Welcome to ACSA's 2021 professional learning webinars
ACSA continues to offer a fantastic range of professional learning topics delivered via our webinar medium, valued even more following a year of online/homebased learning and teaching. 2021 will see over 30 hours of online Professional Learning sessions for educators!
The year's program gets underway in Term 1 on February 24 with 6 exciting sessions from the editors and a number chapter authors of the highly regarded book, Flip the System Australia: What matters in education. Registration for these sessions is now open, see the schedule below for more details.
The full year's program is also scheduled and registrations for Term 2 and 3 sessions will be open soon. Please scroll down to see the full year's list or download a printable calendar.
2021 Program - downloadable pdf
Per Webinar prices incl. GST:
ACSA Institutional PLUS member - FREE more info
ACSA Standard member - $60
Non-member - $80
Registration
Registration for one or more webinar in a topic is easy. Simply click on a title link below and on the last registration page you will have the option to register for that session alone or add others from the same topic.
Payment is by credit card only and registration and payment must be completed before webinar log in information can be provided for attendees.
ACSA webinars usually start at 7pm AEDT/AEST and are one hour in duration. Each one hour webinar is cross-referenced against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers for ease of professional development planning and a Certificate of Participation is provided when you have attended the full webinar.
Can't make it on the night?
No problem, all paid registrations will receive a link to a recording of the session whether able to attend or not. Recordings of past sessions are available from ACSA's webinars on demand
Evidence of participation:
- ACSA Certificate of Participation for full attendance at the live webinar
- Receipt of payment
- Recording of webinar
Please note: if you are unable to attend a webinar, refunds and Certificates of Participation cannot be given. Paid registrations will still receive a recording of the webinar regardless of attendance.
Membership:
Think about becoming a member of ACSA to take advantage of our great member discounts, with over 30 webinars scheduled for 2021, it soon adds up.
Institutional PLUS Membership allows all staff to attend ACSA's live webinars for free as well as access to the recordings of those webinars held during the life of the membership. Click here for more information about this exciting member level.
Join the curriculum conversation while completing professional learning hours from your desk top. Contact us if you have any queries at acsa@acsa.edu.au.
2021 - TERM 1 Webinars
DATE | Presenter | Webinar title (and topic) |
| Wednesday 24 February 2021 | Cameron Paterson, Director of Learning and Teaching, SHORE School; Deborah Netolicky, Head of Teaching and Learning, St Mark's Anglican Community School; and, Jon Andrews, Study Skills Coordinator, St Paul's School | Flip the System Australia: What Matters in Education - Editors' introduction |
Wednesday | Anna Hogan, Senior Lecturer and Bob Lingard, Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland | Teachers' Perceptions of Commercialisation in Australian Public Schools: Implications for Teacher Professionalism |
Tuesday | TEACHMEET | Details and registration coming soon |
| Wednesday 10 March 2021 | Gavin Hays, Learning Leader, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta; Adam Hendry, Assistant Principal (Learning), Parramatta Marist High | Changing Education in Action: Lighting the Collective Efficacy Flame |
| Wednesday 17 March 2021 | Ryan Gill, Head of Learning and Teaching (7-12) and Carla Gagliano, Head of Learning and Teaching (ELC-6), Masada College | From Silo to Study Group: Subverting Teacher Learning |
| Wednesday 24 March 2021 | Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Education Policy, Gonski Institute for Education | Equitable Education in Australia: Empowering Schools to Lead the Way |
Wednesday | Dan Haesler, Director, Cut Through Coaching & Consulting | Reach Them Then Teach Them |
TERM 2 Webinars - registrations will open soon
DATE | Presenter | Webinar title (and topic) |
Wedesday | Alan Reid, Professor Emeritus of Education, University of South Australia | Towards a new approach to curriculum change |
| Tuesday 4 May 2021 | Stephanie Salazar, Assistant Principal/Instructional Coach, John Purchase Primary School | Pre-service education |
| Wednesday 5 May 2021 | Tanya Vaughan, Associate Director, Social Ventures Australia; Robyn Arri, Our Lady Help of Christians School (OLHOC) | Leading evidence-informed improvement in writing |
| Tuesday 11 May 2021 | Jake Plaskett, Director of Studies, Knox Grammar | Not another webinar?! A crash course on innovation wrapped in tradition |
| Wednesday 12 May 2021 | Lisa Scobie, Head Teacher, Studio School and David Buswell, Transition Advisor, Kurri Kurri High School | School Studio at Kurri Kurri High School |
| Tuesday 18 May 2021 | Alison Rourke, Principal and Raeanne Gulic, Assistant Principal, Fairy Meadow Demonstration School | Innovative education strategies |
| Wednesday 19 May 2021 | TEACHMEET | Details and registration to be advised |
| Tuesday 25 May 2021 | Michael Smith, Deputy Principal, Marsden State High School | Early career teaching and mentoring |
| Wednesday 26 May 2021 | Scott Dirix, Head of School and Kim Brady, Assistant Head of School, Indie School | Flexible Learning |
| Tuesday 8 June 2021 | Christian Williams, Enterprise Academy Manager, Mentone Girls' Grammar School | Achieving and measuring personal excellence in teaching |
| Wednesday 9 June 2021 | Steve Harrison, Project Officer (VET and Senior Secondary) Australian Education Union | Towards an Employment Logic: the cultural shift needed to improve VET outcomes for secondary school students |
Tuesday | Mathew White, Deputy Head and Faye McCallum, Head of School, School of Education, University of Adelaide | Teacher wellbeing |
Wednesday | Ryan Gill, Head of Learning and Teaching (7-12), Masada College | Sparking the curiosity - Developing a culture of thinking in our classrooms and schools |
TERM 3 Webinars - registrations will open soon
DATE | Presenter | Webinar title (and topic) |
| Tuesday 20 July 2021 | Jane Hunter, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney | High Possibility STEM Classrooms in Australia: Fact or fiction? |
Wednesday | Tanya Vaughan, Associate Director, Social Ventures Australia and Jenny Mackay, Dandenong North Primary School | Evidence-informed literacy strategies to improve primary students' learning |
| Tuesday 27 July 2021 | Phillip Poulton, Sydney School of Education and Social Work, Academic Tutor/PhD Candidate | Teacher agency in curriculum reform: the role of teachers' assessment literacy |
| Wednesday 28 July 2021 | Hamish Curry, Executive Director, Asia Education Foundation (AEF) | Global goals of the Mparntwe Education Declaration |
| Tuesday 3 August 2021 | Jessica Colleu Terradas, Literacy Coach, Learning Improvement division - Department for Education SA | How can we disrupt the negative trajectory of older struggling readers? |
| Tuesday 10 August 2021 | Michael Smith, Deputy Principal, Marsden State High School | Early career teacher wellbeing |
| Wednesday 11 August 2021 | Tanya Vaughan, Associate Director, Social Ventures Australia and Michael Rosenbrock, Wodonga Senior Secondary College | Embedding meta-cognition and self-regulation across secondary subjects |
| Tuesday 17 August 2021 | Jennie Vine, Assistant Principal, Wooranna Park Primary School | Deep thinking and learning accountability: Preparing students for future employment |
| Wednesday 18 August 2021 | TEACHMEET | Details and registration to be advised |
| Tuesday 24 August 2021 | Christian Williams, Enterprise Academy Manager, Mentone Girls' Grammar School | Building teacher agency - Networking and relationship building strategies for engaging community partners |
Wednesday | Scott Dirix, Head of School and Kim Brady, Assistant Head of School, Indie School | Developing a school wellbeing strategy |
| Wednesday 1 September 2021 | Liz Benson, Deputy Principal Junior Secondary and Joni Cameron, Head of English and Languages, Coombabah State High School | Moderation as a vehicle for creating a collaborative culture in English and Humanities |
Tuesday | Chris Buswell, STEM Teacher/Pedagogical Coach, Mountain Creek State High School | Shaping STEM EdTech for your context |
| Wednesday 8 September 2020 | Hamish Curry, Executive Director, Asia Education Foundation (AEF) | Decoding intercultural updates in the Australian Curriculum |