Further Information
Register your interest
Email Sonia Hueppauff
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 4795
Please state in the email:
- your name
- email address
- school name
- which professional development day you are interested in attending
- date of session
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Professional development days are essential component of the Thinking Science Australia program.
The program consists of six days of teacher professional development, distributed over two years of Thinking Science implementation. The more staff who can attend from your school the greater the knowledge and capacity to implement the program in your school successfully.
Upcoming professional development
- Days one and two - two consecutive days (Either Thur 26 and Friday 27 Nov or Monday 30 Nov and Tues 1 Dec 2015)
- Day three - no more training for 2015
- Day four - Friday 11 December 2015
- Day five - no more training for 2015
- Day 6 - Wednesday 9 December 2015
- TS Test Marketing and Analysis - Monday 23 November 2015
Days one and two
For schools planning full implementation of Thinking Science in 2016 or for teachers new to Thinking Science program and would like substantial immersion in the program.
This is a consecutive two day professional development program. To make it easier in terms of organisation, relief teacher requirements and budgeting, we will be running days one and two in two consecutive sessions.
Select from two possible sessions below.
Option 1: Thursday 26 and Friday 27 November 2015 (Week 7)
- Venue – Ellenbrook SC;
- Time: 9.00am-3.30pm
- Cost: includes morning tea and lunch; $60 pp;
- To register email Sonia.
Option 2: Monday 30 November and Tuesday 1 December 2015 (Week 8)
- Venue – South Fremantle SHS:
- NOTE: Only TWO SPACES available at this venue.
- Time: 9.00am-3.30pm
- Cost: includes morning tea and lunch; $60 pp;
- To register email Sonia.
Program
- Introduction to TS: Theory; Piaget; intelligence; types of lessons; pillars of cognitive acceleration;
- The first group of lessons and Baseline test
- Observing a LIVE lesson demonstration
- Changing pedagogy
- The schemata (reasoning patterns)
- Evidence based research
- Implementing TS at your school and UWA support
- Feedback
- Hands on activities…It’s your turn
Day three
This training will not be running again this year.
Day four
Program will be tailored to suit needs of participants
Friday 11 December 2015 (Week 9)
- Venue – Rossmoyne SHS
- Time: 9.00am-3.30pm
- Cost: includes morning tea and lunch; 30 pp;
- To register email Sonia.
Program
- Reflection - teaching, lessons, technical issues, questions
- The pillars of cognitive acceleration - Activity.
- Focus on social construction and group work.
- Thinking about thinking: metacognition.
- The next set of lessons.
- Coaching, collegiality, cooperation.
- A LIVE lesson demonstration
Day five
This program will not be running again this year.
Day six
Note change of date (~3.5 hour session):
Wednesday 9 December 2015 (Week 8)
- Venue – Ellenbrook SC
- Time: 10.55am-2.30pm
- Cost: Cost - $20pp (includes lunch)
- To register email Sonia.
Program
- Reflection - teaching, lessons, technical issues, questions.
- Thinking Science – a model of professional development.
- Transfer to other science lessons – plan a regular science lesson using TS pedagogy.
- Where to next? Maintenance and progression; Classroom coaching.
TS Test Marking and Analysis (2 hour session)
Monday 23 November (Week 7)
- Venue – John Curtin College of the Arts
- Time: 4-6pm
- Cost – FREE (includes afternoon tea);
- To register email Sonia.
Program
- Learn how to mark the TS baseline and post-tests
- Learn how to do some simple data analysis
University information
CRICOS Code: 00126G
