August 2026
How to use AI in the VM Literacy, WRS and PDS classroom: Harnessing its power and tackling its challenges (via Zoom)
This workshop is designed for teachers of Vocational Major Literacy, Work Related Skills and Personal Development Skills. It explores practical ways that teachers can use AI tools such as ChatGPT in VM classrooms to improve preparation, student support and assessment design in an era of generative AI. The workshop emphasises that AI is not a substitute for teacher expertise, professional judgement or quality pedagogy, nor is it simply a way for students to “cheat.” Instead, the focus is on how…
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Explicit strategies for improving reading comprehension and inference skills at Year Levels 5-10 (via Zoom)
This workshop is aimed at senior primary and junior secondary literacy and English teachers. It will demonstrate a range of explicit, evidence-based teaching strategies to improve students’ comprehension and inference of both fiction and non-fiction texts. In particular, the workshop will explore: • The difference between reading assessment activities and learning-to-read activities • How to use effective strategies before, during and after reading • How to establish effective reading routines and classroom systems • How to implement reading comprehension activities…
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