hours. · The PD aligned to the Victoria priority document Education State, which means that CRTs were receiving the same types of PD which permanent teachers had access through their schools. · The PD was free, which helped many CRTs re-register with the VIT. · The online format was friendly and welcoming, and allowed CRTs to make connections if they felt isolated previously. · The online format helped CRTs upskill their ICT skills. Contacting the TLN If you are having technical difficulties or want to know the answer to a question, please phone 03 9418 4992 and our email is crtpd@tln.org.au Please visit the web site if you are a Victorian teacher Please use the following http://crtpd.com or https://www.crtpd.com/ Re TLN CRTs can register for access and immediately start booking online workshops. CRT staff in the state have an opportunity to access to the PD on offer. Face to Face PD will be streamed live online. A list of suggested Vic education dept sites and processes relating to PD - Professional Learning model T A LIST OF SUGGESTED VIC EDUCATION DEPT SITES AND PROCESSES RELATING TO PD Message to blog users - Please be aware this blog site is being updated. The links are being checked during OCT 2020 to see if they are working. Message from administrator shaynekeenan@gmail.com provides further information. AITSL Australian Professional Standards for Teachers online toolkit and resources This AITSL site includes great resources to illustrate good practice aligned to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers standards. Teaching and Learning Toolkit Australia The Australian Teaching and Learning Toolkit is an accessible summary of educational research. Web-based Professional Learning activities Protecting Children – Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations eLearning module DET’s policy requires all persons in government schools with a VIT registration to undertake the Protecting Children - Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations eLearning module. If CRTs require a certificate of completion, they should enter eight zeros in the space provided for Teacher ID. Username: education (in lower case) Password: employee (in lower case) Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership - Education State Twilight Seminars Education State Twilight Seminar 1: Excellence in Teaching and Learning Education State Twilight Seminar 2: Positive Climate for Learning Education State Twilight Seminar 3: Professional Leadership Education State Twilight Seminar 4: Community Engagement in Learning The Melbourne Graduate School of Education Dean’s Lecture Seriesprovides a platform for discussion and debate in the education community. Dean’s Lectures take place throughout the year and feature internationally renowned experts from Australia and overseas. All Dean’s Lectures are free and open to the public. The 2016 Dean’s Lecture Series will be announced in January 2016. Monash University Faculty of Education Monash University Faculty of Education Dean’s Lecture Series – each lecture is presented by a leading academic from the Faculty, will discuss key issues in the Education community. The 2016 Dean's Lecture Series program will be available shortly for 2016. Deakin University Alumni webinars Watch the Deakin University Alumni webinars to be inspired, broaden your thinking, learn and network. These professional webinars are held regularly throughout the year on a wide range of topics. Message to blog users - Please be aware this blog site is being updated. The links are being checked during OCT 2020 to see if they are working. Message from administrator shaynekeenan@gmail.com

A list of suggested Vic education dept sites and processes relating to PD -

Professional Learning model

A this short video provides further information.

AITSL Australian Professional Standards for Teachers online toolkit and resources

This AITSL site includes great resources to illustrate good practice aligned to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers standards.

Teaching and Learning Toolkit Australia

The Australian Teaching and Learning Toolkit is an accessible summary of educational research.

Web-based Professional Learning activities

Protecting Children – Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations eLearning module

DET’s policy requires all persons in government schools with a VIT registration to undertake the Protecting Children - Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations eLearning module. If CRTs require a certificate of completion, they should enter eight zeros in the space provided for Teacher ID. Username: education (in lower case) Password: employee (in lower case)

Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership - Education State Twilight Seminars

Education State Twilight Seminar 1: Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Education State Twilight Seminar 2: Positive Climate for Learning

Education State Twilight Seminar 3: Professional Leadership

Education State Twilight Seminar 4: Community Engagement in Learning

The Melbourne Graduate School of Education Dean’s Lecture Seriesprovides a platform for discussion and debate in the education community. Dean’s Lectures take place throughout the year and feature internationally renowned experts from Australia and overseas. All Dean’s Lectures are free and open to the public. The 2016 Dean’s Lecture Series will be announced in January 2016.

Monash University Faculty of Education

Monash University Faculty of Education Dean’s Lecture Series – each lecture is presented by a leading academic from the Faculty, will discuss key issues in the Education community. The 2016 Dean's Lecture Series program will be available shortly for 2016.

Deakin University Alumni webinars

Watch the Deakin University Alumni webinars to be inspired, broaden your thinking, learn and network. These professional webinars are held regularly throughout the year on a wide range of topics.

CRT Networks

Currently CRT networks are operating in a range of regional locations. If you wish to join one of these networks please contact the relevant coordinator.

Blogs have been created by some network leaders and provide links to professional learning opportunities. If a network's name is highlighted in blue then it is linked to a blog.If you are thinking of setting up a network in your area and require guidance, please email Hannah.Galloway@vit.vic.edu.au

Location	Contact	Website
Ballarat	Anna de Villiers	Ballarat CRT NetworkThis is an external link
Bendigo	Joy Greenway	Bendigo CRT NetworkThis is an external link
Cardinia	Wendy Talbot
Casey	Wendy Talbot
Doncaster	Julie Webster
Keysborough	Gaye Guest
Kilmore	Erica van Rhine Catherine Lefroy	Kilmore CRT NetworkThis is an external link
Mildura	Nina Pascoe
Rowville (Eastern)	Heather Thompson	Rowville CRT NetworkThis is an external link
Shepparton	Melinda Klock	Shepparton CRT Support NetworkThis is an external link
Somerville / Mornington Peninsula	Wendy Talbot
South Morang	Clare Hallahan	South Morang & Surrounds CRT Support NetworkThis is an external link
South West Gippsland	Wendy Talbot
Traralgon (La Trobe Valley)	Ian Conabere Karen Mackay	Latrobe Valley CRT NetworkThis is an external link
Warragul	Wendy Talbot
Warrnambool	Elizabeth Knight	Warrnambool CRT Support NetworkThis is an external link
Western metro / Pasco Vale North	Betty Stergiopoulos
Wimmera / Horsham	Shayne Keenan	Horsham & Wimmera Teacher CRT NetworkThis is an external link
Wodonga	Melinda Klock	Wodonga CRT Support NetworkThis is an external link
Yarra Valley	Maria Rae	Yarra Valley CRT NetworkThis is an external link

Further information in the CRT Network Leaders HandbookThis is an PDF link

Welcome to the Wimmera CRT Network.

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About the networks and the Wimmera Horsham CRT network.
In 2008 the Victorian Institute of Teaching started a program of providing an avenue for relief teachers to meet regularly, share information and gain knowledge. They started providing the support and guidance to assist those interested in forming locally based volunteer support networks run by local CRTs for local CRTs. The VIT doesn't run the networks, each network is an independent group. To date they have created 25 existing CRT Support Networks and have every intention of offering support to start new networks too.

The Wimmera Horsham CRT Support Network has existed since around 2010. The CRT Network is focused on the Professional Development of relief teachers, there will be opportunities for interested teachers to attend workshops and for social events.

Please email

shaynekeenan@gmail.com

for more information.

If you wish to attend any pd activities or post a comment, you need to contact the email for the Horsham Wimmera network.

This website offers an inexpensive way to participate in Professional Learning. Share your ideas and experiences with other Casual Relief Teachers.
The story of Professional Development and the VIT.

Remember the VIT standards when undertaking PD.

There are 7 standards.

Relate PD to those standards.

There are many items that might be considered PD -:

Attend a session like PD with the dept like the edustar program.

Go online to research the five Es.

Prepare a model for an art class.

A phone call comes the night prior for CRT duties.

Attend a morning school briefing.

Attend after school functions as with a guest speaker.

Undertake some readings with an education emphasis.

It might be a newspaper article or academic item. Remember keep the story or date and page etc.

Attend a special session like the recent UB speaker on parenting.

Attend union pd.

Go online and check the union PD details.

Read some books if a librarian in a school.

Undertake a formal course i.e.: CPR as run by the Horsham Hub.

Learn a new skill i.e.: how to make a blog.

Attend a union meeting.

Watch a dvd like Bill Rogers on class room management.

Attend another regions VIT CRT PD day.

Remember if working as a CRT in a school ask the principal or others PLEASE if you can attend the PD happening when you are to the school.

There are many examples of PD.

The VIT can help clarify some other examples of PD.

What is evidence for PD?

The VIT have PDI and teacher identified PD.

If you undertake a formal course the PDI maybe in the online listing.

Otherwise it will be teacher identified PD as listed above.

What type of evidence do I require to prove the PD?

Copy of the newspaper story as for personal readings. Page number and title as for personal readings.

Academic record as for University of Ballarat formal studies.

Certificate of attendance as with a VIT CRT network day.

Receipt for PD as with the Horsham HUB if attending the CPR session.

Copy of the web pages viewed with date as for personal research.

Ask the principal or his PD person of a school to please sign your diary if you attend an after school session as for a guest speaker.

Some schools will give a certificate of attendance.

How much time do I require for VIT PD?

Most people require 20 hours yearly.

Some people are still on the old process of 100 hours for five years.

What is an audited of PD by the VIT?

They may wish to review details of your PD so keep records.

It does happen to some teachers.

It does not happen to every person.

Remember please keep paper records or upload the details to the myvit site.

If you need to help with recording the PD remember to visit the MYVIT web site or download this file.

1858_Record-form-with-standards-CRT-1

Help I urgently need PD because I do not have enough for the VIT registration.

The simplest way is to pay a provider for some PD.

It might be you are a Graduate Of Secondary education person then undertake some formal studies i.e.:

off campus via a Graduate Of Primary units with Murdoch WA.

on campus via a Master of Education.

A TAFE course or units as with University of Ballarat.

Remember the VIT have web pages that list appropriate post graduate course so visit the VIT web site.

Also visit the other VIT regional web pages they may be offering PD.

Finally what if I have query regarding my PD.

Contact the VIT to clarify a particular issue on 1300 888 067

Please remember keep the records.

LOCAL INFORMATION AND EVENTS

2011
Sept VIT Run PD held in Horsham
Nov Ultra net training by the Education Dept for CRT staff.
Dec Christmas End of Year Luncheon.
Dec Set up Local www pages.

2012
FEB 13th 4 to 6 pm CRT Evening Horsham with Dawn Colcott of the VIT.
contact shaynekeenan@yahoo.com.au for attendance details please.

June Meeting with Education dept for CRT PD funding
Sept CRT PD supported by the dept. Edustar PD.

Dec 2012 Xmas CRT Christmas Party.

April 2013 DVD PD session 4 hours.
Viewing a selection of educational DVDs and discussion of PD for the network.

Since August 2012 the Horsham Network have had or recommended various hours of Free Face to Face PD being

a. PC in education in Sept. 2012. 5 hours
b. DVD session of education videos 4 hours April 2013
c. Plus made people aware of guest speaker to University of Ballarat 2 hours Sept. 2012
d. Guest speaker Horsham College 2013 April 3 hours .
e. Autism event Horsham uniting church August 2013 3 hours.
f. Teenagers Motivate and Communicate Horsham College August 2013 2 hours.
g. Gratitude Speaker - University Ballarat August 2013 2 hours.

Advise members of HUB PD 2013
Free nights Sept. 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th plus Oct, 7th and 14th 2013.
Topics overall being Digital literacy.
Each evening runs approximately 6 to 8-30 pm
Via HUB Horsham Learning Centre. Telephone: (03) 5381 6701

Wimmera HUB Inc. PO Box 859 Horsham, VIC 3400

2014

Feb 2014 Zartart product knowledge event held at Horsham West Primary School. Local CRT members attend event.

March 2014 Members attended a session on teaching students with autism. Speaker from the Education Dept. Event held at the Horsham Regional education office.

2014 Kath Walker Play based learning referral to local school of members for PD.

2015 ZartArt event Horsham West School.
2015 Anti Cyber Bullying Horsham College.
2015 Dyslexia event Horsham Golf Club with Karen Starkiss.
2015 Ian Lillico Boys and Education referral to local school for event.

2015 Karen Starkiss dyslexia speaker.

2015 Community University event Warracknabeal Health Centre - day of speakers.

2015 Mindfulness and learning Monash University Speaker at Fed University.

2015 Mental Health Forum and student care uniting care group.

2016 March ZartArt event Horsham West school.

2016 Sept Gifted Children - event at St Brigid's College Horsham. 2 hours plus of PD.

2017 March Zart Art event Horsham West school.

2018 CRT staff advised of ZARTART event March

2018 CRT staff advised of Visit by VIT April 2018

2018 CRT staff advised speaker re autism speaker – Emma Donaldson

Horsham College Auditorium Wednesday 18 April, 2018

2018 CRT staff advised of sign language event Horsham HUB Sept

2018 CRT Staff advised of science fair Horsham Town Hall.Oct

2019 Feb Zartart event Horsham West school. Free.

2019 March Resilience Project teaching young people to be mentally healthy held at Horsham Town Hall. Free.

2019 A personal Autism journey held at Axis employment Horsham - chargeable event.

2020 Feb Zartart Visit Horsham

Using a Free on-line Open2Study course for VIT PD.

"Last year I took on one of these free short courses and am about to do another. I did Photoshop for the Classroom. It was provided by CSU Charles Sturt University. It lasted 6 weeks and took me about 10 hours per week.
My problem is that I don't have a modern enough computer and fast enough Internet for the course. This was solved by downloading the on-line lectures at our local library after they had happened and putting them onto a USB to view at home. I couldn't get anywhere near the version of the software used (available free on the web) to match my computer's abilities, but went back to a version of it that fitted my computer. It did not do all the whizz-bang stuff that was on the lectures, but I could find the basic operations this was based on and so complete the course.
Students in this course had to upload a required weekly activity. Each week, I reported my time to my VIT PD records, including the time watching the Lecture and doing the practical exercises as professional learning - ensuring that what I created with them could be used for a specific use in a school. I uploaded what I created and a short explanation of how it could be used in future, as evidence for each week for my PD time.
I found this a very acceptable way to accumulate PD time, under the teacher identified activity section. There was also an on-line multiple-course test at the end of the course. To get the statement of completion, you could qualify with a pass on the test, submission of all exercises or with both. This pdf statement listed how you had qualified for it and the result on the MC test if you took it- this I also put into my VIT PD records.
I am now about to undertake another course. I would recommend others take a look at what is available FREE on the web, and how you can use it for teacher identified activity for you VIT PD"
A rural based Wimmera CRT .

Teaching Associations

Australian Association of Special Education
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education & Recreation: Victorian Branch
Art Education Victoria
Association of French Teachers in Victoria
Association of German Teachers in Victoria
Australian Literacy Educators' Association Victoria
Association of Music Educators (Vic)
Australian Teachers of Media
Career Education Association of Victoria
Design and Technology Teachers Association (Victoria)
Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria
Drama Victoria
Fit2Drive
Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria
History Teachers' Association of Victoria
Home Economics Victoria
Japanese Language Teachers Association of Victoria
Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia
The Mathematical Association of Victoria
The Modern Greek Teachers Association of Victoria
Modern Language Teachers' Association of Victoria
Outdoors Victoria
School Library Association of Victoria
Social Education Victoria
Victorian Applied Learning Association
Victorian Association for Environmental Education
Victorian Association for the Teaching of English
Victorian Association for TESOL and Multicultural Education
Victorian Association for Philosophy in Schools
Victorian Commercial Teachers' Association
Visual Communication Victoria
Victorian Orff Schelwerk Association
Victorian Indonesian Language Teachers' Association

PD DETAILS.

CRT PD AND FUNDING.

Due to the dept review of funding there were no PD Workshops scheduled 2014.
The resumption of some funding happened in 2015.

Funding of PD happened in 2016. Members were advised of events in Ballarat.

2017 Funding was provided to the TLN teacher leanring network for online PD and to other networks. Horsham gained no PD days sadly.

Premier's Active Families Challenge.

Premiers' Reading Challenge

The Challenge encourages children and students from birth to year 10 to read a set number of books over the year and record their efforts online. Since the Challenge first began in 2005, more than 3 million students have read nearly 50 million books.

Log in to the Premiers' Reading Challenge application

If you're having problems logging in, speak to your school or email readingchallenge@education.vic.gov.au

Please view the detail For Teachers page. If you scroll to the bottom there's a
link to download a Teacher's resource (PDF).
This resource provides the teacher with:
·
Evidence about the importance of physical activity in schools
·
How to build physical activity into your weekly timetable
·
A guide to selecting your activities
·
Teaching tips related to physical activity
·
30 activities ready to go – each linked to Victorian
Essential Learning Standards (VELS) Each activity is quite well set out including all of the information you need to successfully run a session. Indoor/outdoor, equipment required, rules, activity focus etc. It also includes a handy diagram in case the words aren't quite clear on how the game is played.

"Children's Book of the Year Awards". Children's Book Council of Australia.
The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a volunteer run, not for profit, organisation that was established in 1945 and is comprised of branches of individual members who are passionate about children's and young adult literature.

Professional Learning Resources

Keep a track of your Professional Development Reading and Activities by using the following form - Standards Referenced Professional Development Activites

40 weeks, 40 classrooms! YOUTUBE CHANNEL
ACER Publications
Adolescent Learning - Andrew Fuller
Artists House Music YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Asia Educati on Foundation
Assessment Professional Learning Modules
Australian Institute for Teaching & School Leadership
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Australian Synchrotron

Autism : Positive Partnerships Online Learning
'The Benefits of Behaving Badly' - Jo Lange
Bill Rogers Behavior Management audiovisual
Casual Relief Teachers Professional Learning Support Initiative - Outline & Guidelines
DEECD
The Digest
Dyslexia Online Magazine

Dyslexia Teacher

e5 Instructional Model
EdTechreview
Education Services Australia YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Education World
Edudemic
Educational-origami
Educators Guide to Innovation

FUSE - Primary & Secondary
Global Digital Citizen Foundation 21st Century Fluencies
Grattan Institute School Education
Indigenous.gov.au
Inside Teaching
Inspire Magazine
Koorie Learning R esources
The educators guide to Learning Disabilities & ADHD (LD Online)
Landcare E ducation
Learning Disabilities Online
Learning Spaces Framework
Landlearn

The DEECD Magazine Shine (Jan 2009-Dec2010)
The DEECD Magazine INSIGHT (Jan 2011-onwards)
Monash University Research Group Activities
MoneySmart Australian securities & investment commission
Motivating Learning in Young Children
Making Multicultural Australia for the 21st century
Mr Farwig's Phys Ed YOUTUBE CHANNEL
National Digital Learning Resources Network
PatricJMT (Maths). YOUTUBE CHANNEL
PDi Read ing List
The Portfolio Project: Assessing teachers for Professional Certification
The Professional Identity of Relief Teachers by Dawn Colcott
Prof. Robin Alexander articles on the power of talk in teaching & learning
Research Publications
Sharing Practice - Independent Schools Victoria
Shine Magazine
Smart at Math YOUTUBE CHANNEL
SOLO Taxonomy (John Biggs)
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) YOUTUBE CHANNEL
TeachHeath YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Teacher s TV YOUTUBE CHANNEL
TED Ideas Worth Sharing YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Terra nova
The Education Age
The Hunt Institute YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Today's Schools YOUTUBE CHANNEL
TRIBES Learning Co mmunity

VICCSO
Victorian Indigenous Education Association Inc.
VIT
Victorian Institute of Teaching YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Youth Mental Hea lth Resources

Registration And The VIT.

Teaching Standards: A Nationally Consistent Approach

The Victorian Institute of Teaching conducted informational
sessions in October 2012 throughout the state for principals and school leaders. These sessions were in general a brief on the changes happening to registration as Australia moves towards National Standards for teachers.
In Victoria, there are approx 118,765 registered teachers
of these, 102,645 are fully registered, which means 1/10 teachers are provisionally registered.
Of the new registrants this year, 1,000 teachers have overseas qualifications, 756 have interstate qualifications and 4300 new Victorian qualifications.
In order to register with the VIT, you must have an approved qualification or equivalent and proof of at least 80 days teaching practice. A principal or similar will confirm that you've conducted this teaching practice and that you're competent enough to be registered. A major change effecting overseas-trained teachers is that teaching practice obtained overseas will no longer qualify you for full registration. It means being provisionally registered for 2 years, during which time to prove yourself a competent teacher by conducting at least 80 days of teaching practice within Australia/NZ
and gain a recommendation from a local principal/school leader who's observed your professional teaching manner.

The 80 days maybe from various schools.

The new National Professional Standards for Teachers have been developed by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) to "reflect and build on national and international evidence that a teacher's effectiveness has a powerful impact on students, with a broad consensus that teacher quality is the single-most important in school factor
influencing student achievement. Effective teachers can be a source of inspiration and, equally importantly, provide a dependable and consistent influence on young people as they make choices about further education, work and life".

These standards are split into three domains: Professional
knowledge, Professional Practice and Professional Engagement, and for the large part stay fairly consistent to the VIT teaching standards they replace despite moving from 8
standards to 7.
The renewal process is currently transitioning from every 5 years to annually, due September 30th every year.

The VIT requires the normal payment by Sept 30th
each year. If a teacher is late making payment the cost is a $30 late fee in addition to their renewal fee unless they are able to communicate extenuating circumstances that have caused their delay. Teachers must provide suitability to be a teacher (current and satisfactory National Criminal History Record
Check, declarations related to suitability) and Professional Practice (at least 10 days teachings in the past year, at least 20 hours professional development activities). When declaring your Professional Development, you must now reference the National Standards rather than the Victorian.
All the new nationally consistent elements of teacher registration will go into effect December 31, 2012 for new teachers. The new renewal process won't affect
those teachers already in the system until October 1, 2013.

Education PD and trips or excursions.

Remember if you travel some educated related visits they maybe where possible equal some PD.
They may include excursions to -
a. other school.
b. a university.
c. a museum or education related centre like the science museum.
Thus it is possible to gain some PD.
Remember to relate the trip education visit to the VIT standards.
It may also equal a tax deduction re some part of such a trip.
To prove you attended these locations where possible keep -
a. ticket entry butts.
c. programs.
d. photos if you attend.
e. visitor book entry where possible.
To achieve the following it maybe possible to photograph your entry to a visitor book with a digital camera.
In some cases it may require you contacted a school or similar before taking the trip.
Your principal may have provided you with a letter.
Remember think about how a trip can add to your understanding and learning re education.
As an example if on a holiday break you visited sovereign hill you might relate it the education AUSVELS and your pd re the VIT.
In some cases there are education officers to these locations and they may explain what is available for student learning.
This may involve interaction with colleagues.
Please think how a trip may relate to your PD.
It maybe a part of a trip that is pd so remember to calculate carefully the components.
The ideas expressed above are suggestions and not mandatory.
Please accept or reject any parts you as a teacher think do not apply to your situation.

TERM DATES

term dates

2020

Term 1: 28 January (school teachers start) to 27 March *

Term 2: 14 April to 26 June

Term 3: 13 July to 18 September

Term 4: 5 October to 18 December

2021

Term 1: 27 January (school teachers start) to 1 April *

Term 2: 19 April to 25 June

Term 3: 12 July to 17 September

Term 4: 4 October to 17 December

2022

Term 1: 28 January (school teachers start) to 8 April *

Term 2: 26 April to 24 June

Term 3: 11 July to 16 September

Term 4: 3 October to 20 December

2023

Term 1: 27 January (school teachers start) to 6 April *

Term 2: 24 April to 23 June

Term 3: 10 July to 15 September

Term 4: 2 October to 20 December

2024

Term 1: 29 January (school teachers start) to 28 March *

Term 2: 15 April to 28 June

Term 3: 15 July to 20 September

Term 4: 7 October to 20 December?

2025

Term 1: 28 January (school teachers start) to 4 April *

Term 2: 22 April to 4 July

Term 3: 21 July to 19 September

Term 4: 6 October to 19 December

* The first day of Term 1 is a student-free day in all government schools to allow for appropriate planning to take place for the arrival of students. Each year government schools are provided with four student-free days for professional development, school planning and administration, curriculum development, and student assessment and reporting purposes. The remaining three student-free days are determined by each individual school, so contact your school for details.

Scootle for VIT registered CRTs

The VIT negotiated access to Scootle and Scootle Community for all VIT registered teachers, whether they are associated with a school or CRTs.

Scootle gives teachers access to thousands of digital resources and a connection with a professional learning community where you can share expertise. So, if you are a VIT registered, you can join the VIT group on Scootle.

Follow the instructions below to register.

Victorian Institute of Teaching - CRT registration
VIT registered teachers are eligible to register for access to Scootle and Scootle Community by filling in the online registration form at the following URL:

http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/register.action?key=eOwPJUQX

Register using your email address as your username, provide some personal information and establish a password. A confirmation email will be sent to validate your registration.

Help in troubleshooting Scootle is available at help@scootle.edu.au

The links were checked Jan 2019.

July is tax time.

It means teachers need to consider valid deductions like
Books for classroom use.
Text books for studies.
Blank CD and DVD to back up work.
Portable drives to back up work.
New PC - deprecations.
PC repairs.
Net time if locating teaching resources.
Course fees.
Course books for studies.
Travel if attending a course related to PD.
Phone calls relating to work and studies.
Art materials - paint - paper and pencils.
Science materials if preparing a science lesson.
Safety equipment for yard dirty - whistle and hat.
Paper for printer.
Printer cartridges.
New printer if purchased
Ruler and compasses if needed.
Plastic covers for items to be kept in
Lamination sheets if laminating.
Computer software - new office 2013.
PC cost if renting.
Union fees if to teacher union or to education group history association.
Subscriptions as to art magazine if art teacher.
Travel if to bring large work for classes as with art teachers.
I have listed some items you may consider.
Think about what you spend getting a class ready during the year.
Keep the receipts if you are reviewed by the tax office.
Note well these are suggested items for deductions. Get professional advise if you require further details please.
　
　

RECENT PD VIT UPDATES.

A new CRT webpage has been developed on the VIT website, you can find this here. Watch this space as they will update the page with more resources and information. If the link doesn't work the webpage is

https://www.vit.vic.edu.au/registered-teacher/casual-relief-teachers

Recently the VIT updated the PD requirements relating to Special needs and teaching.

Are the Special needs PD requirement in terms of hours of PD yearly?

There is no time component to this PD requirement. Teachers are required ONLY to have 'some PD' related to special needs (APST descriptors 1.5, 1.6 and 4.1).

Are teachers required to declare two years worth of this PD type in 2016 - 2017 during renewal in Sept. Oct. Will teachers be penalized if they did not do any Special Needs PD last year (2015 reporting period)?

No. Teachers are not required to have done special needs teaching PD hours for 2015 renewal.
And if teachers did not do any special needs PD in 2016 they can successfully meet this requirement in 2016 renewal period without penalty.

Do we need to do "Extra PD" to satisfy this requirement?

No. This PD is included in the standard 20 hours fully registered teachers submit every year.

Do provisionally registered teachers need to do this PD?

No. If a teacher is not a fully registered teacher they do not have to supply the 20 hours of PD each year to maintain registration so none of this PD must be referenced to special needs. As a provisionally registered teacher they will demonstrate it as part of the process of moving to (full) teacher registration or early childhood teacher registration If they undertake the full registration process. If they are provisionally registered and do not undertake the full registration process they do not need to meet this requirement in any way.

Mandatory Reporting Online PD

Mandatory reporting is essential. Two new laws introduced in July 2015 directly effect you if you fail to make a report when you reasonably should be expected to do so as an adult.

The link below goes directly to the Dept of Education & Training on-line PD.

We have a professional responsibility towards all our students to ensure we know this information.
Click on the link below for all information. It is preferable to do this in a group as it gives you the chance to talk over concerns and issues professionally.

Make notes as you go and store these for regular re-reading.

Mandatory Reporting Online PD

NB: When you get a chance to print the certificate, do it!
You can always save it as a PDF too.

MAINTAINING YOUR VIT REGISTRATION

MAINTAINING YOUR VIT REGISTRATION
There have been some changes to renewal procedures… the information for this is available on the VIT Website. We remind you that all teachers must keep a record of all PD attended during the year. Save a copy to your computer …. It self-calculates. Eight hundred teachers have already been audited in 2013. The VIT PDI website has been shut down but you can still find news of other PD activities. Always ask at your schools what PD activity/ meetings you might attend. Schools respect those CRTs who are prepared to engage with them outside normal work hours.

Tip Of The Month
Be positive about your work.
Never publicly criticise a school or another teacher whether they are present or absent.
Getting into negative conversation only undermines your credibility with the school and don’t be afraid to compliment a teacher or the school about things they do well.

Equivalent practice and Renewal of registration. What does it mean?

Equivalent practice for renewal of registration is determined by the relationship between the work a teacher undertakes and the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
Thus, registered teachers may be working in alternative teaching settings or related fields of education other than teaching in a primary, secondary or special school.
The equivalent practice should: involve the delivery of accredited curriculum, the assessment of learning levels and the modification of teaching practice to accommodate this, plus reporting of achievement, feedback on learning and review and reflection on professional practice.
Registered teachers who are working in alternative teaching settings or related fields of education need to state a clear relationship between their work and the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

The setting might be:
• TAFE, tertiary or pre-schools.
• Outdoor Education Centers, the Zoo, the Museum, the Aquarium, with juvenile offenders in correctional facilities, forest education facilities.
• Offices of sector authorities such as the DEECD, a Catholic education Office.
• Education unions such as the AEU or VIEU.
• Educational consultants or in the development of educational resources for teachers.
• Subject associations or other teaching organizations.
• Tuition centers or working privately.
• Home schooling.
• School psychologists and Educational support in schools.
• Working in classrooms in a voluntary capacity.

The practice of teachers claiming equivalent practice will need to be considered on a case-by-case basis by the VIT.

For registering purposes, days may be a mix of teaching and equivalent practice.

In addition, teachers involved in Education Leadership.
The work of registered teachers in leadership roles means educational leaders may not be teaching students but their work will directly influence teaching and learning in classroom situations.
The work will count towards registering. Check the VIT site for more details.

MyVIT

MyVIT

The VIT has introduced MyVIT.
It is a website where you can keep track of all your relevant information.
If you haven't received any information on this site don't worry as it is sent out slowly.
Your login will be your VIT registration number, then you must create your own password and security questions. Once you are full registered to MyVIT you will be able to add information on PDs plus certificates and other evidence. In future PDs registered on Pdi will be given a number which will be given to you once you have attended the PD you have registered for, then you will be able to go into MyVIT and enter the number.
Network PDs that are not advertised on Pdi and that you have attended are entered under Teacher Identified PD, but keep all your notes and certificates as this will be your proof should you be audited. The Network will continue to provide certificates of
attendance for all PD sessions that it holds.

Some questions to guide your PD reflection
· Which standards related to this PD activity?
· Which ideas from the PD activity could you use to develop your teacher practice?
· How will this PD activity contribute to your ability to help meet the learning needs of your students?
· Which ideas from this PD activity will assist you in engaging your students?
· What do these ideas contribute to the learning of students within your subject/grade area?
· How could these ideas be shared with colleagues or applied by you and your colleagues to contribute to teaching and learning in your school?
· What further learning does this activity prompt?

VIT Forthcoming conferences and events
This listing is provided as a service to Victorian teachers and principals. We endeavoured to ensure that information is accurate and complete, but you should check details with the event organiser via the websites provided.
You might also like to check your professional
association for the professional learning opportunties it offers.

Non-practicing registered teacher.

Some teachers find at some point of time they are not getting sufficient work as a CRT or lack some PD.
Non teaching registration allows time off from duties and to return to duties in terms of the VIT requirements.
Read on.
Non-practicing registration is a form of registration most applicable to teachers who have full registration. If you are a provisionally registered teacher and not intending to teach for a period, please contact the VIT. When granted non-practicing registration you must maintain your suitability to be a teacher through a current and satisfactory National Police History Check (NPHC), but you are not required to maintain your professional practice i.e.: PD. You remain non-practicing for as long as you wish provided you pay annual fees and update your NPHC when required. You cannot teach in a Victorian primary, secondary or special school while you hold non-practicing registration. Later a period of registration of at least twelve months is granted for a teacher returning from non-practicing registration to enable them to undertake the duties of a teacher in a school. At the conclusion of this registration period, full registration is approved if a teacher is able to demonstrate they have undertaken at least:
• 20 days teaching, equivalent practice or educational leadership; and
• 20 hours standards referenced professional development activities that update knowledge about content, practice and/or pedagogy.

PROVISIONAL TEACHER VIT MEETINGS

Professional Development Day: are held at regular times as for Provisional teachers by the VIT around the state.

Provisionally registered teachers working as CRTs are invited to attend a professional development day.
The purpose of these day is to:
· Provide targeted support in the process of applying for full registration
· Share strategies and approaches that can result in success when working as a CRT
· Provide networking opportunities

REGISTER BY EMAIL where possible: Contact the email address for further details re these events. crt@vit.vic.edu.au
There is no cost involved in this PD.

PD and the provisionally employed staff.
If you are provisionally registered you are not required to seek 20 days employment OR 20 hours of PD. The Provisional teachers framework assumes that you will seek appropriate employment and Professional Development to work towards the goal of full registration. If you have reached the end of your provisional registration and do not feel ready for the full registration process you can apply to remain provisionally registered and continue on as you are.
The VIT has a very broad interpretation of what "PD" is. It includes workshops/webinars/seminars, professional readings of multiple sources and even such sources as relevant youtube videos etc. There is no stipulation on an amount of "pre-approved" PD or types of PD you may source like some other states. The focus is to seek out the information you need to fill gaps in your knowledge and solve problems you need solved irrespective of where the insights are coming from.

The VIT uses an evidence-based model where you must be able to reference your PD material to the National Professional Standards for Teachers and write a reflection on how it will effect your practice as a teacher. Pro-formas are available from VIT to track your PD and to help teachers formulate their reflections

Free or online presentations for CRT people -
Free ZartArt events held around the State.

Horsham CRTs attended a PD in Feb 2014.

Remember to book for 2016 Zartart have an event in March 2016. Visit the Zartart www page.

On line study
coursera
Courses
Education
Portal
Personal Learning Network State Library of Victoria
650Free Online Courses from Top Universities Open Culture
Positive Partnerships Autism Online
Simply Music Learn-at-Home
intelcourses

1. UMass Boston Open Courseware http://ocw.umb.edu/
2. Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/
3. MIT Open Courseware http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
4. Free-Ed http://www.free-ed.net/freeed/
5. Learning Space: The Open University http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/
6. Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative http://oli.cmu.edu/
7. Tufts Open Courseware http://ocw.tufts.edu/
8. Stanford on iTunes U http://itunes.stanford.edu/
9. Utah State Open Courseware http://ocw.usu.edu/
10. Kutztown On-Demand Online Learning http://www.kutztownsbdc.org/course_listing.asp
11. USQ Australia Open Courseware http://ocw.usq.edu.au/
12. University of California Irvine Courseware
http://ocw.uci.edu/Welcome.aspx

13. EdX https://www.edx.org/
14. Coursera https://www.coursera.org/
15. Udemy http://www.udemy.com/
16. Connections Academy http://www.connectionsacademy.com/home.aspx
17. K-12 http://www.k12.com/schoolsprograms/online-public-schools)
18. GED for Free http://www.gedforfree.com/
19. Free World U http://www.freeworldu.org/static/index.aspx
20. CosmoLearning http://www.cosmolearning.com/
21. OpenCulture http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses
22. New York University https://files.nyu.edu/jmg336/public/html/mathematics.html
23. Open Yale Courses http://oyc.yale.edu/
24. Gresham College http://www.gresham.ac.uk/
25. Notre Dame Open Courseware http://ocw.nd.edu/
26. JHSPHOpen http://ocw.jhsph.edu/
27. Open UW http://www.outreach.washington.edu/openuw/
28. Udacity http://www.udacity.com/
29. University of the People http://www.uopeople.org/groups/tuitionfree-online-degree
30. Academic Earth http://www.academicearth.org/
31. Textbook Revolution http://www.textbookrevolution.org/index.php/Main_Page
32. The Library of Congress Files http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
33. Alison http://alison.com/
34. Webcast Berkeley http://webcast.berkeley.edu/
35. GCF LearnFree http://www.gcflearnfree.org/
36. Google Code University http://code.google.com/edu/courses.html
37. e-Learning Center http://www.e-learningcenter.com/free.htm
38. Saylor http://www.saylor.org/
39. Master Class Management http://www.masterclassmanagement.com/
40. Brigham Young Free Online Courseware
http://is.byu.edu/site/courses/free.cfm
41. University of Michigan Open https://open.umich.edu/education
42. NLC Open Learning Courses
http://www.nlc.edu/cait/olc/home_page.html
43. FlexiLearn http://www.ignouflexilearn.ac.in/flexilearn/
44. Nixty http://nixty.com/
45. Capilano University http://ocw.capilanou.ca/courselist
46. TU Delft http://ocw.tudelft.nl/
47. United Nations University http://www.ocw.unu.edu/ocw/Courses_listing
48. Weber State University http://ocw.weber.edu/courselist
49. Universaid Colombia
http://www.virtual.unal.edu.co/unvPortal/courses/CoursesViewer.do?
reqCode=viewOfFacultys
50. Kendal College
http://www.kendal.ac.uk/campaign120516_free_distance_learning_courses.php)

Other Online Professional Learning
Concept to Classroom - Online
connect.ed - Cybersafety online learning program
Electroboard Training Online
Pearsons Professional Learning ($)
Positive Partnerships - Online
Teacher Learning Network
TeacherPD
watch Know Learn
Academic Earth

This blog contains the following
Contact points for the VIT and education dept.
Free software links related to education and teaching.
List of schools in the Horsham Wimmera Area.
List of useful links for teachers under headings like maths, English and art.
Other networks associated with the VIT.
PD of interest to CRT people.
Public Holidays in Victoria
Recent PD run by the Horsham VIT network.
School Holiday dates.

What have you planned to do this term?
Update your CV.
Visit local schools.
Introduce yourself to key personnel in schools.
Do some voluntary work.
Attend valuable PD sessions.

Coursera announces the launch of a teacher professional
development category.

From Julia Stiglitz the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development at Coursera.

Seven leading schools of education have joined this initiative being the College of Education, University of Washington; Curry School of Education, University of Virginia; Johns Hopkins University School of Education; Match Education’s Sposato Graduate School of Education; Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University; Relay Graduate School of Education; and University of California, Irvine Extension. Coursera welcome a new network of educational institutions and museums, including the American Museum of Natural History; The Commonwealth Education Trust; Exploratorium; The Museum of Modern Art; and New Teacher Center.

Coursera aims to help teachers improve their skills. Coursera are excited about having these courses available for free online, to be used independently or in a blended learning capacity, will open up for teachers, schools, and districts.

PD.
Remember your library.
It maybe a school, academic or university library.
These dewey numbers are useful to locate materials
371 Schools & their activities; special education
372 Elementary education
373 Secondary education
374 Adult education
375 Curricula
378 Higher education
379 Public policy issues in education
Look along these numbers and you should find useful reading.
Also use free online data base like
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search

To contact the Horsham Wimmera CRT network email

To contact the Horsham Wimmera CRT network email -:

Wimmeracrt@vit.vic.edu.au

Website of the month.
The open culture web site is a wonderful resource.
OPENCULTURE
It contains a list of online course links for free studies.
Areas of studies being
◦ Biology ◦ Business
◦ Chemistry ◦ Computer Science
◦ Economics ◦ Engineering
◦ History ◦ Literature
◦ Math ◦ Philosophy
◦ Physics ◦ Political Science
◦ Psychology ◦ All 800 Free Courses
It includes a list of online course for language studies.
It has teacher materials for grades prep to year 12.
It contains links to free ebooks and audio books.
The site includes links to free movies.
Headings being
◦525 Free Movies Online ◦ Free Film Noir
◦ Silent Films ◦ Documentaries
◦ Animation ◦ Westerns
◦ Free Hitchcock Films ◦ Free Charlie Chaplin
◦ Free John Wayne Movies ◦ Free Tarkovsky Films
◦ Free Oscar Winners
A useful learning site. Well worth visiting.
Use this link
http://www.openculture.com/free_certificate_courses

Web Page of the Month.

mylittlebookcase

found at
http://www.mylittlebookcase.com.au/welcome/

A site created by a teacher concerned with reading.
It includes recommendations of text of interest to
students; art ideas plus suggestions
towards developing reading skills.

Web Page of the Month.

emergencyteachers
located at
http://www.emergencyteachers.com.au/

The site contains a wealth of resources for CRT teachers including these

Secondary/ Primary School Teaching Jobs, Accreditation Authorities & AEU Information
Secondary/ Primary School Teaching Jobs - (CRT) Professional Practice Guide
Casual Relief Teaching Jobs- Classroom Management Handy Hints Resource
Casual Relief Teaching Classroom Resources
Casual Relief Teaching: Professional Development for Staff (CRT)
Casual Relief Teaching CRT Pay & Conditions
Casual Relief Teaching Victoria: Professional Standards of Practice
Casual Relief Teaching Jobs: Quickfix Classroom Management
Teacher’s Job Application / Interview Panel Questions
Report Writing: Comment Database for Teachers
Preparing for the Interview Process
How to Write a Teaching Job Application

Please take the time to visit this web site .

It maybe useful to visit the site and write a
reflection on some of the details for PD

Webpage of the month.
educatorstechnology
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/
This web page appears to contain many useful tools for teachers.
Examples being

21st Century
Teaching Skills
Blooms Taxonom y( tips,tools, and apps )
Critical Thinking
Classroom Management Tips
Digital Citizenship
Flipped Classroom
Teacher Guides
Gaming in Education
Infographics
Professional Development Tips
Web Evaluation Techniques
Google
Tools for Teachers
Free GoogleTools
Google Tutorials
Educational
iPad Apps
iBook Author
iPad Creativity Apps
Content
Area Resources
Art TeachingResources
Biology Tools
DocumentaryWebsites
GrammarLearning Websites
HistoryTeaching Resources
Kids Websites
Language Arts
Resources Literature

Teacher
Resources
BullyingResources
Book Reviews
Back to School Resources
CopyrightResources
EducationalPosters

State, Catholic and Independent Primary Schools plus Secondary Colleges in the area include

State, Catholic and Independent Primary Schools plus Secondary Colleges in the area include

Ararat Catholic Primary School - St Mary's

Ararat Catholic Secondary college - Marian

Ararat Community College
Ararat Primary School
Ararat North Primary School
Ararat West Primary School
Balmoral College
Beulah Primary School
Birchip P-12 School
Concongella School
Dimboola Memorial College
Dimboola Primary School
Dimboola St. Peter's Lutheran Primary School
Donald St. Mary's Catholic School
Donald High School
Edenhope College
Goroke College
Great Western Primary.
Halls Gap Primary School
Haven Primary School
Hopetoun Catholic school
Hopetoun Primary
Hopetoun College
Horsham Catholic Primary School
Horsham College
Horsham McKenzie Creek Campus
Horsham Special School
Horsham West Primary School
Horsham Lutheran School
Horsham St Brigid's College
Jeparit Primary School
Laharum Primary School
Marian College Ararat
Marnoo Primary School
Minyip Primary School
Murtoa Catholic primary School
Murtoa College
Natimuk Primary School
Nhill Saint Patrick’s Primary School
Nhill Lutheran School
Nhill College
Rainbow Secondary College
Rainbow Primary School
Rupanyup Primary School
St Arnaud Catholic St. Patrick's Primary School
St Arnaud Primary School
Stawell College
Stawell Primary School
Stawell West Primary School
Stawell Special School
Warracknabeal College
Warracknabeal Special Developmental School
Warracknabeal Primary School

This web page acknowledges the state schools relief fund of Victoria.

If you wish to donate to this group that supports the need of students in schools please contact the www link below.

Donate

Teach For Australia And Permission to teach.

The group supplies staff to schools for so called hard fill positions. The federal govt provides the extra funding.

There are per the auditor general Victoria around 13000 excess CRT staff available to provide for students. A 2012 report.

The schools themselves gain extra funding using the Teach For Australia staff - $35,000 plus in funding per year.

The teach for Australia staff are given permission to teach. They are not initially fully qualified staff. Normally staff have completed all university studies and practical before undertaking classroom duties. And gain recognition to teach. Normally before employing permission to teach staff principals need to advertise positions vacant to test the market for potential staff. Principals can ignore fully qualified staff and do not need to advertise when taking teach for Australia staff. The system allows a double standard.

Schools have been in some instances repeatedly used the Teach For Australia system since ie 2010. Small schools ie under 300 students have had 2 teach for Australia staff.

Principals can ignore the fully qualified staff thus gaining the extra funding provided with Teach For Australia staff.

Fully qualified and provisional staff maybe disadvantaged as the Teach For Australia staff offer for 2 years a bonus payment to the schools ie $35000 plus in funds.

Sadly the system offers advantages to some and disadvantages others.

World’s Important Days - International Days

Details from various days online www sites. Updated Jan 2019.

The days maybe used as a theme for research

January

January 1 New Year's Day Users of the Gregorian calendar

January 11 International Parity at Work Day[2]

January 24 International Day of Education

January 26 Australia day

January 27. International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

January 31 Street Children's Day

January 31 Leprosy Prevention Day[4]

February

February 2 World Wetlands Day

February 4 World Cancer Day

February 11 World Day of the Sick

February 11 International Day of Women and Girls in Science

February 13 World Radio Day

February 14 World Valentine Day

February 20 World Day of Social Justice

February 21 International Mother Language Day

February 27 World NGO Day Baltic Sea NGO Forum of the Council of the Baltic Sea States,[10] Communities, International Leaders and Organizations.

March

March 1 World Civil Defence Day

March 1. Zero Discrimination Day

March 3 World Wildlife Day

March 8 International Women's Day

March 12 World Glaucoma Day

March 15 World Consumer Rights Day World Contact Day

March 20 World Oral Health Day

March 20 International Day of Francophonie

March 20 International Day of Happiness

March 20 World Sparrow Day

March 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 21 World Poetry Day

March 21 International Day of Nowruz [Persian New Year]

March 21 World Down Syndrome Day

March 21 World Puppetry Day

March 21 International Day of Forests

March 22 World Water Day

March 23 World Meteorological Day

March 24 World Tuberculosis Day

March 24 International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims

March 25 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

March 25 International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members

March 25 Observance of National Genocide Day

March 26 Bangladesh Independence Day

March 27 International launch of Global Money Week world atmosphere Day

March 27 World Theatre Day

April

April 1 World April Fools' Day

April 2 World Autism Awareness Day

April 2 International Children's Book Day

April 4 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

April 6 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

April 7 Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide

April 7 World Health Day

April 8 International Romani Day

April 12 International Day of Human Space Flight

April 17 World Hemophilia Day

April 18 International Day For Monuments and Sites

April 20 420: international day for cannabis-related protests and events Global cannabis culture

April 22 International Mother Earth Day

April 21 World Creativity and Innovation Day

April 23 World Book and Copyright Day

April 23 English Language Day

April 24 World Day for Laboratory Animals

April 25 World Malaria Day

April 26 International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

April 26 World Intellectual Property Day

April 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work

April 29 Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

April 29 International Dance Day

April 30 International Jazz Day

May

May 1 May Day, International Workers' Day

May 2 World Tuna Day

May 3 World Press Freedom Day

May 4 I nternational Firefighters' Day, Star Wars Day

May 5 International Midwives Day

May 8 World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

May 8–9 Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War

May 9 Europe Day

May 10 International Migratory Bird Day North America

May 12 International Nurses Day

May 15 International Day of Families

May 16 International Day of Living Together in Peace

May 16 International Day of Light

May 17 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

May 17 International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

May 18 World AIDS Vaccine Day

May 18 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

May 18 International Museum Day

May 20 World Bee Day

May 20 World Metrology Day

May 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

May 22 International Day for Biological Diversity

May 25 Geek Pride Day, Towel Day

May 29 International Day of UN Peacekeepers

May 31 World No-Tobacco Day

1st Tue in May World Asthma Day

1st Sunday in May World Laughter Day

2nd Sat in May World Fair Trade Day

2nd Sun in May Mother's Day

First full moon in May Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon [Buddha Day]

Second weekend in May World Migratory Bird Day

June

June 1 Global Day of Parents

June 1 International Children's Day

June 1 World Milk Day

June 3 World Bicycle Day

June 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

June 5 World Environment Day

June 5 International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

June 6 World Pest Day

June 8 World Oceans Day

June 9 World Accreditation Day

June 12 International Shia Day

June 12 World Day Against Child Labour

June 13 International Albinism Awareness Day

June 14 World Blood Donor Day

June 15 Global Wind Day

June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

June 16 International Day of Family Remittances

June 17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

June 18 Autistic Pride Day

June 18 Sustainable Gastronomy Day

June 20 World Refugee Day

June 21 World Music Day, International Day of Yoga

June 23 World Whistle blowers Day

June 23 International Widow's Day

June 25 World Vitiligo Day

June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

June 26 United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

June 30 United Nations International Asteroid Day raises public awareness of the asteroid impact hazard

3rd Sun in June Fathers' Day in some countries

July

1st Saturday in July International Day of Cooperatives

July 4 United States Independence Day

July 7 World Chocolate Day

July 11 World Population Day

July 12 Malala Day

July 15 World Youth Skills Day

July 17 World Day for International Justice

July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day

July 26 International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem

July 28 World Hepatitis Day

July 29 International Tiger Day

July 30 International Day of Friendship

July 30 World Day against Trafficking in Persons

August

1st Friday in August International Beer Day

August 9 International Day of the World's Indigenous People

August 12 International Youth Day

August 13 International Left-handers Day

August 14 Pakistan Independence Day

August 15 Indian Independence Day

August 19 World Humanitarian Day

August 21 International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

August 23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

August 29 International Day against Nuclear Tests

August 30 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

September

September 5 International Day of Charity

September 8 International Literacy Day

September 10 World Suicide Prevention Day

September 15 International Day of Democracy worlds engineers day

September 16 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

September 18 World Water Monitoring Day

September 21 International Day of Peace ]

September 23 Celebrate Bisexuality Day

September 23 International Day of Sign Languages

September 26 European Day of Languages

September 26 International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons UN

September 27 World Tourism Day

September 28 World Rabies Day

September 28 International Right to Know Day

September 28 International Safe Abortion Day

September 28 International Day for Universal Access to Information

September 29 World Heart Day UN, WHO

September 29 International Coffee Day

September 30 Blasphemy Day

September 30 International Translation Day

last Thursday of September World Maritime Day

October

October 1 International Day of Older Persons

October 1 World Vegetarian Day

October 2 International Day of Non-violence

October 2 World Cerebral Palsy Day

October 5 World Teachers' Day

October 9 World Post Day

October 10 International flapjack day

October 10 World Mental Health Day

October 11 International Day of the Girl Child

October 11 World Obesity Day

October 13 World Thrombosis Day

October 13 International Day for Disaster Reduction

October 14 World Standards Day

October 15 Global Hand washing Day, World Students' Day

October 15 International Day of Rural Women

October 16 World Food Day

October 16 National Boss Day (Boss's Day)

October 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

October 18 World Vasectomy Day

October 20 World Osteoporosis Day

October 20 World Statistics Day

October 22 International Stuttering Awareness Day

October 24 United Nations Day

October 24 World Development Information Day

October 26 Inter sex Awareness Day

October 27 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

October 28 International Animation Day

October 29 World Stroke Day

October 31 World Cities Day

1st Mon. in Oct World Habitat Day

1st week in Oct World Ballet Day

2nd Thu in Oct World Sight Day

1st Fri. in Oct. World Smile Day

2nd Sat in Oct International Migratory Bird Day South America

November

November 1 World Vegan Day

November 2 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

November 6 international Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

November 8 International Day of Radiology

November 10 World Science Day for Peace and Development

November 12 World Pneumonia Day

November 13 World Kindness Day

November 14 World Diabetes Day

November 14 Children's Day

November 15 Day of the Imprisoned Writer

November 16 International Day for Tolerance

November 17 International Students Day

November 17 World Prematurity Day

November 19 International Journalist's Remembrance Day

November 19 World Toilet Day

November 19 International Men's Day (Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Australia, India, United States, Singapore, Malta, United Kingdom, South Africa, Hungary, Ireland, Ghana, Canada, Denmark, Austria, France, Pakistan, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis and Grenada)

November 20 Universal Children's Day

November 20 Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 20 Africa Industrialization Day

November 21 World Television Day

November 21 World Hello Day

November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

November 26 Anti Obesity Day

November 29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

3rd Thu in Nov World Philosophy Day

3rd Sun in Nov World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

December

December 1 World AIDS Day

December 2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

December 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities

December 5 World Soil Day

December 5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

December 7 International Civil Aviation Day

December 9 International Anti-Corruption Day

International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime

December 10 Human Rights Day

December 11 International Mountain Day

December 16 Victory day of Bangladesh

December 18 International Migrants Day

December 20 International Human Solidarity Day

December 25 Christmas Day

December 26 Boxing Day

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